2000monkey wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 11:03pm:




Funny, but I didn't vote for Obummer. Who's the stupid one now? Ya can't say I didn't try and warn you.



Do you really think things are doing better now that we have had to cope with 18 months of this leftist brand of idiocy? What's better now then when Bush was POTUS?

Let's see-


Economy? Nope.

Employment? Nope.

National Security? Nope.

Transparency and honest accountability from the White House? Nope.

Hope? Nope.

Change? Well, we certainly got that, but, is it better than what we had before? Uhh, hell Nope!


Meanwhile, at least we know that Obama is gonna keep his foot on the throat of BP! Yippee! That should do wonders for the marshlands, the recreational beaches, the commercial and private fishing businesses, the estuaries, rivers, and streams, the rookeries and hatcheries, and all of the wildlife. That's leadership for you!


Riffy

Ok,rather than get into another prolonged pissing contest with somebody and coming off as the world's biggest Obama apologist. Seriously,I think the best way to handle the cleanup. BP is still responsible for the leak. But as for the oil that's already in the gulf. Let the power's that be in the gulf states call their own shot's as to what to do about the cleanup. This is their land,their property,their livelihood. They know their territory better than anyone. If they want to build sandbar's,put boon's in a certain area. Or whatever idea they have. Let them do whatever they think is necessary and send the bill to BP. This is when the Govt needs to get the fuck out the way....Unfortunately everything is ruled by politics these days....And yes I'll admit,some of the current admins decsions are more than a little influenced by thinking ahead about how these states will go when in comes to reelection time.....But any other prez would likely act the same way.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 12:46am:

Great idea.  The problem-the Govt has not allowed these states to act on their own.  There are countless roadblocks which the Govt
has placed in States way.  The Govt wants environmental impact studies on most every oil prevention effort the States have attempted.
Little does the Govt know that the very environment which they want to protect is being destroyed by this needless red tape.  This is where the Govt needs to suspend regulations & act.  Don't forget, it was the Govt who granted the licenses to BP & Trans Ocean to drill in Gov't controlled water.  They need to hold BP & Trans Ocean to the tenants of these licenses for the impact of this disaster.  Presently, the Govt is acting like it will all just go away, where it really is going to get worse. 

Best thing each & every one of us can do=marshal an effort of our friends, neighbors, relatives to call your senator/congressman/White House to express how you feel & demand action.  This is going to effect our economy & our way of living.

TRANSOCEAN... the people who brought you this epic disaster....


Accidents and incidents

[edit]Ixtoc I oil spill
Main article: Ixtoc I oil spill
On 3 June 1979, an exploratory well being drilled by the semi-submersible, Sedco 135-F on lease to Pemex, blew out in the Bahia de Campeche in the Gulf of Mexico after losing drilling mud circulation. The well ignited, and the burning platform collapsed into the sea over the wellhead causing the largest peace-time oil spill by the time it was capped on 23 March 1980.[17]
[edit]Transocean Leader accident
On March 2 2002, a Scottish man was killed in an accident aboard the drilling rig, Transocean Leader operated for BP, located about 86 miles west of Aberdeen, Scotland.[18]
[edit]Galveston Bay explosion
On June 17 2003, one worker was killed, four were hospitalized and 21 were rescued after an explosion on a Transocean gas drilling rig in Galveston Bay, Texas.[19]
[edit]Transocean Rather
On August 24 2005, the UK Health and Safety Executive issued a notice to Transocean that it had failed to maintain its “remote blow Out preventor control panel … in an efficient state, efficient working order and in good repair.” On November 21 2005, the Transocean was found to be in compliance for this matter.[20]
[edit]Bourbon Dolphin/Transocean Rather accident
On April 12 2007, the Bourbon Dolphin supply boat sank off the coast of Scotland while it was servicing the Transocean Rather drilling rig, killed eight people. The Norwegian Ministry of Justice established a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the incident, and the commission’s report found a series of "unfortunate circumstances" led to the accident “with many of them linked to Bourbon Offshore and Transocean.” [21][22]
[edit]2008 fatalities
Two of its workers were reported killed on Transocean vessels in 2008.[23]
[edit]Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion
Main article: Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion
On April 21, 2010, a fire was reported on a Transocean-owned semisubmersible drilling rig, Deepwater Horizon, made by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea. Deepwater Horizon was a Reading & Bates Falcon RBS8D design, a firm that was acquired by Transocean in 2001. The fire broke out at 10:00 p.m. UTC-7 in US waters of Mississippi Canyon 252 in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was 41 mi (66 km) off Louisiana coast. The US Coast Guard launched a rescue operation after the explosion, and of the 126 member crew aboard, 11 were killed and seven were critically injured.[24][25] Deepwater Horizon was completely destroyed, and subsequently sank.
As the Deepwater Horizon sank the riser pipe that connected the well-head to the rig was severed and as a result oil began to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. Estimates of the leak were in the range of 5,000 to 19,000 barrels per day.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Thursday April 29, as the oil slick grew and headed toward the most important and most sensitive wetlands in North America, threatening to destroy wildlife and the livelihood of thousands of fishermen. This oil slick is considered the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. The head of BP Group told CNN's Brian Todd on April 28 that the accident could have been prevented, and focused blame on rig owner Transocean.[26] On May 14, 2010 U.S. president Barack Obama stated "...executives of BP and Transocean and Halliburton falling over each other to point the finger of blame at somebody else," when referring to the congressional hearings held during the continued flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico resulting from an oil rig platform explosion. "The American people could not have been impressed with that display, and I certainly wasn't."
[edit]Industry reputation
Transocean was rated as a leader in its industry for many years, however, since its merger with GlobalSantaFe in 2007, its reputation has suffered considerably, according to Energy Point Research, an independent oil service industry rating firm. From 2004 to 2007, Transocean was the leader or near the top among deep-water drillers for "job quality" and "overall satisfaction." In 2008 and 2009, surveys ranked Transocean last among deep-water drillers for "job quality" and next to last in "overall satisfaction." In 2008 and 2009, the firm ranked first for in-house safety and environmental policies, and in the middle of the pack for perceived environmental and safety record. [27] The Deepwater Horizon explosion and massive oil spill starting in April 2010, has further hurt its reputation. “Transocean is dominant, but the accident has definitely tarnished its reputation for worker safety and for being able to manage and deliver on extraordinarily complex deepwater projects,” said Christopher Ruppel, an energy expert and managing director of capital markets at Execution Noble, an investment bank. Transocean spokespeople declined to comment on the firm's reputation.[4]

