Obama Sends Out Goon Squad; Thugs Strong-Arm Louisiana Parish President
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, July 3, 2010, 10:41 PM
It begins.
Team Obama sent out its goon squad to intimidate and threaten Louisiana Parish president Nungesser this week. The thugs warned him to keep his complaints to himself and out of the media.
The Washington Examiner reported:
Obama’s ‘Command-and-Control’ An Illusion: Who’s In Charge?
“Parish officials maintain that the federal government has not been in control since day one. In four separate interviews, senior-ranking Parish officials described how, until the President’s visit on May 28, 2010, BP was in charge. According to one official, “until two weeks ago [after the President’s May 28, 2010, visit], BP was in charge and the Coast Guard looked to them for direction.” Furthermore, “Coast Guard asks BP,” not vice-versa. When specifically asked to agree or disagree with the assertion that the federal government had been in control since day one, another official firmly disagreed. Mr. Nungesser told staff that “today, I can’t tell you who is in control,” and invited committee investigators to visit the command center to see for themselves.”
Resources Used as Bargaining Chip to Mute Criticism
“In some instances, it appears that equipment is provided simply to quiet public criticism. Mr. Nungesser, who has frequently appeared on local and national television, was apparently visited by two White House officials at his office on Fathers’ Day. According to Mr. Nungesser, the purpose of their visit was to find a way to keep him from calling attention to the lack of equipment. Specifically, they asked him, “What do we have to do to keep you off tv?” He simply replied, “give me what I need.” On another occasion, Placquemines Parish officials requested 20 skimmers at a town hall meeting held by the Coast Guard. According to Mr. Nungesser, “They gave us two skimmers to shut us up.” These accounts raise serious questions about whether the Administration is more concerned with fighting a public relations battle than combating the oil spill.”
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Me commented:
I cannot wait until November. We the people need to take control and impeach this clown
big L commented:
Nungesser aske to fly onver the area to see the skimmers at work. The staff (whoever) told him that there were 71 working, so he wanted the flight so he could report the whole enchilada to his council. Flight was cancelled 3 x and finally IIRC Coast guard admitted it was only 3 and the rest at the dock.
Be sure to see Anderson Cooper’s broadcast about his being restricted-no filming of birds, no filming of booms, keep back 65 ft from any oily area. No interviews at the medical trailer treating workers. Coast Guard /Army officers blocking his way…How’s Hopey-changey doin, AC? But at least he is down there.In L.A. the oil spill is on A23.
M Emmett Townsend commented:
Retweeted… LA and Gulf Coast were with you.
http://www.examiner.com/x-56652-Corpus-Christi-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m7d2-The-Southern-Border-a-Real-Threat-needs-Real-Answers
Obama is missing the message on all fronts.
ProLifer commented:
Obama will say and do ANYTHING to hold on to power. Waiting for November is a pipe dream!
Do you think Obama is waiting? He already has his “domestic army” — his “civilian national security force”!
Just_Saying commented:
Chicago style!
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LL commented:
The only thing the barack hussein obama regime has been concerned with for the past 18 months is the PR angle. It’s all spin without substance. I don’t see an ounce of maturity or concern for the nation from the executive branch of government whether it pertains to the situation along the US-Mexico Border or the ecological disaster in the Gulf.
It’s time for obama’s toadies to go in November and he can join them in political obscurity two years later.
Honestly, I’d be SHOCKED if barack hussein obama was able to run for office. I don’t think he’ll be the Democratic Party’s choice. Hillary Clinton has a better chance of being the next choice of the Party of the Donkey/Ass.
befuddled commented:
unless he’s pressured in the press, the president will do nothing but vote present. it’s the same crap, ask him for 60,000 troops he bequeaths a measly 20,000 6 months later. ask for 20 skimmers, they get 2, just to shut them up. real stingy this president, unless it’s for something he prioritizes, like 2 billion to save or create 5100 jobs–let’s not mention the billions of tax incentives it will take so that homeowners could afford these panels and also let’s not mention no one in the world is going to buy these expensive solar panels from these two companies or else the bulk of the manufacturing wouldn’t be done in china.
it must be the chicago way, play the blame game to the press (the cheapest and easiest solution especially when the press is your lap dog), is the 1st instinct, bribery(still much, much cheaper than funding an effective solution) is the 2nd, promote a czar or form a committe to study the matter (once again, allows you to vote present and place the blame on somebody else or step in and take credit plus you get to throw a lot of taxpayer money at your cronies), the 3rd, and the grand finale, throw billions of tax payer money at something else that will make your supporters, cronies, media hacks,and crooks happy. and voila, incompentence and ineptitude has been deflected. this should be an obama board game or something, because this hack in office is becoming too predictable.
jonyjoe101 commented:
If the illegals demand more foodstamps, obama will jump through hoops, he will cancel his golf trip to get it for them.
