"Angry Obama Expected Tomorrow"

[Clio the Leo]

Angry Obama Expected Tomorrow

President Obama is angry about the oil spill, its magnitude, BP's stalling and tomorrow, he is going to let his frustrations spill out at a late-morning press availability after he meets with senior officials.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/10/05/night-beat-angry-obama-expected-tomorrow/56702

He's probably going to use all kinds of coarse language ... like "extremely displeased" and "deeply disappointed." :scared:

[babylonsister]

1. LOL-that picture! I hope he's steamin' angry! nt

[Clio the Leo]

2. Well, we need more pics so we can be prepared....

... for what the Wrath of the Obama might look like. These were all taken when various events on Capitol Hill caused him to miss Sports Center ..

[HereSince1628]

3. Angry? I don't think so. EMBARRASSED, well absolutely!!!!!!!!

THe guy comes out in support of off-shore drilling and an industry giant almost immediately fucks up stupendously and catastrophically.

It's enough to make anyone REALLY humiliated about support for domestic production exemplified by off-shore drilling.

[babylonsister]

5. So now Obama should be embarrassed because an

industry giant fucked up catastrophically? Try blaming the industry giant; Obama had absolutely nothing to do with it, so has no reason to be embarrassed. Nice try. :eyes:

[roguevalley]

18. babylonsister, his admin gave them passes on a lot of things that

they should never have gotten. they should have followed all the rules but they were given waivers, etc. he has a hand in this and that might be part of his anger. he didn't want this but the actions of his admin have made it happen as well.

[demosincebirth]

19. "but the actions of his admin have made it happen as well." Now its Obama's fault?

[polichick]

26. If the buck stops with him, yes. It's the MMS, part of Interior, that allows...

...oil companies to get away with shoddy work and lax regulations. They've even approved new offshore projects since this accident, without environmental assessments.

It's not enough to get "beyond livid" at BP - the president needs to place a permanent ban on more offshore drilling and clean up his MMS - for God's sake, they let rigs fly the flags of places like the Marshall Islands so they can have second-rate standards and keep the Coast Guard from doing inspections.

[demosincebirth]

43. I'm for off shore drilling with stiff regulations. But to blame Obama is ridiculous

[Rosa Luxemburg]

48. The Republicans want to blame Obama for it

when really it was their Cheney

[roguevalley]

45. part of it, yes. really now, are you so blinded by your affection for

him that you twist what I say? I didn't say it was his fault as in all his fault. I say he had a portion of fault. jeez.

[Aramchek]

37. Obama is responsible for all bad things that happen, everywhere, don't ya know?

[HereSince1628]

38. Do you really think that's what I said?

It seems that Project Protect Obama Without Thinking, is really tripping over it's dick.

[Aramchek]

40. Obama doesn't need us to protect him, his continued success does that

[HereSince1628]

42. Oh I want some of whatever it is you have. I'll be bummed if it's a genetic mutation

[ClassWarrior]

46. I totally agree. He can handle any criticism that's thrown at him, and has said as much himself.

Which makes it so ironic that his fan club refuses to allow anyone to say boo about him, and instantly dismisses all criticism out of hand.

NGU.

[vaberella]

50. Let's be clear here. I'm extremely anti-off shore drilling.

I have said that if I was voting, I would not vote for a single candidate--including Obama who supported this crap.

However, even I know that this is not his fault. Why? Because these wells have been around for a while now. This is not the first one, or the last one and we've had spills before. Some of them were just not in use---for various reasons. Because he gave the go-ahead on wells that already had the bloody go-ahead anyway---and there is this disaster doesn't make him the cause of the problem.

I do think he had the power to shut down all off-shore drilling if he wanted. However, he has always said he wanted to use all avenues of energy available to us and off-shore drilling was one of them. That being said...when these sort of catastrophe's happen we can't go and blame the president since he wasn't in charge of the drilling.

Would you blame the Governor or Mayor of the town where the death of 29 miners happened? Since the mine itself was facing pending investigation for not following regulations---and because those things weren't moving fast enough by the state and eventually national regulation authorities official we would accuse. Why not complain to them since they had to be aware of the mine's problems since it was brought to their attention. No you can't.

Like you can't blame the Presidents who were around when scientist talked, for years, that if there was a strong Hurricane we should expect a Katrina. Just because they didn't have 20/20 hindsight. Yes, it would have been better if they heed the warnings and followed through. However, when years went by without incidence and off-shore drilling has a relatively decent safety rap from what I read---then you can't blame the President for hindsight.

You have to blame BP for not being cautious enough in the process of extracting the oil. I definitely have my issues with Obama's position on Off-shore drilling, like I have it on the "war." However, I'm not about to blame him for this----because there's no way he's logically responsible for this.

[liberalmuse]

6. Embarrassed? Really? Did he cause the spill?

Or implement the deregulation that has allowed it to continue? I'm really through with the serial Obama bashers. Most are knee jerk reactionaries who are a little too quick to post every piece of shite that comes out before doing their homework. It's dishonest to boot as I can count on finding out later that the stuff being posted here is simply not true. It's called 'thinking' and not swallowing every piece of bullshit, simply because the person writing it is a liberal. Time to start filling the cellar again.

[marshall]

12. I think the embarassment is in relation to the decision about offshore drilling

It's the timing that is embarassing.

