Bryan Callen
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And a lot of them, okay? I'll tell you who it is later. Ooh, I love a suspense. So in his California businesses... He's been sued over 1,000 times. I think it's 1,002 times. 1,002 times in the 18 years he's been in business. In Texas, he's been sued once. Once. And in that case, they were right to sue them because they did something wrong.
And it's pretty interesting because there's literally a difference in culture. There's a difference in the notion of I'm responsible for my actions. Somebody else is responsible for the state I'm in. And that is a mind virus that has taken over Los Angeles, taken over California, in my opinion. A lot of this is just mindset.
And it's pretty interesting because there's literally a difference in culture. There's a difference in the notion of I'm responsible for my actions. Somebody else is responsible for the state I'm in. And that is a mind virus that has taken over Los Angeles, taken over California, in my opinion. A lot of this is just mindset.
And it's pretty interesting because there's literally a difference in culture. There's a difference in the notion of I'm responsible for my actions. Somebody else is responsible for the state I'm in. And that is a mind virus that has taken over Los Angeles, taken over California, in my opinion. A lot of this is just mindset.
And I think it's very ironic, with all due respect, because I have a lot of friends who lost houses in the Palisades area and everything else. But... And I... If you had walked through the Palisades, you would have seen a lot—most of them voted for Karen Bass. I'm not saying Karen Bass deserves all this blame, but I'm saying there was a lot of Kamala stuff there, very little Trump stuff.
And I think it's very ironic, with all due respect, because I have a lot of friends who lost houses in the Palisades area and everything else. But... And I... If you had walked through the Palisades, you would have seen a lot—most of them voted for Karen Bass. I'm not saying Karen Bass deserves all this blame, but I'm saying there was a lot of Kamala stuff there, very little Trump stuff.
And I think it's very ironic, with all due respect, because I have a lot of friends who lost houses in the Palisades area and everything else. But... And I... If you had walked through the Palisades, you would have seen a lot—most of them voted for Karen Bass. I'm not saying Karen Bass deserves all this blame, but I'm saying there was a lot of Kamala stuff there, very little Trump stuff.
And it's ironic to me because I do think, to an extent, without having done enough research—but I've done some— that you have to lay at least some of the blame for this total inability to respond to government mismanagement.
And it's ironic to me because I do think, to an extent, without having done enough research—but I've done some— that you have to lay at least some of the blame for this total inability to respond to government mismanagement.
And it's ironic to me because I do think, to an extent, without having done enough research—but I've done some— that you have to lay at least some of the blame for this total inability to respond to government mismanagement.
And the fact that this government, this progressive government in California, in Sacramento, in Los Angeles, put things like climate change and social justice ahead of fucking basic infrastructure. Basic infrastructure. You knew that they were predicting and they knew how dry this season was. Fucking eight months without rain. Okay, guys?
And the fact that this government, this progressive government in California, in Sacramento, in Los Angeles, put things like climate change and social justice ahead of fucking basic infrastructure. Basic infrastructure. You knew that they were predicting and they knew how dry this season was. Fucking eight months without rain. Okay, guys?
And the fact that this government, this progressive government in California, in Sacramento, in Los Angeles, put things like climate change and social justice ahead of fucking basic infrastructure. Basic infrastructure. You knew that they were predicting and they knew how dry this season was. Fucking eight months without rain. Okay, guys?
So we need to figure out there is a way to solve every problem. Do you need an army of firefighters? They cut 17%. I know.
So we need to figure out there is a way to solve every problem. Do you need an army of firefighters? They cut 17%. I know.
So we need to figure out there is a way to solve every problem. Do you need an army of firefighters? They cut 17%. I know.
$17.6 million from the fire budget in Los Angeles.
$17.6 million from the fire budget in Los Angeles.
$17.6 million from the fire budget in Los Angeles.
Well, to your point, this was a perfect storm to an extent, and there's a limit to what any fire department can do. There's a limit, right? We live in Los Angeles. Fires are a reality. Earthquakes are a reality. Mudslides are a reality. We know this. California is a tough place to live. It's great, but there are a lot of liabilities.