Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists

[Rileyoriley]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

If Obama had a son, he wouldnt look like the Gulf.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

Two sets of bad guys here...big oil and politicians of both parties who are owned by big oil. Seems to me a waste of time arguing who is worse. Maybe when the public starts growing a third arm in the middle of their forehead or a penis on their chin, folks will get serious about their concern for all this.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

or a penis on their chin.

This would be quite interesting. I can think of a few positive situations that could happen from this.

[Riot]

While there is much to be discussed regarding what lead to the failure of Deepwater Horizon, and the management of the disaster, the phrase, "And while the well spewed millions and millions of gallons of oil into the gulf... for 53 days ... before the president could be bothered to interrupt his fund raising/golf outings to appear to give a crap" is a bunch of completely false baloney, and everyone knows it.

The facts are the Feds had personnel on-scene the day after the explosion, and the administration was paying attention from day one.

The ridiculousness of proponents of small government retroactively blaming Obama for the country being dependent upon the well-drilling professionals working with the government for mitigating the disaster, as if our government owned it's own oil-well drilling equipment and employs rig personnel that could have displaced the crews of the well owners and taken over the scene, isn't lost on anyone.

Especially in light of what the investigation of the incident revealed about BP, Halliburton and TransOcean.

And while the mere mention of the ongoing severe consequences of BP, Halliburton and TransOcean's incompetence in drilling this well strangely but predictably produced a rabidly reflexive demonstration of Obama Derangement Syndrome from the usual, as if he were responsible, the facts are that the environmental impact continues.

So if anybody would like to address the subject of the thread, rather than using it as an excuse for another ridiculous outbreak of Obama Derangement Syndrome, have at it.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Riot

While there is much to be discussed regarding what lead to the failure of Deepwater Horizon, and the management of the disaster, the phrase, "And while the well spewed millions and millions of gallons of oil into the gulf... for 53 days ... before the president could be bothered to interrupt his fund raising/golf outings to appear to give a crap" is a bunch of completely false baloney, and everyone knows it.

The facts are the Feds had personnel on-scene the day after the explosion, and the administration was paying attention from day one.

The ridiculousness of proponents of small government retroactively blaming Obama for the country being dependent upon the well-drilling professionals working with the government for mitigating the disaster, as if our government owned it's own oil-well drilling equipment and employs rig personnel that could have displaced the crews of the well owners and taken over the scene, isn't lost on anyone.

Especially in light of what the investigation of the incident revealed about BP, Halliburton and TransOcean.

And while the mere mention of the ongoing severe consequences of BP, Halliburton and TransOcean's incompetence in drilling this well strangely but predictably produced a rabidly reflexive demonstration of Obama Derangement Syndrome from the usual, as if he were responsible, the facts are that the environmental impact continues.

So if anybody would like to address the subject of the thread, rather than using it as an excuse for another ridiculous outbreak of Obama Derangement Syndrome, have at it.

what is hilarious is Miss "government is the answer for everything" is okay with the government sitting on its hands for this MAJOR incident.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

what is hilarious is Miss "government is the answer for everything" is okay with the government sitting on its hands for this MAJOR incident.

First, no. I don't believe "government is the answer to everything" in the least. Never have.

Secondly, the "government" was there from day one.

What do you think "the government" should have done instead? Borrow Cameron's submersible while Obama went down and fixed the spill himself with his Messiah robe stuffed into the spilling oil?

And again: this thread is not about relitigating what caused Deepwater Horizon.

[Antitrust32]

this thread is about whatever we make of it!

Obama screwed up big time by rejecting Dutch help.. they were offering ships and plans to save environmental destruction 3 days after the spill began. Obama said "thanks but no thanks"

The dutch ships were pretty much the best tool out there for skimming oil and creating berms. Obama said no, until he much later realized he was really really stupid for doing that.


"As of 6 May, the United Nations and 14 countries had offered assistance. The U.S. government declined the offers, with a State Department email to reporters stating "there is no need right now that the U.S. cannot meet." The countries offering help were Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.[19][20] " - wiki

It wasnt until the middle of June until our government accepted any help. By then the disaster was out of control!

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

what is hilarious is Miss "government is the answer for everything" is okay with the government sitting on its hands for this MAJOR incident.

Right, the Bushes were in New Orleans at the height of Katrina..

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

This would be quite interesting. I can think of a few positive situations that could happen from this.

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[Antitrust32]

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