CNN Official Interview: President Obama 'furious' over Gulf oil spill

[sonicunl]

@SOLESSSxo Hell no. lol i look down 24/7 when i talk to people, cause making eye contact makes my eyes water up. Who knows? He might have the same problem.

[kenady103]

i hate bp ruining our envirment and killing innocent birds, fish, shrimp, and our earth!

All he is doing is sitting there doing nothing except paying his 20 billion dollars he needs to pay to the goverment.

[mahammadabba]

He was so 'furious' he went on vacation in the NE. What a bad joke on America. But we will have our oppressive taxation in the name of hellcare.

Why did obama go on his 'apology for America' tour?

Because Jimmy Carter was busy.

[mahammadabba]

Too bad he isn't 'furious' about the wasteful spending of the bills he signs? Or the wasteful 9.5% unemployed. Or how his administration was standing in the way of everything that could have helped to pick up this oil before it got to shore? I'm furious at this moron president that is destroying America.

[EdisunSolar]

The multitude of challenges that America is faced with is to get the con man Obama, some label him a terrorist, out of office and a proven American in.

Wake up America your under siege being taken from the inside out.

CNN a goverment owned channel LOL

[deefreeze101]

Sorry folks it seemed like Obama was going to be different from the other presidents we've had lately but turns out he's just as bad and only continuing the same horrible policies as Bush and Clinton. Obama's a fraud plain and simple. Hope he gets voted out in 2012.

[Fromplefeet]

THEN SOLVE IT!!! after 85 days!!!! seems to me your resting well, you have any suggestions for the rest of us??? DO YOUR JOB!!!

[ZackFeuernt]

If he was so furious, he wouldn't have accepted those oil contributions. He looks extremely angry doesn't he? The government had a oil responce, but they never did anything to prepare for it. If these people in the golf are being impacted Mr. President, why didn't you accept foreign aid when it was offered?

[HistoryTours]

not as much as I am over him refusing the help that he now says he will accept I say it is a little too late at this point.

I have videos on my channel the me and my crew shot on the florida beach just yesterday we filmed beach patrol and parents watching as very small children played in the oil the truth can be found and seen on my channel

[doninsj]

Just watch his eyes; they tell all. He's a heartless liar!

[JC2Insanity]

well if i was the president i wouldnt give a shit either. just like obama doesnt. this guys my idol.

[malv8]

they want to solve it because its costing them a lot of money. there it is again, MONEY. FUCK MONEY, CLEAN UP THE DAMN SPILL. do you want a healthy planet, or a few extra bucks in your pocket?

[malv8]

they want to solve it because its costing them a lot of money. there it is again, MONEY. FUCK MONEY, CLEAN UP THE DAMN SPILL. DO U WANT A HEALTHY PLANET OR A FEW EXTRA BUCKS IN YOUR POCKET?

[kundalinicandy]

OBAMA? he is a business man ever heard of the "audacity of a bullshit artist?" he is a pharmaceutical haliburton bp blackwater healthcare scam artist FREAK he used racism to sway the votes.....which would make him a racial philanderer. he is in bed with north korea making bombs, he breaks his promises...he like bush and every other politician before him has betrayed the USA.

[kundalinicandy]

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[SirJacobDale]

We have George Bush to thank for the oil spill because he cared more about getting his hands on the oil than he did us.

[Contrary6]

SNAKE OIL SALESMAN selling his usual concoction of bullshit !!!

[angusyounghero]

I love how he says he's furious but he still took the time to play golf before he went to check out the spill and make his presidential address. This BP incident is a fucking serious matter, and Obama is obviously NOT a serious man when it comes to helping our economy. He hasn't done ONE thing to help this country.

[jessylatham]

if he was doing his job this would not have happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anhphi33]

You have stuff that will eat this shit used it!!!!

[wayneo169]

hmm what a bunch of crap your feeding the world... a BP rep said just yesterday in a private conversation thaqt BP has paid 40 % of all claims but the other 60% of claims are bogas.. claiming that people who made $8,000 income last year gave BP bills for $30,000 in losses so BP wants to see tax returns with all claims.. what about projections or new client orders all at a loss now... this administration is a joke and it's all a game ... bend over more is coming

[AlienshateU]

Wouldn't it be nice if a staged disclosure of fake 'aliens' helped us clean al this up?

