Satirist Harry Shearer talks about the Gulf oil disaster

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Satirist Harry Shearer shares his thoughts about Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf oil spill and what these disasters have meant for the region. Recorded in Chalmette, LA on October 8, 2010.

NRDC partnered with StoryCorps and Bridge the Gulf to record, share, and preserve the stories and experiences of those living through the BP oil disaster. Find out more at http://www.nrdc.org/storycorps

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  • The truth needs to come out so we never go through this again.

    Great work, Mr. Shearer. Keep talking!

  • I will watch this time and again. I'm middle class and only 50% recovered so this touches me deeply.

  • Not only were the floodwalls built along the drainage canals phoney "stage props", never INTENDED to hold back water, but the Corps "attempt to stop the flooding "was equally PHONEY,DONE FOR SHOW.Plugging the mouths of the canals was the only quick and effective approach.It could have been done in time to prevent most flooding west of the Industrial Canal.They KNEW that that FARCE of helicoptering in sandbags would never accomplish anything useful in time to stop ANY flooding.

  • "We The People" was to be a Republic, not a CORPORATION of the rich, elitist.

    I applaud Harry for his bold 'activist' struggles, and others like Sandy Rosenthal of Levees.org. Your hard work, to enlighten the general public of what may happen as a result of Hurricanes, as oppose to man made failures, and the obvious lack of caring, to admit to the results of such, and to try and make amends.

    "Nothing’s more deadly to a creature of illusion and obscurity, than light and clarity".

  • BP could stand for Bull Phit!

  • Excerpt from video: "BP will need to change their name again...maybe this time to just P." (pee!)

  • Go Harry Go!!! We love you!!!

  • Great job Mr. Shearer!

  • Which 'big business?"

  • It may ultimately be impossible to get big business to behave morally and with honor unless the penalty for bad behavior is high enough to off set the profit from it.

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