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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:11 AM Original message |
White House blocked BP oil spill estimates - Govt panel |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Change! Oh wait. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. change takes time... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. ? |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. I was in a rush |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. I got it and I agree. Policies and laws take time, not behavior. nm |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. I got what you were saying. |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #39 |
85. what you said was crystal clear. n/t |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
154. So what is the truth? |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:06 PM Response to Reply #154 |
158. more details |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 12:47 AM Response to Reply #158 |
160. Well, we also have the response from the White House....... |
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rainlillie (654 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 06:51 AM Response to Reply #160 |
163. FrenchieCat |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #160 |
172. you were groaning about "a report that no one has seen" |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
153. Meet the new boss - same as the old boss. Gulf issues, hurricanes |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Recommend |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. Love that transparency! |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Yeah, this |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. after the fact |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
104. Nothing you won't defend. |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 02:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
162. That's not transparency. You're just looking through the White House solar panels. |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. That is rotten. |
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DirkGently (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
5. Damning, if true. |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
151. Call me cynical, but I'm not the least bit surprised. The |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
6. It was NOT Obama! This was one of those enemies he was keeping CLOSE |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
75. It's three-dimensional chess, obviously. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #75 |
82. Oh, chess. I first read "cheese". Well, I'm in Wisconsin after all. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #82 |
128. It's a very cheesy chess game ... !! |
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lark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
86. Keeping a watch on enemies is one thing |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
111. Who exactly was responsible for putting/keeping those |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #111 |
114. Hey! Look over there!!! A flying saucer!!!!!!!! n/t |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #114 |
117. I think that answers my question sufficiently. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
8. Disgusting |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
9. I remember back then that all the estimates were wrong, so what was the point. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. for me, the point here is motive. |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
34. Except they censored the worst-case scenarios. That's called bias. n/t |
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ProgressiveMajority (150 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #9 |
49. Well said, and people were already going nuts, and how do we know Obama made the call? |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Response to nice summary of talking point list. |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Can't say it better than that. n/t |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #51 |
76. Yup |
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molly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #76 |
146. If we can fight wars for oil, what is a cover up for oil spills? |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
107. Not to mention that I guarantee you and everyone else that it would have been better to |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:25 PM Response to Reply #107 |
120. Plus it made the scientists look bad. The very people who were supposed to bring credibility |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #51 |
131. +1000% ... plus it builds suspicion, like why the freeze on off-shore drilling has been lifted??? |
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Oak2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
149. And let me add |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #49 |
88. LOL! |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #49 |
144. We also heard the story of the 9/11 First Responders. |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
77. The problem wasn't that all the estimates were wrong. |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
89. Seriously? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
97. So the answer was to withhold the worst news? |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. Absolutely no excuse or legal or ethical rationalization for this. |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #12 |
35. +1 |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. There were a lot of people defending BP (both vocally and silently). This is not a good story |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. So far Obama has protected and enabled and helped: |
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SusanaMontana41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
66. Nice list. It may be too short. But how would we know? n/t |
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molly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #40 |
147. And we should vote democratic in Nov. f ? Neither |
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janewin (93 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #147 |
174. exactly |
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speppin (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
65. plus plus.... |
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fishbulb703 (492 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
73. Great points. +1 |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. As I've said before... It's "business as usual" until BP execs are in jail. And I'm not |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
14. But it's OK when our guy does it! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
67. IOKWWDI is hot hot hot! |
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MissDeeds (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
81. +1000 |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
16. Obama is not Superman. He can't go down there and plug the hole himself! |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What does that have to do with any of this? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. That was one of the refrains around here |
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OnyxCollie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. :sarcasm: |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. you forgot something |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Oops. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. what is funny |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
113. 100's of times on this site alone. |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Yes, but he is Aquaman. He could have directed a school of whales to plug the hole! |
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Roy Rolling (762 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
55. Get real! |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. You get real!! You're living in a fantasy world - that comes from a movie screenplay! |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:20 PM Response to Reply #61 |
90. No kidding... with the current budget crisis.... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #55 |
80. Sharks were in charge of the crisis and they still are. n/t |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
100. Nicely done. |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
170. heh |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. And now we are getting some change in the White House |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Are you saying Rahm and Summers were responsible for coddling BP? I doubt they |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I believe that the head of the OMB is also being changed. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. Pitiful . . . . until we nationalize oil industry, we're at the mercy of corporate pressure |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
24. +1000 |
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bherrera (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:27 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Nationalized oil companies don't work well |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
68. Ever heard of Norway's Statoil? |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #68 |
94. He only hears whatever he is paid to hear... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #94 |
126. Thanks for the laugh ... and OUCH .... what happened in Spain? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #126 |
135. Deleted message |
defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #135 |
138. Thanks for the info .... |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:22 PM Response to Reply #29 |
92. LOL |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
125. NATIONALIZING the oil industry is the O N L Y answer ... |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. Can we try something small and simple, like putting corporate criminals in jail? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. Apparently not. When a local jurisdiction filed charges against someone culpable of War Crimes, |
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bherrera (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
56. The Dpt of Justice has an open case |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Thanks much for the information. Does that sound encouraging to you? n/t |
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lark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:37 PM Response to Reply #56 |
99. BP apologist - as usual |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #99 |
102. Nor was there any pressure from the top to increase profits by cutting safety. That |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:01 AM Response to Reply #99 |
164. Sounds like you'd be interested in this thread ... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
127. I'd also like to "nationalize" our military again ... is that too complicated, as well...???? |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Yep. But we have a long way to go because right now we have the opposite... |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
79. Bingo! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
132. Excellent point -- !!!! ..... "our WH and government have been 'corporatized'" -- !!!! |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
47. The MIC and the Texas-American Petroleum Mafia are symbiotic entities. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #47 |
133. Sadly, yes .... two out of control programs/agendas .....we need to rein in BOTH--!! |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. The U.S. govt can nationalize a British based company....how? Invading England? |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
101. Hmmm, I never heard of invasion as a nationalization technique... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #101 |
136. You haven't ....? What do you think Columbus did? What of Hawaii .... |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. I am well aware of our history... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:45 PM Response to Reply #140 |
142. There are still AMERICAN oil companies --- and the Gulf is still ours??? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:12 PM Response to Reply #48 |
134. NATIONALIZING our natural resources .... means OUR natural resources... and the GULF is one of them! |
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ksecus (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
26. meet the new boss. nt |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
46. Hi there. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. They never left. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Ghosts are like that. Some places are haunted and do strange things to the occupants. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. The ghosts I think about are the ones leftover in the Intelligence complex from the... |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Oh, the spooks . . . you'd be surprised how many committee staffers and |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
54. They were just front guys (not men, they are not men). Did you notice how easily they relinquished |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
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bherrera (600 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:35 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. Securing a $20 billion fund from BP was not submissive |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. You're blaming the customers.. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #57 |
95. LOL! |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
45. sigh |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
52. Read closely. This sucks, but not as bad as the lies of the Bush administration. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #52 |
62. well, I imagine that |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #62 |
72. Yep. Bush wouldn't have appointed a commission, he'd have hired a PR firm. nt |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #72 |
143. and what exactly do you think BP has done nationwide to bullshit you that don't live on the Gulf? |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #52 |
108. That's the kicker. The last 21 months have pretty much been like every other politican. |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #108 |
121. So when a politician SAYS they will be different in their campaign speeches, |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:24 PM Response to Reply #121 |
148. I'm afraid that's what will happen in this corner |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
63. Yes They Did! |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
64. oh no they did'n -- |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. no big surprise.... |
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stranger81 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
70. **faceplant** |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
71. It's a headline to grab attention when the report isn't remotely damning |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #71 |
105. Thanks. This post and the link didn't really show any proof. I kept reading |
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Kdillard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:41 PM Original message |
Thank you. The nastiness in this thread is disappointing but not |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
78. The more things change.... |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
83. That lump under the rug keeps on growing and growing and growing... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
84. Timing is everything.... |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
87. How very, very hopeful and changealicious! n/t |
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Zax2me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
91. Nationalize the oil industry.... |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #91 |
118. Now you see right there... |
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Peregrine Took (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
93. And like adding Hillary to this disaster is going to make everything better??? |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #93 |
98. How interesting that Hillary was not mentioned |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 10:19 AM Response to Reply #93 |
173. What the heck are you talking about?????? |
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ccarnow (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
96. Inmates running the asylum |
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ccarnow (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #96 |
119. re: |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
103. Can't get the peasants riled up, can we? |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #103 |
122. The peasants should sit quietly and watch their property values plummet and |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
106. Couldn't we just hold this news until after the elections... |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
109. So this is what transparency looks like. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
110. OMB denies it suppressed oil flow data during BP spill |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:41 PM Response to Reply #110 |
124. And the new guy at OMB is an ex-Citicorp executive ... thanks Obama...!!! |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #124 |
137. Hey, that is a change... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:32 PM Response to Reply #137 |
139. All of the banks seem to be involved .... |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
112. "estimates of worst-case scenario" |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #112 |
145. The facts were known by the scientists ..they were silenced! By this White House |
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SteveM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
115. By now, no surprise. The Democratic Party and Obama won't oppose corporate power... |
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metapunditedgy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:29 PM Response to Reply #115 |
123. But all those far-right 'muricans want gov't-managed health care. Don't forget that. n/t |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
116. Nationalize the Oil Companies... Oil is too much of a Security Issue |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
129. No longer surprised by any lie or cover-up |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 01:30 AM Response to Reply #129 |
161. + |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
130. "You can't handle the truth," shouted |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
141. "WE" the people of the Gulf were telling the truth and yet we were called liars! The Liars are and |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #141 |
152. The cover up about the location, content & amount of dispersants contiues. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:57 AM Response to Reply #152 |
166. you have that 100% right..and I am damn sick of all the apologists .. |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 08:48 AM Response to Reply #166 |
167. According to some O true believers, you & I are just "gullible, at best". |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #167 |
168. My eyes are not gullible! I am a lifelong professional. |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #168 |
169. Most of us here know who they are - |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #150 |
155. What it proves to me is that the "Follower" attitude is thick even here...... |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #155 |
171. You don't want to KNOW what I think of your attitude! ..and your cover ups! eom |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
156. This is why we need more progressive Democrats in Congress. |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
157. The Gulf Ecocide was a Massive Cover Up from Day 1! |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 11:48 PM Response to Reply #157 |
159. You bet it was and is and everyone of us on the Gulf know it damn well! eom |
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Panaconda (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-07-10 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
165. Another chance |
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