Sham Workers? BP Bussed In Clean Up Crews For President Obama’s Gulf Visit

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by Colby Hall | 9:15 pm, May 28th, 2010

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Earlier today, President Obama was in the Louisiana Gulf town of Grand Isle, where he made a statement in front of the press while surrounded by area Governors. Obama said “This is our highest priority and it deserves a response that is equal to the task.” Alas, reports have surfaced that today’s actual clean-up response in Grand Isle was but a mere PR stunt by BP. They were a “sham crew” bussed in by BP for the event.

Writing for The Times-Picayune, Richard Rainey reports:

BP, the oil company taking flak for its inconsistent response to the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, bused in 400 extra cleanup workers to Grand Isle during President Obama’s visit today, Jefferson Parish Council Chairman John Young said.

“It appears to have been a PR stunt by BP, not to say we don’t appreciate the extra participation,” Young said. “We certainly need them, but we don’t need them for just one day that happens to coincide with a visit from the president.” Obama made his second visit today to Louisiana’s oil-stricken coast, stopping in Grand Isle and Port Fourchon.

Young said he saw the workers dressed in red shirts, blue jeans and black shrimp boots mulling across the beaches and in the mess hall during the president’s appearance. They were uniformed in a way “which you don’t normally see workers dressed like that,” Young said.

After Obama’s departure, Young said, the work crews all but vanished. “This is a total shame that a mockery has been made of this visit by the executives of BP,” Councilman Chris Roberts said.

The following video clip is a report from CNN’s Rick Sanchez, who interviewed an area activist. After coming back to studio, David Gergen correctly points out that the White House had just claimed that they were in charge of this, and perhaps it’s time to call BP leadership in for a serious discussion about their efforts.

Its somehow fitting that this has the all the makings of something previously thought to be impossible: just like the Oil Spill disaster, the PR disaster seems to somehow be getting bigger as well.

BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, President Obama

felixw

The only way to fight photo opps is with photo opps.
TROLLING4LIBS

It’s only fitting. Sham meet Sham.
hnmnf

^^^^^^
Hey Fuck Face…Eat Shit and Die.

Delete this, fine. But American Cowboy needs to be euthanized.
badr

He shouldn’t have left his teleprompter at home cuz this is a disastuh.
http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

It does my heart GOOD to see these Fine American Patriots speaking their minds here in the comments section, as opposed to the usual egghead RINOS!!1 THESE are the voices of the TEA PARTY, THESE are the people who will stock the 2010 (and 2012) Republican Party with TRUE Conservatives like RAND PAUL and MICHELLE BACHMANN and (God Willing) SARAH PALIN!!1 GOD BLESS you all, and please please PLEASE keep on doing EXACTLY what you’re doing!!1
Moderate

Any time any place there is a Presidential photo-op there will be a cleanup crew that makes the place ready.
dunt

‘Karl Spensen’, is so very unfunny. Even worse, the guy clearly thinks the whole concept is genius. Stephen Colbert did it first, and he does it better. I wish someone would let the fella know, it ain’t catching on…
Ninja

Karl Spensen – can you please learn how to use a keyboard. When you are using your shift key to put exclamation points into your text, remember to keep the shift key depressed so you do not end your statement with 1. Good to see you SEIU folks on the computers though. We have already seen you clowns in action in St. Louis. Sure would be nice if you SEIU clowns could contribute something besides hatred though.
JunkJunk

Karl Spensen is nothing more than a MUSLIN commie poser.

Fight the power!!1

Oops.

!!!
TROLLING4LIBS

Ninja, the 1 is part of his pathetic shtick.

All one has to do is check his blog, and the dots are connected. Attention- seeking whore.
Ninja

Trolling,

Not another lib that does not have a job and sits around typing nonsense all day? Who knew? Like Speaker Pelosi said, now these “artists” can quit their jobs and focus on what really matters to them since we have passed health care reform. HA!
Bania

That’s GOLD karl !!!!!! 2 GOLD !!!!!!!2
http://www.facebook.com/people/Brian-Rogiers/1426705964 Brian Rogiers

Everything Teleprompter Jesus does is staged.

