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EPA official apologizes for ‘crucify’ the oil and gas producers comments
Daily Caller ^ | 4/25/12 | Caroline May

Posted on 04/26/2012 4:07:08 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper

The Obama-appointed Environmental Protection Agency official who explained that the agency uses a “crucify them” enforcement philosophy against oil and gas companies apologized for his comments on Wednesday night.

“I apologize to those I have offended and regret my poor choice of words,” Region 6 EPA Administrator Al Armendariz said in a statement provided to The Daily Caller. “It was an offensive and inaccurate way to portray our efforts to address potential violations of our nation’s environmental laws. I am and have always been committed to fair and vigorous enforcement of those laws. ”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: petroleum; totalitarianism
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To: SoFloFreeper

We need nothing short of a total dismantling, firing everyone, then rebuilding the EPA (there is a need) into a government agency which helps, not crucify, industry to develop cost effective ways to minimize or eliminate PROVABLE contaminants being discharged into our environment.

The EPA is just a symptom of what you get when lazy Americans continue to vote lawyers into office. Not everything can or should be fixed with a law. We need a much broader spectrum of government officials and 95% fewer lawyers. Let them do what they do best, chase ambulances.


21 posted on 04/26/2012 4:49:09 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (Welcome to the new USSA (United Socialist States of Amerika))
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To: SoFloFreeper

“I am sorry I revealed our true agenda,” meant the spokesperson.


22 posted on 04/26/2012 4:49:58 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Steyn: Obama sez: "Nice little Supreme Court you got here. Shame if anything were to happen to it.")
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To: SoFloFreeper
I am and have always been committed to fair and vigorous enforcement of those laws. ”

Meaning: I am committed to fair and vigorous crucifixions.

23 posted on 04/26/2012 4:54:52 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: SoFloFreeper

It is not what he said that is offensive. He merely recited the philosophy of what the EPA does on a daily basis to struggling American businesses. He just stated a fact.

He needs to apologize to all the small businesses that he and his left wing wacko bureaucrats have crucified. He needs to return the fines and stop trying to destroy our economy and our way of life. He needs to be fired and then prosecuted.

We need to thank him for revealing the truth about his agency.


24 posted on 04/26/2012 4:56:58 AM PDT by P-Marlowe
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To: SoFloFreeper

Another version of the You Tube hit “If I wanted America to fail”....... by Al Armendariz????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc

“Crucify”; “Romans”; (”Italians”)
Sounds like Al Armendariz must have been sitting in the same pew when Rev Wright was giving his racist history/religious sermons.


25 posted on 04/26/2012 4:57:25 AM PDT by BilLies (If FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS had a son, he would look just like BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA JR.)
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To: SoFloFreeper


26 posted on 04/26/2012 5:11:41 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Sacajaweau

You don’t just pull a statement like “crucify them” that out of the air. That was a “command”...and you know where it came from.


There must be a real culture of hatred and arrogance at the EPA for a “regional administrator” to be making these comments in public. If a Republican ever get back the Presidency, they need to fire everyone there and start from scratch.


27 posted on 04/26/2012 5:17:41 AM PDT by rbg81
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To: SoFloFreeper
He may apologize, but the Crucifixion Will begin if Obama gets a 2nd term.
28 posted on 04/26/2012 5:17:49 AM PDT by radioone (No dogs were harmed in the writing of this response.)
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To: Ken522

The real problem is, no matter who is in the WH, these pukes will remain on the payroll.


29 posted on 04/26/2012 5:35:33 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: radioone
The “Crucifixion” has begun. Ask any lefty “I love electric cars” exactly where the electricity comes from that little white plug in the wall. Amazingly most have no clue that it's from COAL PLANTS ! ! ! !

I am so sickened to what's happening in this great nation with the Dems, the White House, Czars (illegal) and a ton of GOP establishment morooons. The likes of Hatch, McConnell, Boo Hoo Boehner and many more GOP MUST go. They are part of the problem.

The war on American made energy must stop immediately. God help us if zippy gets another 4 years to totally destroy this country with the help of Soros.

30 posted on 04/26/2012 5:36:46 AM PDT by WaterWeWaitinFor (If we don't help make a change, then who will? It starts with us.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

A non-apology. They are sorry if you are offended. Other than that, no apology required.


31 posted on 04/26/2012 5:40:19 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: SoFloFreeper

It’s the old “I sure am sorry ......................................................................................................................... that I got caught” routine.


32 posted on 04/26/2012 5:45:38 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again.")
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To: rbg81

There must be a real culture of hatred and arrogance at the EPA for a “regional administrator” to be making these comments in public.


The radical watermelons at EPA HATE human life. They look at people like roaches infesting their earth. They want to reduce the population of earth and are beginning with Europe and the US and Canada under the guise that we use more than “our fair share of the world’s resources and wealth.” They are sympathic to China’s forced abortion policy.

The one thing they could do that they will not do to reduce the population and consummption in the US without commiting genocide, is to halt immigration. They would rather kill people with abortion, poverty and starvation like Stalin. They do hate your life and the lives of your children.


33 posted on 04/26/2012 5:50:39 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: SunkenCiv
If he puts the pistol barrel in his mouth, pulls the trigger, and the gun goes off, I’ll accept his apology.

You are too easy.

He's got to do it twice before I accept his apology, first time in his mouth, second time in his eye.

Maybe then I might consider him sincere, maybe.

34 posted on 04/26/2012 5:54:37 AM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorists savages.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

He still wants to KILL ENERGY EXPLORATION!!!

He was pressured into apologizing for the analogy, NOT his message!!


35 posted on 04/26/2012 5:56:51 AM PDT by G Larry (Criminals thrive on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: SoFloFreeper
I think it's crazy people in public life haven't figured out that when they say something like this . . .

“I apologize to those I have offended and regret my poor choice of words,”

. . . in other words, you use the phrase "to those I have offended" or "if my words offended anyone" or another variant of the theme . . .

. . . it's a friggen tell for an insincere apology.

You're either sorry or you are not. Period.

36 posted on 04/26/2012 5:58:50 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: SoFloFreeper

If the “apology” is not accompanied by a resignation...it doesn’t mean squat.


37 posted on 04/26/2012 6:01:58 AM PDT by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus sum)
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To: rbg81

The attitude of the staff is a reflection of the attitude of the management... yeah, a culture of hatred.

Apology not accepted from this scrawny A-hole. He has been raising hell here in Texas since 2009. Our wonderful spinators and congresscritters have not done a damn thing. Never have and never will. He is hispanic, latino, whatever the hell we call them now and to get rid of the little pinhead would be racist of course. Fine, be racist.

Hate cuts both ways. How about self immolation? Nothing but a worthless traitor communist.


38 posted on 04/26/2012 6:10:34 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: SoFloFreeper

I am for some reason reminded recently, of the Nixon administration.

And how it was liberals. Hillary Clinton. The MSM.

Every single member, of the bunch now coddling and excusing. No!... actively promoting ... far worse behavior by this corrupt regime.

Where are today’s Woodwards and Bernsteins?

Oh.

There they are. Look. Lower. On the ground.

Carefully spit-polishing Obama’s shoes.


39 posted on 04/26/2012 6:16:57 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (Obama ate his own dog as a child in Indonesia??)
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To: SoFloFreeper
In other words he accidentally told the truth!!!
40 posted on 04/26/2012 6:23:15 AM PDT by ontap
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