Dr. Kelly Victory

Locusts may be coming as well, but I'm in California right now. And I, I don't, mean to imply that I'm making light of any of this. I am actually horrified and have been very distressed in the past 72, 96 hours with regard to what we're seeing with these fires.

Locusts may be coming as well, but I'm in California right now. And I, I don't, mean to imply that I'm making light of any of this. I am actually horrified and have been very distressed in the past 72, 96 hours with regard to what we're seeing with these fires.

Although I am not personally in an area where we would be in danger, we're far enough from LA, but I am watching the homes of good friends and colleagues literally burned to the ground. people whose lives have been devastated. And it is largely the result of unbelievably poor management.

Although I am not personally in an area where we would be in danger, we're far enough from LA, but I am watching the homes of good friends and colleagues literally burned to the ground. people whose lives have been devastated. And it is largely the result of unbelievably poor management.

The idea that the, you know, Karen Bass, the mayor of LA would have cut, you know, nearly $20 million out of the fire response budget. And at the same time, deploy resources towards building DEI and coming up with a point system where you got more points for hiring this minority person who might fit the gender identity, politics, whatever it is, the DEI initiative.

The idea that the, you know, Karen Bass, the mayor of LA would have cut, you know, nearly $20 million out of the fire response budget. And at the same time, deploy resources towards building DEI and coming up with a point system where you got more points for hiring this minority person who might fit the gender identity, politics, whatever it is, the DEI initiative.

taking precedence over actually having water in the damn fire hydrants. I mean, that is unconscionable. And I've really, really been troubled by it.

taking precedence over actually having water in the damn fire hydrants. I mean, that is unconscionable. And I've really, really been troubled by it.

Well, they aren't governing. Like I told you before, the mic's heated up. You will not hear complaints about Pasadena. I live in Pasadena. The fire was bearing down on us. And we're fine. There are no complaints about Pasadena. The complaints are about the city of Los Angeles and the county and the state. And it's sort of striking to me that you don't hear Pasadena complaints.

Well, they aren't governing. Like I told you before, the mic's heated up. You will not hear complaints about Pasadena. I live in Pasadena. The fire was bearing down on us. And we're fine. There are no complaints about Pasadena. The complaints are about the city of Los Angeles and the county and the state. And it's sort of striking to me that you don't hear Pasadena complaints.

And we got hit very hard. And here's why you're not hearing complaints.

And we got hit very hard. And here's why you're not hearing complaints.

The act of nature was wild and intense, and everyone understands it was an act of nature. And then the city and the fire department and everybody did their job. They mitigated. They did the best they could, and they did what they're supposed to do. Everything worked. It was still awful. It was horrific. There's been some devastation.

The act of nature was wild and intense, and everyone understands it was an act of nature. And then the city and the fire department and everybody did their job. They mitigated. They did the best they could, and they did what they're supposed to do. Everything worked. It was still awful. It was horrific. There's been some devastation.

But you can't blame the city or the personnel for what went on here. It would have been worse if we'd been under the management of these yo-yos in Los Angeles.

But you can't blame the city or the personnel for what went on here. It would have been worse if we'd been under the management of these yo-yos in Los Angeles.

Right. Well, there's a common theme here when you look at these Democrat run cities. What I heard come out of the mouths of people like Karen Bass and others at the helm in L.A. was not dissimilar from what you heard after that horrific terrorist event on the early morning hours of January 1st in New Orleans. They act as if there is no science behind disaster preparedness.

Right. Well, there's a common theme here when you look at these Democrat run cities. What I heard come out of the mouths of people like Karen Bass and others at the helm in L.A. was not dissimilar from what you heard after that horrific terrorist event on the early morning hours of January 1st in New Orleans. They act as if there is no science behind disaster preparedness.

I am a specialist in disaster preparedness and response. There is tremendous science. We know what works. And you do it ahead of time. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. These are things that you do ahead of time. And yet you hear these people get up there and say, wow, here's what we're going to do in response to the fire. Here's what we're going to do next time.

I am a specialist in disaster preparedness and response. There is tremendous science. We know what works. And you do it ahead of time. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. These are things that you do ahead of time. And yet you hear these people get up there and say, wow, here's what we're going to do in response to the fire. Here's what we're going to do next time.