Did I hear President Obama Say.......

[rsmith6621]

....That he will see to it that the Gulf coast will be cleaned up and in pristine condition in two years.... Did he really say that...is that what I heard on Tweety tonight during a statement he made along the Gulf today????


If so I say he hasn't yet walked the beachline where the Vadez spilled less....they are still finding oil on the beach some twenty years later...

Someone correct this if I'm wrong please!

[LaurenG]

1. he said a year or two. He said cleaning the beaches would be the easy part. nt

[rsmith6621]

3. And what about the Deltas....

...Oh thats right there is no corporate interest there...

[Clio the Leo]

6. That was his whole point....

.... that the beaches could be cleaned up faster than the marshes ....

Here's his whole statement, listen for yourself...

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/06/14/OIL/A/34210/Pres+Obama+Trip+to+Gulf+Coast+States.aspx

[depakid]

2. "what I heard on Tweety "

That should give you your answer.

-on edit- if he did say that, then :wow:

I know he hasn't shown any aptitude in science over the years but, wow.

[Catherina]

4. Bookmarked and taking bets n/t

[ProSense]

5. He has said two to three years before.

The Exxon Valdez clean up was slow and arduos, and was called off after four summers. These are different times, different President, and the effort is already more than three times larger in terms of manpower and up to five times larger in terms of vessels.

[MannyGoldstein]

7. It's Not Even Clear That The Leak Will Be Plugged By Then nt

[jeanpalmer]

8. What happens

if the oil is still gushing two years from now?

[emilyg]

9. Talk is cheap.

[Cha]

11. So are posts that believe what mediawhores say

and don't get the facts.

[Skittles]

18. is BuzzFlash a "media whore"

because even they are wondering if Obama has gone "cuckoo"

[Cha]

24. "He didn't say the entire Gulf he said the beaches."

Jennicut (1000+ posts) Mon Jun-14-10 10:00 PM

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10. He didn't say the entire gulf, he said the beaches. He said the marshes will have a
very difficult time rebounding from this. Very important distinction. Don't get your news from Tweety please.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=338686&mesg_id=338755

It really does pay to have the facts.

[Skittles]

25. he can't promise SHIT

what's the plan? WHERE ARE THOSE FACTS? Please, PULL YOUR HEAD OUT.

[dionysus]

12. so are bitter and cynical posts, but hey, who's counting?

[vaberella]

21. +Infinity.

Then when the oil stops and we're cleaning up. We'll be hearing Obama should be on Capitol Hill doing his job and not worrying about this. It's like the whole healthcare debate. Obama needs to fight more for it. Hah..and when he went to almost every state campaigning---Obama needs to go the white house and govern. Color me shocked (I'm assuming this is blue :D)---after being Black.

[muffin1]

22. So are fawning, treacly posts...

x(

[Jennicut]

10. He didn't say the entire gulf, he said the beaches. He said the marshes will have a

very difficult time rebounding from this. Very important distinction. Don't get your news from Tweety please.

[polichick]

20. That's right - he was making a distinction between beaches and marshes...

Saying it's actually better for the oil to come up on a beach.

The marshes will take much longer to heal.

[demtenjeep]

13. another post bashing Obama

par for the course at this place

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[HughMoran]

19. To be clear, there is no quote in the O/P, and IIRC, he was talking about the beaches

Which is only a small part of the spill.

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[AngryAmish]

27. Many of us do not realize how Obama is perfect

Most people can't get their heads around that. Thank God you can. It is a rare gift.

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[Divine Discontent]

26. he was telling people less than 2 weeks ago to go get into the Gulf and enjoy the beaches, so I

wouldn't pay much attention to political comments. Sadly.