Limbaugh falsely claimed Obama waited eight days to deal with Gulf oil spill
Limbaugh: Obama "waited eight days" to respond to spill. On the April 30 edition of his radio show, Limbaugh stated: "The problem here is that Obama didn't jump on this ASAP. He waited eight days, folks. There is no excuse for this. None." [Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show, 4/30/10]Poor Rush must have suffered some brain damage from his drug addiction. So kids let that be a reminder to stay away from narcotics.
White House immediately dispatched officials, Coast Guard to work on response
April 20: Oil rig explosion. An April 21 ABCNews.com article reported, "An overnight explosion in the Gulf of Mexico rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Louisiana coast, sending spectacular bursts of flame into the sky. The fires were still raging today."
April 21: Deputy Secretary of Interior, Coast Guard dispatched to region. An April 22 White House statement noted that following a briefing with President Obama, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe, and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, "Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes was dispatched to the region yesterday to assist with coordination and response." The Coast Guard announced that four units were responding to the fire, with additional units en route.
BP Oil Platform Spill Disaster is CHENEY'S Fault
I just do not understand why Republicans hate the United States of America. It does seem to go hand in hand with their hate for enlightened democracy.
Mike Papantonio, an environmental lawyer on the Ed Show just now: An 'acoustic switch' would have prevented this catastrophe - it's a failsafe that shuts the flow of oil off at the source - they cost only about half a million dollars each, and are required in off-shore drilling platforms in most of the world...except for the United States. This was one of the new deregulations devised by Dick Cheney during his secret meetings with the oil industry at the beginning of Bush's first term.
