drive by your burning house

if they hadn't left so many people DEAD while doing their nails this wouldn't be so disgusting.

They truly ARE parasites.



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June 13, 2007
300 firefighters rally against cuts
The Capitol courtyard swarmed with firefighters this afternoon during a rally against the property tax cuts. Bob Carver, president of the Florida Professional Firefighters, warned the cuts could lead to higher insurance costs for homeowners and longer response times. "People will die as a result," he said as about 300 people looked on. "The fires will burn longer."
A number of Democratic lawmakers joined the protesters (Rep. Luis Garcia, a former Miami Beach fire chief, is at the podium) and at least one Republican, Rep. Ed Hooper of Clearwater, also a firefighter.
Afterward, the men and women took to the halls, stopping legislators and taking front row seats at House and Senate committee meetings. "Make sure you are seen," said Capt. Shayne Stewart of the Okaloosa Island Fire Department. "If we lose," he said, "then we really have to attack that constitutional amendment. That is the killer."
Carver said all the firefighters were off duty.
Posted by Alex Leary at 2:14:50 PM on June 13, 2007 in Permalink
Comments

I thought firemen were supposed to FIGHT fire, not fan the flames...What a bunch of flamers!
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:22 PM
Crist says no cuts to fire and police. Crist has no idea what the hell he's talking about.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:30 PM
I support the men and women who protect us… but “"People will die as a result," is a disgusting and reprehensible tactic.
Btw… Hooper’s wife doesn’t even care what he thinks…
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:32 PM
These firefighers are nothing more than govt educated morons. They follow their liberal unions call to keep the govt coffers overflowing.
Posted by: Will June 13, 2007 at 02:32 PM
The Florida Professional Firefigthers have 22,000 members.
They could only round up 300 for their "rally."
The other 21,700 are sitting at home, waiting for the Legislature to cut their property taxes.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:34 PM
I was jogging on Bayshore Blvd. last night and counted no less than 4 engines roar by...Seemed kind of wasteful
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:36 PM
“I was jogging on Bayshore Blvd. last night and counted no less than 4 engines roar by...Seemed kind of wasteful”
… unless of course they’re heading for your burning house… idiot.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:39 PM
Firefighter's in Florida do nothing more than attend to people with bloody noses. It's about time they are told to shut up.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:42 PM
2:39
it was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek
ease up my friend
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:47 PM
Who paid for all of these firefighters to get up there? I sure hope it wasn't done by tax dollars. It is also pretty sad that the cities and counties are forcing them to do this.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:48 PM
uh, 2:42...what about this:http://www.fl-dof.com/wildfire2007/daily_report.html
Total active fires: 115 wildfires on 130,466 acres
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 02:53 PM
Hey all you bloggers like Will here - why don't you post your full names so that any time you may need a fire put out, the firefighters will drive right by your house. These people put their lives on the line for you jerks.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:07 PM
Florida isn't Manahattan or Chicago. That's where Firefighters put their lives on the line.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:12 PM
I support our fire fighters all the way! Keep up the good woks, and thank you for your service.
Pay no attention to these elitist, self-absorbed, anti-union fascists… no, I mean it… pay no attention to them when their 2-million dollar home and Mercedes is on fire.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:26 PM
I'd say 300 non-government people at a rally in Tally is pretty good.It's not an easy place to get to from most of the state---and most people have to do real work, which does not include watching legislators.And I can say this from experience: when my building caught on fire and a neighbor had a heart attack, there were a lot of people very happy to see those firemen show up.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:28 PM
What utter drivel. Most 8 year olds could cut enough pork from city budgets without touching emergency services. These union members are parasites.
Posted by: mike June 13, 2007 at 03:53 PM
I support firefighters and all of their hard work. Having said that, the increase in municipal spending over the last five years has been obscene. It's time to cut property taxes now.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 03:54 PM
who is putting out the fires while these 300+ firefighters are lobbying in Tallahassee?
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 04:13 PM
Being a firefighter in Florida is about a s dangerous as being an accountant.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 04:19 PM
Hey, my insurance costs can't go up much more so why not cut taxes, firefighters, education...whatever At least my taxes will go down :). I figure with a 16,000 dollar tax bill each year I should have a personal firefighter sitting in my yard for 1/2 a year.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 04:48 PM
4:19 and 4:48 damned funny.
I always invite people who get the 'real picture' of firefighters to read my blog. People are FINALLY catching on to this hijacking. I'd like to hang around with a bunch of guys all day -- grilling, having my wife stop by for a few --- dealing with no responsibility, having no real education, raking in the big bucks, intimidating women and children. Frankly though, knowing all of this, they never bothered me at all until they started stalking me for the county of hillsborough city of tampa.The City of Tampa firemen stalk women and children. And they get paid big bucks and drive county vehicles to do so.http://tampasbackdoor.blogspot.com
Posted by: voxpop June 13, 2007 at 04:56 PM
Let's count each fire unit and how many house fires they put out in a year. Last year Safety Harbor Fire fighters or sleepers did not put out one house firs all year and the town gave them 3.6 Million dollars. Think about the things the school system could have done with some of that money.
Posted by: Gary June 13, 2007 at 05:48 PM
Gary,
I’m betting you’d pay the 4-million to put a fire out if it was your ass that was on fire, you freaking moron.
The lack of intellect of some of you idiots is freaking amazing. No wonder we elect a bunch of freaking corrupt monkey-nuts… the majority of electorate are intellectually corrupt monkey-nuts.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 07:56 PM
The independent special fire control districts in Pinellas County will be severly impacted by this legislation. There is no other money to cut to make up for loss revenues except for jobs. As for the number of firefighters in attendance, most of them drove up this morning and left as soon as the rally was over. I'd rather pay a few hundreds dollars more to make sure that I receive a great response time if my house is on fire.
Posted by: June 13, 2007 at 08:30 PM
300 firefighters is a lot more than those tax revolt/citizens initiative organizations have been able to bring out.
Posted by: Paul D. Harvill June 13, 2007 at 08:32 PM
Sorry 8:30, but we have teachers taking kids on field trips to meet bums in the "tent city." We have part-time employees driving $400 a month city-leased vehicles and charging the city for gas used to visit the in-laws. I could go on and on and on and on. There's so much room for spending cuts it would make a rational persons head spin. Now get back to your union meeting and complain that you're not paid enough to sit around playing pinball at the firehouse.
Posted by: mike June 13, 2007 at 11:03 PM
500 firefighters according to another article.
Posted by: June 14, 2007 at 01:39 PM
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