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Obama To Use BP Oil Spill As An Opportunity To Push His Economy Killing Climate Change Bill
The Economic Collapse ^ | June 16, 2010 | Staff

Posted on 06/16/2010 4:17:22 PM PDT by lbryce

Never one to to allow a "good crisis" to go to waste, Barack Obama is pledging to use the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as an opportunity to push the U.S. Congress to pass his controversial climate bill. In fact, during a recent interview Obama directly compared the current crisis in the Gulf to 9/11, and indicated that he believed that it would fundamentally change the way that we all look at energy issues from now on. But the truth is that Obama's climate bill is the same economy killing legislation that it was before the BP oil spill. It would still drive gas and electricity prices through the roof, it would still cause large numbers of U.S. businesses to flee overseas, it would still be one of the biggest tax increases in U.S. history and it would still usher in an unprecedented era of climate fascism. But now thanks to the BP oil spill there is suddenly a lot more momentum in Congress for doing something about energy and about "climate change".

Of course the truth is that carbon dioxide is not causing climate change and high levels of carbon dioxide are actually very good for the environment, but reducing carbon emissions has almost become a religion for radical environmentalists, and Barack Obama is absolutely determined to push through his "cap and trade" carbon trading scheme. In fact, just as 9/11 completely changed the war that Americans viewed the fight against terrorism, Barack Obama sees the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico fundamentally changing the way that Americans see energy issues. During a recent interview, Obama told Politico columnist Roger Simon the following....

"In the same way that our view of our vulnerabilities and our foreign policy was shaped profoundly by 9/11,

(Excerpt) Read more at theeconomiccollapseblog.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: globalclimate; obama; obamalaise; socialism
Notwithstanding that this website is called "The Economic Collapse", where every conceivable economic-related issue is seem from a perspective of gloom and doom, this article has a lot more to say about the President's perspective on the American capitalist system way-of-life.

The lesson learned is not so much about the the economic malaise but all about social policy, where dubious scientific assumption in the form of the quack science that global warming is disingenuously presented as fact, as means to dismantling capitalism, the greatest economic system ever to one in which the philosophy of socialism is implemented by the likes of America-haters as illustrated by the President's bill.

1 posted on 06/16/2010 4:17:22 PM PDT by lbryce
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Obama To Use BP Oil Spill As An Opportunity To Push His Economy Killing Climate Change Bill

Makes just as much sense as anything else he's "pushed."

2 posted on 06/16/2010 4:23:58 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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The climate bill lacks support in the Senate and is a dead issue. There may be some energy bill but it is not the nation changer desired.

They will throw a little money at it with some for all.


3 posted on 06/16/2010 4:26:35 PM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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>> Never one to to allow a “good crisis” to go to waste, Barack Obama is ...

What is the greatest crisis facing the U.S.? Should it go to waste?


4 posted on 06/16/2010 4:36:37 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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The greatest crisis facing the United States is it’s current resident at the White House.


5 posted on 06/16/2010 4:39:10 PM PDT by Venturer
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Ain't that the truth....
6 posted on 06/16/2010 4:42:11 PM PDT by lbryce (Obama Notwithstanding, America's Best Days Are Yet To Be .)
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I wonder how many of these off shore oil rigs is actually American owned. And a peek at their safety records would be interesting as well. I remember seeing a stat in regard to the BP vs everyone else - it was something like upper 500’s to 3 and 1 for the American companies.


7 posted on 06/16/2010 4:44:44 PM PDT by Cyclone59 (I ROCK, Guitar Hero said so........)
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8 posted on 06/16/2010 5:01:53 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout Hearts...)
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once you’re ok with the idea of not letting a crisis go to waste, essentially saying the ends justify the means, it’s a *very* short hop to creating the crisis... for the general good of course... in order to push your agenda

the bp explosion definitely seems fishy when you look at financial transactions by players involved

then when you find out about the ‘drill anwar’ vote that passed... the day before the valdez accident... the coincidences start to line up

funny how ‘accidents’ like the valdez & the bp explosion don’t happen very often... no other times... except just before various votes


9 posted on 06/16/2010 5:24:58 PM PDT by sten
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It’s worse than just using to push his cap and tax, he’s going to use it to buy votes. This money is not going to go to the people who are being hurt by this spill. The people who are really being directly effected will probably still have to go through the courts.


10 posted on 06/16/2010 5:40:46 PM PDT by Eva (Aand)
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Here's the full text of President Obama's speech about the BP disaster/gusher in the Gulf of Mexico ... from a FReeper thread ...

Obama's Remarks To Nation On Oil Spill [Full Text]

Also the Wednesday, 6/16/2010 Speech after the BP Meeting ...

Statement by the President After Meeting with BP Executives [Full Text]


11 posted on 06/16/2010 6:14:06 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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You’ve done a great job creating clever, witty imagery down to the very last detail with the butt in the president’s mouth, hammer and sickle in the media promo. I love it!


12 posted on 06/16/2010 8:31:15 PM PDT by lbryce (Obama Notwithstanding, America's Best Days Are Yet To Be .)
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