Mustang
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What kind of a man is Gov Rick Perry? He's the kind of man who leaves his state during a disaster to campaign for higher office, while his Lt Gov is left to do the real work in a time of crisis.
Anyone who supports or votes for Rick Perry should have their head examined.
Anyone who supports or votes for Rick Perry should have their head examined.
BASTROP, Texas, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called on President Barack Obama Friday to declare Texas a major disaster area because of wildfires.
"Mr. President, we need a statewide disaster declaration right away. ... We need help from FEMA right away," Dewhurst said at a news conference at the Bastrop convention center.
CNN reported Dewhurst, acting as governor while Republican Gov. Rick Perry is campaigning, told residents he had signed a second letter to Obama seeking the declaration after he got no response to a request earlier this week.
"We need help yesterday," Dewhurst said.
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"There were 176 fires burning in Texas on Wednesday and 120 of them were in East Texas," Texas Forest Service spokesman Warren Bielenberg was quoted by the Houston Chronicle as saying. "Of the 20 new fires that popped up this same day, we found 19 of them in East Texas."
Texas lt. gov. seeks federal disaster aid - UPI.com