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Michael Shellenberger

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The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

So it was a little bit like, okay, you were on the record saying it was going to hurt your ability. So, but then she was like, yes, yes, it did hurt our ability.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

So it was a little bit like, okay, you were on the record saying it was going to hurt your ability. So, but then she was like, yes, yes, it did hurt our ability.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

So it was a little bit like, okay, you were on the record saying it was going to hurt your ability. So, but then she was like, yes, yes, it did hurt our ability.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

um to deal with it then she just was like i think at that point the fire chief she was just like all right you know like um the gloves are off so she goes on cbs and on cnn and reiterates it and with very strong language ice was able to get into this piece that will come out um shortly i was able to get into the weeds a little bit on it but basically there's a hundred fire trucks that are currently um

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

um to deal with it then she just was like i think at that point the fire chief she was just like all right you know like um the gloves are off so she goes on cbs and on cnn and reiterates it and with very strong language ice was able to get into this piece that will come out um shortly i was able to get into the weeds a little bit on it but basically there's a hundred fire trucks that are currently um

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

um to deal with it then she just was like i think at that point the fire chief she was just like all right you know like um the gloves are off so she goes on cbs and on cnn and reiterates it and with very strong language ice was able to get into this piece that will come out um shortly i was able to get into the weeds a little bit on it but basically there's a hundred fire trucks that are currently um

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

In the maintenance shop that are just need to be fixed. There's a hundred fire trucks missing. The person I interviewed was like, we could go buy, we could have bought for a hundred million dollars. We could have bought, you know, like a hundred or two hundred.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

In the maintenance shop that are just need to be fixed. There's a hundred fire trucks missing. The person I interviewed was like, we could go buy, we could have bought for a hundred million dollars. We could have bought, you know, like a hundred or two hundred.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

In the maintenance shop that are just need to be fixed. There's a hundred fire trucks missing. The person I interviewed was like, we could go buy, we could have bought for a hundred million dollars. We could have bought, you know, like a hundred or two hundred.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

you know, kind of used fire trucks or whatever, just get fire trucks from wherever, maintain them, and just put them in different points all around the city. You wouldn't necessarily have the staff to deal with them, but you could then, as soon as you get that fire warning, again, on January 1st or January 2nd, you can just fly in firefighters from around the country, from around the world.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

you know, kind of used fire trucks or whatever, just get fire trucks from wherever, maintain them, and just put them in different points all around the city. You wouldn't necessarily have the staff to deal with them, but you could then, as soon as you get that fire warning, again, on January 1st or January 2nd, you can just fly in firefighters from around the country, from around the world.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

you know, kind of used fire trucks or whatever, just get fire trucks from wherever, maintain them, and just put them in different points all around the city. You wouldn't necessarily have the staff to deal with them, but you could then, as soon as you get that fire warning, again, on January 1st or January 2nd, you can just fly in firefighters from around the country, from around the world.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

You'd just be like, look, we're just going to bring everybody in We don't know what's going to happen. And then they can just go. He was this person was like, you know, we could put like 30 of them at Dodger Stadium. You know, you could just like put these fire trucks that are well maintained, you know.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

You'd just be like, look, we're just going to bring everybody in We don't know what's going to happen. And then they can just go. He was this person was like, you know, we could put like 30 of them at Dodger Stadium. You know, you could just like put these fire trucks that are well maintained, you know.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

You'd just be like, look, we're just going to bring everybody in We don't know what's going to happen. And then they can just go. He was this person was like, you know, we could put like 30 of them at Dodger Stadium. You know, you could just like put these fire trucks that are well maintained, you know.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

But so she was like because I didn't quite understand it either because she was like, we didn't have the money for the mechanics. And you're like, well, why do you like what do you need the mechanics for? Well, you need the mechanics to maintain the fire engines. Right.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

But so she was like because I didn't quite understand it either because she was like, we didn't have the money for the mechanics. And you're like, well, why do you like what do you need the mechanics for? Well, you need the mechanics to maintain the fire engines. Right.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

But so she was like because I didn't quite understand it either because she was like, we didn't have the money for the mechanics. And you're like, well, why do you like what do you need the mechanics for? Well, you need the mechanics to maintain the fire engines. Right.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

So, I mean, this is what, you know, it's like when civilization breaks down, it breaks down in like just a million small ways, you know. So, you know, is there some DEI part of it? Yeah, there was. They were promoting people not based on merit. Is there budget cuts? Absolutely. I mean, they didn't, you know, and what goes wrong when you don't have those budget cuts? Everything.

The Tucker Carlson Show
Tucker Carlson and Michael Shellenberger Break Down the California Fires

So, I mean, this is what, you know, it's like when civilization breaks down, it breaks down in like just a million small ways, you know. So, you know, is there some DEI part of it? Yeah, there was. They were promoting people not based on merit. Is there budget cuts? Absolutely. I mean, they didn't, you know, and what goes wrong when you don't have those budget cuts? Everything.