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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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6. When did he say he supported fracking?

Reply to limpyhobbler (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 10:51 PM

Jan 2012

What he said was he supported full disclosure of what chemicals were being pumped into the ground.

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Obama loves fracking?? WTF? it's poisoning our water. we need protection from this. seriously wtf! [View all] limpyhobbler Jan 2012 OP

I'm not surprised. Some of things he supports makes one wonder. Justice wanted Jan 2012 #1

What are you talking about and where did you get that information? You Ecumenist Jan 2012 #2

see post #10. thank you limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #15

Apparently you missed his entire point about regulation and protecting clean water. nt TheWraith Jan 2012 #3

yep SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #4

ok thanks limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #16

I didn't miss his point about opening millions of acres of public lands and ocean XemaSab Jan 2012 #17

He put a whole helluva lot more emphasis on developing alternative/renewables. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #5

When did he say he supported fracking? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2012 #6

yes that was the part. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #10

yes, I thought this too nt riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #12

Great. At least we'll know which chemicals are making us sick. EFerrari Jan 2012 #31

Sounded to me like he supports drilling for gas but he wants it done safely Samantha Jan 2012 #32

"mommy why is the water yucky?" is it safe yet? when is going to be safe? limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #33

I have been complaining about fracking since I first learned about it Samantha Jan 2012 #35

No..you are not wrong..unfortunately AnOhioan Jan 2012 #37

How? He says frack away, right? limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #38

That's not what the man said. Skidmore Jan 2012 #7

no kidding SunsetDreams Jan 2012 #9

oh ok, thanks for setting me straight on that. What did he say about natural gas then? limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #13

Clarity please. Texasgal Jan 2012 #8

basically, the natural gas drillers are using all these toxic chemicals and it's poisoning our water limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #25

I did not hear him say that in fact he said obtaining the gas safely without harm to people or lonestarnot Jan 2012 #11

but it already is harming. He needs to say stop fracking until it is safe. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #14

FUDrs reply - FUCK FACTS!!! uponit7771 Jan 2012 #36

Many of us feel the system is broken beyond repair slay Jan 2012 #18

Like we trust BP Politicalboi Jan 2012 #19

If the President says fracking is safe, the President is full of shit. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #23

People will hear only what they want to hear. mmonk Jan 2012 #20

sorry who is Pat? limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #22

Yes. mmonk Jan 2012 #29

...and used oil/gas industry related terms to describe it Earth_First Jan 2012 #21

There seemed to be a fracking commercial Melissa G Jan 2012 #24

Obama loves the fracking (natural gas industry ) Lobby. Vanje Jan 2012 #26

he wants to make them disclose the chemicals they are using Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #27

He needs to be seen as not poisoning our water. That's just as good a political argument. limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #28

It didn't seem that way MFrohike Jan 2012 #30

While I generally thought it was a good speech, Blue_In_AK Jan 2012 #34