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Obama ‘Relentless’ On Oil Spill: BP Will Be Paying The Bill

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President Obama went down to Louisiana this afternoon meeting with officials, including LA Governor Bobby Jindal, to discuss the catastrophic oil spill that is threatening the Gulf. Also, one imagines, to preempt the Katrina comparisons (there were more than a few on the Sunday shows today) before they really take hold.

Says Obama: “We want to emphasize the coordinating of local, state, and Federal officials in this process.” Also: the Federal government’s approach was “immediate” and has been “relentless.” Obama, himself is rather relentless is pointing out how relentless the US government under his watch has been in its reaction…unlike, say, its response during other Louisiana disasters, which I presume is the not-so-subtle comparison we are supposed to draw here.

What Obama would also like to emphasize is that this oil spill is really bad, possibly the worst in history, and furthermore this is BP’s fault and BP will be paying for it.

Let me be clear. BP is responsible for this leak. BP will be paying the bill. But as President of the United States I am going to spare no effort to respond to this crisis for as long as it continues. And we will spare no resource to clean up whatever damages cost.

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  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Katrina comparisons my ass.

    When people are stranded on their roof and in a stadium for a week without food and water because they are surrounded by knee-deep oil then they can make Katrina comparisons.

    And let’s call it what it really is. It’s not “Katrina” comparisons, it’s “George Bush was incompetent” comparisons.
    So no, Obama doesn’t compare.

  • MichelleF

    Stephanie Miller on Oil Spill: ‘Another Example that God is a Democrat’

    Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/05/02/stephanie-miller-oil-spill-another-example-god-democrat#ixzz0mp881q8t

    BFD,
    I forget, who ran New Orleans again, when that happened? Oh yeah, Ray Schoolbus Nagan.

  • MichelleF

    Oh don’t forget about Gov. Blanco, also a DEMOCRAT.

    Many believed the immediate response from the city and state was inadequate, and Blanco later acknowledged there were failures on the part of her administration before and after the storm; much criticism, however, was directed at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, (via Wikapedia)

  • HanzoSword

    MichelleF is nothing but a partisan hack. Two reasons: She can’t spell and she refers to the wingnuts at newsbusters.

  • MichelleF

    I’m sorry, and you AREN’T a liberal hack. All Newsbusters did was post her comment. I know you libs hope that these things will go unnoticed like in the past, but those days are over. And give me a break with the spelling error comment. All that does is make you look stupid for pointing it out.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Michelle, every time someone posts a link from Kos or Media Matters or HuffPo, no matter how legitimate the content, the righties on this board go ballistic in their derision. And yet when you spam the site with Breitbart or Newsbusters not only are they silent, they are defensive.

    All I’m saying is, if you guys are gonna bitch and moan about us posting links from blatantly biased sources then stop the crap yourselves,
    You can’t have it both ways.

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    Car bomb in Times Square outside the offices of Viacom, the company that owns South Park, following threats regarding the censorship of South Park’s for [not] showing Mohammed in a bear suit.

    Rupture of a key water main serving Boston in a relatively new pipeline.

    Unexplained explosion of an oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

    North Korea sinks South Korean Navy vessel with a torpedo.

    Iran buzzes a US aircraft carrier with a turbo prop plane

    What now, President Obama?

  • http://MsUnderestimated.com MsUnderestimated

    I just saw B-Ho on TV talking about the oil spill in the Gulf. He EMPHATICALLY stated at least 3 times that it was “BP” who is responsible, and that “BP will pay for this.” I wonder if he will make the same statement about this bombing attempt in Times Square, and state the Islamic Jihadists will “pay for this”? I won’t hold my breath.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Stupidest post of the week. We are at war with Islamic Jihadists. Shall we ask them for their credit card before we kill them?

    BTW, how do you know it was Islamic terrorist?

  • MichelleF

    BFD,
    As I stated, all newsbusters did was post her quote, which btw is what breitbart did in the link I posted last week. No commentary on their end was needed. Why do lefties get so angry when your words are used against you? That seems to be the thing you all hate about Beck also. How about focusing on what was said and not try to divert with who reported it. If you can defend the quote, then do it.

  • MichelleF

    MsUnderestimated , if history is an indicator, I think we know the answer to that. Just look at what happened with the police in cambridge a while back. He came out immediately and reprimanded the police without the facts and then when the muslim jihadist shot up the army base, he said we can’t rush to judgement and must wait for all the details.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    “How about focusing on what was said and not try to divert with who reported it.”

    Ummmm…because that’s what your side constantly does and it’s very hypocritical.

    Personally I wouldn’t object to any links on this site, but alas, that’s not how your game is played. I am merely playing the cards I am dealt. So stop posting shit from Breitbart and Newbusters ok thx.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jeremy-Montano/20207219 Jeremy Montano

    The BP/Islamic terrorism comparison is simply not a fair one. Aside from reasons already mentioned, the Times Square attempted bombing is still being investigated and it has not yet been determined who, exactly, perpetrated it and where they might be located or headquartered (e.g. was Al Qaeda headquartered in the middle east? Was it just some nut in New York? that sort of thing). True, it was probably Islamic radicals, but we don’t know that for sure and we don’t yet know WHICH Islamic radicals either in any case. For Obama to assign blame or imply any particular course of action would be for him to just be shooting his mouth off without any real evidence and before the investigations are completed or otherwise far enough along to warrant doing so. And I would hope no one would want that.

    BP effed up. The spill is their fault. It’s totally fair for Obama to say that they will pay the bill, because we already know for sure who’s at fault.

  • mynwworld5

    I read this article and may be it is B.P’s responsibility to clean up this oil spill. I heard there are about 5000 drilling platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The dangers of deep sea drilling are well know yet we continue drilling.
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  • The Real Royal King

    Who was it that kept saying recently, “Drill Baby, Drill!”?

  • Zakk

    After BP pays the bill, if they go into bankruptcy will they be TO BIG TO FAIL? Will be bail them out? I know they are not an American company, but we gave a bunch of money to other countries that provide the US with goods? Including oil.

    Also, wasn’t BP in trouble years (probably 10+) ago for price hiking? This company has a reputation for being jackasses.

  • Grammie

    Jeremy Montano says:
    May 3, 2010 at 7:24 am

    Jeremy, didn’t you know?

    Our very own Bill Adkins told us all as soon as the news broke who did it.

    Check with him. Of course it is the same answer he gives for every ill in the world but sooner or later he’s probably going to be right and meanwhile he’s having such a good time venting his spleen.

  • MichelleF

    Personally I wouldn’t object to any links on this site, but alas, that’s not how your game is played. I am merely playing the cards I am dealt. So stop posting shit from Breitbart and Newbusters ok thx.

    Sorry, no cando. I know you hate it when these quotes see the light of day, but as long as they are said, we will make sure everyone hears about them.

  • MichelleF

    The Real Royal King says:
    May 3, 2010 at 9:24 am
    Who was it that kept saying recently, “Drill Baby, Drill!”?

    Drill Baby Drill!

    That doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be a full investigation to see what went wrong, but you libs want to use any excuse to stop it all together. We must continue to do it to gain independence from foreign oil.

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