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Title: Sandra Rose: "BP Oil Disaster Will Be Obama's 'Katrina'"
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URL Source: http://www.bookerrising.net/2010/05 ... l-bookerista-perspectives.html
Published: May 25, 2010
Author: bookerrising
Post Date: 2010-05-25 13:52:58 by no gnu taxes
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Views: 882
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Asserts the conservative blogger in metro Atlanta, Ga.: "Like an albatross hanging around his neck, the BP oil disaster will be Barack Obama’s ‘Katrina’. While George Bush took only a few days to mobilize a federal response to the flooding in New Orleans after the hurricane hit in 2005, Obama’s administration has gone over a month with no real response to BP’s crippled oil rig leaking thousands of barrels of oil per day into the Gulf of Mexico." She continues her commentary: "Back in March, Obama held a press conference to announce he was climbing further into bed with the big oil companies by expanding offshore drilling into the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico and opening up areas off of the east coast that were, up to now, protected from offshore drilling. Obama explained his decision would mean decreased dependency on imported oil from other countries. Major oil companies, such as BP, were naturally ecstatic — and ready to open their wallets to snap up multi-million dollar offshore leases. But Obama’s new drilling policy angered environmentalists and residents who live near the coasts of Florida, Georgia, SC, NC and Maryland where offshore drilling would occur for the first time. Obama arrogantly ignored angry protests from the governors and senators of those states by downplaying the risks to the environment, while sucking up to the big oil companies." More: "Now, in the wake of the BP oil disaster, Obama and his Interior Department have shown no leadership in response to the damage caused to the coastlines, fisheries and tourist attractions in the Gulf.Instead, Obama’s narcissistic response to the disaster is to let BP — a privately held oil company — handle it themselves." Tony Campbell: "A Tale Of Two Tragedies (Katrina & BP)" The moderate Republican in Maryland opines: "In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast (especially New Orleans), a particular political log jam occurred between the Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco and President George W. Bush (R). Of course, the media was outraged that Bush took so long to respond to aftermath of the storm. Little has been said about the role Blanco played in refusing federal assistance because of her stance of wanting to maintain control because of state sovereignty issues. Five weeks ago, a BP oil rig exploded and has poured thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana is once again in the eye of the storm and we get to see how elected officials and the media are responding to this latest tragedy. Republican Governor Bobby Jindal has come out publicly asking for more help from the Obama Administration. Of course, the political subplot is more intriguing when Sarah Palin asserts that maybe the Democratic President isn’t doing enough to solve the problem because of his ties with big oil." More commentary from Mr. Campbell: "Now, that is rich, a Palin (Drill, Baby, Drill) calling out a Obama because of his ties with oil companies. I just want to know where is the media outrage on a five week oil spill that shows no signs of being stopped. If this was George W., there would be picket signs in front of the White House by now."
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
Who in the fuck is Sandra Rose?
A celebrity watcher. Another one of Padlock's circle of clueless bloggers. http://sandrarose.com/
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