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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: stockman_scott who wrote (77424)	6/5/2010 11:12:42 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 149317

Here's a better source. You (the community of you) are being counterproductive with the bullshit you post... Forgive me if I seem to be coming on pretty strong but tonight I learned that most of the vessels and rigs working on this project have turned their TVs off. The crews working to control this well were getting so depressed and demoralized watching the misinformation, slander and outright BS from the media, politicians and instant experts that it was starting to affect their work. Believe me those people out there who have been working 12 to 14 hours per day, every day since April 20 doing everything they can to stop this spill don’t deserve this. Very few are actually BP employees, almost all are subcontractors. Three men, a least one who used to work for me, were on the Deepwater Horizon when it blew up. They did not even go back to shore to see their families. They went straight to an ROV support vessel to try to get control of the BOP. I repeat - THEY DON'T DESERVE THIS shelburn on June 5, 2010 - 3:06am theoildrum.com

To: stockman_scott who wrote (77424)	6/5/2010 11:45:28 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Obama: Gulf disaster forces us to acknowledge the dangers of oil dependence by Jed Lewison Thu Jun 03, 2010 at 03:20:04 PM PDT President Obama, speaking yesterday at Carnegie Mellon University, making the case that BP's oil spill is a stark reminder of the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels: [watch] In the short-term, ending the flow of oil into the Gulf and helping the Gulf Coast recover is obviously President Obama's top priority, but he is absolutely right that in the wake of this disaster we must confront the dangerous reality of our dependence on oil. We must recognize that we need to pursue alternative sources of energy -- that our way of life, the health of our ecology, and the prosperity of our economy all depend on developing new, clean, affordable, and secure sources of energy. Oil and fossil fuels are not a serious long-term option and we are very lucky to still have the opportunity to take control of our destiny. The pundits tell us that the test of Obama's presidency is whether or not he can stop BP's leak, but that's the argument of fools: the real test of this crisis is whether President Obama is able to lead this nation to a clean energy future. To do that, he's going to need to engage the American public in an honest and frank discussion about the implications of this disaster on energy policy, and yesterday's remarks in Pennsylvania were a strong start. Full transcript below the fold. dailykos.com