Looks like he dumping the ashes of the "typical white person" on the rocks.
Posted on 12/28/2008 11:23:07 AM PST by DogBarkTree
President-elect Barack Obama might have broken Environmental Protection Agency regulations when he tossed the cremated remains of his grandmother into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Nuuanu, Hawaii, earlier this week. Secret Service security keeps a close watch as Obama, oldest daughter Malia and sister Maya Soetoro-Ng, among others, make their way down to the rocky shoreline. Together, they spread the ashes of Madelyn Dunham. It's the same spot Obama paid tribute to his mother last August. A ceremony arranged for his grandmother, whom he lost during the election process, may end up causing quite a headache for Barack Obama.
In a ceremony held in Hawaii, Obama, teary-eyed, poured his grandmother's ashes into the sea from the sand-lined shore. Environmentalists were quick to stand up against the move.
The reason behind the contention was the state's Department of Land and Natural Resources Protection Law, which prohibits ashes from being dropped into the ocean. According to the regulation in place, ashes must be poured at a distance of at least three nautical miles. It has not yet been determined whether Obama will receive a fine for his actions.
According to the EPA's website:
Disposal location and measures - Non-cremated remains
Burial at sea of human remains that are not cremated shall take place at least 3 nautical miles from land and in water at least 600 feet deep. Certain areas, including east central Florida, the Dry Tortugas, Florida and west of Pensacola, Florida to the Mississippi River Delta, require water at least 1800 feet deep. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations at 40 CFR 229.1 (PDF) (1 p, 149K, About PDF) for details. All necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that the remains sink to the bottom rapidly and permanently.
Disposal location and measures - Cremated remains
Cremated remains shall be buried in or on ocean waters without regard to the depth limitations specified for non-cremated remains in paragraph 2 above provided that such burial takes place at least three nautical miles from land.
The SABAH article said, "Environmentalists were quick to stand up against the move."
Clearly, these environmentalists aren't members of the American media, for I haven't been able to find any reports concerning this matter.
I wonder why.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
Looks like he dumping the ashes of the "typical white person" on the rocks.
*ping*
Shouldn’t they do that on a boat in the water?
LOL, arrest him.
I don’t like cremation.
So far Obama plays like he is above the law.
“On the rocks”—just the way Granny liked her drinks!
whoopsie..there goes Granny
Yep, he dumped granny illegally and on the rocks—but it was a great background for The One’s photo op!
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/02/15/news/kokualine.html
“the EPA leaves it up to the state to regulate the waters within three nautical miles.
The state Department of Health allows scattering of human ashes within three nautical miles without any special permit or notification required.
That’s because cremated remains are not considered a health hazard, said Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo.
The department just asks that “whomever is scattering, to please be considerate of others in the area.”
Dear Leader Pilgrims will now come by the thousands to “bathe” at the spot and claim miraculous cures....
Someday his ashes will be dropped on the same rocks.
“Gotcha!” politics suck.
I’d rather see this used as an example of the absurdity of the EPA’s regulations.
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Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
(Leona "Queen of Mean" Helmsley boasted "We don't pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes" according to testimony from disgruntled employees who said she terrorized the help at her homes and hotels. Mrs. Helmsley denied saying it. Regardless she went to prison for tax fraud.)
.. and that's the way it must be. For to hold Obama accountable for anything could cause "a constitutional crisis" and we can't have that. Can we?
(Gotta be careful with that Chicago investigation lest it leads to Obama and cause "a constitutional crisis," say some pundits.)
Constitutional crisis. Hey! It's better than screaming, "Racist!" Screaming "Racist!" is soooooooooo 20th century -- it's good to see that the lefties have updated their attack technology.
Looks like an awful lot of ashes for one little old lady....just another media event, as the one woman who could have answered so many questions, is thoughtlessly discarded.
Woulda been a gtreat time for a sleeper wave
Interesting.
Ha!
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