Posted on 06/17/2010 5:00:51 PM PDT by Mikey_1962
Eight days ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered barges to begin vacuuming crude oil out of his state's oil-soaked waters. Today, against the governor's wishes, those barges sat idle, even as more oil flowed toward the Louisiana shore.
Towns along the coast are through waiting for the government?s help. "It's the most frustrating thing," the Republican governor said today in Buras, La. "Literally, yesterday morning we found out that they were halting all of these barges."
Sixteen barges sat stationary today, although they were sucking up thousands of gallons of BP's oil as recently as Tuesday. Workers in hazmat suits and gas masks pumped the oil out of the Louisiana waters and into steel tanks. It was a homegrown idea that seemed to be effective at collecting the thick gunk.
"These barges work. You've seen them work. You've seen them suck oil out of the water," said Jindal.
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The CG takes orders from Janet Napolitano, and she takes them from Zero.
FOIA: Who ordered the Coast Guard to shut this operation down?
Let’s see Barry’s email!
Great point. And the worst that could happen is it would get covered in the news that someone took the initiative.
I have another problem with following stupid orders.
Yes, there’s that. It’s part of the military - or the government - mindset, imo, to get bogged down in the minutiae of regulations at the expense of the bigger picture.
I’m glad Anoreth is far away from all of this.
You are joking right? You must not live near the cost.
unions
Does anyone now think this will end in anything but a civil revolt against the very government that has sworn to uphold the law and protect us against, well, I was going to say the enemy but the enemy is them!
This is one screwed up country.
Yup, especially when they're pimping Corexit/NALCO $$$$$$ business for Al Gore and George Soros. Keeping "the business" among friends = priceless!
Can you send that message to LA? You will have an army of cajuns behind you.
Surely there are patriots that will expose the treason?
>> Whose brilliant idea was this?
Jindal and the Gulf Coast got what they deserved for taking matters into their owns hands. /s
Control freakish, I’d say...
What would I call a barge that sucks up barack petrolem? the SS Larry Sinclair.
So when do you think it is time for a military commander to protect his homeland no matter what? He should have refused with the threat of resignation instead of following this stupid order. But this is the same guy who told Obama to cut the CG budget. No matter their ships are in huge need of upgrades.
Obama and Co. ARE destroying the United States of America.
Your Constitution allows you, THE PEOPLE, to save your Republic from enemies foreign and DOMESTIC.
Do it now.
You can’t afford to wait.
No, this Lt. Cmdr. is pretty much the enemy now to. We need men with guts who stand up for their country, no matter their career. The rank and file men are heroes that this idiot puts in horrible position.
They’re screwing with Obama’s crisis.
“Immediate Solutions for the Economic and Ecological Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico”
Broadcast: June 17, 2010.
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