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Crude-Sucking Barges Stopped by Coast Guard
ABC ^ | 6-17-10 | DAVID MUIR

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


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To: Gene Eric

Who Jindal or Obama? The governor should have taken control of his state a month ago. Glad he is finally acting. It is unusual for a weepublican to actually act boldly.


41 posted on 06/17/2010 5:40:03 PM PDT by Conservative9
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To: Mikey_1962

Who said “Never let a crisis go to waste”? Dang. His name is on the tip of my tongue....


42 posted on 06/17/2010 5:43:36 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (The Left is suicidal, but why are they so determined to take the rest of us along with them?)
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To: isom35

They could also bring in the Chris Matthews and the Mika Brzezinski.


43 posted on 06/17/2010 5:45:44 PM PDT by Hunton Peck (The Left is suicidal, but why are they so determined to take the rest of us along with them?)
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To: Conservative9

I’m limiting my comments to the context of the headlines. I have no idea about the nature of the constraints Jindal must contend with.

It wouldn’t surprise me if the Fed gave Jindal a smackdown letting him and the rest of the Country know who’s really in charge.


44 posted on 06/17/2010 5:52:12 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: ducttape45
...my God, when will it all stop?

I have some sad news for you. It isn't going to stop until this man (Obama) and this administration (Democrats) are removed from office. Let's start phase 1 this November. Then Phase 2 will be Nov 2012. Until then we must do everything we can at the state level and try to limit the damage.

If you know people who voted for Obama, rail on them. I know I've merciless on those I know who voted for him. This needs to grinded into them 24/7. These people are major league fools and they must be hit in the head with a 2x4 (metaphorically speaking).
45 posted on 06/17/2010 6:13:35 PM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough.)
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To: ducttape45
This is one screwed up country.

It is precisely the country Americans deserve for electing a liar and con man as president who has absolutely NO EXPERIENCE.

46 posted on 06/17/2010 6:36:46 PM PDT by NoControllingLegalAuthority (As Wichita falls so falls Wichita Falls)
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority

That is hard to argue with.


47 posted on 06/17/2010 7:07:16 PM PDT by Conservative9
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To: Mikey_1962
From the article:

""These barges work. You've seen them work. You've seen them suck oil out of the water," said Jindal."

Obama Soros Call

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"Crude-Sucking Barges Stopped by Coast Guard"

48 posted on 06/17/2010 7:44:32 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Mikey_1962
What's next?
Shut it down because the squeegees, shovels, and rakes don't have a union label.
49 posted on 06/17/2010 7:44:37 PM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: Mikey_1962

It’s because Zero can’t suck it up with a straw! Oh....wait.....someone else is sucking it up with a straw?

Well that just won’t do. It’s all about HIM, not US!


50 posted on 06/17/2010 7:45:44 PM PDT by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: Mikey_1962

Jindal should have dispatched state troopers to the scene and forced a stand off.


51 posted on 06/17/2010 7:46:44 PM PDT by Crim (The Obama Doctrine : A doctrine based on complete ignorance,applied with extreme incompitence..)
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To: Mikey_1962

Fritz Hollings would have agreed with you.

“the sorriest bunch of bureaucratic jackasses I’ve ever known.”


52 posted on 06/17/2010 7:47:59 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Political correctness in America today is a Rip Van Winkle acid trip.)
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To: SparkyBass
What about our crude, sucking president?

Zatyou, Larry Sinclair?

53 posted on 06/17/2010 7:55:41 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 511 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: OldNavyVet
No, he's QUITE COMPETENT for the task to which his masters have assigned him.

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54 posted on 06/17/2010 7:55:58 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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To: Tax-chick
The CG takes orders from Janet Napolitano, and she takes them from Zero.

And he takes them from?...

55 posted on 06/17/2010 7:57:15 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 511 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: Tax-chick
I’m glad Anoreth is far away from all of this.

Me too. I think. Maybe. (Maybe not, I'd guess she's tell Janet to suck it up and deal with it!)

56 posted on 06/17/2010 7:58:59 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 511 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: steve86

It shouldn’t be. The USCG is one of the finest services that exist.

ABC news is trying to smear them with the headline.

You also need to know that their primary mission is to save lives, so boats are inspected for safety.

The mixing of their mission to save lives with an EPA instigated oil cleanup chores confuses people and makes them a target for an animosity that they do not deserve. They have been a conventient scapegoat for the last two administrations and good men, doing their duty have been forced to take the fall for oil spills caused by federal law allowing broken down chinese ships with no english speakers in their crew to talk to the pilot boat to enter our harbors and spill their fuel.

The administration is despicable for setting the Coast Guard up and then not allowing them to do the job as they need to do it.

The administration has done the same thing to our armed forces in Afghanistan, forcing them to use UN rules of engagement so they cannot win, which puts their lives into even more danger.

Any animosity you have should be pointed at the people in the government who have forced the whole mess on us with their rotten green socialist anti american anti military agenda funded by the global corporations who are out to destroy our economy in order to redistribute our wealth around the world.


57 posted on 06/17/2010 8:13:16 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: hedgetrimmer

You’re right.


58 posted on 06/17/2010 8:26:10 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: truthguy
It isn't going to stop until this man (Obama) and this administration (Democrats) are removed from office.

And the same with the fellow travelers in the bureaucracy everywhere....

59 posted on 06/17/2010 8:44:27 PM PDT by no-s (B.L.O.A.T. and every day...because some day soon they won't be making any more...for you.)
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To: ImaTexan

Ping


60 posted on 06/17/2010 8:52:09 PM PDT by bjcintennessee (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff)
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