[VeniVidiVici]

I have no doubt it will get worse but the constant drumbeat of disaster with no pictures gets old. As if they (reporters) are determined to be the first one with the story that white beaches are now black with oil before they really see it.

Here is the picture of the "waves of blobs" in our local news so far:

[Dutchgirl]

Don’t they have booms to cordon off Santa Rosa Sound?

[Zeppelin]

I have no doubt it will get worse but the constant drumbeat of disaster with no pictures gets old. As if they (reporters) are determined to be the first one with the story that white beaches are now black with oil before they really see it.

This whole ordeal reminds me of an episode of South Park in which they make fun of the media's handling of the Katrina aftermath...

Reporter: We're not sure what exactly is going on inside the town of Beaverton, uh Tom, but we're reporting that there's looting, raping, and yes, even acts of cannibalism.

Anchor: My God, you've, you've actually seen people looting, raping and eating each other?

Reporter: No, no, we haven't actually SEEN it Tom, we're just reporting it.

[9YearLurker]

I think the press is mostly just compliant with the Obama administration’s wishes that the ecological harm not be shown in pictures. Already, they’ve got more than 100 miles of it in LA and we’ve hardly seen anything.

[21twelve]

Tar balls are good. Most of the nasty stuff has evaporated. Tar balls don’t cover the animals and kill them. I suppose some animals might swallow them by accident. You can pick them up and throw them away without too much fuss or muss.

And I keep praying that the real oil slick won’t inflict as much damage as folks fear.