* heads up, press briefing - oil spill, etc * (expired)

[tomm2thumbs]

http://www.cnn.com for link

BP will not be replaced by the federal government in the ongoing cleanup efforts of the Gulf oil spill, said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen

[aquart]

1. So no attempt to improve situation whatsoever?

[gateley]

2. That's a big leap. They are attempting to improve the situation

daily. If you can, listen to the Coast Guard Commandant - he explains what they have done and what they are doing now.

[aquart]

5. Which amounts to ....................... nothing.

You go be impressed by their efforts. I will continue to be impressed by their blazing incompetence.

[State the Obvious]

7. And your suggestions.....that do not involve taxpayers bailing out Big Oil? nt

[ShamelessHussy]

11. that's a crook! try damaging public property, you will get a bill for the cleanup

[readmoreoften]

8. Oil production expert on Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen: "Thad Allen should be fired...

"Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen should be fired. Today. Now. This minute. Before he can give another press conference echoing what BP said not five minutes before him. Then he should be fucking court martialed and fucking sent to prison before BP can give him a goddamn job. He's a shameless piece of shit."


Why don't you do a little research. Even the booming operation is a scam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_enCDXmVj0

[gateley]

13. I wasn't very impressed by him. He has vast experience on oil spills,

but seems to be too accepting of what BP conveys to him. Almost kind of naive.

[jaxx]

9. I watched the presser and they are working from all angles to get it stopped.

It was well explained for those who watched, as you said.

[tomm2thumbs]

3. link here

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/24/oil.spill.main/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

[State the Obvious]

4. And when Admiral Allen was asked, "Could government replace BP?"

Admiral Allen replied, "Replace them......with what?"

.......dead silence in the room.:eyes:

[jaxx]

10. Yep, a telling moment.

All the naysayers sitting there and none of them could come up with an answer. All they have are demands for things they know nothing about.

[tkmorris]

12. Let BP plug the leak (but watch them closely)

Let the feds take over the cleanup. Are you implying we don't have anyone who knows how to deploy and supervise boom?

[State the Obvious]

14. No....I am saying, "should it be government's responsibility...

......to REPLACE BP's responsibility?" (clean-up)

Maybe Cheney's Halliburton (Oil Field Services) could help ($$$) find a solution. :sarcasm:

BP made the mess, let them clean it up.

[ljm2002]

6. I'm glad they had the briefing...

...could only catch parts (dratted work anyway!).

However I did notice one telling moment, or at least it seemed so to me. The Admiral was describing the pipe that was inserted into the broken pipe and why it took 3 tries: He said "The pipe we inserted ..."

I did a double take. "What you mean 'WE', Admiral?"

Talk about cozy with BP...