'Obama's Katrina': an Illustrated Timeline

Directorblueblogspot ^ | May 01, 2010 | Doug Ross

[Matchett-PI]

Comment at link:

At 8:27 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let's also not forget that Big Sis Napolitano admitted yesterday that she had no idea the Defense Dept. had equipment that could have helped disperse the oil slick. She only dispatched two planes to drop the substance? Two Planes? Please! It's time the adults get back into the White House......if this was W he woulod have been raked over the coals, another wonderful energy producing fossil fuel.

[Gaffer]

OBAMA LIED - FISH DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[writer33]

Great post, Matchett. It puts things into perspective. Thank you for posting it.

[Cyber Liberty]

Obama wants this to be as large a disaster as can be accomplished. “Never let a crisis go to waste.”

[gaijin]

effective and devastating —another arrow for your quiver would include the part where he took time out to (get ready, this is not a joke) ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MUSLIM IRISH IN DUBLIN.

No, I did not make that up.

[centurion316]

Bush got skewered by the press for Katrina because he was a Repulbican and the press hated him. The real screw ups were by the Democrat Governor of Louisiana and the Democrat Mayor of New Orleans.

Since there is no Republican politician to attack in this scenario, BP will catch all the heat. Obama will be declared a hero.

[Dallas59]

[Matchett-PI]

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Could Federal Thumb-twiddling Have Led to Disaster?

Former oil spill response coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ron Gouget, says that federal officials should have started burning off oil much sooner, even immediately after the event:

Ron Gouget, who also managed Louisiana's oil response team for a time, said federal officials missed a narrow window of opportunity to gain control of the spill by burning last week, before the spill spread hundreds of miles across the Gulf, and before winds began blowing toward shore. He also said the heavy use of dispersants instead of burning the oil has likely knocked so much oil into the water column that portions of the Gulf may be on the threshold of becoming toxic to marine life. Add in the oil spreading into the water as it rises from the seafloor, and Gouget said he expected officials would have to begin limiting the use of the dispersants.

There's more at the link, but if Gouget is correct, then federal officials appear to have completely blown the response. What may have been a garden variety spill now has the potential to wreak havoc on one of the most productive and pristine shorelines in the country. Some experts are saying that the spill could grow into one of the worst in US history.

Why didn't Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano use the in-situ burn procedure sooner?.....

Extra Point: Money Quote from Gouget: "This whole thing has been a daily strip tease. At first they thought it was just the diesel, then they said the well wasn't leaking. It's unfortunate they didn't get the burning going right away. They could have gotten 90 percent of the oil before it spread."

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02/26/2010:

Obama's coast guard cuts: a recipe for disaster By Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) - 02/26/10 04:11 PM ET

[Matchett-PI]

Dewey from Detroit
Saturday, May 1, 2010

Deepwater On Obama’s Horizon

[Oldpuppymax]

Problem is, the MSM manufactured Bush’s Katrina. Somehow I don’t think they’ll do the same to Hussein.

[gaijin]

OK the announcement that he'd be encouraging Muslim Irish Entrepreneurship in Dublin, Ireland came on 4/26, smack dab when it was becoming clear that this thing is bigger than the Exxon-Valdez.

I'd envision a graphic something like this:

It would not have to be that, but any photo that showed the concept as being a bit strange, or at least strikingly remote from the concerns of average Americans.

I think your timeline is HIGHLY EFFECTIVE.

[Condor51]

To whom it may concern in the MSM,

Kindly be advised that the 'president' didn't do anything because...

Obama.
Hates.
White.
People.

regards,
A 'Typical' Angry Old White Guy

How's it feel when the shoe's on the other foot?
...............

[scoobysnak71]

[Matchett-PI]

"effective and devastating —another arrow for your quiver would include the part where he took time out to (get ready, this is not a joke) ENCOURAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MUSLIM IRISH IN DUBLIN.

Someone else also made that point in the comment section:

At 10:13 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Didn't he also have the Muslim Entreprenereal Summit during this time?!

At 2:38 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

During the 2008 election cycle, BP-linked donors gave $71,051 to Barack Obama's senate campaign, more than they gave to any other senator that cycle.

[Boardwalk]

good one!

[bgill]

Now we need a timeline of Bush during 9/11 or Katrina. Which timeline would be longer...

[Matchett-PI]

((((PING))))

[Matchett-PI]

"Now we need a timeline of Bush during 9/11 or Katrina. Which timeline would be longer..."

That would be comparing apples and oranges, though. This comment makes the point:

At 6:12 PM , Blogger Darleen said...

My only quibble with the "Katrina" equivalence is that the evacuation of New Orleans and surrounding areas was a local/state issue and President Bush could not go in before being invited. IIRC the LA Gov Blanco specifically rebuffed offers from the admin to come in and coordinate. The BP oil rig is far beyond the 3 mile limit of state jurisdiction. It was the Fed's responsibility from the get-go. Obama and his administration is far more responsible than what happened during Katrina."

[Matchett-PI]

"Great post, Matchett. It puts things into perspective. Thank you for posting it."

You're welcome. Thank you!

[Doogle]

.....he can’t do anything without his handlers saying so.....
the true Manchurian Candidate.