Morning Joe: Pres. Bush Uses Hurricane Gustav As Reason For Off Shore Drilling
By Nicole Belle Monday Sep 01, 2008 8:40pm
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What a craven, insensitive politico. People have been flooded out of their homes, millions evacuated in a scary reminder of Hurricane Katrina and what does Bush do? Uses a statement on the affects of Hurricane Gustav to plug off-shore drilling and slam Congress for not letting him do it.
BUSH: Thank you all for coming. We recognize that the pre-storm efforts were important and so are the follow up efforts. And what happens after the storm passes is as important as what happens prior to the storm arriving.
So our discussion here today is about energy. Gulf coast region produces a lot of energy for the United States. And we are now in the process of assessing any damage done to the infrastructure. And it's a little early right now to come up with an assessment, there are some encouraging signs. For example, during Katrina, rigs moved because of the force of the storm and their anchors drug across pipelines would cause infrastructure damage. We didn't see much of that this time although I will tell you, it is a little early to be making any forecasts. It's not too early, however, for the federal government to continue to coordinate with state and local people. That's why Secretary Bodman (Secretary of Energy) is in touch with Governor Jindal. We want to make sure that we are in touch with the energy-producing states, to help assess what took place and what needs to happen. One thing is for certain, when Congress comes back, they have got to understand that we need more domestic energy. Not less. And one place to find it is offshore America. Lands that have been... have been taken off the books, so to speak, by congressional law, and now they need to give us a chance to find more oil and gas here at home. I would much rather, you know, American consumers be buying gasoline from American oil than from foreign oil. I would rather our dollar stay at home than go overseas. I know that Congress has been on recess for a while, but this issue hasn't gone away. This storm should not cause members of Congress say well, we don't need to address our energy independence. It ought to cause Congress to step up their needs to address our dependence on foreign oil. And one place to do so is to give us a chance to explore an environmentally friendly way on the outer continental shelf. Thank you very much.
BRZEZINSKI: Okay, that was President Bush giving reporters an update on the situation to the hurricane. And nicely waving in a little pitch for off-shore oil drilling.
SCARBOROUGH: I was going to say, Mika. Anybody, anybody that thought this would be the warm and fuss fuzzy George Bush and say maybe we didn't have everything right last time. But this time we are worried about the Americans. No, he turned it around, drill now.
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Hard work.
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Terr'sts n' killers.
Heckava job.
Dimmicrat Party.
I have a Playschool drill set and I intend t' use et.
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[smirk] [shrug] [head bob] [jimmy jaw]
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Effin' moron.
"The warm and fuzzy George Bush"? Truly, Scarborough is tripping. Would anybody who's not been completely in the tank for Bushco have expected anything from W but his usual clinically narcissistic focus on his own desires? W is a sociopath--he can only get to warm and fuzzy via teleprompter, and since he has trouble reading...
The mayor's reaction was priceless. He called it "the worst policital pivot ever." Scarborough nearly shat himself.
And it's a reason for tax cuts.
Yeah, tax cuts.
Which I would enthusiastically support if it meant cutting the wingers off from wing-nut welfare.
Life will be much sweeter when this moron rides into the sunset.
Bush just gave more proof that he does not give a damn about the people, or America, at all. What he wants is more oil for his owners and more war for his profiteering clan of warmongers! The Repukes are sick, superstitious, religious warmongers that would steal the coins off a dead person.
America would be a much better place if all of them just drop dead. But then Bush would end up in the lowest circle of hell just beneath Satan's ass, suspended in the ice, so every time the devil farted Bush will be sprayed from the blast!
My sorrow and pity for these people, is rapidly becoming despise and hatred for their ignorance and hubris towards the citizens of America. If there is a God may he put a curse upon all their houses!
No surprises here. Oh, that boy Bush, always looking for photo ops to push his failing agendas. Quack!
It's called "shock capitalism." Naomi Klein wrote a book about it.
Actually, I think this is perfect. With Hanna and Ike AND Josephine waiting in the wings, He couldn't have been better. In an upside down kinda way
He just says shit to fire people up. Well, I think he was a bit premature on this one(again). One of these storms will go into the Gulf. Lets hope the damage isn't to bad.
LibertyWatch - you sound angry :)
So Bush thinks that oil drilled off shore will be sold to Americans? Can he guarantee that? Will he sign legislation that says oil drilled in America stays in America at prices Americans can afford?
Fat chance.
SCARBOROUGH needs to go be a tool at Fox.
How 'bout when they're done extracting oil from the 60 million acres of non-producing leases we talk about giving them more?
Ummm.....
Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't this hurricane actually underscore why we should NOT drill offshore.
