Tony Hayward - Sailing Away

[lame54]

BP chief executive Tony Hayward has come under fire in the US for taking a break from the Gulf oil clean-up to watch his boat sail in a yacht race off the Isle of Wight.

In a statement, BP described the outing as "a rare moment of private time" and said that "no matter where he is, he is always in touch with what is happening within BP" and can direct recovery operations if required.

But Mr Hayward, who has come under fire for verbal gaffes that some said suggested he was tone-deaf to the mood in America, was immediately criticised in the US.<..>

Richard Shelby, Republican senator for the Gulf state of Alabama, said during a tour of areas affected by the spill: "People here are not on their yachts today.

"I believe it's the height of arrogance. He is the chief executive of BP, he was testifying in Washington and now he's going out on his yacht in England. That yacht should be here, skimming and cleaning up the oil."

[lunatica]

1. Mr. Hayward is getting a taste of all those small people's displeasure probably

for the first time in his life. Damn! Can't he just get his life back to when he didn't have all those pesky small people making him aware of them?!

Crap! He can't even enjoy his wealth anymore without small people buzzing around like gnats at a fruit picnic!