Gov. Hickenlooper’s big gulp from polluted Animas River slammed by health official

The Washington Times ^ | August 14, 2015 | Valerie Richardson

[jazusamo]

DENVER—Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s big gulp of water from the formerly orange Animas River wasn’t just icky, it was “reckless and irresponsible,” said New Mexico’s top environmental official.

New Mexico environment department secretary Ryan Flynn said Mr. Hickenlooper’s decision to fill up his water bottle from the site of the EPA’s 3-million-gallon wastewater spill in Durango, Colorado, sends the wrong message.

“If it’s true, it’s a reckless and irresponsible act by a public official,” said Mr. Flynn in the Farmington (N.M.) Daily Times. “He might as well stick 15 cigarettes in his mouth and light them all at the same time and take a picture about how that’s good for you.”

[jazusamo]

The Dem Guv is a flaming idiot.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I hope he starts glowing.

[Paladin2]

Chickenpooper dont drink no downstream beer...

[Celtic Conservative]

In other news, Gov. Hickenloopers kidneys have been declared a superfund cleanup site.

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[NativeSon]

He'll turn into the 'Toxic Avenger'!!

and in case anyone is wondering, I have a list of Dems that I'd like to see repeat this display

[Buckeye McFrog]

At last someone who’s not a Republican thinks he’s reckless and irresponsible.

[Oldexpat]

Just don’t stir up the sludge.

[cripplecreek]

With a democrat running the show its like magic.

5 years after the fact hardly a week goes by that the papers don’t whine about the Embridge spill in the Kalamazoo river in Michigan.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Okay, he drank it, now get him a fish fry and make him swim in it!

[albie]

“He might as well stick 15 cigarettes in his mouth and light them all at the same...”

...like Obummer?

[Made In The USA]

He should drink more of it. In fact, he should have all his democrap colleagues drink it too.

[Snickering Hound]

If this politics thing doesn't work out, he can personally reboot that "Toxic Avenger" movie franchise and save them $ and time on make up.

[cripplecreek]

Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!

[null and void]

There's a made for the SyFy channel movie lunking in here somewhere. 'Attack of the 50 foot glowing governor'...

[jazusamo]

Yep, the EPA, enviros and Rats have a full court press going to minimize the damage on this fiasco.

[TigersEye]

I just hope Chickenpooper drinks it all.

[Vince Ferrer]

I see two possibilities. One, Hickenlooper is defending his fellow democrats and misleading the public. Two, the water really isn’t that polluted as Hickenlooper implies, so why was the EPA mucking around with the mine in the first place?

[jazusamo]

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[RightGeek]

Was alcohol involved?

[jazusamo]

Ha, that may be Hickey’s brother.