While firefighters continue to put their lives on the line to battle the Silver fire in Riverside County, Calif., that has scorched more than 10,000 acres, Sen. Barbara Boxer stepped forward at an afternoon press conference to urge fellow politicians to “wake up” to climate change.
https://twitter.com/GilSinclair/status/365505456787034116
No, she can’t.
"Open your eyes, breathe the air and see what's going on" -Sen. Boxer, addressing climate-change deniers http://t.co/XLpQN0sNxn #SilverFire
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) August 8, 2013
.@SenatorBoxer using #SilverFire news conference to tell her colleagues in Congress to "Wake Up" to Climate Change pic.twitter.com/hKkuwQUfJK
— Tara Finestone (@tarawallis) August 8, 2013
Sen. Barbara Boxer visits Silver Fire in Riverside Co to rail against global warming and sequestration @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/04R26K7Ikg
— Conan Nolan (@conanNBCLA) August 8, 2013
Sen. Barbara Boxer says "climate change is taking its toll" when speaking of #SilverFire. Live press conf. On @KESQ right now.
— Alex Batres (@AlexBatresTV) August 8, 2013
Also hindering the emergency response? Sequestration cuts, apparently.
Sen. Boxer blames climate change and the sequester for difficulties dealing with rash of fires. #SilverFire
— Darrell R. Santschi (@DarrellSantschi) August 8, 2013
Boxer says sequester has cost Forest Service ability to hire 500 firefighters, buy 50 fire engines. #SilverFire
— Darrell R. Santschi (@DarrellSantschi) August 8, 2013
In any case, Boxer’s take on the fire made for a “great dialogue.”
https://twitter.com/CALFIRE_CHIEF/status/365593319465697281
https://twitter.com/Alias_Nitro/status/365596883571326976
#SilverFire presser: @BarbaraBoxer pegged more intense fire seasons on #globalwarming. What do you think?
— L.A. Times: L.A. Now (@LANow) August 8, 2013
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Here’s some more of that “great dialogue” that the senator probably missed.
@LANow @BarbaraBoxer EDITORIAL COMMENT: Barbra Boxer just blamed the #SILVERFIRE on #GLOBALWARMING We think she #fucking is insane, #ARSON
— Steve Grasha (@SteveGrasha4CA) August 8, 2013
https://twitter.com/mwjones_71/status/365589125325262849
https://twitter.com/mwjones_71/status/365589602754510850
OMG! Sen Boxer is in radio right now saying Global Warming is cause of the fire in California. That's all she's talking about. #tcot #hpp
— Michael Greer (@thetalentscout) August 8, 2013
Will some tell Sen. Boxer to shut the hell up? There is a fire to fight..@CalFireNews #silverfire #grandstanding
— Ace Marcoux (@ace_marcoux) August 8, 2013
Use tragedy to further your agenda much, @SenatorBoxer? #SilverFire
— Michael Thiebaud (@MichaelThiebaud) August 8, 2013
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