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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, New Orleans

History’s telling me to not get excited about passage of the oil spill fine amendment…

A recent editorial in the New Orleans Times-Picayune celebrated House Passage of an amendment to the transportation bill which mandated 80% of Clean Water Act fines levied against British Petroleum for their catastraphuk be earmarked to the Gulf States who suffered the damages. The editorial called this first step important. It noted how this was the House of Representatives making a public commitment to the Gulf Coast and … Continue reading History’s telling me to not get excited about passage of the oil spill fine amendment…

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill

More lies, more dead dolphins…

It just keeps getting funnier, except it’s not… In this past week, it has been reported how, in the immediate aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, British Petroleum had demanded via e-mail that it’s own expert be kept quiet when he gave his opinion stating 82,000 barrels of  crude a day were coming from the Macondo Well. In fact, two days after ordering his silence, BP publicly announced their estimate that the … Continue reading More lies, more dead dolphins…

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

A lesson in spin…oil spills and states of unions

It really is this simple: At the height of British Petroleum’s catastraphuk…the scientists involved from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were estimating at least 25,000 barrels per day were gushing from the well. But, the National Incident Command suggested they report the flow rate to be between 12,000-25,000 barrels per day. And a White House Communications person suggested they report the flow rate at 12,000-19,000 … Continue reading A lesson in spin…oil spills and states of unions

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, David Vitter, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Senator John Cornyn, still an asshole…

Remember last June, when the Macondo Well was still spewing oil, and Tony Hayward appeared at the congressional hearing where Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tx apologized to Tony’s company for the actions of the Obama administrations, suggesting the creation of British Petroleum’s $20 billion dollar escrow fund came only after a White House “shakedown”? Yeah, and then everybody freaked out (even Boehner) and Barton backtracked reporting … Continue reading Senator John Cornyn, still an asshole…

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Barack Obama, Class War, Control the Information, Disenfranchised

I figured out Obama’s re-election strategy, finally…

And it’s genius. He did so well the first time running against G.W. Bush and his harsh, conservative record, he has decided to do it again, by simply running against his own first term. This will of course only require he maintain his current course, because it would appear being “the only adult in the room” is akin to simply caving in and making decisions … Continue reading I figured out Obama’s re-election strategy, finally…

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Barack Obama, Class War, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Housing, Social Work, Uncategorized

And Obama wants a thank you?

When you are the kind of person who believes the rich really don’t need any more of our money, that tax cuts to wealth don’t really create jobs, at least not the kind of jobs where you don’t need two or three of them to survive, and when you also believe that in the tightened economy, its important to help the growing number of people … Continue reading And Obama wants a thank you?

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill

So Much for Apologies…

This just in: The White House did in fact, not, hold any information back from the American public. They vehemently deny the conclusions of the Oil Spill Commission, the same commission they created. So much for mea culpa’s from the Obama Administration. So much for regaining lost credibility. Despite their own commission’s evidence to the contrary, Robert Gibbs, White House Spokesman said the White House gave … Continue reading So Much for Apologies…

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Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Oil Spill, Supression of Science

Of Course It’s Political…

Imagine a country, a place where an oil spill fouled a major body of water off five states. The ensuing damage threw thousands out of work, threatened an entire ecosystem, a culture, killed thousands of birds, fish, sensitive marshlands. The company promised to do everything to make things whole again. The government stepped in and held that company to task while spearheading the greatest mobilization … Continue reading Of Course It’s Political…

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