I've been challenged to find a way to blame the oil refinery explosion on Bush.

Ian David

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:04 PM
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I've been challenged to find a way to blame the oil refinery explosion on Bush.

Any ideas?

What Bush policies may have contributed to this failure?

See prior thread:

3 injured in explosions at gas facility. Flaming debris falls on Dallas, TX highways and buildings
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=116&topic_id=15805&mesg_id=15805

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NMDemDist2

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:07 PM
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1. because he removed enforcement on Texas refineries while Gov?

Edited on Wed Jul-25-07 06:07 PM by AZDemDist6

that's my guess

http://www.txpeer.org/Bush/Quiet_Little_War2.html

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DS1

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:07 PM
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2. God is mad at Bush

hey, that's enough proof for the other side :shrug:

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cynatnite

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:08 PM
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3. Well, I'm not sure...

Edited on Wed Jul-25-07 06:09 PM by cynatnite

They said the cause was due to a malfunctioned pigtail connector. Unless you can find something that says safety regulations have been relaxed due to Bush policies which contributed to it I'm not sure if you can. To be honest, I don't think I would have gone this route unless I already knew beforehand that it was for a fact.

on edit: Keep in mind that this could have been a simple accident due to the connector and no one's fault at all.

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Fridays Child

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:10 PM
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4. Maybe Governor George Bush's laissez-faire business policies?

You know, that Bush honor system canard that says businesses are basically good and will police themselves? Regulation was never welcome in Bush's Texas.

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lostinacause

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:12 PM
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5. Why do you have to find ways to blame things on Bush. He has done

enough wrong that you don't need to make weak connections to find him responsible for every event that goes wrong. Farfetched and incorrect connections work to diminish your credibility and the credibility of people who hold Bush responsible for other things where the fault is more apparent and concrete.

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gizmo1979

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:12 PM
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6. I just said today,

because gas just went under 3 bucks a gallon"It's about time for a refinery fire.They're getting far too predictable.

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tammywammy

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Wed Jul-25-07 07:22 PM
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12. This wasn't an oil refinery

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Crabby Appleton

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:20 PM
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7. d00d, it wasn't an oil refinery - acetylene gas cylinders.

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:21 PM
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8. Didn't he cut back safety regulations as governor?

Didn't he let private companies inspect themselves instead of a government inspector?

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seriousstan

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Wed Jul-25-07 06:51 PM
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9. If you blame it on Bush, THEN I would say you were challenged.

Fire Department Lieutenant Joel Lavender blames the accident on the malfunction of a "pigtail" connector, which is used to join the tanks during the filling process.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=

&imgrefurl=http://www.nichegas.com/hoses.html&h=365&w=350&sz=46&hl=en&start=0&um=1&tbnid=LjTpx0O6z4FIyM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpigtail%2Bconnector%2Bgas%2Bcylinders%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GFRC_en___US205%26sa%3DN

Accidents happen, but ROVE made my grass turn brown this summer.....oh and my beer go flat.

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tammywammy

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Wed Jul-25-07 07:15 PM
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10. I think you're going to have a hard time with this one

Since it wasn't an oil refinery in the first place. :eyes:

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karlrschneider

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Wed Jul-25-07 07:16 PM
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11. It wasn't a refinery, it's a welding supply store.

jeezus...

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