Proclamation - by a Czar/Tsar/Kaiser/Caesar.... ?
Whatever - just one more reason to...
TOSS THE SALAD in 2012!
Posted on 07/03/2010 9:03:54 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
“You will know the truth and [redacted]”
Once again, people: 65 feet cannot hide anything even with my own little digital camera, not to mention pro cameras with huge telephoto lenses. If I was on deck, I couldn't get a better photo. What? You want to count the number of hairs in some old CG Chief's ear? This is NOT censorship. It's about safety and efficiency. Know something about seamanship before you freak out. And while you're at it, Google telephoto lense. Sheesh.
Sheesh. The ignorance on this thread is mind-boggling.
“What part of transparency is 65ft obscuring? “
Its not just the 65ft limit. Of course the coast guard needs some area to work. there are a myriad of things the govt is doing to limit the news access to what is occuring. The White House is taking over the official website. The White House does other things to limit the media in many issues such as the G20, visits to soccer games, visits to Russia.
Its almost like a trend.
Thanks for serving, Sir. And trying to explain basic seamanship. It’s tough for those who haven’t spent time on a large vessel. Hell, I suspect that many still think sailors still just lay around in hammocks while waiting for the next port.
Your asinine assumptions are whats mind boggling. Nobody is even asking to be on board coast guard boats, or on oil skimmers. Nor are they asking to be with 1000 feet of the boats.
They are asking for non-govt controlled access to the spill area.
Or do you think 100% govt control is a good thing?
Are you even watching the news? I see everyday photos and videos of marshes and animals and pools of goop and brown oil waves lapping against beaches and huge groups cleaning up and aerial shots of oil slicks and hundreds of boats in close proximity to each other and...
I give up.
Why are you wasting your time with this poster? You will never convince those who see conspiracies in everything at all times. Good try, though. I gave up.
Yeah, I'm all for 100% government control. Long live the king.
Yes you prefer to throw insults behind my back.
“Tough to stay on point, eh?”
You mean like pining away about the old days as a bosuns mate? Or making up a story about reporters trying to help with line handling?
When that has nothing to do with a free press and BO trying to control the message that gets out.
Don’t we have camera tech that can zoom in on a gnat from a mile away?
I heard it also...These are serious minded a political people. George has more credibility than Art BEll and the methane gas is going to be the headline in days or weeks to come. I rarely ever listen to Keith Oberman, but this week he had a scientist who is doing flyovers in the gulf and atlantic waters. He claims that the dipsersants being used are only camophloging the actual oil that gets hidden on the floors of these waters, only to emerge again into huge flumes of oil that will eventually force its way into water channels, like the great mississipp river and other tributaries. Methane gas is the problem...and the question remains as to HOW this happened??? I am keepiong all ears open and see this new media ruling as the new threat. I live in Louisiana and have many family members in NEw Orleans, Baton Rouge as well as Mississippi and Florida.
I did her them. Sounds like typical Coast-to-Coast conspiracy.
But, one night Ian Punnett was interviewing the head of the Wildlife Heritage Foundation. He was saying he was allowed to fly over the spill area and saw over 250 fires burning oil and the stench (at 3000 feet above sea level) of millions of gallons of toxic solvents being dumped to disperse the oil. His story seems more credible.
“The difference between sabotage and negligence is only a matter of intent.”
Yup, saboteurs often defer maintenance, and the neglectful often set bombs.
Here is a story on what you referenced....I don’t know how true it is, but certainly interesting:
http://www.infowars.com/methane-and-martial-law-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/
Weeeeeeewwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Space alien incoming. Here on earth, down on Free Republic, on this thread, we have been arguing about the fact that Anderson Cooper is complaining about not being able to get closer than 65 ft.
Of course with a good spy satellite quality lens on your space ship, you could have got photos of the oil spill down to about 6 ft resolution or better on your way in.
What is pathetic is that I learned most of this when I was age seven sailing Optimist prams. Boats is boats and rules is rules.
You are an infant.
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