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sixmile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:15 PM
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Come on, Arlene...Texas needs some rain. USDA declares entire state disaster
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/texas-drought-natural-disaster_n_886992.html

'Drought and wildfires have lead to the decision by the US Department of Agriculture to declare the entire state of Texas a natural disaster.

KCBD in Lubbock reports that in all, 213 counties in Texas have lost at least 30 percent of their crops or pasture.'

more at link

Tropical Storm Arlene

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/tropical-storm-arlene-its-past-and-future/2011/06/29/AG6qRpqH_blog.html
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:17 PM
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1. You want to give an edge to Rick Perry?
A hurricane is an "Act of God", right?

And Perry called on people to pray for rain in April, right?

You want him to claim his prayers were finally answerer?
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sixmile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:22 PM
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3. It's almost friggin July!
Rick Perry was nowhere in my mind during OP.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 11:02 PM
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18. Well, if it's making Perry look bad
Edited on Wed Jun-29-11 11:02 PM by Igel
or helping to ruin the lives of many thousands of people, stress the ecosystem, incur the possibility of wildfires and just generally make the lives of millions miserable, there's no question.

By all means, it's far more important to make Perry look a bit more ridiculous.

(Do I really need the /sarcasm pseudo-tag?)
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:18 PM
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2. Not to worry. 'The Response' is scheduled in just another month. I'm sure Texas will then get
all the rain they need.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:25 PM
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4. a lot of the lakes here are big,sticky mud holes
My partner lives at Cedar Creek Lake-and this is a big time of year for their profits....fireworks banned and water levels 10-20 feet less than normal.
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sixmile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:28 PM
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6. Maybe they could sell some mud to the Bachmann vs. Palin event
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1386196&mesg_id=1386196
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:33 PM
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8. lol...not in my backyard!
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:35 PM
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9. The pond at my parents' place in Dripping Springs is in similar shape.
I went down into the pond a couple of weeks ago taking pictures, including of a dam my father says is well over a hundred years old (it didn't look that old.) However, I've never seen it high and dry; it always had at least a couple of feet of water over it. It must have been there long before the pond was scooped out.
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Downtown Hound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:27 PM
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5. Hey Texas, there's no global warming. Pass it on.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:32 PM
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7. Pass it on to Gov. Goodhair and his ilk.
They are not the entirety of Texas, you know. At least I would hope you know that...
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Downtown Hound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:43 PM
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11. Maybe not all of Texas, but a lot of it. n/t
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:48 PM
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12. Then next time say,
"Hey Perry/teabaggers, there's no global warming. Pass it on."
Instead of the broad brush.
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:53 PM
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 03:37 PM
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10. Sorry. Looks like it's goin to mee hee co. To rain on the drug cartels. nt
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 04:04 PM
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14. Wasn't that a song in the mid 80's?...
:hi:

Hope you get rain soon.

Sid
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 04:15 PM
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15. Oh this entire state has long been a disaster.
The drought just makes it worse. ;-)
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 04:19 PM
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16. No, no, no.
It's a laboratory for experimental government, at least, according to Molly Ivins ;)
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 04:42 PM
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17. 30% is a hell of a lot!
It probably adds up to more land than exists in entire states, and we still have to practically beg for disaster status, thanks to Perry's antics and whatnot.

For the USDA, it adds up more to lost revenue. I'll bet that's why they decided to act.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-29-11 11:53 PM
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19. I know it was a disaster for my tomato plants.
Food prices are set to really take off.

Yikes
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