Obama Press Conference On Gulf Oil Spill Part 1 of 7

[g14314PATRIOT]

Yea... If Global Warming is no longer viable, this is a great substitute to assist the Cap&Trade bill along eh?!?! LOL

[raymesquite]

@volleygirl1324 Isn't that an American flag on his lapel? Besides, the flag goes on his right, not his left. I've already seen this conference. The flag is outside this camera's view.

[volleygirl1324]

@raymesquite i've seen it too...and in the side shots there isn't a flag.

[raymesquite]

@volleygirl1324 Even if there isn't, it's not that unusual. It's actually easy to find other photos of past presidents who spoke without a flag behind them.

[raymesquite]

I know. It also upset me that I was able to find more pictures of Reagan, Clinton, George Bush and George W. Bush without flags behind them also. I even found some on Snopes' website for photos of previous presidents without American flags. I saw a photo of this press conference. Since the flag goes on the President's right side, not his left, it's not within this camera's view. Thank goodness Obama is wearing an American flag pin on his lapel.

[ShalloeThought]

Drill Baby Drill !!!

[Rangerboycustom]

"from the moment this disaster began the goverment has been incharge of the response effort" wwwoooooo thats bullshit. obama and his administration waited to do anything until 4 weeks later. BP wanted to cut the pipe first but the goverment told them to try other things. the left wants ya'll to believe him. and when it gets to hard for the president to handle he get attorney to handle the problem that he can't. all the partying and hes doing everthing?

[BIGPOLEHERBEAR]

I work in oil and gas fields and what I'm trying to figure out is WHY they did not use nitrogen to freeze off the well like they do with other blowouts ? It's as if they are purposely letting it happen !

[luvobamas]

@2012vote Bush was just stupid he couldn't help it. Thank God we have an intelligent man running things now. Thanks to Bush Obama has a lot more on his plate these days but he's doing a good job cleaning up after the last administration.

[D0CAndy]

@luvobamas

Refer to my comment to AgTip. The same applies to you. It's as if Barry said to himself, "Anything Bush did, I will do tenfold." Some of the nuttiest left wingers are starting to turn on this guy. They might be more left wing than you. The difference is they are actually paying attention to what is going on. You are mentally deranged. Did you accept the Obotomy? Did they take all your independent though? I don't enjoy being mean, but the ridiculousness of your comment astounds me.

[dwells777]

@luvobamas

wow ... what planet are you from?

[DeepwaterCrimes]

"Boots & Coots"...

[standforchange08]

Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. (born May 22, 1928), known as T. Boone Pickens, is an American financier who chairs the hedge fund BP Capital Management

On July 8, 2008, Pickens announced a major energy policy proposal, called the Pickens Plan.

[standforchange08]

TBoone Pickens set this up as well, so that Obama can fall for his weak energy plan.

[AgTip]

Sounds like clear thought. Let's see the action. Pay attention to the words of the last man off the platform: Mike Williams the Chief Electrical Engineer. He reports several disastrous (clear in hindsight, eh?) instances of gross negligence (deliberate negligence?) perpetrated, no doubt, to hasten production. This is very similar to the recent mine disaster. Without regulation big industry disregards human life in favor of profit. Always has. Always will.

[standforchange08]

Former owner of BP was Lord Browne, he was insane with Religion. This man has something to do with this Ill betcha!

[Vambo1958]

What a moron, this guy has not done ANYTHING!!!

[standforchange08]

@JustSayNoNow What the hell you waitn fo?

[standforchange08]

Great Britain just expose themselves for what they really are, barbaric, and messed up by religion and culture. They are suppose to be allies to USA, yet instill they would try to destroy us all because we have a black man President. I say pull troops out of Iraq, and send them to GB QUICKLY!

[drillbull]

@standforchange08 We started this?! FUCK OFF! this was an accident, and BP is an international company. 304 of our fucking soldiers died in ur damn war. How about the millions of Veitnamese people killed by you americans? How about Iraq too? ur stupid fucking president should have seen this coming. He should have scapped the oil drilling and went to cleaner fuels. But hey, ur fucking goverment can't even do that. Ur goverments done jack shit so far so how about they actually do something?

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

This person is a Star Trek episode, The figure head.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

He gave approval? This is 38 days? What if B.P declined the approval? What then? Barry Soetero to the rescue. Community organizer has the answer. How "bout having a plan in place before hand? Maybe "CONTAINMENT'. THE FEDERAL Government has a right to protect our borders against this shit. Blame a lobby, that contributes to your cause , PRICELESS.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

@JustSayNoNow Who are you?

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

All gulf coast states except Florida, voted against The Chosen One. These bastards have us WON. They do not even hide why they did not help. They are administrating a lesson.

[standforchange08]

@stupidwhitemanjesus Who the hell are you? Great Britain aint CHIT! Religion an Culture got their heads fucked up. The idiots just exposed themselves for what they really are. Barbaric Religion and Gun Clinging Idiots. I say troops should be in GB instead of poor little Iraq. The USA is faggots to GB

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

damaged a precious "ecosystem"? Then the people, of course They are SCUM.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

He says "fisherman and restaurant owners" like they are scum.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

Rahm Emanuel is behind this, you can smell her skank twat festering genocide. She thought the response would lead to a disgust of free enterprise. Unfortunately people in America Can DO. His puppet boss is a cardboard suit, that can't do. Even Bubba welfare addict sees through. Even a crack whore has pride, this lay down of Barry Soetero is a crime against human pride.

