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Title: Why Does President Obama Hate the Environment?
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URL Source: http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/ ... nt-obama-hate-the-environment/
Published: May 4, 2010
Author: lonelyconservative.com
Post Date: 2010-05-04 17:43:55 by no gnu taxes
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Views: 10263
Comments: 31
If President Obama, or anyone in his administration for that matter, cared about the environment, why did they do nothing for days and days after an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico started burning? Administration officials claim that they were on top of the situation from day one, but the truth is, it took them days to respond. It took the president twelve days to get down to Louisiana to respond to this disaster. Twelve days! And he criticized Bush for his Katrina reaction? Please! Rush Limbaugh got a hold of EPA administrator Lisa Jackson’s schedule. You would think she would have been on top of this from day one, isn’t the EPA charged with protecting the environment? It’s not like they don’t have the resources with that $10 billion budget of theirs. Ms. Jackson was busy in the days after the fire broke out, but she wasn’t busy crafting a plan for how to deal with the disaster. Now I happen to have her schedule. April 22nd, this is a day after the rig blew up: From 11 to 11:45 a.m., Earth Day 2010 event with Green for All, Riverside Valley Community Garden, West Harlem, New York.” Four to 5:30 p.m., April 22nd,” the day after the rig blew up, “David Letterman show taping, Letterman studios, New York, New York. Closed press.” So on April 22nd, not one word from the EPA administrator about the Gulf oil rig explosion. She’s out bragging about Earth Day, EPA, super funds, climate change, the coal mine disaster. Nothing about the Gulf. “April 23rd, 1:30 to two p.m. Meet and greet with winners of the Goldman environmental prize, EPA headquarters.” This is day two after the rig blew up. “3:15 to four o’clock, meeting with Norwegian Minister of the Environment Erik Solheim, EPA headquarters, closed press.” April 24th… Still not a word from Lisa Jackson on the oil rig three days after the rig blew. “12:15, 12 o’clock, remarks to Earth Day attendees National Mall EPA tent between 4th and 7th Street Northwest, Washington, DC. 12:30 to one p.m., meeting with Marina Silva, former environmental secretary of Brazil, National Mall, Washington, DC.” Three days, not one mention. April 25th, four days after the rig blew: “Five to six p.m., remarks at an Earth Day concert. National Mall Earth Day, network stage, 8th Street Northwest between Independence and Constitution Avenue.” April 26th, five days after the rig: Lisa Jackson’s schedule, nine to 9:45 a.m., “EPA NASA MOU signing, Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, Washington, DC. Five to seven p.m., Daily Show taping, Daily Show studios, New York, New York.” There is a YouTube video available of her performance on The Daily Show. Not one word was mentioned about the environmental disaster that was going on in the Gulf, but she had a great time yukking it up about Earth Day and other things with Jon Stewart. That’s April 26th, five days after the rig. Oh: 1:40 to 2:30 p.m., meeting with Archer Daniels Midland chairman and CEO Pat Woertz, EPA headquarters. ” April 28th, seven days. Lisa Jackson of the EPA’s schedule: “9:30 to noon, House Energy and Commerce Committee, subcommittee on energy and environmental hearing.” Not a word about the rig. “Twelve to one p.m., Congressional Club First Ladies Luncheon, Hilton Washington hotel. 2:00 to 2:45 meeting with health organization leaders to discuss TSCA reform, EPA headquarters. Five to six p.m. Meeting with members of the Connecticut delegation, Hart Office Building, closed press.” This is April the 28th, seven days after the rig blew, not yet a word from Lisa Jackson. April 29th: “8:45 to 11 a.m., memorial service, Dr. Dorothy Height, National Cathedral, Washington. Twelve to 12:45 White House press conference, the White House. Two to three, meeting with administration officials, the White House.” May 1st, Saturday: “White House Correspondents Dinner, seven to 9:30 p.m. May 1st: “Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson flew over the gulf oil spill Saturday, later telling people at a meeting in New Orleans that ‘it’s like all five of the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes are oil sheen.’ Jackson spent much of her time dealing with residents’ memories about Hurricane Katrina and the slow federal response to that disaster.” That’s what they say on their own website. So May 1st or 2nd. Today is the 3rd. May 1st or 2nd she flies over the oil slick, lands, and “spent much of her time dealing with residents’ memories about Hurricane Katrina and the slow federal response to that disaster.” A good nine days after the rig blew up. We have all kinds of stories in this stack here. “Video shows federal officials…” This is from a Mobile, bam, newspaper. “Video shows federal officials new quickly of potential for massive oil flow in Gulf spill.” But, remember, my friends: A crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant. From the Washington Examiner: “Former NOAA Oil Spill Clean up Boss Says Obama Waited Too Long in Gulf Disaster.” This environmental disaster is, as Joe Biden would say, a “big f’ing deal.” And it took Obama’s EPA administrator nine days to get down there! She and her boss had time for all kinds of events and appearances, but no time to respond to this? There was plenty they could have done, to mitigate the disaster, too. AL.com: The “In-Situ Burn” plan produced by federal agencies in 1994 calls for responding to a major oil spill in the Gulf with the immediate use of fire booms. But in order to conduct a successful test burn eight days after the Deepwater Horizon well began releasing massive amounts of oil into the Gulf, officials had to purchase one from a company in Illinois. When federal officials called, Elastec/American Marine, shipped the only boom it had in stock, Jeff Bohleber, chief financial officer for Elastec, said today. At federal officials’ behest, the company began calling customers in other countries and asking if the U.S. government could borrow their fire booms for a few days, he said. A single fire boom being towed by two boats can burn up to 1,800 barrels of oil an hour, Bohleber said. That translates to 75,000 gallons an hour, raising the possibility that the spill could have been contained at the accident scene 100 miles from shore. The article goes on to report that although the government said these booms are a “tool of last resort,” the experts say it should be the tool of first resort. In fact, authorization was already in place to use the booms, and the National Response Center discovered it already had one of these booms in storage! If the EPA administrator or her boss cared about the environment, they would have known that on day one and deployed that fire boom immediately. But they had more important things to do.
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
Obama had nothing to do with this oil spill. It isn't his fault. It seems some of us conservatives are just wanting to say it is his fault because the libs said Katrina was Bush's fault.
WHAAA THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIDN'T HELP US!!!
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
The whole "this is Obama's Katrina" from conservatives makes no sense given that Conservatives blamed the poor response to Katrina on local officials in LA and New Orleans.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
Maybe he's been listening to Rush Limbaugh.
That's a pretty ironic response from a dyed-in-the-wool statist.
There's No Other Place Like This Place Anywhere Near This Place. So This Must Be The Place . . .
The local officials in NOLA deserved the blame. Read 'The Great Deluge'. Doug Brinkley is hardly a Conservative, his book details EXACTLY how fucked up Nagin and Blanco were throughout the catastrophe.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Of course it isn't his 'fault' any more than a Hurricane was Bush's fault. But both fucked up the response to it politically, as we saw with Bush, and as we saw for the first eight days after the oil platform explosion with Obama.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Oh the Fuckin Irony of YOU posting this, after your commentary related to Katrina. Some of us were there in that forum with you and remember it quite well. Why does Obama hate Shrimpers? (laughing)
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Yes, the Katrina argument from folks like yourself was "it's Nagin's fault" Now you are crying and whining that the federal government should save the day. A few weeks ago you you guys were talking about seceding. Now it's crying to the socialist-communist- enemy of the country for help. Faux Outrage.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
And BP is to blame for this spill. You folks have apparently overlooked the fact that BP said this was a minor spill, no more than 1,000 barrels of oil a day. Today, behind closed doors, they said the number could be as high as 60,000. But who cares, Rush already said this spill is no big deal and nature will clean it off. So why are you bitching about Obama?
