last nite I watched CNN 5 & 6 p.m. news to see what they would say about

[ensho]

the oil disaster.

they didn't say much. just that the dome didn't work and why. and that the no fishing zone was made larger. and a reporter gathered some of the oil slick, took it to a lab because some people were saying it was red tide and not oil. it was oil.

Wolf spent the first 25 min. at 6 p.m. reporting on the failed NYC bomber. 25 min. oil disaster got 3 or 4 min.

(an aside on the failed bomber. why is his wife not reported on at all and her pic blocked out in the photo? they have reported everything about the bomber but not the wife.)

I checked CNN again at 10 pm and nothing new, little said. this morning was the same.

yesterday I posted the thread that I just kicked back to pg. one about the gulf stream picking up the oil.

this report had a bunch of new news that CNN did not and has not reported. why?

that the hurricane plane will drop a type of thermometer to see if they can determine where the oil on the sea bed is going. we can see what the oil on the surface is doing but not the oil on the sea floor.

the article explained that the gulf stream loops change locations and could at any time locate where the surface oil is.

that there is a kind of wall near the Keys that would stop the sea bed oil from flowing forward. and it would pool up. and they don't know what would happen to it after that.

so why haven't CNN reported all the above and more from the report? they have examined the failed bomber probably down to how many times a day he pees but have little to say about the DISASTER!!!

what's going on?

Wash. Journal didn't talk about it at all. I just watched the beginning where they told who the guests were and what would be talked about. the DISASTER is political!!

I don't watch the other media. are they saying more then CNN?

am I asking too much? couldn't the DISASTER deserve 25 min. too?

[RufusTFirefly]

1. News is all about making you afraid, but without insulting corporations

The NYC bomber is perfect for that. An oil spill? Not so much.

[ensho]

6. if the gulf disaster doesn't scare people they haven't got brains

nt

[RufusTFirefly]

7. Yes, but we can't upset the auto and fossil fuel corporations, now can we?

After all, they're "people" too.

[napi21]

8. It's also aout trying to keep your aention, and the public attention span

isn
t very long unless they can relate to the story. They can't relate to things lie movement of the gulf stream and conditions a mile down on the ocean floor.

[RufusTFirefly]

10. Yes, the AMERICAN public's attention span

Our short attention span in the U.S. has been carefully cultivated. Not all countries are unable to ponder complex issues for extended periods. A typical European newscast would put many Americans to sleep. Not enough action!

[ixion]

2. 25 mins dedicated to propaganda, not news

such is the state of broadcast media today.

[RKP5637]

3. Does BP advertise on CNN? I recall seeing a lot of BP commercials here over

the past couple of years but I don't recall how much on CNN. Usually I mute them or switch channels as it's the same BS about how good oil corps. are for the environment. None want to offend their sponsors.

[Whisp]

4. BP advertised on CNN a LOT...

There's your answer, to everything.

Bet Larry Kings 110th anniversary gets more coverage.

[lonestarnot]

5. It's just bizarre.

[lpbk2713]

9. I heard on the news just a short while ago ..

that some recently caught Gulf shrimp was tested and deemed inedible.


We're screwn. Big time.


Those greedy bastards.

[1776Forever]

11. Good article on impact to sea life from the oil spill - Not good:

No way to predict oil's impact on fish
Bobby Cleveland • May 9, 2010

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100509/COL0503/5090333/No+way+to+predict+oil+s+impact+on+fish

Had a chance Wednesday to ask one of the most respected marine biologists for the Gulf of Mexico about the impact of oil that continues to escape from a blown-out well.

Jim Franks' immediate answer couldn't have been worse, at least not for me.

"The bottom dwellers, like oyster, crab and flounder, are probably among the most vulnerable," said Franks, senior research scientist for the Center for Fisheries Research and Development at the Gulf Coast Research Lab in Ocean Springs. "Obviously, we don't know anything for sure because there's so many uncertainties about this whole situation. We don't know how much oil, if any, will get into our waters, and, if we get any, we have no idea what kind it will be and how long it will be here.

"But, if we get oil, it will eventually settle to the bottom, and get into the mud where species like oysters and flounder live and eat. It has been shown in studies that those species are among the impacted species."

A personal note here: My favorite Gulf fish to eat is the flounder. They are fun to catch, too, but they are my favorite at the table - broiled, with a little butter or olive oil (or both) with fresh squeezed lemon and salt and pepper.

The only species I like better are oyster (fried, stewed or nude) and crab.

So far, we've been lucky and the oil has stayed mostly offshore. But it seems inevitable that it will impact the Mississippi Sound and, unless BP gets some kind of containment fast, most of the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico.

My greatest fear is that its impact will be so severe that I will never know the Gulf again as I have known it my whole life - outstanding fishing and the knowledge that I could hop in a car, drive a couple of hours and get my hands on fresh oysters, shrimp and crab.

(more at link)

..................

We can only hope for the best from now on.

[onethatcares]

14. on one of the radio shows Saturday I heard that

the main problem with this oil and its' contamination lies in the fact that it is not just floating to the top, but has now covered the entire water column from top to bottom. This is during the hatching stage of most marine species in the Gulf which of course will poison the new borns.

Another thing mentioned is that unlike the Exxon Valdez incident this is not a one time spill/cleaning operation. There are over 210,000 gallons of oil being released each day which doesn't allow for any type of clean up to be effective. Along with the fact that most of the dispersants being used are toxic to marine life also leads one to presume the Gulf of Mexico will be a long,long,long time in even getting started on recovery.

How far the contamination spreads is anyones guess, but I believe we will eat no more seafood from that area in our life times.

What a sad thought.

[1776Forever]

17. Yes it is truly a very sad thing. A whole ecological life base will be gone in months.

I think we can all hope the "big boys" learn from this and don't try to build more of these without at least a valve that I have heard about.

Here is a proud2BlibKansan DU post on that:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8276233

Cheney blasted for blocking oil well safety valve

"Environmental attorney Mike Papantonio told Ed Shultz on MSNBC's "Ed Show" that it was Cheney's Energy Task Force that rejected the proposal on grounds "that the switches, which cost $500,000 were too much of a burden on the industry."

Halliburton is directly implicated in the disaster since the Houston-based oilfield services corporation was under contract to pump cement around the wellhead to seal any leaks. Workers had just completed the cementing process when the well exploded. Ironically it was Earth Day, April 20."

[malaise]

12. Of course not

The business of corporations is to defend corporations, spin and skew. Get real!

[felinetta]

13. No surprise, but if this oil doesn't stop spewing they will be forced to not hide it away.

[janx]

15. kick

...because I've had the same experience and find it infuriating.

[Mojorabbit]

16. It has been driving me crazy too

There was a tampa article the other day saying the oil had entered the gulf stream and then nothing except politicians saying our beaches here in Fl are fine and tourists come on down.
This is creeping me out.