Obama Says Oil Spill Is Like 9-11… But Sends Only 20 of 2,000 US Oil Skimmer Boats to Florida Coast
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 6:22 AM
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse…
Last week Barack Obama told Politico that the BP oil spill was like 9-11–
But, it’s been over 60 days since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and he’s only sent 20 of 2,000 US oil skimmer boats to the coast of Florida.
Senator George LeMieux of Florida told the Shark Tank that there are only 20 skimmer boats off the coast of Florida out of 2,000 available skimmer boats in the United States. Lemieux says that Obama is afraid to move them to Florida because there won’t be any in place in case there is an oil leak somewhere else.
…That sounds like Obama.
Via the Shark Tank:
Senator Lemieux is keeping a count on the number of skimmer boats the adminstration has working off the Florida coast on his website:
Yesterday, Senator Lemieux requested a daily skimmer count update from the adminstration.
There have been calls to bring in more skimmer boats for at least two weeks but they have been ignored.
22 Countires have also offered to bring in their skimmer boats.
Florida News Capital reported:
Florida has a new point man to help speed up the response efforts to the BP oil leak. U.S. Coast Guard Commander Joe Boudrow (Boo-Dro –oh) will work to secure more equipment and help organize beach clean up efforts for the state. As Whitney Ray tells us, his first marching orders… bring more skimmers to Florida.
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P. Aaron commented:
Obama say the oil spill is like 9/11. Not really.
With his stewardship of the problem however, it’s becoming a 9/11.
Kevin P commented:
It’s more like 9-1-1 than 9/11. You know – those few 9-1-1 calls that get ignored because the 9-1-1 operator is too busy.
Chief 9-1-1 operator Oilbama is too busy too – playing golf.
olm commented:
He just doesn’t give a sh*t.
Kevin P commented:
This is like your house is burning and you call 9-1-1. No trucks arrive. You call 9-1-1 again. Still no trucks. You call 9-1-1 for 60+ days in a row – still no trucks.
Finally the 9-1-1 operator says, “We can’t send a truck to your house because someone else’s house may catch on fire.”
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Andreas K. commented:
Kevin, that actually made me giggle.
20. Wow, that’s totally going make an impact. Totally.
I guess if a skyscraper in NY would be on fire, Obama would start a bucket chain instead of sending the fire brigade.
Kevin P commented:
Andreas K – #5 – maybe if the adminstration dumped their bong water on the fire they’d have more luck.
Sadly – it’s more like “We can’t send a truck to your house because you didn’t vote for the mayor.”
oldguy commented:
This spill is a tragedy in every sense of the word. The only good that can come from this is if the whole world bans drilling deeper than you can send a repair crew. It is irresponsible to allow drilling if you can’t get to the wellhead. If it takes months to drill another shaft to the leaking well, then maybe you should be required to drill two shafts at the same time.
Kevin P commented:
oldguy #7 – how much water is ANWR under?
Charlie Gibson commented:
oldguy, you must have that new “green” car that runs on skittles and unicorn farts. Do they make computers too?
sliderblaze commented:
id like to know how many times gibbs has said… “uh” since he’s been the spokesman…. cus uh….DAMN thats hard to listen to.
Paul_______ commented:
I’m still wondering, who gave the order to bomb the rig?
brooklyn commented:
UH indeed sliderblaze.
Only 39 Golf Outings?
How many basketball games?
Obama is a disaster, but so are polls indicating folks think Hillary is more experienced for the Presidency than anyone else.
We have to do better, to expose the disastrous Democratic Partisan folly, before it is too late.
2010 and 2012 are essential.
Robert commented:
This is no surprise. It is the same relationship
as border control\immigration.
Obama MIGHT send more skimmers
AFTER they pass Cap and Tax.
Chris commented:
Obambi’s initial enthusiasm for the whole skimming process dramatically waned once he found out it was the oil spill they were talking about and not incoming campaign funds.
Sandy commented:
Rush just announced a rumor that Obama will sign an executive order declaring Amnesty for Illegals. Top Republicans have written to him and told him he should not do this.
On the Oil Front — the Reagan appointed judge has temporarily stopped Obama from shutting down Oil Drilling in the Gulf.
Granny commented:
BREAKING – Judge overturns The Won’s moratorium on drilling!
http://michellemalkin.com/2010/06/22/breaking-judge-rules-against-obamatorium-on-drilling/
Stanley commented:
It should be required that each politician undergo intensive psychological examinations, especially in the light of the fact that they could become the next Commander in Chief. Obama, may be the first President to be committed to a mental institution because he certainly is not in touch with the reality of this catastrophic event. Much easier to forgive an insane man than one who cognizant of his malicious acts and inaction’s with the same intent. I happen to think he falls in both categories and needs to be in a total care institution rather than leading a country. Messianic complex anyone?
kato commented:
Thank goodness the golfing blowhard wasn’t the president in 2001.
Read Paul Rubin’s “A Tale of Two Disasters” in today’s Wall Street Journal.
Joanne commented:
Obama hasn’t dropped the ball, he’s hit the ball with his golf club out to no man’s land because he doesn’t care. On purpose he is not sending oil skimmers to the Gulf region because he wants the environment to be ruined, he wants the people to have no jobs, no money, and no life. It is so obvious what is going on in the U.S., but look how much damage is being done while people wait until the November elections. Power is in the people in numbers – the numbers need to exercise their power.
And Obama is a POS too….or still.
Joanne commented:
What will the American people do if Obama signs an Executive Order giving Amnesty to all illegals? What then?
Taxpayer1234 commented:
Joanne, I do believe that would bring on impeachment proceedings ASAP.
Sandy commented:
Joanne — Top Republicans did write him and tell him not to do this. I believe that this could be turned over in the courts. This is unconstitutional. A President could grant Amnesty to one person but not 15 Million. That is a bill which Congress would have to pass and they don’t want to touch it.
bg commented:
++
anyone going deaf from the loud obnoxious rants from outraged PETA,
Global Warming activists, and/or, Environmental Organizations yet??
/green sarc/
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Frank Huber commented:
Ray Nagin ==> 800 schoolbuses
Barack Obama==> 2,000 skimmers
Coincidence?
I think not!
50gary commented:
The oil leak (it’s not a spill) is a good thing from the stand point that the general US public (and the world) now know how poorly ‘bama reacts to a crisis. This might be a bad thing to many people but on a world scale of posssible crisis it’s not that big of a deal. All things being normal America would go to work, stop the leak and clean up the oil and move on, but then these are not normal times. In a real crisis North Korea could very well attack South Korea, Iran could very well attack Israel. Another true 9/11 could happen. Afganistan, who knows now that McCristol is apparently on his way out. It’s as if he’s read a book on “How to be a President” going through the motions but nothing of substance is getting done. Echos of the campaign criticisim of “no experience”. The POTUS is inept, out of his depth no pun intended to Deepwater Horizon.
Harrison commented:
Democrats are usually so good at skimming things… surprised they haven’t sent more boats!
xiphos commented:
Hey, he only has 10 fingers and toes.