tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post2133553719305346229..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: All I Will Ever Say About the BP Oil Spill...T. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-2490414832838775092010-06-16T18:42:00.393-07:002010-06-16T18:42:00.393-07:00@JK-
It seems to be a common dispute between us: ...@JK-<br /><br />It seems to be a common dispute between us: does the man make the times, or do the times make the man? <br /><br />Could a wiser and more prudent President have chosen a better course? Yes, the option was there. But such a man has not been chosen by the American people, nor supported by the 4th estate. The best we could produce is a President who follows the course of least T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-65478404872349115932010-06-14T16:38:40.744-07:002010-06-14T16:38:40.744-07:00@T. Greer:
Thanks for the compliment. I figured t...@T. Greer:<br />Thanks for the compliment. I figured that I could either quit my job, drive to Alabama and clean pelicans, or I could keep my job and create a site to bring real awareness to the scope and details of the disaster.<br /><br />What do I want the federal government to do (I'm glad you asked)-<br /><br />1) Recognize the scope of the disaster immediately. Recognize that it is JN Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985914272390847213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-36124802498117886102010-06-14T15:29:09.906-07:002010-06-14T15:29:09.906-07:00I'll disagree with Zakaria with his close (sta...I'll disagree with Zakaria with his close (starting about 1:40): we, the media, have forced the President to demean himself and ignore substantive issues to emote for us.<br /><br />I'd suggest there was always the option of a serious response. The President could -- and may tomorrow -- enumerate what the government can and cannot do, emote a bit on the tragic nature, promise a jkhttp://threesources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-60047718126000394842010-06-14T11:50:07.799-07:002010-06-14T11:50:07.799-07:00@JNKish:
First off, you have set up a rather smar...@JNKish:<br /><br />First off, you have set up a rather smart shop there at "Documented Disaster." Congratulations.<br /><br />I am unsure what it is exactly you want the federal government to do. You seem to have looked into this more than I have - what practical steps can the federal government take to stop the spill that it has not done already? <br /><br />Are our elected officials T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-13964393998524896572010-06-14T04:12:09.968-07:002010-06-14T04:12:09.968-07:00Thanks for the link. When I heard Zakaria yesterda...Thanks for the link. When I heard Zakaria yesterday I knew he was speaking for me and was pleased to find the You Tube snip ready to post with only eighty-some views. <br /><br />I tire of all this foolishness about "response" when our attention should be on prevention and corrective action in the future. My heart aches for those whose lives will be maimed forever by what is happening Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-83453907817795646842010-06-14T03:22:13.873-07:002010-06-14T03:22:13.873-07:00Many people are angry, not just conservatives. Fed...Many people are angry, not just conservatives. Federal government- lack of response, in the way, partying while the country is in crisis. When time is of the essence, you take action. You don't stop for ice cream on the way to the emergency room and you don't require the local doctor to wait for a permit before applying a tourniquet.<br /><a href="http://documenteddisaster.blogspot.com/JN Kishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985914272390847213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-76523311048182221242010-06-14T01:24:52.955-07:002010-06-14T01:24:52.955-07:00You are correct of course. However, I think the re...You are correct of course. However, I think the real ill is much deeper than a partisanship. No matter what Obama does he would be condemned by the right. The problem is everybody else.<br /><br />Obama was elected as a superman. Yet events have proven - as they inevitably would - that he is but a mere mortal. But the illusion must be kept up. Obama <i>cannot</i> be a mere mortal - not in this T. Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-66380065533729300192010-06-13T17:26:57.854-07:002010-06-13T17:26:57.854-07:00I'm frankly amazed at the sheer partisanship o...I'm frankly amazed at the sheer partisanship of some conservatives I know on this issue.<br /><br />They condemn Obama for his perceived emphasis on style over substance, but now decry him for not showing emotion and being "distant" about the BP affair. Boggles the mind.Sublime Oblivionhttp://www.sublimeoblivion.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com