Mother Jones' Mac McClelland tweets from the beach in Louisiana - BP ties to Sheriff, etc

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http://twitter.com/MacMcClelland

Anyone doubting that reporters are being blocked from the scene? This was 1 hour ago:

Bp spokes. just told 2 reporters not allowed anywhere on beach. Lie. Tons of tourists on it, specifically told they could stay by police. about 1 hour ago via txt


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Bp spokes. told my friend all hushed they have "a lot" of sway over the sheriff's dept 19 minutes ago via txt
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Bp spokes. is married to a sheriff's deputy. Course. 34 minutes ago via txt
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Bp spokes. asked my friend if he's a reporter, then said "Good." (He's not.) Not asking me bc I'm a gal, I guess. about 1 hour ago via txt
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Wtf. They're saying have to go through bp "liaison" to talk to anyone in this town. about 1 hour ago via txt
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See? Cop SUV telling tourists beach is open but careful of water. http://twitpic.com/1pr152 about 1 hour ago via Twitpic
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Bp spokes. just told 2 reporters not allowed anywhere on beach. Lie. Tons of tourists on it, specifically told they could stay by police. about 1 hour ago via txt
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Going to "bp information center" they just set up to ask why cops being such assholes about 1 hour ago via txt
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Dolphins! And there are huge pools of oil here. http://twitpic.com/1pqf5d about 2 hours ago via Twitpic
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Ha! Miami herald was just chased down by same jefferson parish cops. about 3 hours ago via txt
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Cop at entrance to this beach just flipped his shit on me the moment I arrived. Yelling that I have to get out of here. about 3 hours ago via txt
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Yesterday families vacayed among oil blobs (see all those brown spots?) on Grand Isle. Let's go see what's happeni http://twitpic.com/1po1sz about 6 hours ago via Twitpic
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Sheriff's deputy's reason for blocking access to spill: "Just doing what they told me to." Who's "they," dude? YOU'RE the sheriff. about 20 hours ago via txt
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Can't get this effing oil off my fingers, and my nails are stained yellow. Hot. about 22 hours ago via txt
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The gov's office has arrived http://twitpic.com/1pgz9f about 24 hours ago via Twitpic
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5 sheriff's cars have arrived. No pics allowed, no more access to elmer's island. 12:21 PM May 20th via txt
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This was when I realized oil arrived; when I stepped in crude. http://twitpic.com/1pgl7c 12:06 PM May 20th via Twitpic
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These vacationers say there was no oil earlier today; this shit all just started washing up, and it's already everywhere.