But anything related to war on terror or oil spill doesn’t interest him.
My theory is for him to “ban” oil drilling forever, he will allow this oilspill to destroy the ecology as an example of the dangers of oil drilling. The ends justify the means.
Radegunda commented:
“Raise serious questions”? Really, we know the answer already. There is no reason to believe that B. Hussein cares much about solving the problems that hurt American citizens. He’s there to take a wrecking ball to everything that made America great.
O-Motto commented:
Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
Old One commented:
An unadulterated bolshevik thug and tyrant in the making. Can martial law be far away?
Kenny Solomon commented:
First Amendment, Free Press Shut Down in Gulf – Pre-Cursor To Government-Controlled Information.
My friend Veronica Estrada has this over at RS…..
http://www.redstate.com/veronicaestrada/2010/07/04/first-amendment-free-press-shut-down-in-gulf-of-mexico-a-pre-cursor-to-net-control
“With this latest development, the Obama Administration has effectively given us a clue of what’s in store for America: we don’t need a free press when the government can supply all the information we need, via whatever medium is available. As you read this, realize that this is a pre-cursor to Obama’s plans to equalize the internet — where complete government control of the internet will guarantee that content will be regulated and restricted, and we can anticipate he will pipe unfettered, “unbiased” government information into homes across America.”
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My commentary.
I will add this: It is not (just) Obama. He’s the front man – the face of it all. The truly dangerous power is above him and much worse, the partially invisible layers below….. Above him is a guess, but that guess takes me to people who make George Soros look like a street vendor at a bad intersection working weekend overnights.
Below him is easy: Cass (the most dangerous man in America) Sunstein, Eric (I see nothing) Holder, Harold (Captain Transnationalist) Koh and thousands of others implementing a long-planned step-by-step Totalitarian Jihadist takeover of YOUR freedom.
For the life of me though, I still can’t figure out how they’re going to disarm civilians without millions of bodies in homes and on the streets of America…… There are currently over 90 million legal firearm owners in legal possession of over 250 million firearms.
What’s your tipping point ?
Oh, I forgot……
It can’t happen here.
Hey, did LeBron sign with anyone yet ?
Kenny Solomon
No….. No you can’t.
Molon Labe.
Opus #6 commented:
Of course Obama deferred to BP. He said over and over that it was BP’s mess to clean up.
Now he wants to rewrite history. Sorry, Barack. We were all there.
big L commented:
Better be careful, tough guys. This is Louisiana.
They got bayous!
bill-tb commented:
Floating down the bayou, floating down the bayou … It’s what happens to Chicago tough guys, in Louisiana, I hear.
He may have any Army, but the people surrounding them will make it look more like the thugs got caught out in the sun.
Nungesser should speak daily on what is going on …
Agent99 commented:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100703/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_jobs;_ylt=AvmMyBKDrWq8pNmb.LCGCYys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJlMWw0YzBzBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNzAzL3VzX29iYW1hX2pvYnMEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA29iYW1hYW5ub3VuYw– Hope The Link Works! “OBAMA AWARDS 2 BILLION FOR SOLAR POWER, HAILS NEW JOBS” TWO BILLION for a Spanish Company to make fifteen hundred jobs @ a cost of about One point three million PER job”
Agent99 commented:
From FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2546278/posts President Barack Obama announced Saturday the awarding of nearly $2 billion for new solar plants that he said will create thousands of jobs and increase the country’s use of renewable energy sources.
Obama disclosed the funding in his weekly radio and online address, saying it is part of his plan to bring new industries to the U.S.
“We’re going to keep competing aggressively to make sure the jobs and industries of the future are taking root right here in America,” Obama said.
