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June 6, 2010
Amazingly, There Are Oil Spill Deniers
Boss Hogg, for example, thinks his beaches in Mississippi are just fine and dandy. Here's Haley Barbour on Fox News Sunday:
"The truth is," he said, "we have had virtually no oil. If you were on the Mississippi Gulf coast anytime in the last 48 days you didn't see any oil at all. We have had a few tar balls but we have had tar balls every year, as a natural product of the Gulf of Mexico. 250,000 to 750,000 barrels of oil seep into the Gulf of Mexico through the floor every year. So, tar balls are no big deal. In fact, I read that Pensacola or the Florida beaches when they have tar balls yesterday didn't even close. They just sent people out to pick them up and throw them in the bag.""...The Mississippi gulf coast is beautiful. As I tell people, the coast is clear. Come on down!"
The ability for Republicans to deny reality is beyond comprehension.
So when will Boss Hogg pull on his old-timey bathing trunks and take a dive into Gulf, then eat a plate of shrimp caught nearby? After all, it's just food mousse. Natural!
Adding... Yet when it comes down to a question of the president's "leadership," the oil spill is a "disaster."
So which is it, Boss Hogg? A "disaster" or "food mousse toothpaste" that happens naturally every day?
Barbour is seriously topping Sarah Palin in the moron category right now, and I didn't think that was possible.
Filed under: Energy || Environment || Haley Barbour || Oil Drilling
Posted By Bob Cesca | June 6, 2010 10:58 AM
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But Barack Obama has an objectionable name right...?
Posted by: JackDanieL ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bobcesca.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at June 6, 2010 12:57 PM
Clearly, Chris Wallace didn't play fair. By asking Haley Barbour questions in quick succession that called for different Republican talking points, Wallace was just looking for the gotcha moment.
Damn librul media!
Posted by: alopecia at June 6, 2010 1:24 PM
Clearly, Mississippi is broke as hell and can't afford to lose tourism money so who cares. I guess they'll worry about lawsuits later..I feel sorry for that state really.
Posted by: Allonfla at June 6, 2010 2:34 PM
If oil on Mississippi beaches is naturally occurring, just plopping to the surface, we wouldn't need to drill.
It is naturally occurring from other oil spills you frickin' moron(Barbour).
Posted by: ec at June 6, 2010 2:46 PM
Haley Barbour = Mayor Vaughan of Amity Island, from Jaws:
"I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers. But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the beaches are open and people are having a wonderful time. Amity, as you know, means 'friendship'".
Posted by: ZIRGAR at June 6, 2010 3:16 PM
How about only one fat, red faced, white man gets to speak for each political party?
Posted by: Charles Brown at June 7, 2010 12:05 PM
