Saw this Obama Oil Response Chronology...

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If you haven't seen Robert Gibbs try to explain why Obama still hasn't spoken with the CEO of BP even once since the disaster began I encourage you to find a video of it.

His attempt to explain the concept of corporate governance and Boards of Directors is classic.

Here's a capsule:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/06/gibbs-obama-hasnt-talked-to-ha.html

Gibbs said Obama hasn't called CEO Tony Hayward because -- according to what Gibbs called the "executive structure of corporate governance" -- the CEO alone isn't the final word on company decisions, which are made by the board of directors.

"Look, the CEO is elected by the board. Anything that the CEO wants to do has to be approved by the board," Gibbs said.

Later, he added: "I'm telling you, based on the corporate governance structure, in order to implement what -- whatever you get from BP the CEO has to get clearance from the board to do. That's -- that's the corporate governance structure is -- is laid out."

So did that mean that Obama had picked up the phone to talk to some of these powerful board members?

No.
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So apparently talking to CEOs is useless -- no, wait a minute

Obama has met with CEOs from a wide range of companies repeatedly during his year-and-a-half in office. In fact, when the president became angry about banks giving big bonuses to their executives after taking bailout funds, he scolded them in person during a meeting at the White House.

And just last month, it was the West Wing which was bragging that Obama had bluntly chided Exxon Mobile CEO Rex Tillerson at a May 3 dinner, telling him that he expected the entire petroleum industry to dedicate its resources to the spill cleanup.
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#53
shows perfectly all his talk is rhetoric and obama has no real plan to solve the problem.
 
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Options to plug the BP oil spill available, but Obama ignores them

-Natural oil eating bacteria was successfully used to clean up the ocean and shores after the Exxon Valdez accident. To date, the company which produces up to 200,000 gallons a day of the oil eating bacteria has not had their phone calls returned by Obama's White House or BP.

-Kevin Costner has a small fleet of oil cleaning centrifuges at the ready. This device actually recovers lost oil. Again, Obama's White House is dithering and BP will not return Costner's appeals. Costner testified in front of Congress that he was ready to help on day one of the spill over 50 days ago.

-The Dutch government offered to help with the spill on day one. Obama and BP told them "no thanks" over 50 days ago. The Dutch have fleets of oil recovery barges and sand berm protection floats at the ready. Over 50 days of dithering.

-BP's first attempted fix was to drop a 4 story tall steel & concrete box on the leak. The siphon on the top of the box froze and would not take up the oil. Okay...so??? How bout leaving the damn 4 story concrete box on top of the leaking pipes?

-A 1920 maritime law prevents the US Navy from deploying any assistance to the scene. Obama could wave this relic law of the sea and use the Navy's expertise in deep waters. Obama will not waive the law. Why not? If Ted Kennedy can call in the US Navy to find JFK Jr's downed airplane, how come Obama cannot call in the Navy? What is stopping him?

-Governor Jindal has been begging Obama for supplies to shield his state's beaches. Over 50 days after the request Obama is still dithering.

-Obama declared a State of Emergency for the non-existent threat of Swine Flu. Governor Jindal declared a State of Emergency...how come Obama has not?

These are but a few of the many things Obama could be doing. Instead, he is looking for someone's "ass to kick" and feigning anger.

During the Iraq War, President Bush sent in Red Adair's oil capping company into Kuwait. Red Adair's private company capped 628 sabotaged, booby-trapped, and blown up burning rigs in less than 9 months.

Obama has capped exactly 0 oil wells in almost 2 months.

How's that government boot on the throat of BP working out for ya?
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But after all, what do we expect him to do, go down to Louisiana and wash oil off of all the birds himself? Besides, we conservatives want a complete vacuum of governance resulting in a gun toting anarchy!
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
What was he supposed to do... be on the beaches of LA with dish detergent and hand towels cleaning off oil soaked ducks?
:popcorn:
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If that is all you think he can do as president, then you should probably have yourself evaluated. But then again, he had the least amount of executive experience as any president in US history prior to being elected. So, we shouldn't expect him to be a leader and he is certainly meeting those expectations indeed.
 
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J-P said:
Options to plug the BP oil spill available, but Obama ignores them



But after all, what do we expect him to do, go down to Louisiana and wash oil off of all the birds himself? Besides, we conservatives want a complete vacuum of governance resulting in a gun toting anarchy!
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Governor Jindal has been begging Obama for supplies to shield his state's beaches. Over 50 days after the request Obama is still dithering.
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http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.co...itting-waiting-for-bp-or-us-to-collect-video/

Multiple choice, is Obambi;

A. Totally incompetent?

B. Engaged in purposeful malfeasance in pursuit of a secret agenca?

C. ?

D. ?

E. None of the above.
 
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tums said:
If that is all you think he can do as president, then you should probably have yourself evaluated. But then again, he had the least amount of executive experience as any president in US history prior to being elected. So, we shouldn't expect him to be a leader and he is certainly meeting those expectations indeed.
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But he was a great community organizer that taught so many how to vote in multiple precincts which in effect put him in the casa blanca, no?
 
