Do You Believe...

[cherokeeprogressive]

Do you believe the claim made by this administration that the majority of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico has just disappeared?

It's a simple question.

[kenny blankenship]

1. Raptured

There's a difference.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Not just no.......FUCK NO.

We are being lied to.

And it really pisses me off.

Recommended.

[Subdivisions]

6. Yep. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. You and I are a lot alike.

What started as a few thousand gallons a day turned into tens of thousands, or so we were told.

We were told corexit was non-toxic until we were told by outside sources that it was.

Now we're told that the oil is just disappearing at a rate no one can substantiate with any measure of certainty.

My skepticism now knows no bounds.

What a shame. What a wasted opportunity on SO MANY LEVELS.

But hey, it's not such a bad day, the decision on Prop H8te today caused my gay Daughter to call me in tears (of happiness) and we rejoiced together.

Some days you eat the Bear, and some days the Bear eats you. Today, we dined on Grizzly. Tomorrow we'll go back to having our guts torn out by something much larger than ourselves.

Certain DU'ers are saying that "if Obama says it's so..." it must be true. They're doing their level best to find ways to back up that claim without any substantiation whatsoever.

Color me NOT surprised.

[20score]

11. Amen!

[MilesColtrane]

3. Was that an administration claim or a BP claim?

[SunsetDreams]

18. Based off of U.S. Scientists Report

White House energy advisor Carol Browner said this on CBS 'The Early Show'

"I think we are getting some good news out of the Gulf in terms of the information from the static kill and also what our scientists are telling us - the vast majority of the oil has been contained, it's been burned, it's been cleaned and that's good news for the people of the Gulf," Browner said on CBS' "The Early Show".

Browner said the remaining oil is expected to "break down naturally."

"Mother Nature will do her part, but we'll continue to be vigilant to ensure anything that comes on shore, the tar balls, the sheen, is cleaned up rapidly," she said.

The report's calculations were based on daily operational reports, estimates by scientists and various analyses by experts. The government acknowledged it made certain assumptions about how oil dissolves in water naturally over time.

Officials, while encouraged by the report, stressed that the fight wasn't over.

"Less oil on the surface does not mean that there isn't oil still in the water column or that our beaches and marshes aren't still at risk," NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco cautioned in a news release.

more here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/04/national/main6741897.shtml

[MilesColtrane]

22. Thanks

Browner's statements set off my bullshit detector.

[Radical Activist]

33. So he didn't say it "just disappeared"

Thanks for the clarification.

[sandnsea]

4. I thought they said half has been captured/degraded

and the other half is in the process of being degraded. Some of that has been dispersed.

And there is still an enormous amount of repair to do.

I don't know where you got the idea anybody said the oil disappeared.

[flyarm]

15. the White House made a statement that the oil disappeared..the white house, and Obama.eom

[sandnsea]

19. No one used the word "disappeared"

This is what Obama said. Perhaps you need to know what the word "dispersed" means, I don't know. Dispersed means the oil is in a state that it can rapidly degrade.

"One place in our country where people have faced particular struggles in the last few months is in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the BP oil spill. So it was very welcome news when we learned overnight that efforts to stop the well through what’s called a “static kill” appear to be working - and that a report out today by our scientists show that the vast majority of the spilled oil has been dispersed or removed from the water. So the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end. And we are very pleased with that. (Applause.)

Our recovery efforts, though, will continue. We have to reverse the damage that’s been done, we will continue to work to hold polluters accountable for the destruction they’ve caused, we’ve got to make sure that folks who were harmed are reimbursed, and we’re going to stand by the people of the region however long it takes until they’re back on their feet."

[flyarm]

24. I live on the gulf and I damn well know what dispersed means!

and it was said over and over yesterday on many MSM that the white house said the oil has disappeared..I heard it ..many times yesterday beginning in the early am on MSNBC! I darned well know what I heard repeatedly yesterday on numerous MSM!

I have a vested interest..My back yard is the Gulf of Mexico! I know what I heard repeatedly!

This is just one example!


http://abcnews.go.com/WN/bp-gulf-oil-spill-static-kill-plugs-president/story?id=11321865

BP Oil Spill: 'Static Kill' Seals off Well, as President Obama Says Most of Oil Is Gone
White House Offers No Apology to Tony Hayward, Though 75 Percent of Spill Has Disappeared

14 comments
By BRADLEY BLACKBURN

Aug. 4, 2010

[sandnsea]

25. So because Bradley Blackburn is stupid

you get to be stupid too?

I don't care what the MSM said, Obama and the White House never said all the oil disappeared.

Dispersed is not "disappeared" and the material posted specifically says it is in a state where it will biodegrade.

Regardless, even if 75% DID disappear, the other 25% is still there and is still going to be visible, and damage is still going to need to be cleaned up, as the President also said.

Nobody has said this is over and if that is what you get from watching the MSM, well then shut the fucking liars off.

[flyarm]

30. It was repeated all morning yesterday morning on MSNBC then again last night on

Anderson Cooper. And as I posted here it was also said on ABC

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100804/sc_mcclatchy/3586914


Scientists skeptical of Obama claims BP's spill doesn't threat Gulf

Mcclatchy Newspapers – Wed Aug 4, 7:31 pm ET

WASHINGTON — Many scientists say they're skeptical of a widely publicized government report Wednesday that concludes much of the oil that gushed from BP's leaking well is gone and poses little threat to the Gulf of Mexico .