[Snip]
Obama said that while it may take years to bring back all the jobs lost during the recession, the economy is moving in a positive direction. He placed some of the blame for the slow pace of recovery on Republicans, saying GOP lawmakers, “are playing the same old Washington games and using their power to hold this relief hostage.”
Obama has said that to bring the nation’s economy back from the brink of a depression, it was necessary to add to the country’s debt in the short term.
Agent99 commented:
I just about gave up yesterday. I am feeling that the USA is ”finished” We Are Broke! A Techic comment from free republic QUOTE: “”Solar may be closer to the heart of the environmental movement than all others, but it, too, will never amount to a hill of beans. The story is similar to wind: solar just can’t do any heavy lifting.
At the equator on a sunny day, 950 watts of power shines down on a square meter. That’s about 9 light bulbs’ worth. There is no way, short of violating the laws of physics, to enhance that number. In the U.S., the number is more like 400 watts over the course of a sunny day. We’re down to 4 light bulbs. However, we cannot convert 100% of this energy into electricity. Current technology captures about 15%. Half a light bulb, more or less.
If we covered every roof top of every home in America with solar panels we could likely power the lighting needs of our homes, but only during the day when the sun is shining. During the night, when we actually need lights, panels are useless. As with wind, electrical power can’t be stored at large scale.
The basic problem here is that solar power isn’t very, well, powerful.”"
Mark1957 commented:
Somebody needs to make a documentary about this stuff. It is time to “Michael Moore” the Obama regime !
Reaganite Republican commented:
Have a great Independence Day, Jim~
As you know, an 4 month, all-out political war for the future of this country starts Tuesday… all good conservatives better rest up, we’ll need to be in fine fighting form, surely got our work cut out for us
-God Bless the USA-
RR
Agent99 commented:
Obama will say and do ANYTHING to hold on to power. Waiting for November is a pipe dream!
Do you think Obama is waiting? He already has his “domestic army” — his “civilian national security force”!
by ProLifer @ # 5 … BHO’s National Expeditionary Force is a done deal. It is part of his National Security Stratedgy as announced in May of 2010 FROM abc news http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/06/the-civilian-expeditionary-force-obama-says-burden-cant-be-all-on-the-military-.html AND BHO just GUTTED the US Military. All Branches. Even Active Duty. http://weaselzippers.us/2010/07/01/with-all-the-worlds-conflicts-solved-obama-regime-about-to-gut-the-military/
militant conservative commented:
BRING IT ON, I prefer a straight up fight. prepaired for it, provisioned and waiting. My country needs me and I’ll give everything to see her survive and prosper. Right KS? powder is dry and plentiful.
archtop commented:
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July 4th, 2010 | 6:05 am | #21
“If we covered every roof top of every home in America with solar panels we could likely power the lighting needs of our homes, but only during the day when the sun is shining. ”
I live in New Hampshire. When people start advocating solar panels, I invite them to visit my house in the winter – snow covered solar panels work great, right? (LOL)
Iconoclast commented:
The deliberately obstructive activity with this spill cannot be anything but intentional . . . or, more succinctly, TREASON.
Alternative energy sources have their place at the table, but none yet found can replace combustion. Like archtop, this Granite Stater chuckles at the summer homes adorned with solar panels – and 18″ of snow – in the winter.
Powder is dry, plentiful, and in the hands of millions who are losing patience.
Auntie Em commented:
I am more convinced than I was before, that Obama and his goons are responsible for this disaster. Yes, I believe this was done purposefully.
The behavior of all is suspect, and his character is already flawed enough to be capable of this and more.
neomom commented:
I think someone should send the White House a copy of the movie Southern Comfort. Yes, it’s just a movie, just a movie, just a movie. So many peoples lives are being destroyed. I don’t know how they will keep the peace for much longer. I do know this, inaction by the populous is seen by this administration as support.
mrt commented:
“These accounts raise serious questions about whether the Administration is more concerned with fighting a public relations battle than combating the oil spill.”
Nutshell.
It’s all about him.
Which is why he announced “Recovery Summer”.
The only thing he’s concerned with ‘recovering’ this Summer are his falling poll numbers.
archer52 commented:
http://truthandcommonsense.com/2010/07/03/obama-pulls-the-control-the-message-technique-used-by-mao-anderson-cooper-is-confused-again-useful-idiots-awake/
This is from my site referencing flopping aces post on Anderson Cooper’s ‘moment of clarity.”
