The Futility of the BP Boycott

Townhall.com ^ | June 14, 2010 | Jillian Bandes

[popdonnelly]

The anti-corporate left-wing strikes again. From what I can see, BP is the only organization doing anything, while the government sits on its hands and tells BP what to do.

[Dayman]

Alex Jones? Your evidence that BP is refusing to pay for the spill cleanup and compensate people beyond their liability cap is a video from Infowars? While even a blind acorn finds a nut every once in a while I’m lothe to take much of what AJ posts at face value.

Here’s an article about BP paying for fisherman’s lost income to the tune of $84MM, which is $9MM in excess of their liability cap.

http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7062660

[norraad]

Chill dude, don't go all churchy, he has excellent people writing for him.

I like them better than him as well(sometimes they take over when he's away).

"I can't stand they way he talks, but I love to hear him sing."

ref. about Spike Jones

[bboop]

Yes, and he won’t let the international help in because of the Jones Act, which protects the UNIONS. Bush, with Katrina, immediately waived the Jones Act and let others in to help. Obama is in bed with the unions and will do nothing that is not ‘union label.’

I hope it backfires on him and the unions, big time.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Me too, but not at the expense of our natural resources.

[NavyCanDo]

I have never pulled into a BP and never will. And it has nothing to do with the oil spill. Its all about the “B” in BP. B for British. If I am going to pay for gas then I want to pay an American company.

[MEGoody]

Why would I boycott a company over an accident that is out of their control. Sure, they haven’t capped the flow of oil, but this kind of thing has never happened in water this deep. I blame Obama for his efforts to prolong this disaster (i.e. turning down offers of help from other countries), and I blame the envirowackos for demanding that drilling only be done that far out.

[Kaslin]

I blame Obama for his efforts to prolong this disaster (i.e. turning down offers of help from other countries), and I blame the envirowackos for demanding that drilling only be done that far out.

My sentiments exactly

[Kaslin]

The reason I will not pull into a BP station is because it is usually 5 cents or more higher then the station I go to. But then I never have nor will I ever go to a CITGO station for the same season, plus that Hugo Chavez owns the Oil company.

[Dayman]

It's rude to tell people to “chill.” You posted a garbage link alleging that the oil spill is a false flag operation by someone who is known to have a questionable grasp of reality to back up your assertion that BP was somehow dodging their legal responsibility. I suspect you don't know what you are talking about and have no information other then indignation that the spill is occurring.

[RDasher]

We have a BP station that appears to be a leader in lowering prices. So it is the place to go. Unfortunately it is a little out of my way, so I only go there when I am nearby for other business.

[bboop]

But HE will do it at the expense of our natural resources. That is what he is choosing. That is really disgusting. He is a disgusting, low-life, pandering, fool of a man.