Posted on 05/28/2010 12:30:26 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama says "buck stops with me" over oil spill 28 May 2010 19:13:11 GMT Source: Reuters GRAND ISLE, Louisiana, May 28 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama repeated on Friday that he would hold BP accountable for the costs of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico but took ultimate responsibility for resolving the disaster.
"I ultimately take responsibility for solving this crisis," Obama said during a visit to Louisiana to inspect oil spill damage. "I am the president and the buck stops with me.
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Awwwwwwwwwww schucks! ‘Sumbody’ is certainly trying to man-up! geeeez. That is going to be the hardest thing uhbama will ever have to do...I doubt he can pull it off.
i think he misspoke, he meant the 50 cent stop with me
Obama says “buck stops with me”
Does Larry Sinclair know about Buck?
What’s his last name?
We will hear later that he was misquoted and that he really said:
‘The buck stops with Bush...and Cheney...yeah Cheney too..”
“And it’s a buck handed to me by George Bush......”
next week he’ll be saying the buck stops with GW.....nothing new, same MOP, DAY IN DAY OUT,WEEK AFTER WEEK........
Good idea!
Claim responsibility the day the well is capped. Coincidence?
...funny how he gets presidential with the Sestak scandal hovering......
This idiot is the original Soundbite Kid.
Too bad all the words are meaningless.
Indeed. I caught a sentence where he said that "BP is executing the technically difficult topkill which we authorized," and his I feel your pain comments. He's so full of it. Responsibility means getting things done and also taking consequences. What consequences does Obama ever accept?
Damned shame it stop with him. What the hell’s he going to do with it?
he obviously expects it to be fixed soon. he’s accepting responsibility now to he can take credit when it’s over.
If he expected it to drag on for months we’d still be hearing “Bush’s fault”...”BPs fault”...
I was most struck with how he “read” off his written remarks in front of him, his supposedly heartfelt remarks, were all cradfted in advance, laid out in large text so he would not lose his place, word for word...it was ridiculous..he did not extrapolate for a second when it came to these choreographed, packaged-up “caring” statements..it was bizarre...looking up and looking down to read each word about how he was ‘so concerned’ yada yada...
The only two times he risked’ flying without his net’ (his pre-written script) was an aside in mentioning booms ( a convo he had moments before going on TV..obviously within his short term memory radius) and a canned ‘thank you’ wrap up.
He is the tin man....or I should say pot-metal, tin is too refined, too genuine—he is anything but genuine.
Does this man ever speak from the heart?
Only problem is that nobody has passed this buck to him yet, but he ignores the ones sent his way.
Correct Use of Term: I screwed up. Hold me accountable for all aspects of this fiasco, because if anyone is to blame, it's me.
I sure hope the Republicans understand the correct use of the term.
The White House acted stupidly?
What he really meant was: “Send all your bucks to me”
Yes he does, but his heart is cold and dark.
Your comment presumes Obama has a heart. I don't believe he does.
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