Posted on 06/08/2010 8:39:18 AM PDT by Zakeet
President Barack Obama would have fired BP's CEO Tony Hayward over controversial comments downplaying the Gulf oil spill — if the executive had been working for him.
During an interview with Matt Lauer on NBC's TODAY broadcast Tuesday, the president added his voice to calls for Hayward's resignation amid claims from a former EPA lawyer that BP is a "recurring environmental criminal."
Some 25 million to 39 million gallons of oil are estimated to have gone into the Gulf of Mexico since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers.
The BP executive last month complained about the amount of time he is spending dealing with the disaster, saying "I would like my life back," and also played down the spill's effect. The Gulf was "a big ocean," he said, adding "the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to be very, very modest."
"He wouldn't be working for me after any of those statements," Obama told TODAY.
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'Whose ass to kick'
Obama also defended himself against criticism about his handling the disaster, saying he had been in the Gulf a month ago before "most of these talking heads were even paying attention."
"I don't sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar," the president added. "We talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers, so I know whose ass to kick."
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You skeptical Freepers can click Zero's picture directly above to see what the Wee Wee was doing "a month ago before those talking heads were even paying attention" ... so the dope would know "whose ass to kick."
And if any of you can really stand the pain and nausea, you can find links to the entire interview with the community organizer in the original article.
First Obama called and told BP to make sure they shut up about Rahm’s rent free apartment while he was in Congress and then reminded them he is going to need a LOT of campaign contributions from them, and to pay no mind to what he has to say for public consumption.
ZZZZZZZ....
Fired?
The proper term is “thrown him under the bus”.
“with grandma” is optional.
I would have fired Obozo when he ‘worked’ for the ice cream parlor where he stole product and probably money!This pansied wanker needs to be shoved out the door.
Then what about the incompetents on your staff...like Eric Holder?
If the BP CEO had been partying and golfing with his elitist pals and took multiple vacations during the last 50 days I am sure the BP board of directors would have fired him by now.
Every day he sounds more and more like Hugo Chavez.
Obama does not know how to work with people, notice how violent and angry he always gets too when talking to the press, he is a tyrant wanna be ...
Obama is going to fall under a much greater judgement from God on his anti-Israel stance - just wish God would move faster!
Hopefully, the American people will be firing Obama November of 2012.
When Obama finishes his tour of duty as president, he will be qualified to host his very own radio show...or work at Burger King!
I’m glad the president understands about firing. We the people, many of us at least, plan to fire him when his contract comes up for renewal.
That’s all Bama is qualified to do is scoop ice cream.
its funny.
Just about every thing I’ve read says BP is doing what they can, at a pretty good pace.
Yes, there are a number of issues where they could have responded better in the media, but from an engineering perspective they are trying pretty hard.
Obama and the government on the other hand are tied down with studies and bureaucracy. Most of the complaints I’ve seen and read about have to do with that rather than BP.
Just sayin’
Obama-bp-goldmansachs-knew this was about to happen
goldman sold 4 and 1/2 million shares of bp and bp chif exec sold 1 1/2 million shares.This was all planned people.
I would like pictures.....I have a difficult time believing obama worked an honest day in his entire life.
correction goldman sold 4 hundred million shares of bp
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