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Darkest day of oil nightmare
NY Post ^ | May 1, 2010 | LUKAS I. ALPERT

Posted on 05/01/2010 3:52:35 AM PDT by Scanian

The disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill pushed into the Mississippi River Delta yesterday with high winds and rough seas complicating efforts to slow the toxic sludge's spread, as the first oil-slicked animals were found amid fears of an environmental nightmare.

Experts prepared for the worst as choppy seas threatened to force the goop deep into the marshlands along Louisiana's southern coast over the weekend and push oily water over the booms put in place to contain it.

"It's of grave concern," said David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "I am frightened. This is a very, very big thing. And the efforts that are going to be required to do anything about it, especially if it continues on, are just mind-boggling."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: katrina; obama; oilleak; valdez

1 posted on 05/01/2010 3:52:36 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

It’s Obama’s fault.


2 posted on 05/01/2010 3:55:15 AM PDT by exnavy (May the Lord grant our troops protection and endurance.)
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To: exnavy

Dont be ridiculous.


3 posted on 05/01/2010 4:07:04 AM PDT by cajungirl
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To: exnavy

hehe! I do believe this is the very first time I’ve seen that, and I’m in complete agreement!


4 posted on 05/01/2010 4:28:22 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Scanian

Obama’s Katrina!


5 posted on 05/01/2010 4:29:51 AM PDT by chainsaw ( 'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal)
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To: cajungirl
Dont be ridiculous.

Exactly, it's Bush's fault.

6 posted on 05/01/2010 5:10:36 AM PDT by central_va ( http://www.15thvirginia.org)
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To: Scanian

Odds are, we’ll see videos of some idiots trying to scrub oily nutrias and re-release them, when Louisiana would love to exterminate every one of the damned giant rats.


7 posted on 05/01/2010 6:43:59 AM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: exnavy

That’s right...how do we know he didn’t have that well blown the same way they said Bush and Cheney had the New Orleans levees blown?


8 posted on 05/01/2010 7:04:55 AM PDT by Scanian
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