Question:
BP oil leak: Just what might those "facts" be?
Patriot-2
2010-07-05 18:50:30 UTC
Obama stated people questioned his delayed response regarding BP without having the "facts." Just what "facts" impeded the comrade's warranted timely response to this crisis?
Six answers:
Sock Monkey
2010-07-05 19:00:33 UTC
All this from the same man that jumped to the conclusion that a Cambridge MA police officer had to be " RACIST ".



Sounds like the pot litterally calling the kettle BLACK.
Warren D
2010-07-06 03:59:36 UTC
Any person can cite whatever "facts" he or she may wish regarding any issue. Obama's delayed response could be the result of poor staff support, and from what I have seen of the White House staff that is a pretty good possibility.



To some extent the problem may rest on the shoulders of BP, which probably did delay somewhat in what it reported. However other agencies, including the US Coast Guard, probably had a good many facts quite early in the game.



President Obama has shown himself to be very unprepared to lead this country. I will not go so far as to say unqualified. That is for others to decide. He is weak on the Constitution, slower than he should be to analyze a situation, and his priorities are very questionable.



What it boils down to is that it takes time to gather the "facts" and put them on the President's teleprompter.
Yesiam
2010-07-06 02:05:45 UTC
Fact One: BP seriously underestimated the size of the leak. They did this because they are fined on a "per-gallon" rate for spilled or leaking oil. It behooves their bottom-line to under-report.



Fact Two: This is BP's spill and their responsibility. Had President (Not "comrade" if you're looking for "comrades", perhaps you should move to China where all the US jobs are) Obama gone there, mobilizing the National Guard, commandeering ships and vessels in a response, Republicans would have screamed about how he was attempting to "socialize" Oil recovery, or screamed about how much MORE taxpayer money he was spending to take care of Big Oil's screw ups.



Fact Three: BP has made several credible attempts to stop this leak. The negative publicity is killing them, and they are truly feeling the heat. They are also supposed to be the experts int his sort of accident or spill and their attempts at stopping the leak looked, from an engineering standpoint, likely to succeed. President Obama wisely stood back and let the experts handle the crisis. Would you stand and offer advice to a brain surgeon while he is in surgery? What makes you think you are more qualified than the surgeon?



Fact Four: You have not one suggestion concerning what you believe would have been an appropriate response to this crisis. Why is that? Why do you feel justified to just sit there and offer nothing but criticism, as though you're some kind of expert who tried to help but was rebuffed? Exactly what would you suggestions be? Why did YOU wait 70 days to say he "delayed" his response? Are you going to get on YOUR knees and apologize to Big Oil, too? Are YOU out of a job because of this crisis? Do YOU swim in the Gulf waters, or own land on the coast? How many pelicans have YOU cleaned?



Exactly what makes a "patriot"? Merely calling yourself one ain't cutting it. Why do you feel it's ok to be an American ONLY when your Party is in Office?
Earth Needs Oil
2010-07-06 01:52:33 UTC
Size of leak. Oil leaks all the time from these rigs. Some big. Some small. You can't react to all with total force.
Mr. Handsome
2010-07-06 01:52:13 UTC
I'm guessing those facts might include "golf".
CONSERVATIVE AVENGER
2010-07-06 01:51:57 UTC
the evidence of our own eyes to the contrary!!!


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