Why are there no aerial photos of the area from above the spill?
And no pictures of the beaches?
And no pictures of dead birds?
And no pictures of oily marshes?
Posted on 07/03/2010 9:03:54 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Except for Anderson Cooper and CNN.
They are asking for non-govt controlled access to the spill area.
They already have it. They just can't get any closer than 65' to skimmers or other craft, and to the oil booms protecting the shorelines. AND, they can ask for permission to get get closer.
Or do you think 100% govt control is a good thing?
OH, I see. First it's "BP is in total control, not the government".
Now it's "the government is in total control".
Which is the biggest joke of all.
The Coast Guard has been instructed to take over security and safety precautions and enforce the rules that are already on the books for dealing with such emergency situations.
The COAST GUARD is not keeping the MSM from telling us 'the truth'. The MSM has been keeping it from the public. Now they are trying to blame the government because the MSM has been caught (once again) with their pants down and their heads shoved securely up their posteriors.
An important, but completely different issue.
Why isn't Anderson Cooper complaining about that?
What stops Anderson Cooper and CNN from using a computer and the Internet to gather enough PHOTOS and VIDEO to supply their news programs with info 24/7 since the spill began?
I've seen the photos and videos, why can't they find them?
The officials who met with Anderson Cooper were able to count the booms and skimmers, and get the data for the government's list of booms and skimmers. If they can get it, why can't CNN?
http://www.ualist.com/video/video/-zs22Zm7y-Q/Operation-Swift-Fox-Evacuation-of-the-Gulf-States.html
Definite high tin foil hat factor.
Normally I would agree, but in the midst of the secrecy being forced on everyone in the Gulf region, you never know and have to wonder.
Why are there no aerial photos of the area from above the spill?
And no pictures of the beaches?
And no pictures of dead birds?
And no pictures of oily marshes?
Nothing wrong with being skeptical.
BUT, to accept Anderson Cooper and CNN's 'word' that it was OBAMA hiding the facts, and not the MEDIA???????
The MEDIA knew that OBAMA had a special meeting with BP execs and was told of all the options and dangers, right after the RIG sank.
Did the MEDIA inform the public of that ?
Nope.
There was no bomb.
We know corners were cut and risky procedures were followed.
If you break something because you cut corners or did risky procedures to save money its negligince.
If you cut corners and do risky procedures to break something on purpose it’s sabotage.
BP had a history of cutting corners and doing risky procedures to save money.
The probability of it being negligence in this case is high.
The probability of it being sabotage in this case is low.
Intent defines the difference.
At that depth, a little bitty bubble of natural gas is all that it would take to envelop the platform when it reached atmospheric pressure at the surface. There are a lot of engineers who can new tell BP, “I told you so.”
First, the photos you posted are environmentally horrific...but when were they taken. How many days, weeks ago? Its July 6...the ruling came down (from the White House) via a briefing with Obama apointee, Thad Allen, approx the 30th of June. Since then, the remnent of TS Alex have impacted oil disbursement as has the continuation of the flow from the sea floor.
Timeliness, real time, reporting is what is needed. Not ‘here’s some photos.k Don’t know how ‘old’ they are or how much further the damage has spread; or if the dispearant fumes can be smelled X number of yards away or miles inland.
The thousands of photos you keep mentioning are dated, in this fluid (no puns intended) HOURS after they are published. That is why the 6/30/10 WH ruling reeks of censorship. Per WH (and many FReepers) ‘see people there ARE thousands of pictures and millions of words in cyber space about the Gulf. Now move along like good little sheeple.’. Don’t mind that the photos are three weeks old...
Sounds like a dictatorship to me.
Why are we putting up with all this crap? The “powers that be” in DC think they’re rulers!
Just wait till they start messing with the internet, if they haven’t already.
Of course you can get pictures at 65 feet. Zoom lenses are wonderful things.
That’s not the point.
The point is that Obama issued an edict, limiting the press’s as well as the average citizen’s ability to get information out. The spill is making him look bad and he can’t have that.
I thought the environmentalists would be raising hell by now, but their motto is: Democrats good. Republicans bad.
Such eloquence in defense of an idiotic position.
If I recall, there was at least one engineer who told them I told you so before it even blew.
Man that is so sad and think of everything in the deep water too.
Obama was golfin’ when he coulda saved a dolphin.
And how do we "know" this? So far all I have heard is a handful of memos (possibly taken out of context) and some statements by some Transocean employees who have every motive in the world to pin the blame on BP. If you have ever been an expert on a subject the media reports on, you would know how WRONG the media usually gets it. They pretend to get to the "truth" of situations where, in actuality, they have neither the background or capability to comprehend the truth.
I'm only defending BP up to the point of "innocent until proven guilty". My instincts tell me you are probably right and corners were cut (although one man's idea of "not going to ridiculous extremes" is another man's "cut corners"). But I haven't seen or heard of anything that gives me confidence that I "know" what happened - or that anyone else does at this point. Maybe, for instance, the cut corners were Halliburton cement that wasn't up to spec, not dangerous behavior by BP. I think it is far too early to "know".
Very true about the media can get things wrong. Sometimes it is even humerous.
It well may not be all of BP’s fault. There was a combination of things that went wrong. I just think we have a good idea of what happened in the broad picture.
Common sense tells us that if they were like that three weeks ago, it is worse now. Those 'three week old' pictures should be enough to raise the concern and ire of just about anyone who isn't blind.
Again, It's difficult for BP/Coast Guard/Obama to hide what's going on. But, it is easy for the MSM to hide it from much of the public.
WHY wasn't CNN/ABC/CBS....etc. all over this from the beginning? Why weren't they putting those (now) three week old pictures on the NEWS? They would have been 'new' three weeks ago.
NOTHING IS STOPPING CNN from fully informing the public but CNN.
Matter of fact, IF OBAMA were the one telling CNN they were not allowed ANY ACCESS, you can bet your last dollar they would be ALL OVER IT.
One candle can bring light even though surrounded by an infinity of darkness.
That is, unless it rains.
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