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BP Oil Spill: Against Gov. Jindal's Wishes, Crude-Sucking Barges Stopped by Coast Guard
ABC ^ | 17 June 2010 | DAVID MUIR and BRADLEY BLACKBURN

Posted on 06/17/2010 4:24:50 PM PDT by Hoodat

Eight days ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered barges to begin vacuuming crude oil out of his state's oil-soaked waters. Today, against the governor's wishes, those barges sat idle, even as more oil flowed toward the Louisiana shore.

"It's the most frustrating thing," the Republican governor said today in Buras, La. "Literally, yesterday morning we found out that they were halting all of these barges."

Sixteen barges sat stationary today, although they were sucking up thousands of gallons of BP's oil as recently as Tuesday. Workers in hazmat suits and gas masks pumped the oil out of the Louisiana waters and into steel tanks. It was a homegrown idea that seemed to be effective at collecting the thick gunk.

"These barges work. You've seen them work. You've seen them suck oil out of the water," said Jindal.

So why stop now?

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bayofrigs; gulf; obama; obamaskatrina; oil; oilspill; spartansixdelta
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To: Hoodat
The Coast Guard needed to confirm that there were fire extinguishers and life vests on board, and then it had trouble contacting the people who built the barges.

If I were Bobby, I'd grab hold of Thad Allen and cuss him a blue streak over this nonsense!!!!!!!!!

81 posted on 06/17/2010 6:45:17 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: HKMk23

LOL!


82 posted on 06/17/2010 6:58:14 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: muawiyah
Halliburton was advising the BP workers to use "brown mud" and the BP company man, listening to EPA ordered the "brown mud" out and to instead use sea water. Later on EPA said that the US couldn't use the oil skimmers the Dutch provided because, alas, they pumped "contaminated" water back into the Gulf.

Good work pinpointing the bureaucratic link to the physical sabotage mechanism. I was wondering how the whole thing was implemented.

So now, assuming a major oil/"carbon" disaster was desired to shove through captrade, we have 1) knowledge of massive drilling pressures in gulf oil drilling; and 2) the bureaucratic mechanism necessary to unleash those pressures in the name of "protecting the environment."

It fits how they think - they love to make the assassin the bodyguard. It gives these sadistic morons shivers to contemplate how brilliant they believe such a cover story is.

83 posted on 06/17/2010 7:01:34 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: Hoodat
This is not an accident.

It's becoming clearer that Obama WANTS the ecological disaster to continue, and worsen.

84 posted on 06/17/2010 7:01:54 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: savedbygrace
This really is Obama’s fault. He is a pitifully poor manager.

The thing you are not understanding is, this is going exactly to Obama's plan.

85 posted on 06/17/2010 7:03:47 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("We beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: Hoodat

When in the course of human events...


86 posted on 06/17/2010 7:06:16 PM PDT by craig_eddy (Equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome)
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To: concerned about politics; All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNu9xjUwPEk&feature=related


87 posted on 06/17/2010 7:06:49 PM PDT by AliVeritas (Pray, Pray, Pray. Stop Barrystroika.)
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To: Hoodat
Who's to benefit? PetroBras and their big investor George Soros. As the now banned drilling rigs all pull up their anchors and head off to Brazil.
88 posted on 06/17/2010 7:07:36 PM PDT by tpmintx (Liberalism=Envy + Governmental authority. (I'm green; are you?))
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To: Hoodat

The Obama Regime does not want anyone or anything to clean up the oil. The longer this goes on and the worse the problem gets, the easier it will be for the Democrats to cram their will down our throats.


89 posted on 06/17/2010 7:09:58 PM PDT by TennTuxedo
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To: Lazamataz

I think it’s going exactly according to Obama’s handlers’ plan.


90 posted on 06/17/2010 7:18:48 PM PDT by savedbygrace (Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord)
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To: GovernmentShrinker
You're voting for "incompetent", then?
91 posted on 06/17/2010 7:19:15 PM PDT by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: hal ogen

I had to look up oscitant, LOL. Yes he is.


92 posted on 06/17/2010 7:20:40 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: ladyvet
Besides, even if they have to check for life jackets and fire extinguishers why not check the boats one at a time and have a supply to give them if they need them. This is suppose to be an emergency.

Only someone who was focused on helping would come up with that.

93 posted on 06/17/2010 7:21:19 PM PDT by Principled (Get the capital back! NRST!)
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To: TennTuxedo
The Obama Regime does not want anyone or anything to clean up the oil.

I think more and more people are starting to notice that.

94 posted on 06/17/2010 7:21:50 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: muawiyah

Great post!!


95 posted on 06/17/2010 7:22:54 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: TLI

Bookmark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


96 posted on 06/17/2010 7:25:58 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Outlaw Woman

The Louisiana Blockade is now in place.


97 posted on 06/17/2010 7:31:31 PM PDT by gitmo ( The democRats drew first blood. It's our turn now.)
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To: Hoodat

Obama is supposed to be in charge. Doesn’t he command the USCG?????


98 posted on 06/17/2010 7:36:32 PM PDT by Rapscallion (Obama - The anti-American dictator disguised as a President)
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To: okie01

Yep, that’s my vote. I don’t expect him to work miracles — this is a crappy situation, and he no more caused it than President Bush II caused the 9/11 attacks, but he’s not even competently fulfilling basic executive functions in ways that could at least modestly mitigate the impact. He might as well just go play golf all day every day, for all the impact he’s had on managing this disaster.


99 posted on 06/17/2010 7:51:17 PM PDT by GovernmentShrinker
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To: Rapscallion

Screw the life jackets. Get your ass out of the way!! Obama is political history!! BP is NOT the problem it is these damned DEMOCRATS!! Stop this madness!!! Skim the oil and screw the JONES ACT . The Environmentalists caused this by pushing drilling that far out. Obama personally approved this drilling. All we have is this grand standing Democrat Congress. God bless Joe Barton and these weak Republicans telling him to apologize better watch their political ASS.


100 posted on 06/17/2010 7:51:41 PM PDT by mpeters
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