By now we are all well aware of the tragedy that occurred with the wildfire in Maui. At this point there has been close to 100 deaths, and the death count is guaranteed to go higher. It’s hard to imagine anybody not being aware of this catastrophe.
From Newsweek:
“This past weekend President Joe Biden was cycling on vacation at the seaside in Delaware.
According to Bloomberg correspondent Justin Sink, after spending a few hours sunbathing on the beach near his home, when asked about the death toll on the island, Biden replied with a ‘no comment,’ before leaving.”
“No comment.” Here this would have been a despicable illustration of an “I do not really give a s**t” feeling from anybody, but even more despicable when coming from the President! I realize that he did not have a teleprompter available, and that he did not have time to get the okay from his handlers, but any heartfelt comment would have been appropriate. “No comment” was clearly inappropriate.
Still from Newsweek:
“Asked by several reporters camped outside earlier in the day whether he could stop riding his bike to talk about the devastating blazes, Biden responded: ‘We’re looking at it.’”
Again a totally inappropriate comment as scores of people, mostly Americans, have died! My guess is that here he wanted somehow to blame global warming, but was hesitant because no one had told him that the party line was going to be that global warming was the cause.
Again from Newsweek:
“The president has since faced criticism online for appearing uncaring, with some critics comparing his reaction to the disaster over the past week to his response to the toxic spill following a train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio, earlier in the year, for which he also faced a backlash.
“Even Medhi Hasan, a journalist and MSNBC anchor, commented that ‘unforced errors” like the lack of a response on the death toll in Maui “will hurt him’”
I do not really give a hoot whether or not this “will hurt him,” as he is clearly an uncaring old geezer! Was he really thinking,” Maui? Where’s that? Fires? I really do not give a s**t!”
8/16/23