{"id":44336,"date":"2025-01-21T08:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=44336"},"modified":"2025-01-21T08:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:45:48","slug":"karen-bass-mayor-of-los-angeles-incompetent-barking-moonbat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=44336","title":{"rendered":"Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, incompetent barking moonbat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. The fires in Los Angeles are still burning. The hydrants are still not producing water and the city and state governments are continuing to double and triple down on their stupidity. Many fire departments have either sent personnel and equipment or have offered it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16344\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?resize=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?resize=500%2C753&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Reagan_toasting.jpg?w=597&amp;ssl=1 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The problem is that the idiots in charge are turning that help away. <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/saraharnold\/2025\/01\/11\/la-mayor-karen-bass-turns-down-fdny-help-as-newsom-welcomes-aid-from-mexico-crews-n2650360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Here are the details from Town Hall<\/b><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has rejected assistance from one of the country\u2019s more prominent fire departments despite the city grappling with an ongoing shortage of firefighters to battle the wildfires still raging across the city, burning iconic buildings, restaurants, and residents\u2019 homes. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/79\/cf\/97\/79cf97a8a1dda3462047cc50a33ffbe8.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>As the blazes continue to threaten homes and communities, many question the decision to turn down additional help, especially from one of the country&#8217;s most renowned fire departments. With local resources stretched thin, the rejection has sparked frustration among residents and critics who argue that every available hand is needed to contain the disaster. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The current firefighters, even the diversity hires, are working their butts off. They are also becoming exhausted and need to be pulled off the lines to get cleaned, fed and get some sleep. This is where you need additional trained people. It isn\u2019t the logistics of getting the FDNY people to LA, Jet Blue has offered to take them to LA free of charge. (Good on them for doing the right thing) Instead, Bass is just making excuses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>A source suggested that Bass may have hesitated to accept help from the FDNY, noting that fighting wildfires is &#8220;a whole different beast&#8221; that demands specialized training, unlike the more conventional building fires the department typically handles. <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20194\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?resize=461%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/steaming_pile_of_horseshit.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t that specialized. The NY Firefighters may not be experienced in fighting wildfires, but they are trained people and they can be put with locals who do have the specialized training. It\u2019s not like they\u2019re going to be acting as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smokejumper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>smokejumpers<\/b><\/a> and parachuting in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>LA Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said the city&#8217;s 29 fire departments were not equipped to handle \u201cthis kind of widespread disaster.\u201d\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201c<b>There are not enough firefighters in LA County to address four separate fires of this magnitude,\u201d he said. \u201cThe LA County fire department was prepared for one or two major brush fires, but not four, especially given these sustained winds and low humidities.\u201d\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p>I suspect that Chief Marrone would welcome trained firefighters from New York and any other city that offered to send them in. That Mayor Karen Basshole is refusing the offers for help isn\u2019t just stupid, it\u2019s criminal. Mayor Basshole is about halfway through her current, and I suspect only term.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.pinimg.com\/736x\/0c\/e0\/d0\/0ce0d017078e0cdc1f7962166c6819fc.jpg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I won\u2019t be at all surprised if she isn\u2019t recalled and booted from office. Her incompetence has cost hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and probably cost a few lives. Sadly, she\u2019s a typical Kalifornistan Progressive Liberal Democrat. Stupid, Woke, Incompetent. Still, even the idiots in LA might decide that there are levels of incompetence that can\u2019t be tolerated. 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The fires in Los Angeles are still burning. The hydrants are still not producing water and the city and state governments are continuing to double and triple down on their stupidity. 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