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volinbham said:
Another difference is BP vs Mother Nature. You can't really blame Mother Nature (and we know it's not nice to fool her). In this case though, most of the anger (rightly so) is aimed at BP so Obama is getting a bit of a pass. He's also piling on BP to shift attention away from his response.
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Praise Gaia.



lawgator1 said:
Also, every day he ate food and brushed his teeth and slept.

Freakin' traitor!
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If no one has told you what a freaking idiot you are, I do now!! Even if you are such a damned coward you refuse to interact with me.




BigPapaVol said:
When Bush transitioned to the stage where he believed people wanted him making decisions, rather than his very capable administration (albeit heavily idealogical), he lost his way. Never having any mechanism to say no to the clown was another problem.

I think it's hard to pin either president with the "doesn't care" label. Neither is a leader and neither had any idea what to do.
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To say no to what clown? You lost me there.
 
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J-P said:
Options to plug the BP oil spill available, but Obama ignores them



But after all, what do we expect him to do, go down to Louisiana and wash oil off of all the birds himself? Besides, we conservatives want a complete vacuum of governance resulting in a gun toting anarchy!
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On the "why didn't they leave the four story box over the leak, anyway" one, it's because the ice would build up and flip the thing over, and also the the build up of ice on the pipes could make the situation worse. I read that at the time.
 
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IPorange said:
On the "why didn't they leave the four story box over the leak, anyway" one, it's because the ice would build up and flip the thing over, and also the the build up of ice on the pipes could make the situation worse. I read that at the time.
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Consider me better informed, then. Thanks!! :hi:
 
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More on Obama's lies:

Pajamas Media BREAKING: Coast Guard Head Was Informed of Maine Oil Boom on 5/21. Yesterday, He Claimed He Didn’t Know

There was no need for the admiral to ask for the information from Jake Tapper. ItÂ’s contained in a letter that has been on the admiralÂ’s desk since May 21st. The letter was also sent to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and to NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco. Copies were sent to Governors Bob Riley, Charles Crist, Haley Barbour, and Bobby Jindal. The letter was signed by two U.S. senators.
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Packgen still has the 13 miles of ASTM certified floating oil containment boom, packed and palletized and ready to ship at a momentÂ’s notice to the Gulf Coast.
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Read page two, that is really an indictment of the Obama administration that just cannot be ignored!!

Obama lied, crabs died!!
 
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Guess who jumps to Barry's defence??

Fareed Zakaria Defends Obama's Oil Spill Response: 'What Does the Media Want the President to Do?' | NewsBusters.org

Just one more reason I never tune in CNN or buy 'newsweak' magazine.

Zakaria does ask one valid question though; "have we all gone crazy?"

I never watch 'the view' either but just heard a bit on the radio that had Whoopi screaming a Elizabeth for daring to criticize Obambi and I mean really screeching like a banshee.

The View | BP Oil spill.

Rosie offers a solution.

The View | Rosie's solution to the oil crisis
 
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J-P said:
I think you should revise that to "Obama lied, pelicans died!".

Most folks only like crabs when they're dipped in clarified butter or in a paella... :p
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Obama lied,
crabs died,
pelicans cried,
oil workers fried.
 
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...government-employed tax cheats slide,
arrogant elitists stride,
economic value dried,
medical workers sighed,
non-union workers cried,
fellow countrymen divide.
 
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Nation & World | A month after the spill, U.S. to receive foreign aid | Seattle Times Newspaper

Four weeks after the nation's worst environmental disaster, the Obama administration saw no need to accept offers of state-of-the-art skimmers, miles of boom or technical assistance from nations around the globe with experience fighting oil spills.

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The State Department sent letters to some U.S. allies two weeks after the accident, and the Coast Guard initially sought to assess what supplies might be available overseas, but the administration's public posture on aid has been inconsistent. On May 5, Crowley announced that 13 international offers had been received and that decisions on what to accept would be made "in the next day or two." Two weeks later, the State Department said the government saw no reason to accept any of them.
 
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i wouldn't worry about it. hussein will be announcing that all will be better once he pushes cap and trade and more whacko initiatives. never let a good crisis go to waste, he'll take full advantage of this with more government control.
 
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joevol320 said:
i wouldn't worry about it. hussein will be announcing that all will be better once he pushes cap and trade and more whacko initiatives. never let a good crisis go to waste, he'll take full advantage of this with more government control.
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Sadly I agree with this.

I foresee a press conference mixed with little practical solutions and lots of policy.
 
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