This was supposed to be the summer of new Stones not oil disaster.

Pdog wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 8:29am:

oil's well that ends well....NOT!

Some Guy wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 9:21am:


I just heard the cut worked and a cap may get put on?
BP also needs to pay these, fisherman they hired to do clean up people, NOW...

Edith Grove wrote on Jun 3^rd, 2010 at 4:59pm:



as far as I know, these animals have never worked or paid taxes, and just expect free food... sometimes these aimals will return affection to humans, so they are more like 4 legged hookers... whores looking for handouts!!!

Riffhard wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 11:18pm:


Riffy,

Thanks for asking.

It is stupid to believe that a pragmatic, accomodationist moderate progressive like Barack Obama is a doctrinaire socialist.

It is stupid to believe that human-caused global warming is a myth created to generate research funds.

It is stupid to believe that Sarah Palin is qualified to be President; or even a shaky, septuagenarian heartbeat away.

It is stupid to believe that Mark Levin is a constitutional scholar.

Drill, baby, drill?  Stupid.

It is stupid to believe that Big Oil should be trusted to drill a mile below the surface.

It is stupid to blame Barack for Cheney's Petro-Katrina.

It is stupid to call people stupid names like "drone" (and all the worse ones) because we don't always agree with you.  Intelligent people can disagree without being disagreeable.

Stupid is as stupid does.

Looking for a learning curve,

Brainy

Starbuck wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2010 at 11:01pm:



You used to be funny. Now all you do is stir shit. Why, Why, Why, why.............

Now this is some funny twisted logic and warped blame... I am so glad this person isn't a politician anymore... I really like the end, where she forgot who once employed her husband, must've not noted on her hand...

ENJOY, Idiots Rule!!!

n her latest note on Facebook, Sarah Palin is blaming "extreme 'environmentalists'" for causing the gulf oil disaster that has been unfolding for over a month. Her logic is that because environmentalists push for tougher drilling regulations onshore in places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (also known as ANWR) it forces oil companies to explore deeper offshore drilling which has more risks.

Palin writes:

With [environmentalists'] nonsensical efforts to lock up safer drilling areas, all you're doing is outsourcing energy development, which makes us more controlled by foreign countries, less safe, and less prosperous on a dirtier planet. Your hypocrisy is showing. You're not preventing environmental hazards; you're outsourcing them and making drilling more dangerous.
Extreme deep water drilling is not the preferred choice to meet our country's energy needs, but your protests and lawsuits and lies about onshore and shallow water drilling have locked up safer areas. It's catching up with you. The tragic, unprecedented deep water Gulf oil spill proves it.

You can read her full note on Facebook here. http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/extreme-enviros-drill-baby-drill-in-an...


This is one of several comments about the oil spill Palin has made that has caused a stir, including a tweet in which she said we said we shouldn't trust BP because it is a foreign oil company. Palin's husband Todd worked for BP for 18 years.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jun 4^th, 2010 at 10:50am:



Louisiana isn't the only place that has shrimp, said BP Rep Randy Prescott. His office number is (713) 323-4093 and his email is [email protected]. Call him or email him.