Posted on 06/16/2010 9:59:30 AM PDT by maggief
U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Vice President Joe Biden (3rd R) meet with BP executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, in this handout photo taken and released June 16, 2010. BP has reached a preliminary agreement to put $20 billion into an escrow account to pay damage claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a source with knowledge of the process said on Wednesday. Pictured (L-R): BP CEO Tony Hayward, BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, BP General Counsel Rupert Bondy, BP Managing Director Robert Dudley, Senior Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Attorney General Eric Holder, Biden, Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.
Uh oh. Here comes the Union cram-down.
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Obama: Anyone know who's running this meeting?
An oldie but a goodie:
October 20, 2008
Biden predicts early crisis will test Obama
From CNN Political Producer Alexander Marquardt
Biden predicts Obama will have to make some unpopular decisions in his first six months in office.
SEATTLE (CNN) - Joe Biden told Democratic fundraisers Sunday night that there is no doubt in his mind a crisis will occur during Barack Obama’s first six months in office that will test his mettle and force him to make unpopular decisions.
“Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy,” said Biden to a roomful of donors. “The world is looking. We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America.”
“Remember I said it standing here, if you don’t remember anything else I said,” Biden continued. “Watch, we’re going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.
“I promise you it will occur. As a student of history and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you it’s going happen. I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate.”
The Delaware senator spoke at two Seattle fundraises Sunday night, expected to bring in $1 million for the campaign. Biden told the supporters that when Obama will need them to stand with the administration on the difficult calls - not financially, but by using their influence within their communities to convince others that the right decisions are being made.
“I promise you, you all are going to be sitting here a year from now going, ‘Oh my God, why are they there in the polls, why is the polling so down, why is this thing so tough?’ We’re going have to make some incredibly tough decisions in the first two years,” said Biden. “I’m asking you now, be prepared to stick with us. Remember the faith you had at this point because you’re going to have to reinforce us.”
Telling the crowd to “gird their loins” for a bumpy beginning to the next presidential term, Biden said it wouldn’t be initially apparent that the correct decisions are being made because “they’re not likely to be as popular as they are sound. Because if they’re popular, they’re probably not sound.”
Fundraisers are generally closed to the media’s cameras, though print journalists are usually allowed in. Biden appeared to forget Sunday night’s fundraiser wasn’t closed to reporters, saying, “I probably shouldn’t have said all this because it dawned on me that the press is here.” Moments later, he ended his remarks.
Then they are cutting a deal. No way do they do this without some sort of guarantee on the final price.
6. Other BP execs: “Wish I had sold my stock before Deep Horizon like Hayward did!”
And Goldman Sachs, and State of NJ (Corzine?)
“Goldman Sachs Sold 44% Of BP Stock 3 Weeks Before Blowout”
“NJ sold off $465M in BP stock before rig explosion in the Gulf”
Looking at the picture, you get the feeling that they all were at that table once before-—but the plot hasn’t gone as planned, and now they are thinking up a new story....
One more thing—that photo is not complete—there are a couple of hands in the foreground of folks not pictured!
The fact that she got $36 million from Fannie Mae would make her pretty much a bank expert, don’t you think>???
"We are safe. The evidence is gone.
BP’s and DNC’s own Jamie Gorelick will handle the destruction of all evidence
The cheeky American public will never know about our payoffs to Obama,
or the money British Petroleum pumped into Obama's 2008 presidential campaign,
or our ties to the White House
or Rahm Emanuel’s other connections to us.”
I thought it was 30 pieces of silver for looking the other way and paving the Democrats’ 2008 campaign strategy.
What does the “A” stand for on their neck cards?
“Attackee”?
That little commine Jarrett never leaves his side. Where he goes, she goes. I think she has a remote control.
Ok guys...I’m just kidding about all this.
A 1 million dollar check to the Obama reelect committee will solve the problem.
The engineers, flight controllers, along with a lot of prayers got Apollo 13 back. It was a success failure. The same cannot be said for THE 1’s regime.
When I saw Jamie Gorelick there, I was shocked, and just when I said nothing would shock me anymore. 2012 can’t get here soon enough. I hope they are crushed this fall and we can watch Barry melt down when he can’t get his commie agenda passed.
She looks like she could be the sister of the “clean-up” guy on “Breaking Bad”.....
Labor Sec. is there but not Interior?!!!
Where’s Gorelick?
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