Posted on 06/15/2010 5:58:24 PM PDT by Steelfish
Obama Accuses BP of 'Recklessness' Speech comes as poll shows majority in U.S. disapprove of his response
In an Oval Office speech on Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama pledges to do all he can to contain the BP oil spill and help the Gulf Coast recover. NBC News
Dedicating new urgency to the Gulf oil spill, President Barack Obama accused BP of "recklessness" in the first Oval Office address of his presidency Tuesday night and swore not to rest until the company has paid for the damage it has caused to lives, businesses and shorelines.
He announced that he had asked former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus to develop a long-term Gulf Coast Restoration Plan — to be funded by BP PLC — in concert with local states, communities, fishermen, conservationists and residents "as soon as possible."
Obama did not detail what this plan should include or how much it might cost, a price sure to be in the billions of dollars.
'We will make BP pay' Whatever the bottom line, he declared to his prime-time television audience, "We will make BP pay."
Still, eight weeks into the crisis, oil continues to gush from the broken wellhead, millions of gallons a day, and Obama has been powerless to stem the leak. The sad episode has raised doubts about his leadership and his administration's response to what Obama has called the nation's worst environmental disaster.
The speech comes as a new poll shows a majority of Americans disapprove of how he has handled the Gulf disaster, though far more blame BP for what people call a sluggish two-month response.
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I don’t need to read the speech. Suffice it to say he is blaming someone else , as always.
Lighten up Barry. You're a jerk.
Fine.
Now, can we hold the Administration and the Democrats financially responsible for any damage that their "recklessness" will do to the American health care system?
as if this is what the American people wanted and needed to hear .... OMG, imagine if we had adults in charge and working together in a spirit of urgent cooperation
instead, people who truly have the expertise to work this problem- are being threatened and hammered by this ignorant arrogant snob
We will make you bleed this November and you will pay the piper 2012.
IMHO, BP could make no larger mistake than turning over control of any restitution fund to any “commission” or “committee” or “cabal” appointed or created by this administration (or any other) That would be an absolute disaster. They should just flat out refuse.
First, there is no evidence whatsoever that government handles any sort of disbursement like this any faster than any other entity.
Second, any such fund will be looted with wild abandon, without any sort of accountability.
BP is no kind of good guy here in my opinion, but they damn well better refuse this gambit. It’s a sucker play they will deeply regret. Elements of the government will steal it and BP will remain the bad guy no matter what they do.
Did Team Obama Give Scottish Officials Their Blessing to Release the Lockerbie Bomber?
Uh huh....
He sounds like Col Klink from Hogan’s Heros.
“Hogan !! We will make you pay”.
This whole disaster is the fault of the Kenyan Usurper. Yet, he refused to take the blame. SHAMEFUL!
He invoked “God.” He wanted to say “Allah,” but did not have the GUTS!
I just hope the Gulf survives the OBAMA OIL SPILL!
Maxine Waters said more than a year ago that they wanted to socialize all the oil companies.
Maxine Waters (D) Slip of the Tongue Reveals True Intentions (Socialism for America)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3I-PVVowFY&feature=related
The man is deranged. This blaming every and anyone. Insisting on a reckless course of action. I thought he was going to do things differently? He continues to make Jimmy Carter look good. and that is no easy task.
WILL THAT SOB EVER CONSIDER FIXIN’ THE FRIGGIN PROBLEM FIRST AND THEN WORRY ABOUT WHO IS AT FAULT?????????
GEEZ, WHAT A FARGIN IDIOT!
http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Bugs_Bunny/ltbb_148.mp3
http://www.nonstick.com/sounds/Bugs_Bunny/ltbb_084.mp3
Tell him to go to hell!
Tell that to Abdel Basset al-Megrahi.
BP may just to that. Ozero may have just crossed the line where BP says the hell with operating in this country.
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