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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:30 PM Original message |
BP Buses In 400 Workers During Obama's Visit (they leave after Obama left) |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. And the MSM will (try) claim it was Obama's doing for a photo op |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Sadly, you're probably right. I'm glad the guy who reported this |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The blame, and the lies, are BP's own doing |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. There is a disconnect |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I think the point went right over your head. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What point? |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. "Why didn't anyone complain when the President, the governor and other officials were there" |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. ""I'm guessing local officials were pretty busy while the President and Governor were there. " |
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Raine1967 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. +1 |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Sad, isn't it? |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. You didn't answer any of my questions. |
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axollot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #15 |
64. That is really tacky of Jindal. Are volunteers being kept away? |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
55. yes a local councilman was reporting the scam all night last night on CNN! |
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axollot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
62. self-delete |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 10:01 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. Deleted message |
flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
54. no there were no feds or volunteers that these bussed in folks allowed to talk to ! They were |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. The MSM is reporting that Obama vowed today before he left |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #28 |
57. and as Carville said last night triple what?? there has been no one there to clean up a damn thing.. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Which is why the local parish officials felt played. Not quite zero, |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. If he leaves BP in charge, what is the difference? |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Fuckers... |
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Iliyah (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. and |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yeah, BP doesn't manipulate shit for the cameras. |
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doublethink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. Old trick Big Retailers ..... probably still use .... (former employment of mine) |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. That comes from the military. Typical inspection routine. |
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cactusfractal (124 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. Screw them and their Potemkin workforce.... |
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charlesg (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. Our values: BP is progressive, responsible |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. Here's another report |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 08:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. And here are some others and No - they didn't leave before the President did |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #19 |
44. +1 |
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Shining Jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
48. +1 |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 07:21 PM Response to Reply #19 |
73. Times- Picayune link (for the record) |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. That is so lame! It would be funny if the catastrophe was not |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
17. They pulled a 'bush'.... |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. DIDN'T OBAMA LEAVE AROUND 5:45 P.M.? what do they want? that they should work in the dark? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 08:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. This isn't passing the laugh test with the locals. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It doesn't get dark until aroung 8... and what exactly does BP have to do |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. it's not dark till almost 9 pm! eom |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. What's more, there's a certain something that's been around since 1879 |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
71. You know when I read your post, a bright, primitive light bulb |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 06:16 AM Response to Reply #18 |
43. are you defending BP? |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. So that later they can refer to this as a |
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From The Ashes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
46. It gets dark at 6pm? |
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poverlay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:01 PM Response to Reply #18 |
66. I guess people would rather be upset than logical, or attentive. The guy at the newsconference |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
25. BP stands for Blowout Phelons -& what kind of junk does their junk shot consist of? |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
42. Blatantly Pretentious |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
26. BP should have to pay all the out of work fishermen, if they even want to clean up after big oil |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
51. some have been written checks for $5,000. bucks..chicken shit compared to what they made in the |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
29. OK, maybe I was just dreaming or hallucinating, but I swear I remember |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. i remember that short-lived campaign |
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SleeplessinSoCal (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
32. B eyond P ompous |
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SargeUNN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-28-10 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
33. don't pay attention to me I only have 50 years in the area to form this |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
34. Oh lookie. Here's a *recruitment ad for busing in 500 workers on 5/27.* |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
35. It's always about PR, isn't it -- !! |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 01:14 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Very stupid PR. In this DU thread- they are BUSTED. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 01:19 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. It is more than PR! BP is gaming future litigation |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:44 AM Response to Original message |
38. Parish official: BP Shipped in Workers For President's Visit |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I just shake my head and wonder |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. It appears that BP is only... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Which tells that even they know they're doing a half-assed job on cleanup. |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Exactly. Apparently it requires a press media with cameras fully-trained on them |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
45. That's why the gov't has to take over clean-up and bill bp for... |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 02:55 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. yeah count on that when they are all up to their eyeballs in oil money from BP! |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
56. BP shure knows the way to a mans heart. |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. you have that exactly right..this white house knew it was a dog and pony show! |
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Milford81 (15 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
60. The BP execs need a top kill put on them |
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FlaGatorJD (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
63. This new story seems to impy that Obama sent the workers there |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
65. Why does a Potemkin Village come to mind. |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Except that here on this site, while there is only one Potyomken, the fauning Katherines are legion |
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Optimistic (139 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
67. It is Time to Sieze BP oil |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
68. Despicable, always selfish, greedy, lying deceitful cutting-corners corporations! |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-29-10 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
69. Obama |
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Kringle (411 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
72. oil well blowout, not on FEMA's list of disasters |
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