LAist: Matt Drudge Seems to Enjoy our Fires

Andy Sternberg

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:41:55 -0800

Joe Gandelman wrote an incredible post on this from the SD point-of-view. It includes a feverish letter to Beck. Check it here.

tomdog

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:40:04 -0800

Malibu isn't that big a place and people evacuating an area of it is a cause for alarm but San Diego is definitely worse

marc22386

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:04:17 -0800

Seriously, Thank you for calling out the over-hype of this Malibu fire. Living in Malibu, I can assure people that much of the town has not even been touched, no one has been seriously injured or killed, and only 5 houses were lost. Compared to what is happening elsewhere (mainly San Diego), this fire has been getting some rather undeserved attention. Things here seem to be under control by all means. The sun is out here in Point Dume.

torrmoz

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:48:41 -0800

http://mediamatters.org/items/200710220003?f=h_latest On the October 22 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, host Glenn Beck stated, "I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today." Beck continued: "There are a few people that hate America. But I don't think the Democrats are those. I think there are those posing as Democrats that are like that." Beck's comment immediately followed his statement that "we're all one America" and "just because I disagree with you doesn't mean you hate America, and I love America. We all love America. We just disagree on how we should function."