OT: FOX News and the oil blowout

[Arraya]

http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=230547&cID=3

Quote

VENICE, La. (AP) — BP CEO Tony Hayward is refuting claims by scientists that there are large undersea plumes from the Gulf oil spill. Hayward says the oil is on the water’s surface, and that BP’s sampling showed “no evidence” of oil in the water column.

hmmmm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/28/AR2010052802346.html

A day after scientists reported finding a huge “plume” of oil extending miles east of the leaking BP well, on Friday a Louisiana scientist said his crew had located another vast plume of oily globs, miles in the opposite direction.

James H. Cowan Jr., a professor at Louisiana State University, said his crew on Wednesday found a plume of oil in a section of the gulf 75 miles northwest of the source of the leak.

And

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/27/280916/usf-researchers-were-key-finding-2nd-oil-plume/news-breaking/

ST. PETERSBURG – The discovery in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico was so unsettling University of South Florida marine scientists ran two tests this week just to make sure.

Data from an array of instruments was conclusive: a team on board the USF research vessel Weatherbird II had discovered a vast new plume of oil about 3,300 feet beneath the waves.

The blob, more than 6 miles wide, is stretching inland toward the shallower waters off Alabama, where many fish and other species reproduce, said David Hollander, associate professor of chemical oceanography at USF.

I think we are at peak bullshit

[scaredyclassic]

Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position

[scaredyclassic]

Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position

[scaredyclassic]

Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position

[scaredyclassic]

Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position

[scaredyclassic]

Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=scaredycat]Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position[/quote]

Scaredy: Being an attorney (and I don’t know your area of practice), I’d be curious as to your take on the badly bungled SEC prosecution of Madoff, as well as their ineptitude in suing Goldman Sachs.

While I understand that any prosecutions relative to the Gulf spill would be handled by the Justice Department and not the SEC, I think that a comparison is valid, in that it would be the US Government asserting their power and alleging criminal acts. While the SEC/Goldman donnybrook is civil, not criminal, the SEC/Madoff prosecution includes literally dozens of criminal charges.

The point I’m making is that the US Government has proven itself some inept in the past in this regard, just look at the many failed attempts to put John Gotti away.

Not saying that they shouldn’t be doing this, but it is worth discussing a better approach if/when they do.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=scaredycat]Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position[/quote]

Scaredy: Being an attorney (and I don’t know your area of practice), I’d be curious as to your take on the badly bungled SEC prosecution of Madoff, as well as their ineptitude in suing Goldman Sachs.

While I understand that any prosecutions relative to the Gulf spill would be handled by the Justice Department and not the SEC, I think that a comparison is valid, in that it would be the US Government asserting their power and alleging criminal acts. While the SEC/Goldman donnybrook is civil, not criminal, the SEC/Madoff prosecution includes literally dozens of criminal charges.

The point I’m making is that the US Government has proven itself some inept in the past in this regard, just look at the many failed attempts to put John Gotti away.

Not saying that they shouldn’t be doing this, but it is worth discussing a better approach if/when they do.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=scaredycat]Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position[/quote]

Scaredy: Being an attorney (and I don’t know your area of practice), I’d be curious as to your take on the badly bungled SEC prosecution of Madoff, as well as their ineptitude in suing Goldman Sachs.

While I understand that any prosecutions relative to the Gulf spill would be handled by the Justice Department and not the SEC, I think that a comparison is valid, in that it would be the US Government asserting their power and alleging criminal acts. While the SEC/Goldman donnybrook is civil, not criminal, the SEC/Madoff prosecution includes literally dozens of criminal charges.

The point I’m making is that the US Government has proven itself some inept in the past in this regard, just look at the many failed attempts to put John Gotti away.

Not saying that they shouldn’t be doing this, but it is worth discussing a better approach if/when they do.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=scaredycat]Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position[/quote]

Scaredy: Being an attorney (and I don’t know your area of practice), I’d be curious as to your take on the badly bungled SEC prosecution of Madoff, as well as their ineptitude in suing Goldman Sachs.

While I understand that any prosecutions relative to the Gulf spill would be handled by the Justice Department and not the SEC, I think that a comparison is valid, in that it would be the US Government asserting their power and alleging criminal acts. While the SEC/Goldman donnybrook is civil, not criminal, the SEC/Madoff prosecution includes literally dozens of criminal charges.

The point I’m making is that the US Government has proven itself some inept in the past in this regard, just look at the many failed attempts to put John Gotti away.

Not saying that they shouldn’t be doing this, but it is worth discussing a better approach if/when they do.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=scaredycat]Conviction may be difficult but just the risk of swift prosecution may be enough. A small chance if loss would be unacceptable to mgt in that position[/quote]

Scaredy: Being an attorney (and I don’t know your area of practice), I’d be curious as to your take on the badly bungled SEC prosecution of Madoff, as well as their ineptitude in suing Goldman Sachs.

While I understand that any prosecutions relative to the Gulf spill would be handled by the Justice Department and not the SEC, I think that a comparison is valid, in that it would be the US Government asserting their power and alleging criminal acts. While the SEC/Goldman donnybrook is civil, not criminal, the SEC/Madoff prosecution includes literally dozens of criminal charges.

The point I’m making is that the US Government has proven itself some inept in the past in this regard, just look at the many failed attempts to put John Gotti away.

Not saying that they shouldn’t be doing this, but it is worth discussing a better approach if/when they do.

[larrylujack]

[quote=waiting for bottom][quote=briansd1

Accidents happen man. Latest polls still show more than 50% of Americans support offshore drilling. You feel so strongly about this then quit driving your car and go invent an alternative. Until then, close your yap.[/quote]

Indeed they do, in Norway in fact they have nationalized oil deep drilling w/out accidents as I recall. But, not to interfere with your dogmatic tea partier belief, to BP in particular, that is the problem, bro. BP does not know what they are doing, haven’t figured that one out by now??? are you ok with that, tea partier? reep what you sow…curious to see how many americans support oil on their beeches after this one, until they forget about it of course.
United states of amnesia, as Gore Vidal correctly named the US….

LL.

[larrylujack]

[quote=waiting for bottom][quote=briansd1

Accidents happen man. Latest polls still show more than 50% of Americans support offshore drilling. You feel so strongly about this then quit driving your car and go invent an alternative. Until then, close your yap.[/quote]

Indeed they do, in Norway in fact they have nationalized oil deep drilling w/out accidents as I recall. But, not to interfere with your dogmatic tea partier belief, to BP in particular, that is the problem, bro. BP does not know what they are doing, haven’t figured that one out by now??? are you ok with that, tea partier? reep what you sow…curious to see how many americans support oil on their beeches after this one, until they forget about it of course.
United states of amnesia, as Gore Vidal correctly named the US….

LL.

[larrylujack]

[quote=waiting for bottom][quote=briansd1

Accidents happen man. Latest polls still show more than 50% of Americans support offshore drilling. You feel so strongly about this then quit driving your car and go invent an alternative. Until then, close your yap.[/quote]

Indeed they do, in Norway in fact they have nationalized oil deep drilling w/out accidents as I recall. But, not to interfere with your dogmatic tea partier belief, to BP in particular, that is the problem, bro. BP does not know what they are doing, haven’t figured that one out by now??? are you ok with that, tea partier? reep what you sow…curious to see how many americans support oil on their beeches after this one, until they forget about it of course.
United states of amnesia, as Gore Vidal correctly named the US….

LL.

[larrylujack]

[quote=waiting for bottom][quote=briansd1

Accidents happen man. Latest polls still show more than 50% of Americans support offshore drilling. You feel so strongly about this then quit driving your car and go invent an alternative. Until then, close your yap.[/quote]

Indeed they do, in Norway in fact they have nationalized oil deep drilling w/out accidents as I recall. But, not to interfere with your dogmatic tea partier belief, to BP in particular, that is the problem, bro. BP does not know what they are doing, haven’t figured that one out by now??? are you ok with that, tea partier? reep what you sow…curious to see how many americans support oil on their beeches after this one, until they forget about it of course.
United states of amnesia, as Gore Vidal correctly named the US….

LL.

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