Wingnut logic on the oil spill: "It's not our fault!"

proud2BlibKansan

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Sat May-22-10 01:35 PM
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Wingnut logic on the oil spill: "It's not our fault!"

drill-baby-drill proponents wanted drilling much closer to shore - you know, in shallower water. Had the leak happened in say 1000 ft, it would most likely have been capped within days. So making them drill far out to sea in mile-deep water made it much more difficult to resolve the leak. Of course, it could just as well have been the Chinese drilling at the same place - and if that was the case, what leverage would the U.S. government have over them to plug the leak? You should think things through before you condemn a good company trying to do the right thing. Would you rather we stop all oil exploration and buy it all from the Arabs?

Read more: http://voices.kansascity.com/node/9071#ixzz0ogVTuga6

Unbelievable.

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secondwind

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Sat May-22-10 01:43 PM
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1. they neglect to factor in the fact that there are 1000's of rigs out there....

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sat May-22-10 01:50 PM
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2. They neglect a lot

and refuse to even try to consider an opinion that may differ from theirs.

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AndyA

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Sat May-22-10 02:04 PM
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3. They are basically crazy lunatics. Reality? What's that?

Comprehension? Who cares?

They think everyone in the world should look, think, and act like they do. Thank goodness that's not reality.

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sat May-22-10 02:12 PM
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4. But it's a a good company trying to do the right thing!

:rofl:

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sequioa

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Sat May-22-10 02:32 PM
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5. Unbelievable, yes

What is shocking is the safety disregard from our government and the drilling companies. Dead batteries in the shutoff mechanism, no full cap of concrete. Considering the cost benefit ratio, the simple economics, political and monetary, and the forever effusiveness of the I told you so, so lets do nothing from here on out crowd (read no-nukes crowd) it's a disaster.

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Fumesucker

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Sat May-22-10 02:35 PM
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6. The nukes are going to be treated by private business the same way this oil rig was treated..

And when a nuke finally causes some huge disaster there will be umpteen cries of: "no one could have predicted"..

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angstlessk

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Sat May-22-10 02:47 PM
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7. well, from Kansas you cannot see the rig in the 1,000 feet of water

but you might from the tourist coast of Florida or Louisiana or Mississippi?

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proud2BlibKansan

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Sat May-22-10 02:55 PM
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8. Yes that MUST be it!!

LOL

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formercia

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Sat May-22-10 03:09 PM
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9. I need 20 bucks to put gas in my Pickup

Edited on Sat May-22-10 03:10 PM by formercia

and another 20 for beer and cigarettes.

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B Calm

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Sat May-22-10 03:48 PM
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10. Have you ever known them to ever take responsibility?

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