As in:
1. We start drilling.
2. One of many annual hurricanes comes roaring through.
3. All "our" (read: corporate) oil gets spilled all over our beaches.
Am I wrong here or isn't that the concern?
My that's a nice suit...
Infrastructure ? Isn't it great when you have a country destroyed, where you consequently have a great re-building effort unleashed through the marvels of the capitalist system that we helped usher in ?
I guess he learned a lesson from Katrina ! Yeah !
Who is he again ? The guy in the nice suit that is ? I sense a certain air of authority coming from his seated swagger (rooster squat I believe it could be called) and linguistic bravado.
What was the generally-agreed upon talking point regarding the previous environmental damages from hurricane Katrina to the Gulf Coast region ? Oh right, nothing to speak of. Like cutting a stinky one in front of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark didn't really leave a lasting impression, but then again, using fart metaphors with royalty doesn't quite become her highness, even though we all unleash the potent dogs of intestinal squalor. It's revealing how empty our mainstream media's political rhetoric truly is, in the face of certainties and facts, which they work terribly hard at masking or ignoring altogether.
Humanity is best exemplified by great channels of communication between the white house and the governors of these energy-producing states. I guess what is said about our great leaders will pale in comparison to what they say to us !
Congress is like the retarded stepchild that the president really doesn't wish to handle himself, but scalds anyways for fear that showing weakness will be perceived by the enemy (read - embolden the terrorists !).
Is anyone else smelling the rich irony in having almost our entire consumer culture being subsized and fed by Chinese-derived funds and chachkis ? I remember having an afternoon to spare and reading the legal jargon surrounding NAFTA and being amazed at how our legal community *defines* American-made goods - if partially assembled in a territory once annexed to the USA-friendly WW I allies may now retroactively qualify if the... zzz... Right, like right and wrong needs a new definition. I had the pleasure of seeing an aged skunk crossing the road this evening. And I will admit to being at first amazed at the brilliant contrast of the white and black colors on its back, but quickly reminded of the terrible stink they exude, especially when provoked. To me, it's a great sounding idea politically for the president to encourage homemade petrol, but what of the ensuing stink ?
May I also add that Japan is a country that imports virtually all of their raw materials...
So, where does that leave us as a nation ? The president is totally out of touch with us Americans. There was a great piece on C&L or linked from here about the RNC convention in August of 2000, where bush summed up his candidancy as a bright new day for politics in this country... Business as usual ?
I had a great dinner with my dad this evening that was passing through town and we obviously got to speaking about the process and I have to agree about the underlying principle guiding his argument. We have strayed as a nation, led, of course, by the chief propagandist. However, he is not an isolated case as far as Presidents go. Clinton had a populist platform that got him elected, only to see much of what he promised go unrealized.
I cannot help but notice how frightened I am of the process leading up to the election of our Presidents, as being a morally bankrupting catalyst foreboding the platitudes to come. Some may point to Obama as the savior, but I will advance the presently unpopular idea that the system is too corrupting an influence on whoever becomes President to actually make the necessary changes to the American infrastructure. Large donors get the eyes and ears of those in power and the rest of us, toiling for a little personal dignity are forced to rely on the elected representatives acting on our behalves only about 1% of the time.
Will history prove my assertions wrong ? I sure hope so, whoever it might be. I just wish the American populace was more demanding of their media. What if millions unsubscribed from their cable providers, either because they were going to start charging you for the amount you download or for simply providing you with poor content ? When will we understand the power of our collective dollars ?
Let me get off my soapbox and continue working for the man, hoping to maybe revolutionize an industry for the good of many. But then again, cash is king and what's in it for me ? Right ?
Peace,
k
Any idea how many off shore platforms are spurting oil this week?
It's all about the oil baby.
Cats r Flyfishn @ 10:
You noticed that, too, huh? We all have days when it feels like we just can't take their bs anymore.
And then we move on, oh, yes we can.
John Armstrong @ 14:
Exactly, John. It's not the storms that don't do any damage that are the concern; it's those that do.
Cats r Flyfishn @ 10:
Sorry I'm trying to keep it clean ;-)
US based oil sells for a few pennies less than foreign oil about half the time; the rest, it's the same price.
mudshark @ 9:
Some of you folks might have figured out I'm a weather buff.
So, that being said. I suggest you guys take a look at this.
This is a yet un named storm coming off of the west coast of Africa. And it looks mean.
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http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/satelliteworld/atlanticoceansatellit...
He's just lonely and wanted someone to talk to about his big ideas for retirement. Not many people swing by any more.
John Armstrong @ 14:
I was about to make the same point. Besides the potential for oil spills, gas prices rise because such a crimp is put in supply and refining.
