lonestarnot
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Mon May-10-10 10:15 PM
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If the government took over the BP, Haliburton, Transocean LTD gusher disasters, |
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Edited on Mon May-10-10 10:18 PM by lonestarnot
who would the call on to step in and take over?
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Mon May-10-10 10:24 PM
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1. I don't know, but maybe they could keep that destructive gang from |
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making it worse?
Tell us straight-There is nothing to do until the relief well taps into it.
Don't shoot chemicals and landfills into the well. Don't cut the riser pipe. Focus on containment efforts that don't have the risk of making it worse.
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Mon May-10-10 11:02 PM
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7. I have no ifuckingdea what the hell to think. If people knew the real truth of the matter, |
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Edited on Mon May-10-10 11:02 PM by lonestarnot
they may schred BP, Halliburton and Transocean LTD.
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Mon May-10-10 10:25 PM
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2. The government takes over the literal nuclear option is about to be excercised |
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Because the government is the only entity with the access and the authorization to detonate a nuke on the seabed.
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Tue May-11-10 07:50 AM
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12. So you think we need to make the hole bigger? |
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I thought the idea was to plug the hole not enlarge it..:shrug:
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Mon May-10-10 10:27 PM
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4. I don't think the President wants to deal with the political ramifications |
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of setting off a nuke off the coast of Louisana
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Mon May-10-10 10:58 PM
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5. At what point does he get caught between a shit and a sweat here? |
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Mon May-10-10 11:01 PM
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6. When a dolphin washes on shore covered with oil and is posted |
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on every blog, facebook profile, and the MSM actually has to cover the story.
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Mon May-10-10 11:04 PM
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8. I am so tired and depressed from worry about it all I think |
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I'm shutting down early tonight. :toast: to the hope of better days.
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Wed May-12-10 01:01 PM
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15. It's happened. The MSM is portraying it as a mystery... |
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Mon May-10-10 11:11 PM
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9. The government would hire the same experts BP is using. |
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The pool of people who manage things like this is rather small, and all that would be done is to change the source of the paycheck.
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Tue May-11-10 06:21 AM
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Tue May-11-10 06:30 AM
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11. but changingthe source of the paycheck would also change the priorities |
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Edited on Tue May-11-10 06:31 AM by northernlights
BP's PRIORITIES:
1. MAKE A PROFIT -- eg if at all possible, get the oil 2. CLEAN UP AS CHEAPLY AS POSSIBLE -- without regard to damage caused by "cleanup" 3. HIDE THE MESS IF IT'S CHEAPER THAN REAL CLEANUP 4. PR, PR, PR 5. BLAME GAME -- IT'S NOT OUR FAULT, WE DID AND ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE (as opposed to doing everything possible) 6. PASS ON THE EXPENSE TO SOMEONE, ANYONE, ELSE 7. NOT COMPENSATE THOSE WHO'S HEALTH AND LIVELIHOODS ARE DESTROYED 8. oh year, that other one...stop the fucking gusher, clean up the mess, save what animals can be saved
GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITIES (hopefully) WOULD BE: 1. STOP THE FUCKING GUSHER, without doing further harm 2. CLEAN UP THE MESS, without doing further harm 3. GET PAID BACK IN FULL AND THEN SOME
See the difference?
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Tue May-11-10 01:31 PM
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13. Using the limiter "hopefully" shows why there is not difference... |
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Regardless of who signs the check, the first goal is to stop the gushing oil.
Both would result in that being done as cheaply as possible, which includes hiding the mess if it can't be cleaned up. Niether the government nor BP will do things that are just not economically feasable.
The government taking over lets BP evade responsibility, and the government would still use BP and their experts. In fact, what it would lead to is the U.S. government paying BP to clean up their fucking mess.
We need to remove "hopefully" from the equation.
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Wed May-12-10 12:58 PM
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14. well then, presumably instead of hopefully |
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I see no evidence that BP's first priority is to stop the gushing oil.
I see plenty of evidence that their first priority is to tap into that well and collect oil, protect their image and protect their wallets. All of their behavior to date supports this.
If they wanted to stop the gushing oil, they could use explosives. And they probably wouldn't have to be nukes, either, contrary to popular belief. They could drill down a short distance nearby by, use explosives and the well would collapse in on itself.
The fact that they haven't even entertained such an idea -- although it's been done in the past by the Russians -- tells me that stopping the gushing oil is not their first priority.
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