[JTFrog]

25. Amen. n/t

[Bluenorthwest]

29. Let me explain it to you in terms you can digest

You invite a person to a party. They insist upon speaking up for and dragging to the party a lout with a bad reputation that no one else wants to be there. The person swears that the lout is no longer a risk, that this is now, that was then.
The lout enters the party, pisses on the rug, gropes the host and beings to sing filthy songs to the children.
Who did the ugly? The lout. But the person who insisted against the will of the majority that the lout was a changed man and a safe party mate does in fact have some responsibility for, if not the actions of the lout, for his own actions in speaking on behalf of that lout and imposing his pal's habits on the rest of the party.

[vaberella]

51. Thank you.. I'm adamantly against off-shore drilling, but it's just stupid to blame him for this.

n/t

[depakid]

13. I'd certainly be embarrassed if I'd made the call and my agencies and appointees screwed up

I'd also be a might pissed off at my advisers as well as BP and Halliburton for their negligence in causing this catastrophe.

[HereSince1628]

23. Exactly,

I didn't think it was particularly difficult to fathom.

[olegramps]

33. Here since 1628. I think you got on the wrong boat.

[HereSince1628]

34. Why, because I don't clean my ears with the toilet?

[jefferson_dem]

4. Official WH image from today... Obama in the Oval... Not Happy!

[Clio the Leo]

15. be funny if Dwayne Johnson actually came out to make the statement...

.... in Hulk speak. "BP bad! BP very very bad! BP go out window now!"

[jefferson_dem]

7. Hey BP: Remember "the fly"?

You're about to get fucked up.

[Clio the Leo]

17. yes and so do all the fly's cousins....

... who have been seeking revenge ever since.

[Cha]

8. You're funny,

Clio.:)

[msongs]

9. angry is being kicked out of the military by DADT cuz Obama will not suspend it nt

[katandmoon]

10. And yet the Obama administration hasn't permanently shitcanned offshore drilling.

It's still playing us for suckers.

[depakid]

14. And if they're smart about it they won't until the report comes out

No need to at this point, as nothing further along these lines is going ahead.

[marshall]

11. I prefer the term "deeply troubled"

It conveys just the right mood, without being conclusive.

[Clio the Leo]

16. Ah yes, that's classic Obama speak. Forgot about that one. NT

[Moochy]

20. Angry is firing Salazar and Shutting down all new deepwater drilling permits & requiring shutoffs

but instead there will be a measured cadence, pregnant pauses and a few stern glances at the camera.

Also look for the clenched fist with thumb extended, ala Clinton.

[scentopine]

21. LOL! He's a firm believer in the "free" market he has nothing

to be mad about. The free market knew the risks of oil drilling in the ocean and decided it was worth the price.

And wanna bet the free market will decide that the corporations at fault will get off without any real punishment and the victims of this disaster (American public) will receive no justice?

Wall Street had their oil slick and they are rolling in cash. BP has theirs and the the ultimate outcome will be the same.

The free market - ain't it grand!

[jefferson_dem]

24. So one cannot be a "believer" in the free market and also believe in regulations/accountability.

What's the alternative?

Why not just say "fer us or agin us..."?

[robinblue]

22. Obama shook his fingers at the CEOs for their bonuses also

DAH!!

[Bluenorthwest]

27. He should be chagrined.

[AllentownJake]

28. Angry Orator....scary

Call me when you have an angry Attorney General convening Grand Juries.

As my mother told me when I brought home a bad report card in 8th grade, "Yes you are the smartest kid in the room, so stop fucking talking and do."

[avaistheone1]

30. +1

[jefferson_dem]

31. Just released video of "The Rock" Obama warming up with his sparring partner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZe-cD_Nc50

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[jefferson_dem]

35. "I can't recall a previous occasion on which Pres. Obama sounded as decidedly angry...

about an issue or development as he did today."

http://twitter.com/markknoller/statuses/13985168958

[jefferson_dem]

36. "Obama privately has been described as "livid" - and it is showing today."

http://twitter.com/WestWingReport/statuses/13984478306

[maxsolomon]

39. "and another thing, would the hysterics at DU back the fuck up?"

i'm trying to turn the Titanic here, not a Mini Cooper!

[Juche]

41. He better have action to back it up

Because all the talk about how angry he was with the financial institutions and health companies while not doing anything about it (or openly kowtowing to them) got old.

[Moochy]

44. So was he angry today?

huh guess not.

[rucky]

47. Why does BP even have the smallest say in how this is handled?

If I was running a meth lab in my neighborhood, and toxic shit was coming out of my home, the Hazmat team would take over and condemn my property, and do what they have to do. They wouldn't be respecting my ownership and they certainly wouldn't be asking for my advice.

Take control of the rig. Take control of the solution. Send BP the fucking bill and let them sort that out with the subcontractors. Otherwise, they should have been out of the picture from day one.

[AllentownJake]

49. Have you been paying attention to this administration the past year and a half

Why does the President dine and take suggestions from CEOs that drove their companies into the ground requiring bailouts from the government in various forms?

This is nothing new, unlike the financial fiasco, you can just see on the Ocean surface the effect of the President embrace of sociopath business leaders.

[Catherina]

52. Has it happened yet or did I blink and miss it? n/t