TIMELINE: Obama golfs while Gulf burns

[boedicca]

That's great - but he said BP, not the Oil Industry.

 

[MaggieMae]

Obama is demonstrating very poor leadership, but he does get 10 Points For Consistency.

It's now June 1st, and the criticism just keeps mounting, but with no valid gathering of really serious facts to support the criticism. This has become a campaign to MAKE the BP oil spill "Obama's Katrina" and most people are beginning to see that little ploy. Will you succeed? Not if some of the loudest idiots like Glenn Beck derail your agenda by childishly using Obama's child to join the choir of critics. After something like that happens, we then take all of the criticism and just throw it in the trash as way overhyped.

 

[MaggieMae]

That's not at all unbiased. It leaves out how Obama prioritized his time.

An evening in California and two days in Chicago? You intend to make a big deal over that? Where should he have planted himself on those occasions? I still don't see any answers as to what he SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING, and where. Would you have felt better if he had arranged a photo op in the Oval Office instead of going to a fundraiser for Barbara Boxer? Or disappointed his children for a long-promised vacation back to their home town for a mere two days? Yes, he should have just sent Michelle, and gone back down to Louisiana and chatted up more home folk. That woulda stopped that leak, by gum.

 

[MaggieMae]

^^^ And yet another intellectually and ethically challenged moron who views critique of government policies and programs as racism.

Post #10 had nothing to do with race.

Please read for comprehension:

And one more stupid thread by a RW racist. Drill, baby, drill? Oh, yea, that was the slogan of RWers before the great spill of 2010 - now they blame the crisis on Obama.
Obama who hoped to move forward on a new green technology, stymed all the way by the R party, and the RW fools who echo their bull shit and spread propaganda.
You want to place blame, look to the OP, the R party, Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, BP, Haliburton and the other companies who built and operated the offending well.
And consider the hubris of McConnell and the R leadership in the House, stoogies for big oil, they capped the oil cartels liability at $75 Million - chump change, big oil, big farma, big pharma spend that each month bribing members of Congress.

It's one of the two tricks WC knows: spewing accusations of Racism (his other "skill", for which is parentals are undoubtedly So Proud, is to spew vulgarity).

Okay, missed that. My bad.

 

[MaggieMae]

That's great - but he said BP, not the Oil Industry.

Well then YOU find the link. I get sick of having to prove everything when you don't.

 

[boedicca]

That's not at all unbiased. It leaves out how Obama prioritized his time.

An evening in California and two days in Chicago? You intend to make a big deal over that? Where should he have planted himself on those occasions? I still don't see any answers as to what he SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING, and where. Would you have felt better if he had arranged a photo op in the Oval Office instead of going to a fundraiser for Barbara Boxer? Or disappointed his children for a long-promised vacation back to their home town for a mere two days? Yes, he should have just sent Michelle, and gone back down to Louisiana and chatted up more home folk. That woulda stopped that leak, by gum.

It's more than that.

Why haven't EPA permits been issued for dredging and sand berms to protect the coasts?

This is a disaster, to which much of the Obama response has been political.

He's in over his head.

 

[Sinatra]

How one spends ones time is a good indicator of priorities and values:

April 22: The Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which had been burning for two days, sinks into the gulf. President Obama, after speaking in New York about the significance of financial regulatory legislation, hosts an Earth Day celebration in the Rose Garden.

April 23: The U.S. Coastguard pronounces 11 Deepwater workers dead after traveling almost 2,000 miles throughout the gulf in search of their bodies. The president and First Lady Michelle Obama travel to North Carolina for a brief vacation, where they enjoy BBQ.

April 24: Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry announces that the Deepwater wellhead is spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The president and first lady continue to enjoy their vacation in North Carolina.

(snip)


April 29: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declares a state of emergency, as the spill “now covers a 600-square-mile area” and “is about 16 miles off the state’s coast.” Obama delivers remarks in Washington on the importance of cybersecurity. Later in the day, he attends a FEMA meeting about hurricane preparedness.

