BP’s Managing Director Robert Dudley said, “We’re disappointed the oil is going to flow for a while and we’re going to redouble our efforts to keep it off the beaches.” Is there any way to quantify just how little this means to the people on the Gulf Coast whose livelihood will be impacted by this catastrophe? Probably not. Are we supposed to believe that they have been holding something in reserve until now? Like what? Chuck Norris??? Or perhaps they have Harry Potter and his magic wand on retainer?
Candy Crowley asked an excellent question however, which I have been wondering for quite some time. She asked if it had not been true that the techniques they used first were the ones they thought most likely to work and therefore each subsequent technique that they try has an even lower chance of success than the last.
Several important things were said once again in this interview, which were previously said by other BP executives. Mr. Dudley said we have to remember that these techniques are “new.” Really??? Check this out:
I think it is important to understand that oil companies make a huge profit extracting this resource from the Earth. They pay a lot of money to politicians to look out for their interests. When you hear the likes of Sarah Palin using catchy phrases like “drill baby drill” in order to influence the national dialog about energy policy, remember that she doesn’t know any more than you do.
In the 2008 campaign and thereafter, Sarah Palin talked about oil drilling technology as if she was an expert. She said it was safe to do off-shore drilling because the technology we have today makes it safe. Executives of not only the oil industry but also bank CEO’s, the health insurance industry, and a host other corporate entities induce people that are influential or trusted in various communities to make unsubstantiated statements favorable to their respective industries. They count on the credibility of those people to make their supporters fall in line without too much difficulty. Thus, when people who trusted Sarah Palin heard her saying that oil drilling safety had advanced so much technologically, they believed her. Why are those people not outraged now that it is obvious she was lying?
It’s not just her. People give the same blind trust to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and if you’re honest, Fox News itself, which will give air time to anyone who is rides the conservative party line. And let’s face it, conservatives love big business, especially oil executives.
We need to remember this when it’s time to vote again. I think that the worst thing that can happen to Republicans is that they gain ground in 2010. This will reward them for lying to the electorate the last year and encourage them to continue. If they are disappointed, perhaps it will encourage them to prioritize integrity in the future. It will take a strong government by strong individuals to manage big corporations, which have clearly run amok and are quite literally, destroying the ecosystem that we depend on to live.
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BP to "Redouble efforts." What…now???
BP’s Managing Director Robert Dudley said, “We’re disappointed the oil is going to flow for a while and we’re going to redouble our efforts to keep it off the beaches.” Is there any way to quantify just how little this means to the people on the Gulf Coast whose livelihood will be impacted by this catastrophe? Probably not. Are we supposed to believe that they have been holding something in reserve until now? Like what? Chuck Norris??? Or perhaps they have Harry Potter and his magic wand on retainer?
Candy Crowley asked an excellent question however, which I have been wondering for quite some time. She asked if it had not been true that the techniques they used first were the ones they thought most likely to work and therefore each subsequent technique that they try has an even lower chance of success than the last.
Several important things were said once again in this interview, which were previously said by other BP executives. Mr. Dudley said we have to remember that these techniques are “new.” Really??? Check this out:
I think it is important to understand that oil companies make a huge profit extracting this resource from the Earth. They pay a lot of money to politicians to look out for their interests. When you hear the likes of Sarah Palin using catchy phrases like “drill baby drill” in order to influence the national dialog about energy policy, remember that she doesn’t know any more than you do.
In the 2008 campaign and thereafter, Sarah Palin talked about oil drilling technology as if she was an expert. She said it was safe to do off-shore drilling because the technology we have today makes it safe. Executives of not only the oil industry but also bank CEO’s, the health insurance industry, and a host other corporate entities induce people that are influential or trusted in various communities to make unsubstantiated statements favorable to their respective industries. They count on the credibility of those people to make their supporters fall in line without too much difficulty. Thus, when people who trusted Sarah Palin heard her saying that oil drilling safety had advanced so much technologically, they believed her. Why are those people not outraged now that it is obvious she was lying?
It’s not just her. People give the same blind trust to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and if you’re honest, Fox News itself, which will give air time to anyone who is rides the conservative party line. And let’s face it, conservatives love big business, especially oil executives.
We need to remember this when it’s time to vote again. I think that the worst thing that can happen to Republicans is that they gain ground in 2010. This will reward them for lying to the electorate the last year and encourage them to continue. If they are disappointed, perhaps it will encourage them to prioritize integrity in the future. It will take a strong government by strong individuals to manage big corporations, which have clearly run amok and are quite literally, destroying the ecosystem that we depend on to live.
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