Are you just waking up to that fact?

None are so blind that cannot see.
Bania

Ninja says
TROLLING4LIBS says
JunkJunk says:
dunt says:

karl’s THE BEST !!!!!!!2 THE BEST !!!!!!!2
Big_F-ing_Deal

“That’s GOLD karl !!!!!! 2 GOLD !!!!!!!2″

Hahaha….I laugh every time I see this. :)
AmericanCowboy

Obama is hurting America more than this oil spill and Bin Laden combined and he does a little more damage everyday.
jrcmi

First you criticize Obama for NOT visiting the spill area; now you criticize him FOR visiting the spill area. Too bad such childish contrariness is also rampant among congressional “Republicants.”

hnmnf: Don’t bother replying to psychotic trolls – though the Secret Service might be interested.

“None are so blind that cannot see.”

How about those that WON’T see? They’re called REPUBLICAN(T)S.

It’s absurd to accuse Obama of damaging the country: Dumbya, Darth and their fat-cat pals (Cheney’s butt-buddies at BP, for instance) practically raped it.
jrcmi

BP “bussed” workers? They kissed them when they arrived?

BP – Billionaire Prostitutes.
sarainitaly

“After coming back to studio, David Gergen correctly points out that the White House had just claimed that they were in charge of this.”

Obama doesn’t do anything without props. If they were brought to the beach, it was for him and his photo op.

“This entire White House and this federal government has been singularly focused on how do we stop the leak and how do we prevent and mitigate the damage to our coastlines,” Obama said

But he insisted that Washington is the one giving the orders and has the authority to direct BP to change course.

“From the moment this disaster began, the federal government has been in charge of the response effort,” Obama said. “BP is operating at our direction.”

This is just like Obama handing out the white doctor’s coats at his WH presser.
TfT

Imagine if Bush had said it:

http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/today_in_imagine_if_bush_said_it

Once again, the standard the left media applies is evident.
TylerDurden

BHO is a disgrace to America.
BowenIsland

jrcmi says:

” butt-buddies at BP ” , ” practically raped it. ”

You might want to put those ” OZ ” DVD’s away for awhile . The homo-erotic messages and violent sex imagery have sunk in a little deep .
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

BP Oil tries to put lipstick on that pig – and fails yet again. I suggest stuffing Fox Not News Channel anchors down that hole
tws258

Bill Adkins says:

I suggest that you wipe Olbermann’s ” Junk shot ” off your face .
TROLLING4LIBS

Not that I think Obama can do much and I won’t really blame him on this one… But in keeping with the democrat/progressive tradition .. Why not.

Oilbama hates the environment!!!!!!

Lol.
jrcmi

Bowlegstand: Sorry you don’t like the metaphors, but they describe the incestuous Bush/Cheney/Big Oil relationship accurately.

I think you may be “off to see the Wizard” yourself.
BowenIsland

Actually, only one was a metaphor ( specifically or commonly refered to as a “dead metaphor” ) and one was an adjective.
So your knowledge of grammar is almost as troubling as your use of violent sexual imagery .
So again, put the “OZ ” DVD’s ( HBO, not Dorothy ) away . Don’t forget to register with your local police department.
jrcmi

First they were sexual images – NOW they’re VIOLENT as well. What will you decide to call them in your next superfluous post?

I’m not familiar with this show, but YOU seem to have an unnatural interest in it’s subject matter. Maybe the cops should make a friendly visit to your bunker.
jrcmi

You did mention violence in your first post. I didn’t pay close attention due to it’s total lack of substance.
jrcmi

By the way, bowlegstance . . .

Adjectives can also be metaphors. When a sportscaster tells us Team A “clobbered” Team B he’s speaking metaphorically, not literally.

Bush/Cheney and their cohorts couldn’t literally “rape” our country, though they sure as hell damaged it.

Unable to refute it, you ignored the content of my post and tried to distort its meaning. Do you work for Fox?
AmericanCowboy

I blame Obama for the slow clean up. I want to see the Commie out there with a mop and bucket. Now there is a job he might be qualified for. Scrub Commie Scrub!!!!