May 1: The U.S. military lends BP two C-130 aircraft to release potentially dangerous chemical dispersants over the oil spill. Obama tells jokes at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, including one about killing the Jonas Brothers using CIA drones.

May 2: Obama makes a quick trip to Louisiana to ”get a firsthand view of the recovery efforts.”

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The degree to which this White House appeared utterly bereft of leadership as the crisis unfolded is astounding - and quite alarming.

From CBS...

President Obama today promised a review of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion at an oil rig.

Mr. Obama said he ordered Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to review what happened and report back within 30 days with "additional precautions and technologies" to prevent future accidents like this from happening again.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20003862-503544.html
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Millions of gallons of oil dumping into the critical areas of the Gulf and this president - as a side remark, gestures his Interior Secretary to get back to him in a month with some suggestions - and this was over a week after the oil rig initially exploded.

This administration is so out of their depth it should scare the hell out of all of us...

 

[MaggieMae]

How one spends ones time is a good indicator of priorities and values:

April 22: The Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which had been burning for two days, sinks into the gulf. President Obama, after speaking in New York about the significance of financial regulatory legislation, hosts an Earth Day celebration in the Rose Garden.

April 23: The U.S. Coastguard pronounces 11 Deepwater workers dead after traveling almost 2,000 miles throughout the gulf in search of their bodies. The president and First Lady Michelle Obama travel to North Carolina for a brief vacation, where they enjoy BBQ.

April 24: Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry announces that the Deepwater wellhead is spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The president and first lady continue to enjoy their vacation in North Carolina.

(snip)


April 29: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declares a state of emergency, as the spill “now covers a 600-square-mile area” and “is about 16 miles off the state’s coast.” Obama delivers remarks in Washington on the importance of cybersecurity. Later in the day, he attends a FEMA meeting about hurricane preparedness.

May 1: The U.S. military lends BP two C-130 aircraft to release potentially dangerous chemical dispersants over the oil spill. Obama tells jokes at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, including one about killing the Jonas Brothers using CIA drones.

May 2: Obama makes a quick trip to Louisiana to ”get a firsthand view of the recovery efforts.”

______

The degree to which this White House appeared utterly bereft of leadership as the crisis unfolded is astounding - and quite alarming.

From CBS...

President Obama today promised a review of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion at an oil rig.

Mr. Obama said he ordered Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to review what happened and report back within 30 days with "additional precautions and technologies" to prevent future accidents like this from happening again.
Obama Promises Review of Gulf Oil Spill - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
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Millions of gallons of oil dumping into the critical areas of the Gulf and this president - as a side remark, gestures his Interior Secretary to get back to him in a month with some suggestions - and this was over a week after the oil rig initially exploded.

This administration is so out of their depth it should scare the hell out of all of us...

What's your beef with that? Nobody still know exactly how it happened, and to come up with a plan for not having it happen again doesn't just pop out of thin air overnight, stupid.

Once again, and I'm not going to repeat this at length, Obama and the rest of the agencies involved were forced to rely on what BP was saying and react accordingly. Initially, BP seemed to imply it was no big deal. What part of that don't you get?

 

[Sinatra]

How one spends ones time is a good indicator of priorities and values:

April 22: The Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which had been burning for two days, sinks into the gulf. President Obama, after speaking in New York about the significance of financial regulatory legislation, hosts an Earth Day celebration in the Rose Garden.

April 23: The U.S. Coastguard pronounces 11 Deepwater workers dead after traveling almost 2,000 miles throughout the gulf in search of their bodies. The president and First Lady Michelle Obama travel to North Carolina for a brief vacation, where they enjoy BBQ.

April 24: Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary Landry announces that the Deepwater wellhead is spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The president and first lady continue to enjoy their vacation in North Carolina.

(snip)


April 29: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declares a state of emergency, as the spill “now covers a 600-square-mile area” and “is about 16 miles off the state’s coast.” Obama delivers remarks in Washington on the importance of cybersecurity. Later in the day, he attends a FEMA meeting about hurricane preparedness.

