Where is THIS man? Obama on off-shore drilling in 2008

[faceit]

Run time: 07:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0JObs0CJ0Q   Posted on YouTube: June 21, 2008 By YouTube Member: BarackObamaFan123 Views on YouTube: 419   Posted on DU: May 26, 2010 By DU Member: faceit Views on DU: 308

 

Candidate Obama appears to have been hijacked by the oil companies and replaced by a cyborg Presidential version.

It is truly sad to watch this video. The man who once argued againt off-shore drilling now won't completely commit to even the TEMPORARY moratorium on permits, SEVEN have been issued since he placed a hold on new drilling permits.

[RandomThoughts]

1. Or the news is not true.

:shrug:

Things will work out.


Although I am losing patience, I still do not accept the situations some think are acceptable, and do not mind what news stories say, since that is an assumption of credibility.

I expect what I expect.

So how does any of that other stuff matter?

[avaistheone1]

2. This man is also missing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpAyan1fXCE

[FrenchieCat]

3. What Obama stated in August of 2008.....

From Politifact:

On Aug. 1, 2008, Obama said he would compromise and support the New Energy Reform Act of 2008, a bipartisan bill that, in addition to spending $84 billion on the development of better batteries and energy-and-fuel saving technologies, would have allowed for drilling for oil and natural gas as close as 50 miles from Florida's west coast.

"Like all compromises, it also includes steps that I haven't always supported," Obama said in his announcement. "I remain skeptical that new offshore drilling will bring down gas prices in the short-term or significantly reduce our oil dependence in the long-term, though I do welcome the establishment of a process that will allow us to make future drilling decisions based on science and fact. But I've always believed that finding consensus will be essential to solving our energy crisis, and today's package represents a good faith effort at a new bipartisan beginning."



http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/mar/31/barack-obama/once-wobbly-obama-not-inconsistent-latest-oil-dril/


Where you paying attention at the time of the campaigns, or did you just find a Youtube video link that told you what you wanted to believe?

You see Republican assholes leave little room to maneuver on what progressive would like...along with a public that still supports offshore oil drilling by 57%, and therefore, don't look for them for support. So how do we get to clean energy without compromise? WE FUCKING DON'T...and if you didn't know, governing ain't about standing still and doing absolutely nothing. Maybe if you could imagine walking in the shoes of those who we elect to make things happen, not just argue at a stalemate, you'd be able to intelligently argue how we get to clean energy in 18 months. That's the kind of argument I'd like to read about, instead of the dumbshit.


Here's what conservatives thought of Obama's Off Shore Drilling plan at the time that it was announced, just a few weeks ago. Notice that they didn't rate it as a real Drilling plan, only a make belief one.

More than a year into his presidency and after imposing numerous delays on American energy production, President Obama announced today that he would open up portions of the Outer Continental Shelf to offshore drilling.

But the plan is defined more by what it restricts than what it opens up.

The Obama administration chose to take off the table large portions of the OCS in an announcement that was supposed to be about expanding American energy.

The announcement signifies:

* No drilling in the Pacific Ocean.
* No drilling in a large portion of the Atlantic Ocean.
* No drilling in some of the most promising areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
* No drilling in much of Alaska.

While opening up any portion of the OCS for responsible energy development appears to be a great step forward, the truth is that none of this has been finalized, and most new drilling will not occur until after 2012 at the earliest.

The offering also comes with a hefty price: President Obama wants to force Americans to swallow a massive new energy tax before any state will reap the benefits from this new offshore drilling. The bill Mr. Obama urged Congress to pass last summer, the Waxman-Markey energy tax, would eviscerate the economy, killing more than one million jobs per year while raising the cost of energy for all Americans.

If an energy tax passes Congress this year, the negative impact on the economy will happen long before the first oil comes from these new offshore leases.

In addition, the multitude of steps to be taken before any of these lease sales are made after 2012 are still a work in progress. Each offshore tract that the administration proposes will no doubt fall victim to an array of court challenges and bureaucratic hangups, each of which will push back new offshore drilling even further.

Instead of following the will of the people and moving forward immediately with offshore drilling, the President is asking us to trust him to proceed in the future, kicking the can of energy independence years down the road. Recall that during the 2008 campaign then-Senator Obama affirmed his support for offshore drilling, only to take office and implement a series of delays and roadblocks to responsible oil and gas development.

According to a study by the American Energy Alliance, offshore drilling has the potential to create millions of new American jobs and could provide more than $2 trillion in new government revenue at the local, state, and federal level.

By delaying offshore drilling for at least another two years, the President’s decision does nothing to allow us to begin reaping those benefits. Mr. Obama’s insistence on imposing a new tax on American energy also hamstrings any future job creation or new drilling revenues.
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So you see, what each sides believe get us nowhere......and as we know, the oil industry got themselves a chokehold on Congress long, long, long ago. So to believe that Obama could sweep through congress and change everything in 18 months time....wasn't gonna happen, and he knew it back in 2008 (cause he's simply a bit smarter and more practical than those of us who can just scream and holler and make demands, since it is someone else that actually has to try and get it done). Instead, he had determined that to appear to give (or give some anyway) while getting through the things progressives wanted was the only way to move the needle. At the time, 69% supported offshore drilling.

In the real world, all of this is called politics in the United States of America. It ain't pretty, but knowing that obviously doesn't make it go away.....not in 18 months; not after 30 years.

But it is interesting to watch how distortion is worked by both sides, isn't it?


I'm sure you won't respond, as most don't. Most either never resurface to actually hold a debate, or else they use one liners cliches to form a pile-on. At least I'm glad there is a grown up now in the White House....cause grown ups, including here at DU are a very scarse bunch!

[jgraz]

4. He never existed.

[slay]

5. Lets face it - the guy who campaigned - and who we voted for - does not exist

either he never did or he played us - either way he's a huge disappointment in my eyes, and a criminal for helping cover-up all the Bush era crimes.