Obama’s Dilemma: Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico Etc.

Grand Rants ^ | May 1, 2010 | Alan Speakman

[BigChiefLtd]

Talk about timing: Back in the end of March 2010, President Obama said that we should open up more drilling off the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska… And then there were no less than three catastrophes:

1,) The West Virginia mine explosion which claimed 29 lives

2.) The Gulf oil explosion which killed 11 and continues to cause extraordinary environmental damage 3.) Two souls are lost after a Kentucky mine roof collapse

Juxtapose the above with the recent announcement that for the first time, the United States is giving the “green light” to a controversial offshore wind farm, and President Obama is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. To make matters worse...

[BigChiefLtd]

For the first time in his Presidency, President Obama is facing a catastrophe that is, hopefully, not man-made and requires sharp, responsive decisions. Unfortunately, "The One" who absolutely shredded George Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina shows that the new Emperor has no clothes... nor, apparently, a body to hang them on if he did. The vaccuous character of Barack Obama is being exposed here and it's on a spin-free cycle. And that's bad news for Obama fans... and Obama himself.

[Natural Law]

That explosion gave Obama the excuse he needed to reverse his decision to permit offshore drilling and there appease his base. Does anyone who has read Alinsky think it is a coincidence?

[Doogle]

"hmmmm..oil spill or commencement,oil spill or commencement, oil spill or commencement....maybe I can get ...nah, commencement would have more applause and worshiping, and I can tell a joke or two, yeah I'll go there first, hell whats another day or two for some oil stuff, besides I gotta let Chewie calm down some before I get back there"

[justsaynomore]

There have been more than 3 incidents - Here’s what I have so far:

April - Second drilling rig overturns, LA
April - Firefighters battle flames at oil refinery in Memphis, 1 critically injured - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2503735/posts
April - Deep Rig Fires Up, Explodes, Sinks - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2498776/posts
April - Officials: 2 coal miners dead in Kentucky accident - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2503359/posts
April - 25 killed in West Virginia mine blast - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2487460/posts
April - 5 die in Anacortes, Wash. refinery blast, fire - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2485880/posts

[CyberAnt]

I was listening a couple of nights ago when Mark Levin was talking about the President ordering SWAT to other oil rigs - and it was one of the clues I had been missing. But on Friday, I put a lot more of the clues together and on 4/30, I posted the following story at a FreeRepublic.com thread:

This whole oil rig thing smells to high heaven! There just seems to be too much “coincidence”; and I don’t believe in coincidence.

I think the reason it bothers me is that too many things were going on at the same time .. making this “coincidence” waaaaaaay too convenient.

These are the pieces of the puzzle that I put together:

1st - the dems are plotting to unleash upon America a cap and tax plan (but it’s not gaining in approval);

2nd - the dems want to do whatever they can to stop America from drilling their own oil (because that would create millions of jobs, spur the economy, and ensure energy independence for lots of years);

3rd - although Obama was allowing drilling (but not in the best areas – where oil had already been discovered), and the oil industry was calling him on it (which angered Obama);

4th - it just happened to be a day or so before or after “Earth Day” (a day when all the enviro-whackos are paying more attention);

5th - to solve all those problems (don’t forget Rahm Emanuel’s statement: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”) - what could be better than a good oil spill - like maybe blowing up an oil rig ..?? Hmmmmm ..?? That would solve everything .. RIGHT ..??

Now, we have NO MORE OIL DRILLING; the belief that CAP AND TAX WILL BE EASY TO PASS; lots of PEOPLE WERE PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE OF EARTH DAY, and I just can’t believe for one minute that this was an “accident” or some kind of “coincidence”.

The real cap .. the President sent SWAT to guard all the oil rigs .. WHY WOULD HE DO THAT IF IT WAS AN “ACCIDENT” ..??. But .. if the oil rig was blown up .. then they better inspect all the other oil wells to find out if they are ready to blow up too ..?? Hmmm ..?? Or .. is SWAT there to check and see if any of the evidence was left behind ..??

The real big question I have is: WHO BLEW IT UP ..??

And remember .. just a couple of days ago there was a thread on FR where we were discussing the Weather Underground and their statements about 25,000,000 being a casuality risk they were willing to take .. Hmmmm ..?? Did they believe killing over 100 on the oil rig was acceptable in order to accomplish their goal ..??

Interestingly .. there is a 6th factor: Who do the dems hate almost as much as Bush – Halliburton (aka Dick Cheney’s Halliburton)! It turns out Halliburton was involved in the construction of the oil rig. Hmmmm ..?? Coincidence ..?? I don’t think so.

[libertyhoundusnr]

If Obama would have responded as robustly as he did in covering up his birth, school, and social security records, this would all been taken care of by now. I wonder if it is the same cadre of lawyers he is sending down there. If so, there could be a miracle in the works.

[CyberAnt]

“... there could be a miracle in the works.”

What do you mean by that ..??