[truthbetold11]

CRISIS+ politcial + = enforcing new laws

[edzo4]

its all about $ that is why they did not cap the well and stop the flow, but instead tried to put an extension piece over the well to keep bringing the oil to the surface where they can load it onto tankers and sell it.

[arthurus]

Soetoro and the Left didn’t directly cause the oil spill but their interest is very much in making as bad a disaster as they can.

[libh8er]

The objective is to NOT clean up to show America how rotten oil is. Just like the objective is to NOT fix the economy to show America how rotten capitalism and free markets are.

[thackney]

Why do some keep ignoring the fact that skimmers HAVE BEEN USED on this spill since the very first days?

They are not ignoring this technology; they have been using all along.

But the Gulf of Mexico allows the oil to spread out over a far greater area than the Persian Gulf.

[Doogle]

$$$$$$$$....not that we don’t have it, because they want to make it.

[humblegunner]

Are you still planning to "Expose Free Republic Nationally" if folks don't agree with you?

And why excerpt?

[boycott]

I hope the “swing” state of Florida remembers this before the next election.

They may not vote for a man named hussein next time.

[illiac]

This method must be known as the Pozzi Scheme....

[TribalPrincess2U]

Who pushed drilling far out to sea where a disaster would be more beneficial to some people? Can you say ‘Cap and Trade’, Never let a good crisis go to waste... read from people who have done their research and make up your own mind.

http://www.blogster.com/joannemor/bombshell-expose-the-real-reason-the-oil-still-flows-into-the-gulf-of-mexico

***Top PR firm for BP tied to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel***

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Top-PR-firm-for-BP-tied-to-White-House-Chief-of-Staff-Rahm-Emanuel-95223369.html

[Tarpon]

First you notice that common sense tells you you do not have to plug the ho before you can contain and cleanup. Thinking is all it takes to conclude that.

then you have to want to stop the oil spill from spreading ...

explosion -> oil spill -> let her leak -> crisis -> cap and trade —— following the bouncing ball.

Why did we turn down the help of 17 offering countries, including booms, tankers, skimmers and other equipment — if we really wanted it cleaned up. Including the Saudis and their oil skimming super tankers ....

Have you noticed all the Gulf states have Republican governors? Obama apparently has.

[hondact200]

Gulf Oil Crisis + cap and Trade + Worlds Largest Ponzi Scheme brought to the USA by Balaam Hussein Obama better known as Obozo

[VOA]

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[VRWC For Truth]

The oil spill is a convenient scapegoat for putrid economic policies. Soetoro is a pathetic half-wit and a loser.

[WKB]

BTTT

[MattAMiller]

Clearly a conspiracy by BP and the President to lose a huge investment and cause a PR nightmare for the both of them. Does their perfidy know no bounds?

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Part of it is the biggest block that most engineers face:

NIH Syndrome - Not Invented Here.

People with big egos and little backing never accept solutions outside their chosen circle, because that would be to implicitly admit their own weaknesses. That regardless of what they had been spouting, they are NOT the smartest or the best.

So you ignore the best solutions, and go forward with what your own, limited, inexperienced group comes up with. And you don’t solve the problem. And you lash out at everyone else.

It’s what children and those who think with their heart not their head do. As well as PHBs (Pointy Haired Bosses). Obama’s ego is huge and fragile, and his knowledge - and those of his chosen inner circle and advisors - is severely lacking. But no, they cannot ask for outside help because that would admit that The One doesn’t know all, he’s not the one we’ve been waiting for...

Ego. Pure and simple. Ego.

[Lmo56]

Refusal to use a tried and true method is beyond stupidity - its criminal ...

If you have the pumps and the tankers - YOU USE THEM !!! It may have only picked up 50% of the oil [I’m purposely low-balling here], but there would ONLY be 25M gallons in the water now ...

No IFS, ANDS or BUTS ...

I worked for years at MCI [telecom] in disaster recovery ...

We had equipment staged ALL around the country JUST IN CASE of catastrophic events - and we had them [believe me] ...

Failure to use equipment when it is available CANNOT be excused ...

[deport]

Work continues to collect and disperse oil that has reached the surface of the sea.
More than 275 vessels are being used, including skimmers, tugs, barges and recovery vessels.
Flights have also been carried out to spray dispersant onto the oil when weather conditions allow.
Fire boom has also been deployed to contain and burn heavier pockets of oil.

Oil floats because it has a lower specific gravity than water. It’s similar to what happens with oil and vinegar in salad dressing.

Skimming is one of many processes being used by BP to limit the impact of the oil leaking in the Gulf of Mexico.

Often a skimmer uses a floating boom system to sweep oil across the water surface, concentrating the oil to make the skimming process more effective and efficient.

Skimmers use a variety of methods to mechanically separate oil from water. These include the use of belts, rotating discs and ropes.

The recovered oil is stored and later will be processed into fuel.

Skimmers come in many different sizes, depending on the environment they are meant to protect.

Skimmers are highly effective in calm waters, but less efficient in windy conditions or choppy waters.

BP is using a variety of skimmers and vessels to recover oil and protect the Gulf Coast. This page was last updated 4 May 2010

Gulf Of Mexico Response

[VOA]

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