2004 Study Says Gulf Rig Safety Equipment Faulty in Deep Water (gasoline, how much)

[Rggr]

To the blindly partisan, a statement by one person equals the views of millions. That reveals quite a lot about the thought that goes into the OP's stances on issues.

[cleanhouse]

Originally Posted by Holdencaulfield

So only two individuals on the right have voiced opinions on the spill? Good one. Many of the same individuals who have minimized the spill are the same ones who are slamming Obama, calling it his "Katrina" Do you feel this is Obama's Katrina, are you critical of his response?

What do you have to back your drivel up?

Nothing- Thought so.

[GeorgeLucasLongLostChin]

Originally Posted by pghquest

2 different individuals with 2 different point of views? That is allowed right?

do you understand how its both, its a NATURAL disaster, the location has just changed. Oil after all, does appear in the environment..

That's a weird assessment. I fail to see how that disaster is natural. It is man-made, whether you like it or not. That oil would not be leaking right now if we had not drill a hole.

It's as if you detonated a nuclear bomb underwater and blamed nature for the ensuing tsunami, cuz after all, water is everywhere, right?

Or let's just drill massive holes and let the earth covered in magma...it's all natural

The point is, that catastrophe was triggered by human beings, not nature.

As for the right contradicting itself...since when are politicians consistent and not opportunistic?

[AONE]

guess he was dipping into the medicine cabinet again... No surprise about the stupidity from his mouth...

Everyone should know it is natural to have a 2000 ft hole bored into an oil deposit. What does it matter if we kill off the fishing in the Gulf. tell the fishermen to get real jobs, like being one to open ones mouth on the radio in order to fill dead air....

[Holdencaulfield]

Originally Posted by Rggr

To the blindly partisan, a statement by one person equals the views of millions. That reveals quite a lot about the thought that goes into the OP's stances on issues.

Are you claiming that only one person has criticized Obama for the spill or has minimized the spill? What about you, are you critical of Obama's response?

[carterstamp]

The Kenyan government did it. They hid President Obama's birth certificate on that rig.

[cap1717]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Still smarting from criticism of the Bush Cheney response to Katrina, Cheney ordered Haliburton to fake a blowout on the Deep Horizon!

Of course such an accusation is beyond ridiculous but certainly no more ridiculous than the other conspiracy threads making the rounds.

So, join me in coming up with your own ridiculous conspiracy theory.

good idea, although with the extreme right wing of the republican party doing and saying the things they do and say. . . you had me going there for a minute. . . it's really not all that much more outrageous than the things they ARE saying. . . .although, presumably, from the other side.

How about it's an oil cartel plan to keep the US dependent on foreign oil (with the sure knowledge that we will be living in caves, and needing to re-invent candles) before we will have the political will to even consider other, cleaner sources of energy!

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Holdencaulfield

So only two individuals on the right have voiced opinions on the spill? Good one

You indeed are discussiong MORE THAN TWO individuals, while lumping them all together.. YOU are the one lumping them into a small group of ONE.

Originally Posted by Holdencaulfield

Many of the same individuals who have minimized the spill are the same ones who are slamming Obama, calling it his "Katrina" Do you feel this is Obama's Katrina, are you critical of his response?

Are you saying Bush created Katrina? That also was a NATURAL disaster, and many on the left blamed Bush...

Do you not understand that its the INACTION of limiting the damage that is blamed on the presidents, not the actual acts?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucasLongLostChin

That's a weird assessment. I fail to see how that disaster is natural. It is man-made, whether you like it or not. That oil would not be leaking right now if we had not drill a hole.

Oil leaks into the environment all the time..
The Mystery Of Lake Baikal's Oil Leak

In a way, one could argue that we are doing the environment a favor by taking the pollution out of the earth to get rid of it..

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucasLongLostChin

It's as if you detonated a nuclear bomb underwater and blamed nature for the ensuing tsunami, cuz after all, water is everywhere, right?

Or let's just drill massive holes and let the earth covered in magma...it's all natural

Now you are changing the equation to something that humans did to create damage that did not exist previously..

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucasLongLostChin

IThe point is, that catastrophe was triggered by human beings, not nature.

But yet that hasnt stopped the left from blaming Bush for Katrina..

Originally Posted by GeorgeLucasLongLostChin

As for the right contradicting itself...since when are politicians consistent and not opportunistic?

See above comment about Katrina, then come back and talk about "the right"...

[Rggr]

Originally Posted by Holdencaulfield

Are you claiming that only one person has criticized Obama for the spill or has minimized the spill? What about you, are you critical of Obama's response?

I haven't paid that much attention to his response to have a strong opinion on it. I think that he, along with others, was not sure of how large the spill was going to be. I also don't know enough about oil spills to know what could have been done sooner. I suspect that there are things that could have been done sooner and that it may have been wise to begin planning in case the spill did become as large as it has; however, I don't know that and it's all hindsight on my part.