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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:22 PM Original message |
Is BP daring Obama to step in and stop the oil spill? |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'll go out on a limb here |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Or practical or feasible. |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. He cant threaten to veto or speak out against any of their subsidies or tax cuts either. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. What bill should he veto to stop the flow? |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I'd love to see him to threaten BP & the international Oil community. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. So, 50 or a hundred years from now, people will look back and ask... |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Great talking point come election time too. |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. A slight difference between |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
28. Let the world burn before we break the Sacred Oaths of the Constitution |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Right friggen-on |
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Ex Lurker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
69. at this point, I'm ready to see a challenger to Obama in the 2012 presidential primary |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. He cant threaten to veto or speak out against any of their subsidies or tax cuts either. |
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madmax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Or BP can then use the fact that |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. And repukes would scream "he wants to take over BP". |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. So his excuse is that he is scared of what Tea-Baggers might say? |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #22 |
47. My point was, the "he's gunna" crowd will still |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
53. Who cares what repukes would say? |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
32. magical thinking, much? never fear, the oil fairy is playing 10-dimensional chess in the backroom. |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. Is there nothing he can do because they're polluting OUR land? I'm in agreement |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Of course! |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Who in their right minds would put theft of "private property" ... |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Probably people who think that rule of law is important |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Sure, let's be sure to respect "rule of law" while the world burns |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. You are being silly and hysterical |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Have you seen pictures from the Gulf? Don't tell me to "calm down" |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #37 |
62. What private property would we be outright stealing? nt |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. You sound just like Rand Paul...... |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
57. The Constitution bars us from acting against someone destroying our coastline? |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. "maybe because he knows there is no accountability" |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. Is the government ALLOWED to just take BPs equipment and use it? |
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Dank Nugs (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Well, nationalization might be an option, but BP is a UK company, IIRC |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. If it was a forest fire, Fed or State agencies can |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
50. The govt. can declare a state of emergency and commandeer *anybody's* property of whatsoever kind |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Thank you for a truly common sense argument. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. and facts too! :) n/t |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Why isn't Obama taking over the oil spill site? |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Oh, yeah. Exploding a nuke is just the answer. |
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Dank Nugs (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. There are no easy solutions |
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Skidmore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. How much is known about the geography and geology of the sea bottom there? |
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Dank Nugs (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I'm not certain. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. I certainly wouldn't be happy about it. But it might be the only thing |
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Dank Nugs (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Incorrect. There is a way to seal it. Russia has done it. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Hmmm, did you read the whole article? |
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Dank Nugs (157 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Doesn't negate the fact that it shouldn't be considered.. |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. If the gentleman quoted in the article is correct... |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. The same Government that waived BP's responsibility to have a plan |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Didn't that happen under Bush? n/t |
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Dr Fate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. If so, then what steps did Obama & our 60 DEM Senators take to reverse the Bush plan? |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. You expected Change or something? n/t |
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cilla4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
33. Honestly, |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-23-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
70. good! we need to keep up the pressure! |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
34. Let's not call it negligence, |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. Well we don't really have Capitalism. More like |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-22-10 07:14 AM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Oh yes, it is Capitalism. |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
39. We went to war against a country which never threatened us. So why aren't we going after BP??? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. You should send this to him... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #43 |
55. I LOVE your tagline! Perfect! Conservatives claim to be Christians, but they hate Jesus' teachings.. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:51 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. I was raised in a Fundy church... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:00 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. My disgusting experience at a Baptist Church |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. That's a beautiful, and a very sad story, AnArmyVeteran... |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. What an awful thing to say and crush the dreams of the vulnerable... |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Thank you, AnArmyVeteran |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Hi Subsuelo... lots of stuff to answer there, but here goes... |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. in response to a couple of points, AnArmyVeteran |
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NoNothing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. And what is Obama going to do without any BP presence there? |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. No - what is irrational is sitting around letting BP rape the Gulf |
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AnArmyVeteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:38 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. If you look at the premeditated neglect on BP's part it's obvious they are guilty... |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:11 PM Response to Reply #39 |
66. In response to your question - why aren't we going after BP... |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
51. He who was the capital wins. With 500 trillion, the winner is BP |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #51 |
67. WH says they will continue to "push BP to do everything they can" |
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