Yesterday, George W. Bush and his brother Jeb endorsed being careful about "putting others in the positions where fire could destroy them or their property." My brother, Don and I, in a remarkably similar statement, also endorsed carefulness with fire yesterday.
First, here's what George W. and Jeb Bush said yesterday about fire and property followed by what me and Don said:
PRESIDENT BUSH: Obviously, the people need to be real careful -- be careful about starting a fire, be careful about throwing used cigarettes out and be mindful these are dangerous conditions, and they ought to be thoughtful about how to conduct their lives so they don't put others in the positions where a fire could destroy them or their property.
Do you want to say something, Jeb?
GOVERNOR BUSH: Well, other than the fact, as the President said, it's actually right that if someone throws a cigarette out on the Interstate it could create -- first of all, it's a loss of life and property and puts a lot of people at risk. And it's a felony in our state. So we want to make sure that no fires are started because of human error or negligence or malfeasance.
Now here's what me and Don said:
PAUL SARK: People need to be real careful when they start fires because private property is what makes this country strong and free, unlike those countries where the state decides which fires will be set and who's going to set them. Here, because of the Founding Fathers, most of whom were excellent fire starters and managers, we have the right to our own property and our own fires just so long as they don't destroy others' property like Saddam did.
Do you want to say something, Don?
DON SARK: Well, it's a felony in our state to throw cigarettes out the window that start fires. So we want to make sure that no liberals start fires because of their socialistic belief that everything should be shared equally, including human error or negligence or malfeasance.
Fires are a lot like guns. We must use them responsibly, but protect ourselves against liberals who would take away our guns and fires and the right to use them the way we see fit.
And I know that George W. and Jeb would agree with me on that!
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4 comments:
This is the strongest anti-fire position I've seen your brother take.
Don has gotten pretty adamant in his anti-fire position, it's true. He's telling me he may use it as a wedge issue when he runs in 2012.
Wow, it didn't occur to me that brushfires were part of a liberal malfeasance conspiracy - but now that I think about it... Thanks for bringing this issue to light, Paul. Fight Fire with Freedom!
May the flame of freedom burn as high and as long as there are free people in the world who know, like me and George W., that freedom, like liberty, is not free but that it must have a good accelerant, like oil, which does not come free!
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