New Orleans might well not have flooded during Katrina had not the oil companies been slashing away at the wetlands that used to provide a buffer. Let's make much more of the country more vulnerable.
They are going to drill, drill drill, bomb, bomb, bomb and lie, lie, lie until they kill all hope for America. Rest In Pieces. Thanks ever so much Dubya.
awaken @ 11:
That's the key. The oil will go where the price is right.
Unless the Bushies are going to nationalize the oil industry. Is Hugo Chavez advising them now
Bush-
Exxon, Mobil, BP, SHELL,
Take these bastards with you and go to hell.
Gustav is passing over us now, circling and dropping rain for past 24 hours, set to circle for the next three days... a coworker told me stories of people in Daisy, Arkansas, finding jellyfish and lobsters dropped from the sky by the storm.
A hard rain's gonna fall? It's already here!
The United States is in the worse sharp it's been in the history of this country and these idiots are cheering for a dummy. Even the Africans had to be paid to cheer for Bush. Nov. will show if Americans have learned from their mistake yet. We are in a recession, weak Military, Corrupt Law Makers and a President who is a drunk and druggie and as shown the Republicans are cheering. Talk about drinking the kool aide these people are mental. Fred Thompson has one foot on a banana and the other in the grave. Joe Lieberman is all over the place and Rudy got the boot. Arnie is playing both sides as he needs a job. Maria will ask Obama to give Arnie a job if he gets in office and Arnie will crawl back to the GOP if they get in. Look Hollywood kicked Arnie out and Maria needs to feed her kids as they had to sell two homes already. Cindy should be looking around for a replacement as Teflon John is slowing up and has that cancer problem. Sarah Palin will be doing pool dancing for money as the GOP wont need Miss Congeniality anymore. Look for Levi to take the money and run with that fake marriage to Bristol. Now who ever told the lied that Bristol couldn't be the Mother of Trig should have called an obgyn first. Bristol is and was sexually active and could have had a child in April but if she had sex again with let's say Levi she could quickly get pregnant again. Many woman who are forced to have kids sometimes have back to back kids. Just ask any Doctor he/she will explain it.
I have to agree with Nicole. The most pathetic part of this oil plug is that this is the administration's first big chance to show that they learned their lessons from Katrina.
May be the dumbest motherfucker to ever hold the post, says a lot for us.
Is Secession in our childrens future?
Golly, Mr. Pretend President Bush, if you're not lying when you say you'd rather Americans were buying American oil, then why are your oil baron pals allowed to sell ALL the oil pumped out of Alaska to China? Did that fact slip your mind, or are you just a lying son of a bi_ch as well as a war criminal?
Speaking about Hurricane Gustav, I'm reminded of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohxdvio9n2Q
I wonder if that little twerp, who says all things happen according to God's will, is doing any political soul searching right now.
"America is addicted to foreign oil"
"We need more"
What a buffoon
if this transcript is typed accurately,
the would you not conclude that
bush sounded a bit intoxicated?
We need to drill the founding fathers. They are rolling like humungous dynamos. What would Abe say about Dub dub?
Listen to how he says the word "rather." That is a New England dialect if I have ever heard one. I think all he did to get his famous "Texas" accent is use his natural one and let his inner dumbass shine.
Bush have consistently use disaster as a means to get what he wants!
Yes, I would say he would be define as being a psychopath!
Warm and fuzzy? really since when? Barney's Christmas video?
dadams @ 35:
Or that none of those "are"s are there. Epic fail on subject verb agreement.
Jacki @ 29:
Oh, is this what this thread is about? I thought not. Ok, ask any doctor about how rare Downs Syndrome is among 16 year olds as compaired to 45 year olds. You are ignorant and WAY out of line. There are a good deal lots of things not to like about Sarah Palin, but Trig is her son.
disgruntled @ 40:
rare it may be...but it did happen...and as i have yet to see the tests performed that prove that child has down syndrome...i aint gonna believe it
oh the kid may be a full retard, that i can believe...go check out what his daddy wrote on his myspace...levi is an inbred hillbilly, and all his kids will be toothless full retards
thats right...i aint gonna be pc about this
im gonna go all truther here
nothing about sarah palin's pregnancy nor the birth makes any sense
and despite now experiencing twice what its like to be in a home with an infant...dumbass bristol wants to get pregnant...aint buying it...she aint pregnant...shes nursing and her boobs are big
i do hope mccain wins...i miss watching episodes of heehaw
funny, but even the vp candidate really doesnt buy into the drill here, drill now mantra...at least, she didnt used to
she knows, as do any who sit on or own land leased by the oil companies...that its all about the leases...not the drilling
someone wanna show me where the fed is gonna put into any of those leases that all oil must end up being used domestically? aint gonna happen...cuz it doesnt happen now
if it did, gas would still be around 2 bux a gallon....thats right, we are no where near peak oil
im sick of this fuck...why isnt he in prison?