Amazing how the “deer in the headlights” look varies from one liberal to another.
Useful idiot time.
Rock commented:
Kenny Solomon @ #15 I believe is closer to the truth than anyone wants to admit. The funding needed to pull this sham off far exceeds the resources of most. And while Gore jets around the world to promote an agenda that only makes him richer, and us poorer, I do not believe him rich enough to be a major player. Silly Nancy who’s wealth doubled last year, also lacks the resources to be a player. The money behind this disaster far exceeds the wealth of most individuals. The bs from Obama about every one must give a little skin, is such a load of cra^. I see no indication any of those above have shared in the spreading of the wealth. The oil spill is nothing more than another tool to allow Obama and his puppets to put more Americans on his welfare rolls, and thus beholding to him. I do not know who he answers to, but without question it is not the American people. The end game will be disastrous regardless of who prevails.Anyone who thinks this administration has their interest at heart, is clueless to history, or a participants in this farce.
dirtydave commented:
Is this the hope or the change part? I didn’t know thuggery was one of the definitions of hope or change.
Sojourner commented:
“When in the course of human events…”
.. Flopping Aces writes,
…”Darrell Issa (R-CA) the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has been looking into the matter and recently published this 16 page report. It reads like a catalog of incompetence and political c.y.a. when what is really needed is leadership and command from the top on down:”
…’How the White House Public Relations Campaign Is Harming The Actual Cleanup Efforts’
http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/images/stories/Reports/7-1-10_OGR_Report_-_How_the_White_House_Public_Relations_Campaign_on_the_Oil_Spill_is_Harming_the_Actual_Clean-up.pdf
jainphx commented:
The one “good” think about this Kenyan miscreant, is that so many more people are now paying attention. This whole situation is becoming almost intolerable for a large number of freedom loving Americans. The world is awakening to what he’s up to. This, as some of the posters above have stated, may come down to a situation where we need to defend ourselves. I pray we prevail.
Andy commented:
After listening to this little gem (http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=128169388&m=128182588) about how business owners on the gulf coast cheat on taxes, I don’t have much sympathy for the cheaters. Who cares about whether they need more equipment or not or whether Obama is a Godless goon? Tax cheats don’t deserve much of anything because they don’t pay their taxes. That seems reasonable, doesn’t it?
P.S. If you don’t like Obama and the Dems, what to do is simple. Vote them out of office in 2010 and 2012, just like the Republicans got voted out of office in 2006 and 2008. If we keep voting incumbents in both parties out, maybe sooner or later one of the two nincompoops will wake up and start governing properly.
Florida commented:
My husband just returned from the Gulf Coast. There is a press blackout and now they have demanded that people stay 65′ away from the beach shoreline. For safety. Liars. This video was taken on a flyover and tells the truth that the MSM and the POTUS refuse to tell. The author/creator asks that it go viral. http://travelingwoodbury.blogspot.com/
jimg commented:
Thing is, they’re messing with the wrong person in the form of Billy Nungesser.
He won’t put up with it, and will tell them exactly where to stick it if they don’t like it.
And that would include Mr. Obama.
I hope they continue to their attempts to intimidate him. They’ll lose. Big time.
big L commented:
too bad that guy had all that b.s. melodramatic commentary.It spoiled the message and ruined his video. Kuwait was 100 times worse for the air prbably and it got all cleaned up.
all the drama stuff is unnecessary and detracts from the importance of the message. I couldn’t see any dolphin, just a shadow.
chuck in st paul commented:
“This is Guido and Mannie. It’d be a real shame if your kneecaps accidentally ran into their baseball bats… ya know what I’m sayin’…??”
Welcome to Chicago politics.
Can't wait commented:
I echo the above comments. I CANT WAIT TILL NOVEMBER!!!
Andy commented:
By golly, this will be fun. I cannot wait until November either. Voting inept and corrupt Democrats and Republicans out of office will be satisfying, fair and balanced.
parade rainer commented:
Mr. Nungesser needs to employ the Sheriff and the Constitution to do what needs to be done. The Sheriff is constitutionally recognized to organize the resources as needed.
If they don’t stand up, it will only get worse.