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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 09:53 AM
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Obama is heading to the Gulf to check out the oil spill
http://www.wwl.com/Obama-heading-to-Gulf-for-oil-spill-update/6942384
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political_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 09:56 AM
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1. I am glad that he is. I hope it does some good. eom
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iamalevi2 Donating Member (136 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 10:14 AM
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2. Time for a visit
About time, can anyone tell me how long it took Bush to get to New Orleans? I hope it was longer, otherwise this isn't going to play well.
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Whisp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 10:16 AM
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3. yah, he's going to put on his snorkel and deep dive and plug it up
with his charisma.
wtf took him so long, eh?

:sarcasm:
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DesertRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 10:23 AM
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5. This is not a Katrina
This is an environmental disaster, but it's not the same. In Katrina people were suffering and dying, without food or water while Bush was in AZ celebrating McCain's birthday.
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AnArmyVeteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:56 PM
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20. Didn't Bush go to a fundraiser too during Katrina? Sickening...
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:03 PM
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7. That is ridiculous.
Is an entire US city under water? Are a sub-class of Americans stranded and dying? That is a really stupid connection to try and make.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:45 PM
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11. Agreed!
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Tarheel_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 02:45 PM
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15. The rightwing has been trying to make that connection since the day
after this disaster happened. How they can equate the death & devastation of Katrina with this, is just beyond words.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:49 PM
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13. Too bad your attempt to compare President Obama
and bush on this disasterous oil spill isn't going to take.

Facts don't bear it out.
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Tarheel_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 02:46 PM
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16. Your post says a lot more about you & your mindset than it does about
this administration.
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 03:01 PM
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18. Right winger says what?
:eyes:
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 10:19 AM
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4. Good - he should've been there already imho.
Even tho he has sent members of his cabinet that deal directly with disasters (Napolitano, Salazar), politically he needs to be there.
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:25 PM
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8. Been *where*, already?
On a boat in the ocean?

The thing making it more dangerous is that it wasn't contained, and it's now hitting land.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:38 PM
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9. Thank you, boppers.
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:41 PM
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10. EPA site:
http://www.epa.gov/bpspill/
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 04:47 PM
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12. Excellent to have at hand..
thank you, boppers.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 06:01 PM
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21. I don't think there was anything to see down there until the past couple days
unless they were going to put him on a boat or something.
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-10 11:01 AM
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6. no TV in the white house? nt
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Old Troop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 02:39 PM
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14. Who does he report back to?
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 02:55 PM
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17. He's going to make a statement at any moment now. Tune into CNN or MSNBC. n/t
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 03:25 PM
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19. He's begun speaking now.
Edited on Sun May-02-10 03:38 PM by ClarkUSA
Updated to add: He's finished.
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