Harvey Heroes Are Individuals & Gasoline — Not Media, Leftists

Did you see where the largest refinery may be shut for two weeks down in Houston because of the recovery here from the, not really the hurricane, the flooding. You can argue that it’s a man-made disaster down there, not a weather disaster. You get in trouble if you do that. I mean, Katrina was a man-made problem. They hadn’t upkeep the levies. They were stealing the money, rather than plowing it into refurbishing the levees. And the levees gave away.

And there’s some people out there saying Houston, hey, it’s a man-made problem. They should have never built the city there. If they hadn’t built the city there there wouldn’t be any flood and if there was a flood there wouldn’t be any people there, so this is a man-made problem.

Anyway, that refinery shutting down, oh, my friends, you haven’t seen panic until you see what they’re gonna do with that story. You’re gonna see stories “no gas by Labor Day,” and that’s gonna cause massive lines at gas stations all over the country as the news spreads that the refinery, largest refinery closing for two weeks will mean no gas. Labor Day, I mean, that’s Monday.

So I’m watching the recovery efforts and you know what I’m noticing? I’m noticing that when the going gets tough and when there’s work that needs to be done, who are the first on the scene? Individuals. Private sector individuals. You got people that own tree companies sending trucks to the region to get trees out of the roadways. You have individuals just diving in to rescue anything and anyone they can: pets, human beings, families. It is an amazing thing.

The LA Times has a story today that is interesting in its own right. The LA Times has a story, this disaster has refocused the Drive-By into doing what they should be doing each and every day, and that is the news. Her theory — it’s a female. I don’t have it right in front of me, I’ll get her name in a minute, doesn’t matter — her theory is that with so much coverage of actual news, actual events surrounding Hurricane Harvey, that there isn’t time anymore on cable news for the way they usually make news. I think this is incredibly insightful, by the way.

Anyway, what I’m noticing as I watch Houston, I’m seeing all kinds of boats, large, small, surface, submarine. I’m seeing boats. I’m seeing trucks, monster trucks. I’m seeing tanks. I’m seeing helicopters. I’m seeing that the combustion engine, the internal combustion engine has taken center stage and that without it the rescue and recovery efforts would not be 20% what they are. If we were relying on sources of information that the American left has been demanding we shift to, we would be so far behind in this rescue effort as to probably not even be making a dent in it.

Man-made internal combustion engines enable rescuers. Rescue vehicles are pouring into Houston to save lives.

Now, many, if not most of the rescues in Houston were by individuals. And I’m wondering, are those people licensed? For example, are the people rescuing pets, are they licensed? Has the ASPCA or some government agency approved of these efforts? Are these just people on their own? Are these just people engaging in this activity without the proper credentials? Rogue rescuers. Do these people even know what they’re doing? Are they qualified? The government has not sanctioned their talents or ability nor given them permission.

I mean, for crying out loud, shouldn’t rescuers have to pass a state or federal test and pay a state or federal fee before they’re allowed to properly help others? How do we know their equipment is safe? How do we know that the rescue vehicles they’re using are not destroying the planet? How do we know that the rescue vehicles they’re using are not causing climate change? How do we know they’re carrying the sufficient number of life jackets if they’re engaged in water rescues?

How do we know anything about them unless the government has investigated and sanctioned them? Well, that’s another thing. These rescuers, how do we know they’re not discriminating? How do we know that rescuers are not saying, “I don’t like those people because I’m a bigot,” and they move on to another group. How do we know that’s not happening?

I’m sure the Republican Party’s happy to see this next story. All Houston students, ISD students, I know what ISD stands for. I could find out. Obviously it is the Houston Unified School District, the high schools, middle schools, all that.

“Houston ISD students will be eating free this year, as families are sure to be recovering from this disaster for quite some time. The district has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture –” See, that’s how you do it. Now, why isn’t some United States cabinet level authorizing these rescuers? Why aren’t we doing everything according to political correctness with the rescue efforts? I’m asking this sarcastically, in case you can’t tell.

“The United States Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture to waive the required application process for the national school lunch and breakfast program. The decision will allow all 218-thousand students to eat all school meals for free this school year.”

So the Republicans cannot be accused of starving children in Houston, at least. I’m sure Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, very happy to see this development in Houston.

You know I was being facetious there.

You know I was being facetious there.

The media will look at a group like this Antifa, which I think is an artificial, made-up group. I think this group is bought and paid for just like Occupy Wall Street. Where is Occupy Wall Street, by the way? Where is it? How long is this Antifa group gonna be around? Where was Antifa ten years ago? What were these people ten years ago?

Caller: we are the true America. What unites us is our country, and I don’t know where our donations are gonna go. I don’t know if the person who gets the peanut butter or the blanket is going to be a Republican or a Democrat or, you know, straight, gay, cat, dog, and I don’t care, because we want to help the people that are in need. And that’s what truly makes America. No matter what the media wants to tell us, we know the truth, and you speak the truth every day. So thank you.

And that’s the culture of Texas. That’s especially the culture of Houston. Houston will come back stronger, as it always has in difficult times. And people in Houston are opening up their hearts and their homes and their businesses to those in need. Jim McIngvale, Mattress Mack, I don’t know if you’ve seen the news, he’s opened up his place anyone that needs a place to stay. He sells mattresses and furniture and he’s opened up his place with food and didn’t ask questions. “If you need it, here we are.”

And that’s who Texas is; that’s who Houston is. And that’s something that, you know, no regulator can change. You know, give people the opportunity to do what they know in their heart is right, and we’re gonna do it.

More From Rush Limbaugh: