Mother Jones' Mac McClelland reports from Louisiana (Beaches blocked)

[flamingdem]

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/05/crude-oil-reaches-beaches-louisiana-gulf-bp-spill-transocean


Breaking: Oil Makes Landfall, Cops Blocking Beaches, MoJo on the Scene

[flamingdem]

1. Follow McClelland on Twitter

http://twitter.com/MichaelMechanic

# Says @BP_America: "We have processed $8.3m in claims so far and are welcoming additional claims." Well they sure are making 'em. about 4 hours ago via web

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Palin pushing for more AZ-type laws in border states: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0510/37544.html about 5 hours ago via web

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MotherJones RT @ClaraJeffery: OMFG! RT @agolis BP is quietly running tourism ads for the Gulf Coast: http://yhoo.it/9XzA4X about 5 hours ago via web

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When Oil Spill hits La. beaches, @MacMcClelland saw kids "spashing around in this huge sheen." http://bit.ly/9HcFUA about 6 hours ago via web

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@MacMcClelland tweeting from Gulf Coast: Can't get this effing oil off my fingers, and my nails are stained yellow. Hot. about 6 hours ago via web

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[Cetacea]

2. K&R

[Luminous Animal]

3. Fuckety fuck fuck fuck. Does our government really think that

a few cops are going to keep the destruction under wraps?

[flamingdem]

4. I just figured something out. They don't want to impact tourism in the area

because that means lots of JOBS and lots of MONEY.

I read on another forum that they are pushing the season with BP money to bring people into the area while the beaches are still clean.

I guess that it means many millions.

No excuse in any way, but a pragmatist + capitalist might think this way..

[Luminous Animal]

7. Pragmatic, indeed. Hoodwink people into bringing their children to frolic

in globs of oil and breathe in benzene, toluene, and xylene.

[JDPriestly]

13. They can't delay forever.

This oil will not go away in time for the tourist season. It is just stupid, foolish to delay publication of the truth about what is going on.

Denial, that's all it is. It won't last long.

[Hekate]

9. It's toxic, that's what they know. They're trying to keep tourists out of the goo. OTOH...

... I am of the mind that people OUGHT to see what is going on with their own eyes. Really. Open up all the roads -- let everyone experience this devastation.

Helate

[EFerrari]

5. Thanks for posting, flamingdem.

K&R

[WillyT]

6. HUGE K & R !!!

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[amborin]

8. K&R

[Tsiyu]

10. This is some scary shit, people

the fact that BP has contracted emergency animal care is frightening. they are telling people not to attempt to help wildlife, but to call a phone number to report.

So deputies are guarding any evidence sights, just So nobody can get any animals for testing perhaps?

A lot of our rainfall here originates in the Gulf. Are those dispersants going to be in our rainfall, falling on our livestock and in our gardens?

the questions outnumber any real fucking answers.

I hope those who profit from the suffering are punished, that's all i can say

[Catherina]

11. It's so hard to wrap my mind around this . Rec'd n/t

[Bonobo]

12. Kicking this. I hope Mac keeps up the work! nt

[1955doubledie]

14. K&R

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