I've taken a different tack on this-join the enemy. I've written all the oil companies urging them to drill,drill,drill offshore of west Palm beach Lots of shoddy workmanship with inferior materials as close to Rush's backyard as possible. I even emailed the mayor of West Palm beach asking her to please invite the oil companies in as soon as possible before Hannah, Ike, Josephine, and the rest of the global warming formed hurricanes have past the florida coast. BTW, What are the stats on Down's syndrome babies caused by incest? How about some DNA tests on Todd and Trig?
What a craven, insensitive bastard. I simply cannot stand that man. Problem is, if McCain and Palin get in, I fear things will be even worse.
Allow the energy industrial complex to drill offshore? ...so Exxon and Texaco can extract it for 20 bucks a barrel...and then put it on the international market where it will fetch 130 bucks a barrel?
anyone who thinks drilling offshore will lower gas prices does not know (or is hiding the fact) that all oil must be put into an international "pool" before it can go to (American) market.
NoOneYouKnow @ 2:
exactly they have become the party of self delusion
And, of course, there's the craven probable murderer Joe Scarborough carrying water for the craven, mass-murderer Bush.
Corey Carroll @ 34:
what's the point of the war on drugs then?
oh i guess there is none...unless it's to service a gop corporate subsidiary...silly me.
Geoge Bush doesn't care about black people, or white people, or men or women or children. He just cares about his friends in the oil industry.
Oil, energy, infrastructure. Not one mention of human beings. Anybody who ever voted for this soulless individual should be ashamed.
Every time Bush gets in front of a microphone now, it's the same old saw, "You're paying more for gas because the Democrats won't let the oil companies drill offshore." People need to wake up and ask themselves, why is this so important to this man? He looks like a child throwing a tantrum because grownups won't let him have his way. Somebody needs a trip to the woodshed.
It's like a page right out of The Shock Doctrine. Disaster Capitalism at it's finest.
Con man in-chief. Burn in hell Bush.
That's just Dubya being Dubya. He uses anything to justify anything. A hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico -- drill more. Saudi terrorists attack New York -- invade Iraq.
I'm just waiting for the day that a hangnail justifies WWIII.
Fratboy is one drill crazy sum-bitch.... Got a hurricane? drill...
cloudy day? drill..... global warming melting the arctic circle? drill that mother... Dog pissed on his shoe? Your shoe? drill.... Rudy screams 9/11 drill.... drill drill drill.. Laura won't give em any?? You know the Chimpsters solution... And if congress don't give him his way? Piss and moan about THAT and cry for more... yep.. you guessed it... drilling..
Never mind that none of this shit will drop the price of oil one cent before you go to the polls this november, nevermind that any break in price as result wouldn't occur for 10 years which basically means the meme about this helping is a total fiction anyway... As if this lame idea could exist in a vacumn and not be subject to inflation or other costs of living pressures...As if any possible savings predicted by any bean counter wouldn't already be eaten up long before anyone ever pumped a gal. of this processed oil at what do you suppose it will be in ten years??? $10.00 a gal.???? $20.00??? Nevermind that the first drop of oil won't be out of the ground for five to ten years anyways.. and finally, nevermind the land already in the hands of big oil thru established leases that they don't want to even try to develop for who the fuck knows why... They won't drill it, they won't give it up either..They just want more land because... They want more land...
In other words just nevermind reality folks... Just drill the fuck out of everything and ruin the environment, endanger more and more species dependant on fragile eco-systems oil drilling tends to disrupt, and keep maintaining that whole weird sado-masachistic dominance and submission thing with the house of Saud... cause... Well shit! Cause Chimpy says so and he's such a brainy dude... Such a great gangbusters business and political success story... HE should know what the hell he's talking bout... He had all those successful business ventures in his resume' and he's a big shot war president and..... and... Ohh wait a minute....What?. Say what? Oh, he never did any of that stuff... Not such a big shot war pres after all ehh, What?? nothing but a failure at business you say?? Huh..Ohh, Oh, well then,.....ehh nevermind.....JD
I wonder who Bush thinks is convinced by these statements?
It has worked for 8 years, yelling "The terrorists win unless .........." and then just fill-in the blank with anything you want. Now the blank has moved to a new statement:
"................., therefore we must drill new oil/gas wells"
Worst. President. Ever.
So drilling off shore to become what royalty free profits to be exported along with the other 1.8 million barrels being exported? U.S. already exports more oil than half of OPEC, including Iraq.
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