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Oil Spill Reaches Mississippi River (Obama Sends SWAT Teams to Oil Rigs)
cbs ^ | 4/29/10 | cbs/ap

Posted on 04/29/2010 6:32:02 PM PDT by Nachum

Faint fingers of oily sheen have reached the mouth of Mississippi River, the vanguard of a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The slick is making its way toward a delicate environment of birds, marine life and some of the nation's richest seafood grounds.

By sunset Thursday, the oil had creeped into South Pass of the river and was lapping at the shoreline in long, thin lines.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhoenvironment; deephorz; energy; oil; oilspill; rigs; spill; swat
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1 posted on 04/29/2010 6:32:03 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

What is the purpose for the SWAT teams?


2 posted on 04/29/2010 6:33:02 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: Nachum

Why have we not been on top of this? WTF?


3 posted on 04/29/2010 6:33:45 PM PDT by GoCards ("We eat therefore we hunt...")
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To: Nachum

Next up. BATF assaults on coal mines. LOL


4 posted on 04/29/2010 6:34:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping


5 posted on 04/29/2010 6:34:02 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

SWAT teams???


6 posted on 04/29/2010 6:35:20 PM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: SoldierDad

Is it possible the explosion was from ecoterrorism?


7 posted on 04/29/2010 6:35:58 PM PDT by hecht (NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM)
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To: hecht

Maybe Racist White Christian Tea Party Terrorists.....bammy wouldn’t sick the dogs on his own pals


8 posted on 04/29/2010 6:37:38 PM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: hecht

Naw. Just a reason for the locals to dress up and play.


9 posted on 04/29/2010 6:37:56 PM PDT by Comanche
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To: GoCards

There ain’t nothing but big mosquitos and muskrats at the South Pass.


10 posted on 04/29/2010 6:38:52 PM PDT by dusttoyou (libs are all wee wee'd up and no place to go)
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To: hecht

I was wondering the EXACT same thing.......that some form of sabotage.


11 posted on 04/29/2010 6:38:52 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: SoldierDad
What is the purpose for the SWAT teams?

They are there to protect the oil spill to promote our soon to be dictator in chief.

12 posted on 04/29/2010 6:38:53 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: hecht

Or, even from within the bowels of the Obozo Admin so that he could recind his proposal to begin offshore drilling in 2012?


13 posted on 04/29/2010 6:42:15 PM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Papa of two new Army Brats! Congrats to my Soldier son and his wife.)
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To: Nachum

How long did that take??

Imagine if Bush were still President.

Obama’s fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


14 posted on 04/29/2010 6:43:41 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: Nachum

I’m sure o and Cbs are just making a joke,c’mon it’s just the President of The United States and the old media kidding around.


15 posted on 04/29/2010 6:44:47 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served,to keep us free (http://teapartypatriots.org)
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To: Nachum
http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12379728

Oil on shore now.

16 posted on 04/29/2010 6:46:02 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Dallas59

“”SWAT teams???””

Who are they going to shoot??


17 posted on 04/29/2010 6:48:04 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: TornadoAlley3

They have no legal authority beyond 12 miles. Pull the ladders up and tell them to go to hell.


18 posted on 04/29/2010 6:48:31 PM PDT by rogertarp
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To: rogertarp
http://www.esl.lsu.edu/quicklinks/best_of_esl/oil

images oil spill

19 posted on 04/29/2010 6:51:27 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: Dallas59

He’s like a little boy playing policeman.


20 posted on 04/29/2010 6:57:27 PM PDT by dandiegirl
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