It Is Getting Scary Down In The Gulf

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 5:01pm

I read that the oldest establishment supplying oysters to New Orleans & the surrounding areas is laying off people as there are no oysters left to shuck

They have been in business over 100 years. It is amazing celebrities can do benefits for every cause & nation under the sun but this happens in their own back yard & they are totally invisible. Shameful

My heart goes out to the people of The Big Easy

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 5:21pm

BP is the one that should be paying for all of this.

And, I have heard of multiple efforts to raise funds and provide support for those in need.

Fundamentally, why do you want the American people to underwrite the obligations of BP?

But, most importantly, this is not an act of nature that no one is accountable for - this was caused by the criminal negligence of BP - and BP should be the one paying for all of these damages and be held accountable.

That being said, I have donated to charities that support the cleanup efforts.

What are YOU doing to help.


Oil Spill Donations

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 7:40pm

You failed to mention our government agencies which are meant to be monitoring what BP is doing.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 7:52pm

I agree with Whoopi - why was the thing BUILT if they didn't know how to FIX any problems? Something that is a potential threat to THE EARTH'S OCEAN and there was NO PLAN??

BP is at fault, but whoever LET them build it is at the MOST fault.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 8:14pm

Sad. Terribly sad. (And that's not meant to be sarcastic in any way!)

[wonkit]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 8:15pm

It is unfortunately a case of damned if you do and damned if you don't. Environmentalists (of which I am one) would not allow American drilling on the intercontinental shelf because of fears of pollution so the rig is placed in 5,000 feet of water with a drill depth of 8,000 feet. If anything goes wrong, as it most certainly has here, all of the technology for handling leaks on dry land or in shallow water don't work.

BP has a lot to answer for, but we chose to drill beyond the shelf and now we are suffering for it.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 8:23pm

A good friend of mine is in Key West and he said that when he got there he noticed that BP had already set up claim offices. He has been there for a week.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 8:28pm

The well should have been destroyed and shut down when this first happend. The Russians did it in the 1960's so there is no reason why they couldn't do it today.

The reason is hasn't been destroyed it greed, pure and simple.

When I see on the news that BP is 'capturing' MAYBE half of the oil being leaked, it just piises me off even more. They aren't trying to shut the well down, they are tying to keep their profit margin up

BOMB THE FCUKING WELL NOW AND SHUT IT DOWN!!!!!!!!!!

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 8:29pm

JB2 - you have a point - MMS was a joke under the Bush Administration, guilty of a variety of ethical and legal violations, and clearly, Obama had not cleaned house as effectively as he should have when he took office.

3 months after Obama was sworn in, MMS approved the lease. Of all of the stinking piles of poo left for Obama to clean up, MMS was one he did not pay enough attention to or fix soon enough and it has blown up in his face.

I am not sure how many appointees are considered political or non-partisan in MMS, but with all of the shenanigans that went on under the Bush Administration, a full accounting and assessment should have been done.

Regarldess, BP lied in it application to MMS, and made misrepresentations about the scope of damage possible with the well. So even with MMS mismanagement, it still goes back to BP.

[nygrl232]

Posted: 6/12/10 at 9:05pm

Bombing the well is not a good idea. It's the stupidest idea anyone's come up with. The Russians did it, yes, on land. The situation was not at all similar to this one.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=1486111840583&ref=share

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 3:34am

"It's the stupidest idea anyone's come up with."

Really? Collasping the well and stopping the leak is stupid?
And I think whoever the moron who thought up stuffing trash and golfballs in the well should will the prize for 'stupidest'.

"The situation was not at all similar to this one."

Yea, the only difference is that it's underwater, and a small explosive device, plus the water pressure would indeed shut the well down.

Stop reading bullet point reports and do some research.

[nygrl232]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:51am

Abusive much, Diva?

You didn't watch the video, I see.
Updated On: 6/13/10 at 07:51 AM

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 12:54pm

Abusive?

No, just tired of people using name calling to try and get their point across.

And, I've already done the research on bombing the well. I don't need to watch some clip on Facebook.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 2:08pm

The biggest issue with the MMS (and there are many), is that it is a revenue-producing Agency, responsible for insuring safety. That's a conflict of interest.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 2:24pm

Getting scary, Roxy? It has been from day one, and the first time I heard you mention it had nothing to do with anything other than how it was going to affect your vacation.

[nygrl232]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 6:18pm

Namecalling? No one called anyone anything.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:15pm

"It's the stupidest idea anyone's come up with."

Anyway...

"and the first time I heard you mention it had nothing to do with anything other than how it was going to affect your vacation."

Yes. I guess it's getting scary because it affected his vacation plans.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:41pm

Diva

I have been back for a few weeks so you have no idea what you are talking about.

My thread made a simple statement which nobody wants to address.I guess the truth hurts. My plans had no bearing on what I feel for those living in the affected areas.

Whether you accept my sentiment on this is something I could care less about.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 7:57pm

Couldn't care less. Whether he accepts your sentiment on this is something you couldn't care less about.

Also, everyone add your voice at seizebp.org.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 9:19pm

How were the oysters when you were there?


And I would like to see you care less. How do you do that?

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 6/13/10 at 10:58pm

Funny, I thought I specifically addressed the issue by stating that the party responsible for all of this - BP, should be the one paying for it.

Not the American government. Not the American people. The criminally negligent corporation that knowingly adopted unsafe practices to make an extra buck.

Roxy, why don't you want BP to be responsible for the damages it caused? Why should Hollywood, the government or the people underwrite BP's liability?

[nygrl232]

Posted: 6/14/10 at 2:52am

That's not namecalling. Nothing was directed at you.