Barbour: Weathered oil is not dangerous

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http://www.sunherald.com/2010/05/27/2216365/barbour-weathered-oil-is-not-dangerous.html

Thursday, May. 27, 2010

Barbour: Weathered oil is not dangerous

By KAREN NELSON - [e-mail]


BILOXI — Gov. Haley Barbour, in a news conference Thursday, said the brown-orange mousse that has been washing ashore in Louisiana is not dangerous.

He described it as weathered oil with most of its toxic components churned out by the Gulf before it reaches shore. He said the danger was it could smother an area, as opposed to being poisonous.

However, he said there has been a darker oil spotted off Louisiana recently that concerned him.

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Yea Haley, its actually healthy for you. Why don't you go jump in and show us?

[tishaLA]

1. Haley is dumber than a post

And they were talking about him as a Presidential prospect in 2012?

[joeybee12]

2. Then drink a glass and prove it, asshole...n/t

[jdlh8894]

10. Why would anybody drink saltwater?DAMN!!! n/t

[JHB]

3. Time for a dunking booth filled with "weathered oil"...

...with Barbour the dunkee.

Proceeds to go to Gulf fishermen and others whose living depends on a healthy Gulf.

[Toucano]

4. Fry that man up some pelican eggs in dat der oil!

Mmm. Tasty!

[meegbear]

5. Not dangerous? When you ingest a handful on camera, I'll believe it.

[yurbud]

6. keep going Republicans!

[daleo]

7. Animals along the shore like to cavort in weathered oil

Plant life grows like crazy in weathered oil - I mean, who doesn't fertilize their garden with the stuff?

Plus, tourists will visit the gulf to marvel at the pretty patterns it makes in the water.

[KamaAina]

8. Memorial Day BBQs coming up

Why not slather some of that tasty brown-orange mousse on your steaks, Haley?

[Feron]

9. Well a plain tarball won't hurt you, however....

a tarball dipped in toxic dispersant is another issue altogether.

Not to mention underwater plumes of oil that haven't been weathered yet. If underwater plumes are a major concern for Lake Ponchartrain, you can bet that they will make an appearance on the Mississippi beaches.

In other words, Barbour is a frontrunner for Moron of the Year.

[FarCenter]

17. By the time it is weathered to a tar ball, it is basically the same as asphalt on your streets

Where do you think that asphalt comes from?

[me b zola]

11. I've been hearing this on cable news

It really sounds like one of the major plans to clean the environment of the oil is evaporation. :grr: This, the best I can tell, is their explanation on why they are using so much chemical dispersant. :grr: :grr:

In the years to come when the wetlands die, many species go extinct, and the GoM practically dies, corporatists will say that it had nothing to do with the oil.

[bdamomma]

18. the circumstances or outcome of this spill will come back and bite us all

it is just sickening BP can go to hell.

[indepat]

12. Insanely inane gibberish seems to just keep rolling off Haley's forked

tongue. :P

[JBoy]

13. I hate it when articles paraphrase controversial remarks. What *exactly* did he say?

I watched the whole video clip, and I didn't hear him claim the mousse was "not dangerous". Maybe there was something after the clip...

He did make one bullshit statement though, when he said that the moratorium should not apply to shallow water drilling. He said there was nothing about the current incident that wouldn't lead to the conclusion that it was because of the great depth and high pressures. He pulled that out of his ass.

[Zoeisright]

14. Then go swimming in it, you dumb fuck.

Why are these fucking idiot repukes allowed any air time at all????

[charlesg]

15. Why, it's a known anti-aging elixir for your skin.

[yella_dawg]

16. And you can wash down depleted uranium with dish soap and it's safe for toddlers. n/t

[AlinPA]

19. Then go suck some, you filthy republican pig.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

20. JFC!

Weathered oil is doubleplus good! In fact, daily rations have been increased...

[City Lights]

21. Go for a swim, Haley!

Take the whole family! I triple-dog dare you!

[dchill]

22. Next, Haley Barbour will try to have us believe...

that HE's not dangerous. I think that Barbour thinks that "ole" and oil are synonymous.

[Union Yes]

23. Bathe in it then, you fucking Reich Wing blob. nt

[Urban Prairie]

24. Wow talk about delusional:

"Barbour allayed concerns the approaching hurricane season would make this oil crisis worse and invited people to come to Mississippi beaches for the Memorial Day weekend."

How exactly can he "allay" concerns about the approaching hurricane season?

Is he gonna fart in their general direction??