Posted on 06/08/2010 5:39:27 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama says he would have fired BP CEO By Michael O'Brien - 06/08/10 07:45 AM ET
BP's chief executive wouldn't have a job if President Barack Obama were in charge of the oil company, the president said Tuesday.
Obama said he had not spoken to BP CEO Tony Hayward directly, but added that he thought that Hayward should probably be out of work in the aftermath of the massive oil spill triggered by an accident in a BP-leased pipeline and rig.
"He wouldn't be working for me after any of those statements," Obama said during an interview on NBC's "Today" show, referencing comments made by Hayward in which said he wanted his life back before the spill.
Hayward apologized for the remarks, which were seen as dismissive to the families of 11 oil rig workers who died after a massive explosion that set off the leak. But the BP CEO has also faced criticism for his company's overall handling of the crisis, as well as its corporate practices. Lawmakers have called on plans for the company to suspend its dividend to shareholders this summer, and have questioned an ad blitz the oil company has waged to fight back against an increasingly negative perception in the wake of the spill.
The president said he hadn't spoken to Hayward directly, but emphasized that administration officials were constantly in touch with the chief executive and other top officials at BP. Obama reiterated that the company was acting at the direction of the U.S. government.
The company, the president said, would also be made to make sure that those adversely affected by the spill are properly compensated for losses.
"We are going to have to make sure that not only do they shut down the cap, we are not only going to have to make sure any deep well drilling process out there is in fact fail safe, and oil companies know what theyre doing, but we also have to make sure that every single person that has been affected by this is properly compensated and made whole.," he said.
"Absolutely they can afford it," the president added. "If I see BP nickel-and-diming people down there, they are going to have to answer to us."
maybe he should have found a little time to aknowledge D-Day
Would he have put a cap in his ass, too?
Yet Janet Napolitano and Ken Salazar still have jobs. Yeah, right.
...and I suppose if he was an new ensign on a submarine he’d become an impressive wash-out assuming he could get that far. Of course, remember the last Democrat president who worked on a nuke sub.
He’d get picked on relentlessly.........
Somebody needs to explain to our constitutional scholar: It's not his job to "kick ass." or fire CEO's, that's for the judicial branch. It's his job to fix this mess and do what he can to soften the repercussions on our economy.
This, and the previous "kick ass" remark reveal his ineptitude and incompetence; he's incapable doing anything more than designating a culprit or scapegoat.
People may not understand this consciously, but they're nurturing a growing contempt for him. The one's that trusted him will despise most, now that he's destroyed their illusions. 'bam has crapped his nest and is becoming a laughingstock.
From the article..
....The Americans dont have spill response vessels with skimmers because their environment regulations do not allow it. With the Dutch method seawater is sucked up with the oil by the skimmer. The oil is stored in the tanker and the superfluous water is pumped overboard. But the water does contain some oil residue, and that is too much according to US environment regulations.[media:factfile1]...
If I was in charge those regulations would be ignored.
The Dutch are waiting for the 'go ahead'.
What a complete bafoon
BP = British Petroleum
I know they have their HQ here, but are based in Britain.
Our President is a douche.
“BP’s chief executive wouldn’t have a job if President Barack Obama were in charge of the oil company, the president said Tuesday.”
Huh? If Obama WERE in charge of the Oil Company, the disaster would have happened on HIS watch ... so would he have fired himself?
Do you have a source and a cite for this?
Wouldnt that make for a great SNL sequence ... Biden and Obama in ‘the room’ with The Donald.
zero sounds like an angry spoiled child. He may want the government to takeover all oil companies but who would want to work for such an a**hole? He acts like a two bit dictator that nationalizes the oil companies only to find that productivity is reduced by 50% (like Chavez).
So, it is not all at surprising that zero refuses to talk with oil executives. There is intense mutual disrespect between the oil executives and zero and this to the detriment of the nation. The deterioration of this relationship and the exacerbation of the ecological crisis can primarily be blamed on our knavish president.
“.I dont care that he went to Harvard...he is an idiot. “
He was likely an AA student. Not someone who actually worked like a fiend to get in.
I read it on the Internet, so it must be true. Wasn’t it Glen Beck who made that assertion originally?
Fire both Dear Leader and Hayworth.
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