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Ed Barrow (585 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:54 PM Original message |
Miss. Gov.: $20B escrow by BP might hurt, not help |
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muntrv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hey Haley! You mean SPILL more, not drill more. |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hope haley Barbour ends up in the deep, dark hole in Hell that he deserves. |
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jaysunb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. I hope he ends up the Repub nom in 2012 |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. isn't he running for president in 2012? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Now we know who HE really works for. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 10:42 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Yeah! |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 11:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
43. A bag of Fart |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. It's OK |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. Part of the funds |
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Earth Bound Misfit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. Reinforcing once again that Lincoln was right when he said |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. Is he really that stupid? |
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Earth Bound Misfit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. Is this nitwit the real life Boss Hogg? n/t |
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CherokeeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I Swear... |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. how many billions of profits do they have quarterly? |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. Politics. I hate you. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. He is just afraid that they won't have any money to pay him off |
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skepticscott (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'm amazed that he got |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. that guy is really fucking stupid..... |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. This stupid fool is thinking of running for Prez? Get what we can upfront. |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
17. Is he really this stupid? |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
24. NO, he's not stupid at all.... |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
50. There are no words. |
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hadrons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
18. Any fool who voted for this idiot shouldn't get a dime .... |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hey Haley |
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Titanothere (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
20. For all of you saying what a fool he is, you obviously don't know jack crap about the oil business |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. "If BP goes bust, there will be other greedy bastards to pick up the slack" -- Jack Crap |
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BlueMS (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You left out the part about.... |
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Bragi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. That's a good point |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. Welcome to DU! |
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Titanothere (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
63. Not much chance of a blowout on a dry hole |
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Techn0Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Bring on the Hate ..... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. you haven't even mentioned the millions who were and will be |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Oil wells produce oil for many years |
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Titanothere (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
65. I think only OPEC regulates output, that might count as price fixing in the US, I don't know |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. If they go bankrupt so be it. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. fuck em. run them out of business. exxon made money off the spill |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #20 |
40. So they make $5 billion a quarter via their existing wells instead of new ones |
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Titanothere (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #40 |
67. It does make you wonder since they didn't push back on it |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 10:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
41. Are you arguing that corporations should not be held liable for harm done because doing so |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 12:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
45. BP planned to pay $10B in dividends. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Wasn't Atlas the Titan that shrugged? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
48. shut up you tool |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. BP's shares are up 10% in the last 36 hours... |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
51. Fuck BP, and anyone who defends BP |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
53. You know, running these guys out of business will only change very bad management |
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Titanothere (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:14 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. That's right, and even if they don't go under completely they may have to sell off operations |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
58. You asked for it, you got it. |
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Titanothere (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:13 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. where do you get that idea? Refineries buy oil from whoever's selling it |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
59. 2a. shortcut safety and environmental procedures. Just wastes money |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
25. Barbour is a fool. A good part of that money is for the victims in his state. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. The reason that it is 5 billion a year |
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momrois (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
29. Wait...didn't Barbour say the spill was no big thang? |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. He Said That Oil Spill Is Just Motorboat Sheen... |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oil has replaced his Brain |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
33. Screw off, Governor. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-16-10 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
37. $20 billion is a drop in the bucket to BP. They should've coughed up 50B. n/t |
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Gecko6400 (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 07:25 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. $13B actually |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
39. Oh Haley. We know you heart Big Oil. Just come out and say it. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
47. If you idiot right wingers had any doubt, the GOP is corporate America's bitch |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. Republicans are so craven and corrupt that they can't even take advantage |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Lets not forget that early on in this blowout... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
68. A lot of that money can be found in the coffers of the media conglomerates |
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eringer (338 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
55. What a DS |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
56. Compassionate Conservative - to oil companies. But f-k the envrionment and the people. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
57. They're making billions every quarter |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
60. this guy is so racist he can't even thank obama for this major win |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
64. Just when you think they can't sink any lower... |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-17-10 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
66. Endless parade of bullshit coming from the repubes. It's so ridiculous. Let them keep talking... |
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