May 1: The U.S. military lends BP two C-130 aircraft to release potentially dangerous chemical dispersants over the oil spill. Obama tells jokes at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, including one about killing the Jonas Brothers using CIA drones.

May 2: Obama makes a quick trip to Louisiana to ”get a firsthand view of the recovery efforts.”

______

The degree to which this White House appeared utterly bereft of leadership as the crisis unfolded is astounding - and quite alarming.

From CBS...

President Obama today promised a review of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion at an oil rig.

Mr. Obama said he ordered Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to review what happened and report back within 30 days with "additional precautions and technologies" to prevent future accidents like this from happening again.
Obama Promises Review of Gulf Oil Spill - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
____

Millions of gallons of oil dumping into the critical areas of the Gulf and this president - as a side remark, gestures his Interior Secretary to get back to him in a month with some suggestions - and this was over a week after the oil rig initially exploded.

This administration is so out of their depth it should scare the hell out of all of us...

What's your beef with that? Nobody still know exactly how it happened, and to come up with a plan for not having it happen again doesn't just pop out of thin air overnight, stupid.

Once again, and I'm not going to repeat this at length, Obama and the rest of the agencies involved were forced to rely on what BP was saying and react accordingly. Initially, BP seemed to imply it was no big deal. What part of that don't you get?

_____


Obama was "forced"?????

That is your defense of the indefensible???

As the oil was pouring out of the bottom of the Gulf, Obama remarks that he is getting right on the case by requesting a report to look at in a month.

That my friend, would be laughable if the situation was itself not so dire.

The only thing Obama has been forced to do is actually take the Gulf Oil spill seriously - and the president has been dragged by the public outcry and a media finally willing to point some blame his way before he was willing to stop by the Gulf region for a few hours prior to heading off for vacation...

 

[boedicca]

As this disaster progresses, it becomes even more glaringly apparent that the Presidency is not something that should be a person's first executive experience.

Obama needs training wheels - but as he has surrounded himself with a bunch of equally incompetent, political sycophants, there is no one who can provide him with decent advice.

Meetings, Investigations, and Legislation are not action.

And that is about all the Obama Administration has accomplished, in addition to a few photo ops and an awful press conference.

 

[CMike]

Well, he did take a break from his vacation, to make a speech that where he said he was outraged, then went back golfiing.

It's truely outrageous that he hasn't directed the army corp of engineers or any federal agency to do anything to plug the hole.

 

[CMike]

Obama needs to direct the federal agencies to assist BP to plug the fucking hole.

 

[boedicca]

Or to help with the dredging and berms to protect the coast.

The oil spill itself is not Obama's fault. I reject that nonsensical standard that anything that bad happens is the fault of some Super Being President (despite Obama's promotion of himself as such).

But the federal response IS his responsibility. To date, it is woefully inadequate.

 

[mudwhistle]

They left out Obama's trip to SF to raise money for Babs Boxer at the Fairmont and the Getties on May 25th where he led the crowd in a bi-partisan invitation to the GOP: "You can join us for the ride, but you're not going to drive".

How inspirational!

"You can join us for the ride, but you're not going to drive".

Love it!

We have all seen the disasters that occur when we let the GOP drive

Should I elaborate?

Please.....indulge us.

 

[Sinatra]

Or to help with the dredging and berms to protect the coast.

The oil spill itself is not Obama's fault. I reject that nonsensical standard that anything that bad happens is the fault of some Super Being President (despite Obama's promotion of himself as such).

But the federal response IS his responsibility. To date, it is woefully inadequate.

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There could have been a state of emergency declared and a far greater effort to protect the shoreline.

Days and days went by and he said NOTHING.

Then he said the federal government was basically "watching" the situation.

Then he started to whine about Bush, BP, and saying we are running out of oil and need to go with different energy sources - none of which helped to protect the shoreline of course.

Now he is cursing at BP and sending down the AG so we can sue, while saying we need to have better regulations...disregarding that HIS adminstration failed to actually support the regulations already in place.

