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Thursday, July 27, 2006

MT-Sen: Burns Attacks Firefighters, Face-to-Face!

Posted by DavidNYC

What an unbelievable ingrate! Conrad Burns had the gall - the unthinkable gall - to approach a bunch of undoubtedly weary firefighters at Billings Airport last weekend and tell them, right up to their faces, that they had done a "poor job" fighting wildfires in Montana. Amazing! These firefighters had trekked all the way from Virginia to help Montana put out a 92,000-acre forest fire. And instead of thanking these hard-working souls, Conrad Burns went out of his way to insult them. I suppose he's lucky he didn't wind up with a fat lip - most first responders are not exactly known for taking kindly to gross insults.

Of course, I expect nothing less from Burns: He's the ultimate privileged, entitled, out-of-touch fop who has no appreciation or understanding of how hard ordinary people work. It's one thing to, say, criticize Forest Service policy. But to attack the very firefighters who just helped your own home state? That's like dissing the ambulance driver who takes you to the hospital. Unreal.

Oh, and no word yet from Sen. George Allen (R-VA) as to whether he plans on defending these hard-working Virginia firefighters - or, in the alternative, whether he wishes he were born in Montana.

Posted at 10:06 AM in 2006 Elections - Senate, Montana | Technorati

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Maybe it's because I read this post the minute I got into work (when I'm normally groggy), but I couldn't help but imagine you narrate this post in a Foghorn Leghorn accent.

"I say! The gall! The unthinkable gall, I say!"

Posted by: James L. at July 27, 2006 11:32 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

You do realize that that makes you Egghead, Jr.

Posted by: DavidNYC at July 27, 2006 11:40 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Posted by: James L. at July 27, 2006 11:50 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

What an absolute friggin idiot! Did Burnsy make any racial comments this time, I wonder?

Posted by: Tom C in NY at July 27, 2006 12:51 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

So from now on, we'll keep our firefighters here in VA and let Montana burn unless Montana voters gets some sense and vote this self-serving creep out.

Posted by: Va Dem at July 27, 2006 03:34 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Hey, Va Dem, you'd better make sure you get Allen voted out too, or people with your logic may start boycotting Virginia.

Posted by: KCinDC at July 28, 2006 12:27 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

More than just Virginia. If Allen wins, and then goes on to be the next president, people around the world will be boycotting America!

Posted by: The Caped Composer at July 28, 2006 10:53 AM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment