OT – Why can’t they stop the oil leak?

[UCGal]

I heard an interesting observation yesterday…

When the coal mine collapsed, killing those miners, there was outrage against the company for short cuts on safety, it was called murder… President Obama attended the funeral.

When the platform blew up – lives were lost. Again there are signs of shortcuts on safety… it might have been preventable. But no one is calling it murder, the President didn’t reach out to the families, etc.

I voted for Obama, but I see some hypocrisy here.

[afx114]

Ucgal,

Is it your position that it is now the obligation of the President to attend all funerals of employees killed in corporate disasters due to safety shortcuts? I see your point and mostly agree with it, but the implication doesn’t make much sense to me.

[afx114]

Ucgal,

Is it your position that it is now the obligation of the President to attend all funerals of employees killed in corporate disasters due to safety shortcuts? I see your point and mostly agree with it, but the implication doesn’t make much sense to me.

[afx114]

Ucgal,

Is it your position that it is now the obligation of the President to attend all funerals of employees killed in corporate disasters due to safety shortcuts? I see your point and mostly agree with it, but the implication doesn’t make much sense to me.

[afx114]

Ucgal,

Is it your position that it is now the obligation of the President to attend all funerals of employees killed in corporate disasters due to safety shortcuts? I see your point and mostly agree with it, but the implication doesn’t make much sense to me.

[afx114]

Ucgal,

Is it your position that it is now the obligation of the President to attend all funerals of employees killed in corporate disasters due to safety shortcuts? I see your point and mostly agree with it, but the implication doesn’t make much sense to me.

[UCGal]

No. That’s not my opinion. Obviously the President has many priorities and time commitments.

But people aren’t talking about the lives lost when this first happened. 11 families were torn asunder. There are no public funerals the way there were with the miners. There is little media attention to the fact that 11 people died. The media and political focus has been on the environmental disaster. Don’t get me wrong, the environmental damage is epic and deserves attention – but it’s like we forgot the people.

[UCGal]

No. That’s not my opinion. Obviously the President has many priorities and time commitments.

But people aren’t talking about the lives lost when this first happened. 11 families were torn asunder. There are no public funerals the way there were with the miners. There is little media attention to the fact that 11 people died. The media and political focus has been on the environmental disaster. Don’t get me wrong, the environmental damage is epic and deserves attention – but it’s like we forgot the people.

[UCGal]

No. That’s not my opinion. Obviously the President has many priorities and time commitments.

But people aren’t talking about the lives lost when this first happened. 11 families were torn asunder. There are no public funerals the way there were with the miners. There is little media attention to the fact that 11 people died. The media and political focus has been on the environmental disaster. Don’t get me wrong, the environmental damage is epic and deserves attention – but it’s like we forgot the people.

[UCGal]

No. That’s not my opinion. Obviously the President has many priorities and time commitments.

But people aren’t talking about the lives lost when this first happened. 11 families were torn asunder. There are no public funerals the way there were with the miners. There is little media attention to the fact that 11 people died. The media and political focus has been on the environmental disaster. Don’t get me wrong, the environmental damage is epic and deserves attention – but it’s like we forgot the people.

[UCGal]

No. That’s not my opinion. Obviously the President has many priorities and time commitments.

But people aren’t talking about the lives lost when this first happened. 11 families were torn asunder. There are no public funerals the way there were with the miners. There is little media attention to the fact that 11 people died. The media and political focus has been on the environmental disaster. Don’t get me wrong, the environmental damage is epic and deserves attention – but it’s like we forgot the people.

[briansd1]

[quote=PlnrBoy]
My second point was why our gov’t has not aided in this clean up? Is it trying to make oil drilling look badly? They don’t need help. The gov’t has ships, and people who could aid in the leak and it seems that they are keeping their distance. Similar to the charges that were leveled against Bushy after Katrina. [/quote]

Big difference here. Katrina was as act of God and this gusher is an act of man.

The people responsible for the disaster are responsible to fix it.

[briansd1]

[quote=PlnrBoy]
My second point was why our gov’t has not aided in this clean up? Is it trying to make oil drilling look badly? They don’t need help. The gov’t has ships, and people who could aid in the leak and it seems that they are keeping their distance. Similar to the charges that were leveled against Bushy after Katrina. [/quote]

Big difference here. Katrina was as act of God and this gusher is an act of man.

The people responsible for the disaster are responsible to fix it.

[briansd1]

[quote=PlnrBoy]
My second point was why our gov’t has not aided in this clean up? Is it trying to make oil drilling look badly? They don’t need help. The gov’t has ships, and people who could aid in the leak and it seems that they are keeping their distance. Similar to the charges that were leveled against Bushy after Katrina. [/quote]

Big difference here. Katrina was as act of God and this gusher is an act of man.

The people responsible for the disaster are responsible to fix it.

[briansd1]

[quote=PlnrBoy]
My second point was why our gov’t has not aided in this clean up? Is it trying to make oil drilling look badly? They don’t need help. The gov’t has ships, and people who could aid in the leak and it seems that they are keeping their distance. Similar to the charges that were leveled against Bushy after Katrina. [/quote]

Big difference here. Katrina was as act of God and this gusher is an act of man.

The people responsible for the disaster are responsible to fix it.

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