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70. Willie Nelson - my fave Texan since Molly Ivins left us - to the rescue

Fri Apr 19, 2013, 08:25 PM

Apr 2013

"Country star Willie Nelson will play a concert on April 28 to benefit the West Volunteer Fire Department in the wake of the fertilizer plant explosions in West, Texas, near his hometown, which killed at least 13 people, including five volunteer firefighters, and injured 200 earlier this week.

"West is just a few miles from my hometown of Abbott,” Nelson said in a statement. “I was born and raised here and it was my backyard growing up. This is my community. These friends and neighbors have always been and are still a part of my life. My heart is praying for the community that we call home."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-willie-nelson-benefit-texas-explosion-20130419,0,1143324.story

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Is anybody looking for the asshole whose plant blew up a WHOLE TOWN in TX? [View all] elehhhhna Apr 2013 OP

I hadn't heard that he was missing. Leslie Valley Apr 2013 #1

Capitalism views deaths in the line of business an unfortunate consequence. rhett o rick Apr 2013 #108

Naw, he did it for PROFIT, not god. Warpy Apr 2013 #2

I hope they have a loooooong wait on that check from Washington. Cruz and Perry...Ugh... monmouth3 Apr 2013 #3

thanks, bozo, from all us purple and blue texans elehhhhna Apr 2013 #5

No rules, no regs, no safety checks. Please..."Bozo???"...LOL... monmouth3 Apr 2013 #7

look, mon, elehhhhna Apr 2013 #10

And I certainly understand. What I'm trying to say is that much of this appears monmouth3 Apr 2013 #11

What you're missing is, if it was self inflicted, the owner would have been blown up Dragonfli Apr 2013 #55

+ 1. truedelphi Apr 2013 #78

The way it always is and always has been under.... socialist_n_TN Apr 2013 #82

They appear sometimes to go out of their way to prove Marx correct Dragonfli Apr 2013 #95

Because the ownership class has hifiguy Apr 2013 #88

Sorry- somethingshiny Apr 2013 #62

I agree... bozo is apt. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #91

oh honey - so sorry about your friend elehhhhna Apr 2013 #99

Willie Nelson - my fave Texan since Molly Ivins left us - to the rescue SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2013 #70

Willie is one of the truly good people out there. hifiguy Apr 2013 #89

5th generation Texan here. I would so agree except that real humans efhmc Apr 2013 #41

I don't Gore1FL Apr 2013 #45

A guy I work with said, "Yeah, but the Boston guys did what they did intentionally. valerief Apr 2013 #4

has neglect Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #13

Oh, if only it had been raining guns. nt valerief Apr 2013 #35

No safety inspections since '85. What do you think? Safety first prevents horrors like this. Dragonfli Apr 2013 #58

I work for the Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #76

I submit that neglect was not proven because corruption likely kept out Dragonfli Apr 2013 #87

Many European countries outlawed the type of fertilizer in Texas for 40 years. snagglepuss Apr 2013 #109

All part and parcel... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #80

Bingo! Texas, the U.S. Somalia. nt valerief Apr 2013 #100

He isn't missing. LisaL Apr 2013 #6

funny - haven't seen the media chasing him down. elehhhhna Apr 2013 #8

I just read an interview with him. LisaL Apr 2013 #16

link? thx elehhhhna Apr 2013 #19

Link LeftInTX Apr 2013 #59

Is he running around with guns and bombs? Marrah_G Apr 2013 #9

no, his safety-proof plant was stationary elehhhhna Apr 2013 #12

No, his unsafe factory was more of an IED, it was stationary, so no running around needed. Dragonfli Apr 2013 #61

Well that's why there isn't a manhunt for him Marrah_G Apr 2013 #63

Because he didn't run around with it? Weird logic. But OK. Some mine owners need your help Dragonfli Apr 2013 #72

~facepalm~ Marrah_G Apr 2013 #74

I think you are strange and a little silly, a tragedy is a tragedy, it is not a competition Dragonfli Apr 2013 #79

Good question! Rex Apr 2013 #14

that fuckwit's in Cali this week drumming up biz - elehhhhna Apr 2013 #17

I agree I think he cheated. Rex Apr 2013 #20

I would posit that's because nobody wants to admit to voting for him mythology Apr 2013 #104

