Invoice Maher had scathing phrases for presidency officers and their wildfire response in his dwelling of Los Angeles within the Actual Time Season 23 premiere. Because the Palisades and Eaton Fires continued to burn within the LA space, Maher advised viewers that “[we] want a greater plan for placing out a burning metropolis than ready for rain.”
He stated: “Axios ran a narrative on how getting the water out of the hydrants in Pacific Palisades was extra sophisticated than it appears. I’m certain it’s. I’m certain it’s very sophisticated. That’s why I pay 13 p.c of my earnings on this state yearly to individuals who I assumed have been engaged on issues like this. When requested why so lots of the hydrants within the Palisades ran out of water, Gov. Newsom stated, ‘The native people try to determine that out.’ Yeah, you bought to do this earlier than the hearth. Not less than, within the Palisades, the hydrants have been nonetheless there. 300 different ones across the metropolis are simply gone, stolen for elements. One of many three reservoirs for the Palisades was offline on the one time of yr when it was most wanted.”
Maher additionally criticized Karen Bass, Los Angeles’ mayor. “The mayor stated about cuts to the hearth division’s price range, ‘There have been no reductions that have been made that will have impacted the state of affairs,’” Maher relayed. “The fireplace chief right here had a barely completely different take. She stated, ‘We’re screaming to be correctly funded.’ And, ‘Sure, [the budget] was minimize, and it did impression our skill to offer service.’ And by the appears to be like of all the hearth engines within the boneyard, out of service as a result of we didn’t repair them, she’s proper.”
The comic stated on the HBO present that he expects those that accumulate “exorbitant” taxes in California to prioritize hearth prevention.
“California is the place that spends cash and will get nothing, which is why you could have seen, when the fires broke out, nobody escaped by high-speed rail,” he stated. “We now have the best marginal tax price in America, increased than nearly all different states — and shortly, Greenland. What’s included for that, breadsticks? As a result of it clearly doesn’t cowl hearth. That’s authorities’s job: shield us from crime, violence, theft, hearth. I’m not saying Alabama would have performed higher with fires by preventing them with prayer in class, however look me within the eye and inform me anybody might have performed worse. We simply obtained our ass kicked by hearth, one thing Neanderthals fought to a tie.”
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