Idiot Rick Perry warns against 'knee-jerk' reaction to gulf oil spill, calls it an act of God.

Rick Perry warns against 'knee-jerk' reaction to gulf oil spill

12:53 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 4, 2010

By DAVE MICHAELS / The Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – Texas Gov. Rick Perry warned Monday against a "knee-jerk" reaction to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying it is too early to assign blame for the disaster.

Speaking at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Perry said policymakers should resist the urge to close offshore areas to drilling because of the accident that killed 11 workers, sank a deep-sea rig and has poured tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the gulf.

"I hope we don't see a knee-jerk reaction in this country to shut down drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, because the cost to this country will be staggering," he said.

Perry said he thought BP, which leased the rig that was drilling the well, was "doing everything humanly possible" to contain the spill. He declined to grade the Obama administration's response to the disaster, but he said officials had done a good job of sharing information with governors.

"From time to time, there are going to be things that occur that are acts of God that cannot be prevented," Perry said. "So until we know that, to make a judgment on this administration or any further activity may be a bit premature." http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/050410dntexperryoi.44853a8.html

I would pay someone good money to punch this fool out cold. Please, someone?

can't even run an oil well properly :rofl:

The worst Texas has to offer.

Just so you know.

:eyes:

Hey Perry: F&*! OFF!

the god of Capitalism.

If it was the Texas coastline that was in immediate danger, he would be saying something COMPLETELY different.

or if you do, you don't know Slick Rick.

I'm not saying he would change what he does, but he would say whatever he thought the public wanted to hear right now. That's the Slick Rick I know.

and completely against the definition of "Act of God".

nature alone caused it. Examples would be a hurricane, extreme weather, a flood, a tornado/cyclone, a meteor, etc.

Acts of God are used to exculpate would-be defendants in tort or environmental actions.

That's assuming a court ever obtains a judgement against BP in the first place.

If that's the case, they probably still have the $75M lying around in petty cash.

letting big corporation f*ck ups like BP off the hook. Act of God my ass. This was deliberately mismanaged by Halliburton (it was their cement job)and BP.

Unless of course one considers cheney as God. My view is that cheney is somewhat beneath God, so to speak.
An act of God is a tornado, the flooding in the South and in Iowa a couple of years ago, a lightning strike, or something along those lines. It is not an "act of God" when an oil rig explodes and lets loose millions gallons of crude oil. That is a manmade disaster. And here's the thing Rick, I'm just a simple man sitting at his computer and even I know that much.

:hurts:

The cause will be found to be (directly or indirectly) related to the absence of the emergency shut off valve at the well head.

I wish the GOP wouldn't so blatantly shill for Big Whoever.

It's a 100% human-caused action. That's like poking a hornets' nest and calling the resulting swarm "an act of God"

happy to leave the embarrassments: perry and rep. smith,et.al. behind. The ignorance is staggering.

Another false God: Oil.

You learn something new every day.

...heaven, earth, light, water, plants, life, birds, man, woman... I totally forgot the part where God made oil platform.

...perhaps he's right.

I know most here on the board understand the cynicism of the so-called religious right...but it never ceases to gall me when the Corporate party and their mouthpieces will use an "act of God" to cover for companies who cut corners to reduce costs and increase profits. An "act of God" is an earthquake or hurricane, an "act of man" is Buffalo Creek or this disaster in the Gulf.

If there is a God, I hope Perry and his ilk will be held accountable for why they blamed God for the criminal acts of man. I would sure like to have a front row seat for that Q&A.

I'd delete the last line in the OP, however.

for man-made, preventable disasters. I don't understand why God puts up with their shit. Methinks He ought to smite them upside their heads.

between this type of man made but really an act of god oceanic pollutant, and flying a plane into a building that is man steered by really an act of god? Sheesh.....the convoluted mental meanderings of a capitalist trying to justify.