[sangogirl013]

Would someone PLEASE tell me what obama is supposed to do? STOP blaming him for everything that goes wrong in the US..its getting ridiculous. BP was very irresponsible. He isnt superman. Im so sick of people critizing him. CAN ANY OF YOU DO BETTER? If we didn't rely on oil so much i doubt this would've happend. All those poor animals are dying..for what? Our stupid GREED! we're all to blame, some have played bigger part than others. While we fight all those innocent sea creatures are dying UGH!

[TruthfulThinking]

@sangogirl013 You are right, he isn't superman.... HE IS THE FUCKIN PRESIDENT! Watch the obama deception on YouTube. 6 million views and counting!

[sangogirl013]

@TruthfulThinking That has what to do with the Gulf? Don't mix his other affairs with this horrid event. Good grief! You speak as if being president of the US is the simplest job in the whole world. News flash "it's not"

[bishopm5]

There's a reason why this spill is not stopped yet.

[AlienshateU]

This was no accident and Barry Soetoro here is complicit as well.

Wait til the hurricanes comes.

Check this out:

watch?v=fWACbvBvqrw

[tozantfilm]

I'm so glad that we have a president with reason, intelligence and an honest desire to do what's best for all people. I know that there are some unconscious racist out there trying to bring him down but I don't blame there, it's societies collective EGO at fault driven by FEAR. Everyone is pointing the finger at BP but the real truth is don't we all just want to vent anger and point the finger? We just want to be right. The facts are that it's a human error. Lesson: Find new ways for energy!!

[rickrocker]

I love how this guy tells BP that he's going to criminally charge them while they're the only ones trying to fix the situation. If he had any common sense, he would do that AFTER the leak was fixed. Instead, he acts like an asshole just to calm down the people in New Orleans. Way to go, idiot. How's that well deserved Nobel Peace Prize doin for you? Did you ever find out where my taxes went?

[JurisArcane]

I voted for him. I defended him. I turned against the bulk of my southern family to support his campaign. My wife spent weeks walking from door to door handing out information. I believed he would hold big business responsible. I believed he would get a grip on Israel's inexcusable behavior.

I have been deceived.

[bishopm5]

@JurisArcane Google how much money obama has received from BP. 

[imax1971]

Talk Talk Talk... That's all he does... Look at his ACTIONS since the accident happened... Multiple fundraisers, commencement addresses, talk show appearances, weekend getaways, at least ten rounds of golf, putting together committees to point blame, a State dinner for the President of Mexico (who insulted out laws) and a Cinco de Mayo event ... The list goes on and on... The man is not a leader..

[HoodwinkedbyanAngel]

F N LIER

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY?

Is everyone's fully aware that there was a second oil rig that collapsed on April 30? Of course not because it wasn't in the papers because the Potus of these United States has passed down orders to censor the press to the degree that we are not getting any information whatsoever about a second incident only 10 days later.

[Morgan city Louisiana second RIG down]

U WANT TRUTH ? COME SEE ME AND MY OPINION

[hermitcrab8518]

President Obama is doing a hell of a lot more to try to end the oil crisis than Bush or any republicrap presidents would. I think Barack Obama's doing a damn good job on everything.

[kirkleyrobert]

@hermitcrab8518 crawl back in your shell hermy.............he will be gone soon

[bishopm5]

@hermitcrab8518 What are you 12 years old? You base your facts on your opinion? You sound like a complete fool.

[hermitcrab8518]

@bishopm5 You sound like just another republican teabagger....

[The1GODJESUS]

THIS GUY IS A JOKE!

HE ISNT A CITIZEN AND SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH TREASON

JESUS SAVES

JUST THINK GOD WOULDNT EVEN LET HIM GIVE A SPEACH ON MEMORIAL DAY

JESUS SAVES

[bobbyb007]

The real culprits here? "Greenies!". Look, as a conservationist I'm all for doing what we can to save the environment but let's be honest, we need oil because at this time we have no viable alternative less nuclear energy and natural gas which will take years to convert everything to begin using that source and at that, you still need to drill to get to the natural gas.

[perusboy]

hello racists! so it is obama's fault that a well exploded 4 miles under the ocean. it is obama's fault that BP is taking 40 days or more to fix a broken well 4 miles under the ocean. ok idiots,instead of typing idiot comments on youtube, go to louisiana, get into a wet suit and DIVE 4 MILES UNDER THE OCEAN and fix the leak. i refuse to believe that americans are that stupid, but if they are, then i refuse to believe these americans writin these stupid comments are THAT STUPID. ARE THEY?.

[lyndaelyzoo]

This has nothing to do with race!

[AR15fan]

@perusboy BHO was going to lower ocean levels and yet he can't clean it up! Not HOPE but JOKE!

[kirkleyrobert]

@perusboy yes it is he hates white people thats why it happened..........if "blacks" can act that ignorantly so can i.........

[hermitcrab8518]

@kirkleyrobert Racist people are trash. That's why your republican political views are so out of touch with real people.

[Elbrapo1]

You people can't seem to understand that the well is under so much pressure. Nobody knows how to stop the leak, so all your talk about clean up is obsolete at the moment. Yeah hay can absorb the oil but what are you going to do, keep dumping hay into the gulf? They leak must be stopped, period. All this bickering on who's to blame, how to clean it up, ect. is all mute atm.

[Elbrapo1]

Why would anyone want to live in the state of Louisiana anyway? It's one disaster after another.

[lyndaelyzoo]

And I am a democrat and freaking voted for him!!! Geesh : (

[Elbrapo1]

@lyndaelyzoo liar.

[lyndaelyzoo]

Who are we kidding? How naïve can we be? That is like asking Budweiser to solve the problem of alcoholism in this country. I fail to see the logic in it.

Superficially it appears that Big Papa and lil o (or li o backwards for oil) have a bully/victim relationship but when the truth comes out, Big Papa and lil o are friends and lil o got rich off of Big Papa’s drug sales. Together they go off into the sunset as the rest of the world drowns in petroleum.

[lyndaelyzoo]

Lil o just keeps smiling his fake smile and reading his books so that he can tell everyone what an intelligent and articulate person he is while the real one in control is the big dumb bully. When lil o gets home from school to report to his parents about the day, he replies “got in a little trouble at school but Big Papa is taking care of it and everything will be alright”. Are we that naïve to actually think that an avaricious corporation is actually going to have our best interests in mind?

[lyndaelyzoo]

“yes bp whatever you say” and naively trusts that the incompetent Big Papa is true to his word, when he secretly knows that Big Papa is dumb and inept and only thinks about his bling and money. He is too afraid to speak up, though, so he just pretends that bp knows what he is doing even though people and animals are dying.

[lyndaelyzoo]

I feel like bp is the big bully in high school. The dumb and greedy one with all the bling, big muscles, tattoos, and gold teeth, and skinny obama is afraid of being picked on by Big Papa, aka bp. I can see it now…Big Papa and Obama (lil o) get in trouble and are walking to the principal’s office as bp grabs lil o and says “don’t mess with me…leave me alone and let me do my job no matter how long it takes or how badly I do it” and lil o responds,

[Elbrapo1]

@mixz2100 wow, you people mark this as spam because he sided with Obama? Americans are really stupid sometimes.

[kirkleyrobert]

@Elbrapo1 your right americans are really stupid sometimes...............see the last election

[GodGivenTalent34]

This could be fixed relatively easily by applying one of a dozen different technologies, but BP doesn't care one bit. They're already in the process of projecting next years budget for the oil pumped from this "relief" well, and they're laughing their asses off while shoving the Earth towards an early apocalypse. When this is done, Barack should effectively use his power for the first time by putting these CEO's and GM's on trial for Ecocide, punishable by death.

[MamaBrinton]

Hey Obama go to youtube. Type in CWRoberts Presentation 2.wmv Hay attracts oil to itself. Hay floats. Problem solved.

[Elbrapo1]

@MamaBrinton problem nowhere near solved moron.

[150133]

I'm fucking sick of this whole situation. Obama doesn't give a shit about the oil spill. He is in bed with these motherfuckers, I mean, how many hundreds of thousands/ millions did they give Obama when he was running for president? Just so they could keep running amok like they are doing now. I'm fucking sick of this overwhelming greed that runs this country...

[smidlebird]

ALL the clean up is on BP by Law..........................H­e is a better president in communication and letting everyone know how things work. if you pay attention the law dictates how these clean up efforts work............they are following our laws so don't get mad at him.. You can't have it both way little Govt and big Govt when you want it .........We have to follow the laws of our land ..................

[MANOKSA]

What problem has the president solved? It took him over a week to even visit the spill site, AFTER saying all of the cleanup was up to BP. If you want to credit him with giving some direction, fine. Solving a problem? I don't see it.

[drowsynumbness]

If a plane is about to crash, what would have the captain do - walk around yelling or do his best to minimize damage? We finally have a President who seems to be a problem solver not a poser. LET HIM DO HIS JOB.

[kirkleyrobert]

@drowsynumbness you must be joking!!!!!!!!! a problem solver? this guy has created more problems in just over a year than the las three administrations...put the cool aid down friend he is horrible the worst president ever by far. I also just want a place to be just as stupid as that rapper was that spoke with Mike Myers after Katrina............obama hates white people thats why he dont be fixin the oil spill.........................­duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leocurythebrazilian]

@kirkleyrobert Obama is the worst president ever? How about you turn off fox news and tune in to the real world? Obama only SEEMS that he is doing a poor job because of the errors of the past administrations. Things would be much worse without him. Just because he isnt the miracle worker people were expecting him to be doesnt mean he is a bad president. Those Bush errors are finally taking their toll during Obama's administration. With any other president it would have been the same thing pal.

[rickrocker]

@drowsynumbness Really? We have a president who does that? Where is he?

[drowsynumbness]

@rickrocker Oh score, man, score. He is seeking to, and he is competent. If you had any idea about how the economy works, you wouldn't disagree.

[rickrocker]

@drowsynumbness Oh, I don't have any idea "about how the economy works", huh? Please tell me how I have no idea because I thoroughly disagree with the politics and I don't know where the economy came into play here. Also, please tell me about the 'minimized' damage?

[TruthfulThinking]

@drowsynumbness Please visit my website TruthfulThinking . com

[jessylatham]

@drowsynumbness if he was doing his job this would not have happened!!

[drowsynumbness]

@jessylatham Pray tell me how you're concluded that. Letting BP drill without doing appropriate checks: happened before he came to power. The regulatory agency is hand in glove with the oil companies, and guess who made the oil companies so powerful? Being able to stop the oil leak is a purely technological issue, a President can only prevent it from happening, and Bush failed on that count.

[izzysykopth]

@drowsynumbness Go back to the coolaid. Obama is up to his neck in the coverup. The recent public flogging of Hayward was a dog and pony show. Obamas crime partners and Hayward sold most of their stock before the explosion. google it our collective intelligence will thank you when you catch/wake up.

[gone556]

Goldman sachs sold 44% of Bp stock 3 weeks before the spill happened. What did they know was this planned?

[twt8064]

FYI - This oil spill is NOT Obama's fault. Stop screaming out IMPEACHMENT. All this shit started from the Bush Administration.

[Ynative]

Republicans like Gov Jindal don't like/want big Government yet they scream at govt because it didn't or hasn't responded fast enough then he gets on camera and complains that deepwater drilling should continue because it's apart of the way they live & jobs etc/that six months is too long & will negatively impact his area? with 3500 active wells;each one be checked maybe the rules should change & while it's clear BP was not prepared it seems like people are willing to risk more lives---unreal

[iwantchocolateee]

IMPEACH OBAMA!!!!

[Michaelllllllllll]

Well isn't he just all huffy and puffy. What a joke. Obama and bush are twins. I am really seeing no difference between the two.

[thenotoriousadin]

who isnt furious? everyone is appaled with what is happening. will anything be done? or will the government just sweep this 'dustbunny' under its rug, so to speak

[rickrocker]

@thenotoriousadin I'm not sure this is going to be 'sweepable'. The government needs to figure out how to prevent this in the future while not hurting our economy. It's an unfortunate event, I really wish they would stop trying to politicize it. Obummer is getting crucified for something he can't change, just like Bush and Katrina. Of course, partying and keeping a celebrity status while the Gulf's economy goes to shit doesn't help.

