So Obama plugs the hole and Louisiana voters still don't give him the credit

[bigdarryl]

But they give there Governor all the credit.RACIST!!! fucks http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/08/polling-on-spill.html

[midnight]

1. I think the BP report that says everything is working out is

under some suspicion because the scientist that BP said reviewed the report indicate something different. There are outstanding issues with the dipersants that are reeking havoc on their lungs, and other organs. I think the issue may be bigger than plugging a hole.

[Llewlladdwr]

2. Racist?

Really?

It couldn't be that a ton of people in LA are still out of work because of the moratorium on drilling, or restrictions on fishing, or anything like that.

No, it's those racist crackers prefering an Indian to a Black man.

Gotta be it...

[geek tragedy]

3. No jobs were lost because of the moratorium.

But, you're right. It's not racism.

It's the fact that Louisiana is a seriously far-right, Teabagging nutjob state.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Probably even moreso since Hurricane Katrina

scattered a lot of the population to other surrounding states.

[Llewlladdwr]

5. There are those who disagree about the jobs...

This is from my local paper:

http://www.caller.com/news/2010/aug/20/south-texas-jobs-at-stake-due-to-offshore-warn/

HuffPo:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/21/deepwater-drilling-ban-co_n_689957.html

And a very well balanced article from NOLA:

http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/08/deepwater_oil_drilling_morator.html

So there are differing views on jobs lost and such, I will conceed. But folks, we can't keep crying racism everytime someone says something we dislike about President Obama.

[Fire1]

6. Which = Racism n/t

[Llewlladdwr]

7. How?

Seriously. Read the link the OP provided to the poll and then please tell me what about this is racist.

[Fire1]

9. I responded to geektragedy's post. n/t

[Llewlladdwr]

16. Umm, okay....

I suppose that's an answer....

[vaberella]

10. They were getting paid as well during the moratorium.

And you're right on the above. Well half and half. It's how you interpret the suggest. Mainly in Louisiana are not only far right but there are a many good number of racists even though Louisiana has been seen as a densely populated Black State...those there are now are not that in the same numbers they were before and LA news has been doing a number on the people---ie bashing Obama at the rise of every Repub in office in that state. So there is a vein of underlining racism even if it's veiled by political ideology.

[vaberella]

8. Yet they are still receiving pay checks while off work. Get a clue.

And it's the smartest thing to continue off shore drilling while knowing people in the DOI, a state of corruption put in place even before the Bush years, were bought off and did shotty jobs but we allow innocent lives to be put in jeopardy because of it?! Because that's what was suggested---defending more oil at the risk of lives at risk---and hence the moratorium.

[DrSteveB]

11. Bobby Jindal is Indian-american

And he's not light skin.

[KingFlorez]

12. So?

Just because a lot them supported Jindal doesn't mean they aren't racist. Minority Republicans are seen differently by these people.

[DrSteveB]

15. So they like conservative minorities

That means they're ideologues, not necessarily racist. If Obama were conservative, would they like him or hate him? Do they prefer Clarence Thomas or Stephen Breyer?

[nmbluesky]

13. Racist?? How?

Bobby is a Indian-american.. He is a not white.. Can you see people's skin?

[KingFlorez]

14. Oh, who cares?

Hopefully Jindal completely wrecks the state during the rest of his term. It would be a very well deserved lesson for people being so stupid.