[jst1998]

msnbc is getting on my nerves with cluttering half the screen with useless information... US TV in general is so unbearably shallow and void of real journalism that it gets harder and harder to watch this crap... thank god for public radio

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

@JustSayNoNow Do your research it started in 1913. figure it out.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

A Republican was showing pictures of a dead, dead oil drenched bird in congress!!! On Barry "friend of the earth" Soeteros watch. That is IRONY

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

Look at that yellow backdrop behind him, what pattern is that? Where is the flag? This piece of shit actually thinks he has it made. 38 days later he takes credit for this, His daddy left him, his second daddy left him, his mother left him, NO he does not have a problem, a perfect puppet.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

YOU 20 SOMETHINGS NEED TO READ BOOKS. GO RESEARCH. THIS PERSON IS A BEARD, at best.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

@JustSayNoNow LOOK AT THE CORRUPTION OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES. 535 Reps, and senators. Billions of dollars to bribe with. We need HONOR.

[luisnitro91]

Boooooo!!! Boooo Obama is a liar liar liar Obama need to be accountable for this and many other things. LIAR!!!

Berry Soetoro hurt our planet and our wildlife.

[roman736]

OMG people need to calm the F down! No one has ever had a situation like this happen before. There is an entire oil reserve thats open to the sea a km deep. It's gonna take some serious technology to stop that kind of pressure from seeping out. Here's to hoping clogging it with mud works...

[xychr0]

Hope and Change. Forget the Valdez - this is the worst disaster since Chernobyl.

[chainbluelightning1]

I believed Obama was better than Bush, but now I guess he's turned out to be cut from the same cloth. He should be doing more on this. For one thing, those damn BP execs should be in jail cells, not out there keeping photographers, journalists and scientists from finding out how bad this oil gusher really is. Also, don't just delay Arctic drilling for six months, cancel it outright. This disaster proves that when you have to stab that deep into the earth to get oil, it ain't fucking worth it.

[HoRuSHoRiZoN]

This guys is the biggestfarce there is and ever will be, its been 40 days and this attorney corporate shill for the queen is now just coming out ... This guy done nothing, not even a pep rally

[Fugumble]

@HoRuSHoRiZoN He doesn't deserve your rage.  He can't magically make technology appear.

[HoRuSHoRiZoN]

@Fugumble "deserve hasn't got anything to do with it"

[Fugumble]

@HoRuSHoRiZoN Well that's pretty dumb.

[HoRuSHoRiZoN]

@Fugumble My comment stands then

[standforchange08]

@HoRuSHoRiZoN You should be getting on the Barbaric Great Britains, those dam retarded religious idiots just created a man made disaster, that they documented in that faggot king james bible. Its all about Culture and Religion, I say pull troops out of Iraq and send to GB!

[AgTip]

@HoRuSHoRiZoN Judging from his stand right now, he is encouraging our congress to grow some cajones and be firm with the oil companies. BP has been wildly fighting that. The fault falls with the deregulation of huge corporations ... the market has no conscience, finance has no conscience, and those becoming rich beyond conscience will try every dirty trick to get their way. This Prez has taken on the BIGGEST of the TITANS ... Big Pharma, insurance companies, big oil, etc ... would YOU dare?

[BLKMANHATESOBAMA]

@AgTip PULEASE! Taken on? Maybe you need to go take a look at his campiagn contributors before talking about what he "took on". It's all about theatrics- whorebama missed his calling. he should've been a damned actor, and he can't even get THAT straight. People see right through his shallow ass. His time is UP!

[AgTip]

@BLKMANHATESOBAMA EYE contributed to Brobama. Not much. Just gave what I could. Why? Because he could actually speak articulately! And without notes! I've watched him live. If BP contributed to his candidacy, they are really pissed now! He's the only Prez I have EVER heard who mentioned his campaign promises AFTER he had the office sewn up ... he admitted it isn't going all that well.

[AgTip]

@BLKMANHATESOBAMA Must everything be simple for you? I understand you are upset. But ranting and name calling will not clarify the Prez or his personality or his motivations for me or anyone else. Give me calm and trenchant reason.

[D0CAndy]

@AgTip

You are so brainwashed. You have no idea what you're talking about. Corporations are evil and the government is benevolent, right? How did Obummer take on "Big Pharma?" The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) support the so called healthcare reform. They paid for ads endorsing it. You say he took on big oil. Are you unaware of the new TITAN, big environment? He took on the insurance companies? Took over is more accurate. You don't realize what a tool you've become

[AgTip]

@D0CAndy You are the king of gratuitous acclamation, Do Candy. I got here the hard way. No one sees the whole picture; not you, not the Prez. What other Prez has mentioned the corruption with big oil regulation? I mean since FDR? I was not pleased with the degree of "reform" with health care, but some is better than none. As long as the USA is suffering bipolar disorder no one trying to create a functional corpus collosum is going to be popular. I haven't time to quibble every detail,

[crediblenewz]

Warren Edward Pollock

[crediblenewz]

President Obama is a Mechanic. Problem, fix, problem, fix. No solutions to preventive maintenance. "Comprehensive Solution Based Anticipatory Design Change Science." LAWCAP - Lawyer Based Capitalism. Higher education creates lawyers, layers that create laws, and then enact these laws, and then become politicians to pass more of these laws for corporations, then politicians become lobbyist to protect these laws.

[Fugumble]

@crediblenewz You can thank the years where the oil industry lobbied hard to water down regulations, abandoning research into new safety measures, and technologies for a response to a leak or spill. You can blame the politicians who voted to go along with the oil industry over the decades, and we can all look in the mirror for not giving a crap.

[stupidwhitemanjesus]

@Fugumble You get it right? If the Government was not corrupt, B.P has no voice. Government by the people for the people. Vote Obama 2012!

[standforchange08]

@crediblenewz BP is a war starting Great Britain barbaric Greedy American Killing nation of Europeans!