Is anyone going to post that the Boston bombing mzmolly Apr 2013 #15

nobody ever posted that elehhhhna Apr 2013 #18

You said mzmolly Apr 2013 #27

wrong elehhhhna Apr 2013 #30

And, now you're suggesting that we shouldn't look mzmolly Apr 2013 #57

your reading comprehension needs a lot of work elehhhhna Apr 2013 #64

Your sensitivity meter, mzmolly Apr 2013 #67

you don't know where the lines are, silly elehhhhna Apr 2013 #69

Are you a ventriloquist? the poster said no such thing, throwing your voice into her mouth is cool. Dragonfli Apr 2013 #65

Oh I'm sorry. Is the person she's talking about actually mzmolly Apr 2013 #66

It is not her fault that you can't read very well, reread the OP Dragonfli Apr 2013 #75

"Is anybody looking for the asshole whose plant blew up a WHOLE TOWN in TX?" mzmolly Apr 2013 #93

The implication is clear "someone should round up this asshole whose plant blew up a town" Dragonfli Apr 2013 #102

He's at home, no? mzmolly Apr 2013 #103

sure are a lot of straw men out tonight. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #83

Indeed the OP is a straw man. mzmolly Apr 2013 #94

actually i was referring to the stink of the undead coming from your own post. they live! HiPointDem Apr 2013 #96

Nopointdem mzmolly Apr 2013 #106

they live! HiPointDem Apr 2013 #107

He's here: just gave statement Hissyspit Apr 2013 #21

aw, he's sad. Oh, and he'll "never forget". elehhhhna Apr 2013 #22

Playing "Hearts and Flowers" on a violin right now. Wednesdays Apr 2013 #25

Is he going to pony up cold hard cash SoCalDem Apr 2013 #39

Going out on a limb here,just taking a wild guess and saying... Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2013 #51

He will put up a nickel in cash the day hifiguy Apr 2013 #98

He is heartbroken... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #81

The WHOLE TOWN wasn't blown up NoPasaran Apr 2013 #23

Yum! Kolache! Cleita Apr 2013 #42

I'd like to find a recipe for authentic rectangular kolachen. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #47

Yep that's what friend's grandma used to make. No recipe though. :) Cleita Apr 2013 #49

kolaches are not the cookies - elehhhhna Apr 2013 #52

Not really sweet either. Look like a rectangular dinner roll. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #53

Not in Texas. texanwitch Apr 2013 #56

Is he missing? On the run? Lex Apr 2013 #24

No. See post #21. Hissyspit Apr 2013 #29

That person should spend time a LONG time in jail as well. Life w/ out parole. glowing Apr 2013 #26

2 guys who worked on Macondo are going to trial soon. elehhhhna Apr 2013 #32

Typical.. Just like the Army personnel at Abu Grahb caught with pics of Iraqi jailed persons. glowing Apr 2013 #40

You mean Mr. Donald Adair of Adair Grain, Inc. of West, Texas? Cleita Apr 2013 #28

oops! my bad! now give me tax dollars to build a new plant in same place. ZRT2209 Apr 2013 #31

don't forget fema $ elehhhhna Apr 2013 #33

And then we will secede. nt Hissyspit Apr 2013 #34

And for his pain and suffering, too. valerief Apr 2013 #36

Is he running around trying to kill more people? Pirate Smile Apr 2013 #37

We don't care about economic terrorism - TBF Apr 2013 #38

I read that the Fire Department was spraying water on a fire. Savannahmann Apr 2013 #43

no fire suppression system in a building storing tons of explosive shit. elehhhhna Apr 2013 #101

The South is proud of NO PERMITS and NO INSPECTIONS panda3 Apr 2013 #44

Is it Illegal to Blow-up Towns in Texas? mckara Apr 2013 #46

Is he missing? WilliamPitt Apr 2013 #48

Unreal, seriously unreal what I have seen on DU today Puzzledtraveller Apr 2013 #50

That's okay. He's a job creator. All is good. jsr Apr 2013 #54

Nah. Savvy businessman. blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #60

A valid question. randome Apr 2013 #68

Yes, they have found a bit of him here, and a bit there. I hope he is alive and in alfredo Apr 2013 #71

No but I heard the Prez wants us to pay for it SHRED Apr 2013 #73

No but I sure hope the people sue his ass. southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #77

No need. Whereas it is important to search for and find the Boston "asshole". eom yawnmaster Apr 2013 #84

Let the government take care of the injured hifiguy Apr 2013 #85

see, the important thing isn't that you kill people and destroy property. the important thing is HiPointDem Apr 2013 #86

Amen, brother. hifiguy Apr 2013 #90

Been saying this the last couple of days. Brickbat Apr 2013 #92

No. He's in the big club. Amonester Apr 2013 #97

The one who should see jail time... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #105