An area the size of Great Britain!

[King Coal]

God, I'm getting sick of hearing that. Why don't they just really puff it up and say 55 times the size of Rhode Island? Or 4/5 the size of Colorado? We get it, it's big. But you still fucked it up with indifference you weaslin' bastridges.

[Birthmark]

1. Excusing negligent homicide, imo.

The scope of the disaster might explain why everyone didn't get help in a timely manner. But it utter fails to explain why NO ONE got help in a timely manner.

[Stephanie]

2. It's not true, either

The NY Times, I think, used that quote and then mentioned that it is not in fact that big.

[SOS]

3. Not true at all

Area affected: 55,000 square miles, about the size of Florida
Great Britain: 85,000 square miles.

RNC spin machine added 30,000 sq. miles.

[walkon]

4. Not even close.

But on that little night light globe Bush uses they look the same!

[mr blur]

5. It must be true - the Chimp said it.

Although I'm told that our little island home is in fact the size of Idaho.