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , the "vast majority" of the 4.9 million barrels released into the Gulf has either evaporated "or been burned, skimmed, and recovered from the wellhead, or dispersed."

"I'm suspect if that's accurate or not," said Ronald Kendall , the director of the Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University and one of the scientists who testified Wednesday at a congressional hearing about the need for more research into the composition and use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil in the Gulf.

"It's an estimate and I'd like to say that even if it's true, there are still 50 to 60 million gallons that are still out there," he said. "It's too early to draw the conclusion that the coast is clear, but there are species there that will tell us.''

The White House used the report to boost public confidence that the accident at BP's drilling site, which killed 11 workers, fouled the Gulf, killed wildlife and disrupted the regional economies from Texas to Florida , is now behind the nation.

Many scientists, however, questioned both the rosy White House assessment and the administration's motives, timing and record of estimating how much oil was flowing from the well.

[LooseWilly]

5. Thank you for including some real responses for your poll.

I particularly liked the "Fuck it, let's just..." answer... it so captured the Lists I'm seeing lately... and the resume padding ethos of the country today (new inspiration for my job search!)

[cherokeeprogressive]

8. I used to teach a course in Voc. Ed. on the subject of resume writing.

The workshops I took in preparation for that course always came to one point: Don't LIE; embellish.

If you ever answered a phone at a business, then you're a qualified Switchboard Operator.

If you ever answered a question posed by a customer of a business, then you're a qualified Customer Service Representative.

If you ever handled a dollar at a business, then at the very least, you assisted the Comptroller.

I never realized that those workshops were taught by the people who now staff the Obama Administration.

[LooseWilly]

12. Heh... well put.

I prefer the term "shovelling bullshit" to "embellish"... but you know... tomaytows, tomahtos... administration accomplishments... (I particularly like the adherence to the GWB Iraq withdrawal schedule as an accomplishment... so very impressive)

:tinfoilhat:

[Ozymanithrax]

9. Disappeared no. Degraded by exposure to the elements...

eaten by microorganisms that eat oil, sucked up, and lost in the depths.

[cherokeeprogressive]

10. Never to be heard from again?

Pollyanna doesn't live here anymore.

Lost in the depths? Woo that's a good one.

[Ozymanithrax]

20. OIl degraded by evaporation or eaten becomes other things...

some nasty, some innocuous.

That is not Pollyanna, it is chemistry.

The earth has a enormous facility to heal itself.

Pretending otherwise is to put on blinders to science.

[AnArmyVeteran]

13. What if the ocean is like the internal combustion engine?

I've heard one report that the amount of oil spilled in the Gulf is only enough oil to run our automobiles for 1/4 of a one day. So all that oil refined into gas ends up burned in 1/4th of a day.

The gulf waters and microscopic sea life might legitimately act like the internal combustion engine in breaking down the oil into a safe substances.

One process is man made and the other is nature. Just another take on the spill.



Problem is, BP could tell us the Gulf is degrading the oil and no one would believe them. That's why they have been spending millions on non-stop ad campaigns. They are trying reprogram people and probably potential jurors. BP wouldn't be spending that money if they weren't right. Why waste the money? But BP has zero credibility because they have been lying from the very first day. When anything happens to any corporation they automatically send out their spokesperson to start crafting the message. They deny, lie and deceive. But they are never honest with the people. In order to rise to the top of a large corporation you had to sell yourself to get there.

[glowing]

14. Its not dissapearing, its becoming invisible. But tests confirm that oil ppb is still too high

and people are in and playing along the effected areas. There is this new "scabbies" or "staph" outbreak occurring in LA. Even the more infamous Kindra has been affected. Its most likely due to the dispersants. The dispersants are horrible, horrible, horrible... made worse when exposed to warm temperatures.

[AnArmyVeteran]

21. I can't believe people are swimming in that water either.

I certainly wouldn't eat any seafood from the gulf waters. There is no telling what toxins are in the sea life there. I don't care if authorities say it's safe. I don't believe them.

[glowing]

31. The test for seafood appears to be the smell test.. that is the only thing they have

[Mac1949]

16. Of course it disappeared. The Bermuda Triangle got it.

:evilgrin:

[Ignis]

26. !

:spray:

Well played. :thumbsup:

[Motown_Johnny]

17. depends on the definition of the word "disappeared"

if it means that you can't disprove my claim so I can say anything I want... then yes, it has "disappeared"



If it means it no longer exists, then no.

[Poboy]

23. Local N.O. poll today:

Do you believe the government report claiming nearly 75 percent of the oil that spewed into the gulf is no longer there?
No ( 82% )
Yes ( 18% )


http://www.wwl.com/pages/1891492.php

[spin]

27. We may find out that there are serious problems after the mid-term elections ...

but BP, in the end, will escape full payment for the disaster.

The same thing would have resulted if the problem would have occurred under George W. Bush.

I am beginning to believe that both our parties view big corporations as FAR more important that the citizens they represent.

I can only hope that I am wrong.

[TK421]

28. nope...that claim buried the needle on my BS detector

although I don't understand the lying part....did the cleanup effort just disappear?

[tnlefty]

29. No.

Spread throughout the water column, nor do I believe the BS that none is on the ocean floor.

[AlabamaLibrul]

32. My eyes, they tell me no. n/t