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Okaloosa defies Unified Command over East Pass plans (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/pass-30005-nwfdn-command-plans.html ^ | June 15, 2010 | Tom McLaughlin

Posted on 06/17/2010 7:36:54 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather

DESTIN — Okaloosa County isn’t taking oil spill orders any more.

County commissioners voted unanimously to give their emergency management team the power to take whatever action it deems necessary to prevent oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill from entering Choctawhatchee Bay through the East Pass.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: choctawhatcheebay; deepwaterhorizon; defiance; defies; destin; feds; florida; okaloosa
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To: Jack Black; Travis McGee

Resistor.

Ping.


21 posted on 06/17/2010 10:38:16 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

>>“We made the decision legislatively to break the laws if necessary. We will do whatever it takes to protect our county’s waterways and we’re prepared to go to jail to do it,” he said.<<

Sounds to me like rebellion. Email thanks to Mr. Harris at: wharris@co.okaloosa.fl.us


22 posted on 06/18/2010 3:18:13 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: Roccus

>>You’re prolly right.......but just wait ‘til they apply for reimbursement from the (BP funded) slush fund that the WH is now in controlling.<<

Does anybody think that there will be any reimbursements? That $20 billion was a political contribution to the 0bambi reelection fund.


23 posted on 06/18/2010 3:23:08 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: NTHockey

bump


24 posted on 06/18/2010 8:28:47 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (I Don't Want Obama to Kick Ass. I WANT HIM TO GET OFF HIS ASS!!!!)
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To: VeniVidiVici; All

I sent a thanky you note e-mail at 5:17 AM EDT. Mr. Harris wrote back at 8:33AM EDT - with a personal note.. How’s that for local government! How’s that for a real man who can stand up to the federales.


25 posted on 06/18/2010 9:06:30 AM PDT by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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Exactly. While Crist and Obama continue to dither we finally get somebody to grab the bull by the horns and take charge.


26 posted on 06/18/2010 9:16:03 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (I Don't Want Obama to Kick Ass. I WANT HIM TO GET OFF HIS ASS!!!!)
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