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
Now you are crying and whining that the federal government should save the day. Ah, no. You either choose to lie here, or you can't remember what was said at the time. Nagin blew the evacuation. Nobody serious disputes it. Agian, doug Brinkley - hardly a Conservative - details it in his book. Only a fool disputes the known facts. And no, I'm not 'crying and whining that the federal government should save the day'. I'm noting the double standard of the MSM, and leftwingnuts like yourself. I'm noting Obama got more campaign contributions from BP Oil than any other politician the past few years. I'm noting the Obama Administration gave them a curious 'exemption' thats worth investigating. I'm noting the Obama administration planned on giving BP Oil a SAFETY AWARD THIS WEEK. I'm noting Obama waited eight days before seriously addressing this disaster. And I'm noting the enviromental whacko's are curiously silent, demonstrating once again they are highly partisan, just as the NOW beeyatches have been, in favor of insane liberal policies, candidates, and causes. Being a Democrat means you are REQUIRED to ignore reality.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Actually, some of 'us folks' are noting the Coast Guard said on the first Monday after the explosion 'there is no leakage' on The Today Show in a live interview with Matt Lauer. We're noting the Obama administration gave BP Oil an EXEMPTION last year from intensive scrutiny. We're noting the Obama Administration was gonig to give BP Oil a SAFETY AWARD THIS WEEK, til the insanity of that caused them to pull the award LAST WEEK. And we're noting Obama received the most cash political campaign contriubtions from BP Oil than any other politician the last four years. Today, behind closed doors, the Obama administration is in full blown damage control, and it isn't working. Being a Democrat means you IGNORE reality. This displays it perfectly. Thanks!
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
And you can point out what specific mistakes BP made to cause this spill? If you can't, then how can you know BP caused it?
If he can't, he'll find somebody else to blame....but they won't be within the current regime, nor will it be Owe-bama personally. Sit back and watch.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Wha...chuckle....huh?
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Was this not an oil platform run by BP? You know, when Fox News is attacking the "this is Obama's Katrina" meme, you've lost. Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
So when the transmission goes out on your car, does that make it with out a doubt your fault because you own the car? War was posting a thread claiming it was Halliburton's fault. Mybe you moonbats should coordinate your talking points.
it makes me responsible. You, on the other hand, would get stuck on the side of the road and stand there with a sign reading "this is Obama's fault!"
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
(roaring with laughter)
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
You, on the other hand, would get stuck on the side of the road and stand there with a sign reading "this is Obama's fault!" Nice quip, but everybody knows you are full of shit about this. You don't take personal responsibility for anything.
War is a moron. Almost everyone with some brain matter who has been around his postings for any amount of time reaches that conclusion. To war.... Sneakypete, have you ever been married? Said things you later regretted?
I'm waiting for that tool to personally claim responsibility for the stock market rebound after he was posting here halfway into the drop.
That fookin phony is one of the biggest jokes on the internet.
Sneakypete, have you ever been married? Said things you later regretted?
Actually I do, that's why I don't whine "it's Obama's fault" over everything.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
I tried to buy some things around 3:00 PM but my brokerage's site was dog slow. We'll see what happens tomorrow. Of course if it goes down, it's Obama's fault, but if it goes up, it is going up in spite of Obama, right?
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
The market was orderly prior to 2:40 when the bad print hit and the equity markets tanked. In fact, I had a decent day today as I broker flight to quality investments... My last post from work was 2:33...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Stay away...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Title: BP Is Criticized Over Oil Spill, but U.S. Missed Chances to Act Title: Huff Po: Big Oil Fought Off New Safety Rules Before Rig Explosion ----------------------------------------------------------- Obama can't have a 'katrina' because the mainstream media will never allow it. Fox News, Limbaugh and others should know this.
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
18 months ago you would be blaming Bush for a transmission failure....(laughing)
I can see NOVEMBER from my House....
Of course you don't. You still whine "it's Bush's fault" over everything.
#2. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
why did they do nothing for days and days after an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico started burning?