The guy says he accepts responsibility, and then points the finger at everyone but himself. He hasn't a clue, and unfortunately, too few individuals in the White House who have any of their own real world executive leadership qualities.

Here is what General Powell had to say...

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Colin Powell on Oil Spill: Time for 'Comprehensive, Total Attack' on the Problem


The federal government's response to the BP oil spill "has to move quickly and move with -- to use my favorite expression -- decisive force to demonstrate that it's doing everything that it can," former Secretary of State Colin Powell told ABC News' Jake Tapper on "This Week."

Former secretary of state gives "This Week" a Memorial Day weekend exclusive.Though the president has been monitoring the oil spill from the very start, Powell said in a Sunday exclusive interview, "that impression was not conveyed to the American people. And the comprehensive speech he gave the other day, I think he would have been better served and the nation would have been better served if he'd given it a few weeks earlier."

The retired general would not say whether the government's response to the spill should be taken over by the military, but added, "Whether it's Army, Coast Guard, local forces, it is time for a comprehensive, total attack on this problem to protect the shoreline, to protect the livestock, to protect the wetlands, but most of all to give the people in that part of our country a sense of hope that this is going to be solved."


Colin Powell on Oil Spill: Time for 'Comprehensive, Total Attack' - ABC News

 

[SuMar]

Waiting for the liberals to blame Jindal for this, since he's the one who is screaming for federal aid, to take off the attention from Obama.

 

[Sinatra]

Woman douses herself with 'oily substance' in front of White House

WOMAN "affixed" herself to a fence on the grounds of the White House today and then doused herself with an "oily substance".

Fox News Channel said, citing the US Secret Service, the incident was being treated as a hazardous materials situation, because of the unknown substance.

NBC said the Secret Service had shut down the northwest gate of the White House and HAZMAT teams were called out. NBC later said authorities had removed the woman from the fence.


Woman douses herself with 'oily substance' in front of White House | The Australian

 

[MaggieMae]

What's your beef with that? Nobody still know exactly how it happened, and to come up with a plan for not having it happen again doesn't just pop out of thin air overnight, stupid.

Once again, and I'm not going to repeat this at length, Obama and the rest of the agencies involved were forced to rely on what BP was saying and react accordingly. Initially, BP seemed to imply it was no big deal. What part of that don't you get?

_____


Obama was "forced"?????

That is your defense of the indefensible???

As the oil was pouring out of the bottom of the Gulf, Obama remarks that he is getting right on the case by requesting a report to look at in a month.

That my friend, would be laughable if the situation was itself not so dire.

The only thing Obama has been forced to do is actually take the Gulf Oil spill seriously - and the president has been dragged by the public outcry and a media finally willing to point some blame his way before he was willing to stop by the Gulf region for a few hours prior to heading off for vacation...

Reading comprehension has never been your strong point: Here, let me try this again, from your quoted material:

Mr. Obama said he ordered Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to review what happened and report back within 30 days with "additional precautions and technologies" to prevent future accidents like this from happening again.

Obviously, if nobody STILL knows "what happened" following 30 days, a "report" on that part would be moot. In any event, he was asking Salazar to do a plan for handling FUTURE accidents like this.

Picky picky, fucking picky. You have never, ever been interested in anything but the blame game.

 

[MaggieMae]

As this disaster progresses, it becomes even more glaringly apparent that the Presidency is not something that should be a person's first executive experience.

Obama needs training wheels - but as he has surrounded himself with a bunch of equally incompetent, political sycophants, there is no one who can provide him with decent advice.

Meetings, Investigations, and Legislation are not action.

And that is about all the Obama Administration has accomplished, in addition to a few photo ops and an awful press conference.

Well let's see. If McCain/Palin had won, what exactly would they have been doing differently? "Drill, baby drill" was their mantra. They would have also looked to BP and other privately operated oil companies for answers. McCain also knows zip about it and Palin is very good at spending the "fees" charged to oil companies for doing business in her state. Period. Of course they would have had access to Cheney's brilliant brain, for which Obama doesn't have the luxury.

 

[CMike]

Call out the army Corp of engineers to help.