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To: mistermj who wrote (444612)	9/5/2011 6:57:56 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794327

That would be very ignorant of him to campaign with wildfires out of control in his state. mysanantonio.com BASTROP — Strong winds, low humidity and tinder dry grass, shrubs and tree limbs from a yearlong drought are fueling the largest fires Central Texas has seen in generations — and it's only growing. According to the Texas Forest Service and Bastrop County officials, no part of the 25,000-acre Bastrop Complex Fire is contained. And another fire has started in the Southwest corner of the county. Both fires are growing and moving, as they are being pushed by the strong afternoon winds. The forest service is reporting 63 new fires across Texas since yesterday, for a total of 32,000 burned acres. Gov. Rick Perry is expected to fly into Bastrop this afternoon to see the fire and address the public. From a gas station on Highway 21, Christopher Humphrey watched as black plumes erupted into the thousand-foot-high wall of gray smoke that now is the backdrop for the town of Bastrop and the surrounding area. “Black smoke means a house or car just went up,” said Humphrey, who used to be a volunteer firefighter. Already 476homes have been burned by the fire, said Mike Fisher, the Bastrop County Emergency Management Coordinator. Humphrey hopes his is not one. Living in Cedar Creek, he figured that he would be safe Sunday night as he watched the smoke from the some 20 miles away. By lunch time on Monday, though, a sheriff's deputy was knocking on his door telling him he had an hour to evacuate. With an elderly father, two young daughters, two dogs, three horses and a cat, Humphrey had his hands full. His horse trailer has two stalls so he had to walk his third horse out on a lead. Besides the two trucks he and his father drove off the property, he said everything he has is in his trailer home. He was not alone. As he stood along the highway, letting his horse graze on the dry grass growing beside the parking lot of the Valero Station, a steady stream of trailers and trucks rolled by with possessions strapped to the roofs and livestock peering out from the windows. With the strong winds predicted to continue and little chance of rain, it is not known when these fires will be contained nor when residents like Humphrey will be able to return. Even those who do not lose their homes may not have power for awhile. According to county officials, 3,800 meters have been cut off either to help prevent fires or because lines have burned. “We will be working days on end,” Fisher said. “The fire is so dynamic we really have no idea where it is.” At the Bastrop fire station, exhausted crews were recuperating while others were on standby to jump on any fire that made its way into town. Outside a homemade sign had been attached to a firefighter memorial with one word on it: “Pray.”

To: mistermj who wrote (444612)	9/6/2011 4:20:41 AM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794327

I think Perry HAD to go back to his state because of the massive wildfires.....I don't believe he is a RINO - not at all....

To: mistermj who wrote (444612)	9/6/2011 4:41:10 AM
From: unclewest	14 Recommendations Respond to of 794327

Uh oh Rino Alert… (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will not attend the Palmetto Freedom Forum of GOP candidates Monday night, sponsored by Sen. Jim DeMint, and will instead return to Texas to deal with the wildfires in the state, DeMint and the Perry campaign told CNN. I give Perry kudos. These Perry actions in the face of the difficulties and tragedies being caused by the huge fires in Texas are called leadership and direct participation in problem-solving. America desperately needs national leaders who instinctively move to and lead from the front during difficult times.