Day: July 9, 2010

British Petroleum, Gulf Coast, Katrina, Oil Spill

Shouldn’t Underestimate the Gulf Coast Residents

Gulf Coat residents are heartbroken…yes, desperate…yes, but willing to stop fighting? Not a chance. Corporate jackass’s like BP and Obama all play the same game at every tragedy. They promise to make everything right, right up until the cameras disappear, then they slink away into the shadows cast by their ridiculously large egos. But as Kathleen Koch reminds, the residents of the Gulf Coast fought back after Katrina…and … Continue reading Shouldn’t Underestimate the Gulf Coast Residents

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Why does anyone have to demand safety equipment from BP?

“President Obama and the federal government must demand that BP allow every cleanup worker who wants to wear repiratory protective equipment to do so – and ensure that workers get the equipment and training they need to do their jobs safely.” This is a quote from an article by Ryan Grim in HuffingtonPost and it begs a coupla questions: 1. If British Petroleum cares about … Continue reading Why does anyone have to demand safety equipment from BP?

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Restore the Wetlands

Bobby Jindal’s Political Ambitions, Very Desperate

Bobby, Bobby, Bobby… Look man, we all realize that your Presidential aspirations are drowning in oil and you have a strong urge, a need to do something, now, right now. I get it and when you first brought up the whole sand berm approach I was all for it and all for you telling the government to piss off, you were going to do it … Continue reading Bobby Jindal’s Political Ambitions, Very Desperate

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British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Johnnie Burton, GW’s MMS Director Doesn’t Understand What The Fuss Is About

Johnnie Burton emerges: She was the Mineral and Management Services Director for GW from 2000-2007 and she doesn’t seem to understand what all the hub-bub is about over at the MMS these days. “When I was there, it seemed to work so well,” she says. True, when you give the oil companies whatever they want, and deplete the means of your own agency to enforce … Continue reading Johnnie Burton, GW’s MMS Director Doesn’t Understand What The Fuss Is About

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Control the Information, Democracy, LIVE YOUR LIFE

Network Evening News Ratings Down Across the Board…Good

Of course. Why wouldn’t they be? I mean, really, haven’t they outlived their usefulness? When was the last time you heard someone say…”Oh man, did you hear what happened in _________, God it’s gonna be almost impossible to wait for Brian Williams to come on at 5:30 so I can get the whole story!” Besides, who the hell gets off work in time to watch … Continue reading Network Evening News Ratings Down Across the Board…Good

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