#3. To: A K A Stone (#1)
It seems some of us conservatives are just wanting to say it is his fault because the libs said Katrina was Bush's fault.
#4. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
Why Does President Obama Hate the Environment?
#5. To: go65 (#2)
WHAAA THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIDN'T HELP US!!!
#6. To: go65 (#3)
#7. To: A K A Stone (#1)
#8. To: go65 (#2)
WHAAA THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIDN'T HELP US!!!
#9. To: Badeye (#8)
Some of us were there in that forum with you and remember it quite well.
#10. To: Badeye (#6)
The local officials in NOLA deserved the blame. Read 'The Great Deluge'. Doug Brinkley is hardly a Conservative, his book details EXACTLY how fucked up Nagin and Blanco were throughout the catastrophe.
#11. To: go65 (#9)
Yes, the Katrina argument from folks like yourself was "it's Nagin's fault"
#12. To: go65 (#10)
#13. To: go65 (#10)
And BP is to blame for this spill.
#14. To: no gnu taxes (#13)
#15. To: Badeye (#12)
Today, behind closed doors, the Obama administration is in full blown damage control, and it isn't working.
#16. To: no gnu taxes, badeye, war, no gnu taxes, fred mertz (#13)
And you can point out what specific mistakes BP made to cause this spill?
JANE SKINNER: Before we get too far in this time line, I just want to read because the press secretary Robert Gibbs has been asked so many questions about this and this was his response, “The morning after the Secretary — the Interior Secretary deployed his deputy to the region to coordinate it all and on the 22nd when it sank, the national response team was activated and later that day the President convened a meeting in the Oval Office with all those involved.”
I mean at some point in the beginning they were relying also on the oil company BP, this was a disaster that people didn’t have a lot of information about, it’s all happening a mile under water
Rove then complained that the Interior Department Secretary’s chief of staff went on a work vacation after the oil spill, suggesting that it was somehow indicative of a hands-off approach from the Obama administration. Skinner promptly knocked this argument down as well:
JANE SKINNER: Karl I know a lot of people are making a big issue about that but, first of all, he’s not the Interior Secretary, he’s not the Deputy Interior Secretary, those are the bosses of the department. He’s a chief of staff. You know, I know well what the job of a chief of staff is. … It’s not like the country, the Interior Department can’t run without the chief of staff.
A flustered Rove claimed the White House is “trying to rewrite history and say ‘we were engaged right from the beginning.’ No they weren’t!” “I just want to point out again is they do say they had the Deputy Interior secreteary down there, that he was the one that was actually in charge, tasked with organizing this,” Skinner replied. Watch it:
#17. To: go65 (#16)
Was this not an oil platform run by BP?
#18. To: no gnu taxes (#17)
So when the transmission goes out on your car, does that make it with out a doubt your fault because you own the car?
#19. To: go65 (#18)
#20. To: go65 (#18)
it makes me responsible.
#21. To: no gnu taxes, go65, war (#17)
War was posting a thread claiming it was Halliburton's fault.
#22. To: Ibluafartsky (#21)
#23. To: no gnu taxes (#22)
I'm waiting for that tool to personally claim responsibility for the stock market rebound
#24. To: no gnu taxes (#20)
You don't take personal responsibility for anything.
#25. To: no gnu taxes (#22)
I'm waiting for that tool to personally claim responsibility for the stock market rebound after he was posting here halfway into the drop.
#26. To: go65 (#25)
(Edited)
I'm waiting for that tool to personally claim responsibility for the stock market rebound after he was posting here halfway into the drop.
#27. To: go65 (#25)
I tried to buy some things around 3:00 PM
#28. To: go65 (#2)
Source: New York Times URL Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/01gulf.html
Source: Huffington Post
URL Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/ ... ought-off-new-sa_n_552575.html
Toss: ADL,CAIR and the Vatican into the pit they belong in.
#29. To: go65 (#16)
#30. To: go65 (#18)
#31. To: go65 (#24)
I don't whine "it's Obama's fault" over everything.
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