[TruthfulThinking]

@thenotoriousadin Please visit my website TruthfulThinking . com

[HistoryTours]

@thenotoriousadin see the children playing in the toxic oil on my channel we traveled to Pensacola Florida yesterday and even interviewed a Former Bp Worker who had plenty to say! it can all be seen at my channel since CNN doe"s not allow video responses

[kidwithoutgun]

what the people wanna hear vs. what's really going on

[kidwithoutgun]

what the people wanna hear vs. what's really going on

[jsmythib]

Jam Obama's head into the pipe..that should stop the leak !



[jsmythib]

Jam Obamas head into the pipe..that should stop the leak !

[jsmythib]

Jam Obamas head into the pipe..that should stop the leak :)

[MegaTriumph1]

Kick them back to the U.K and Let the US finish the Job correctly. The Sooner the Better Mr President.

[sexyzeeboy]

@MegaTriumph1 Good idea, but you see; Kicking them back means Obama has to use our money to fix their carelessness. That was the whole reason he wasn't eager to act fast.

[ochairball]

Dear media: Obama is trying to ride above the politics and the nonsense to bring people together to solve the problem. Some of us would rather see him solve the problem than thump his chest or have an emotional break down.

[ochairball]

Dear media: Obama is trying to ride above the politics and the nonsense to bring people together to solve the problem. Some of us would rather see him solve the problem than thump his chest or have an emotional break down.

[AWOLFNAMEMARTI]

if he is angry LET him & the INTIRE washington DC big wigs MOVE FASTER!

send in the troops someone said, and I agree.

BP will just spend a lil here a lil there, and MORE disaster's will for come.

[ochairball]

@AWOLFNAMEMARTI Send in troops? What troops. We have troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, on the border. Aren't our troops stretched a little thin? What do you want the troops to do?

[FlightX101]

@ochairball Sooo true :( thinly spread troops aren't really a good thing to do.

[AWOLFNAMEMARTI]

@ochairball The TROOPS I was referring to was the BIG WIGS who sit back & play golf, while the sea animals are CHOKING to death. WOLF knows the REAL troops are busy Iraq, & all those other countries that wont WAKE up and kick some Hamas asses. its the BIG WIGS who need to DEPLY now. put those golf bags away.

[samuel06batman]

Weeks before the oil spill occurred Barrack Obama approved more offshore drilling. The President is more responsible for the oil spill than anyone else. I can't believe I voted for such an ignorant president!

[DaPiGu8]

@samuel06batman You might want to reevaluate your reasoning...

[FlightX101]

@DaPiGu8 Once again I agree. The president supported off shore drilling, not for companies to take short cuts doing it.

[ochairball]

@samuel06batman I don't think you were smart enough to vote for Obama. You didn't even spell his name correctly. Eventually, we'll have to get back to offshore drilling or people like you will have to start taking the bus to work. Are you willing to sacrifice driving your car to conserve oil? Americans demand oil and until we ramp up alternative energies, we will need offshore drilling. Either that, or we bug Saudi Arabia for more. That's just reality.

[Ynative]

@samuel06batman i seriously cannot believe what you wrote... and clearly you can't even identify your own ignorance ... apparently someone has to spell it out for you ...maybe watch the News more often

[sexyzeeboy]

@samuel06batman I thought the tea baggers wanted more drilling? So Fox news, sarah palin and many other ignorant people were screaming "drill baby, drill!!" Obama was simply listening to people, besides, how can you hold him reponsible for BP's mistake?

[Vilemk0]

@sexyzeeboy You can't. It's just another way for the trailer trash hicks to push off the blame on another situation that they themselves dug.

[krakkajackson]

That is exactly what I'd hoped he say. He wasn't elected simply to be an actor and show the appropriate emotion right on queue. Great answer.

[DaPiGu8]

@krakkajackson I agree. It's incredible that the man can maintain composure in the face of all the hardship he's faced.

[FlightX101]

@DaPiGu8 I agree too. With all the things which have happened in the past year very impressed with his reaction :) If that was me I would have lost my mind by now