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[Jumping John]

Here is Ted Poe spewing a lie that the 4000 oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico are currently in drilling mode. Gee how dumb can he be. My research shows that there are currently 819 that are drilling. Gee if there were 4000 then why would there even be a "drill baby drill" cry from him and Palin? I guess he did not think about that or think about getting his facts straight.


the quote and video:

"Mr. Speaker, this chart right here shows the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, and on this chart, out in the Gulf of Mexico, there are about 4,000 offshore rigs. These 4,000 rigs will not be allowed to drill, based upon the administration's moratorium, for the next 6 months. All of these yellow dots represent a drilling rig that is offshore, and they go about 75 to 150 miles off the Texas-Louisiana coast, not counting those off of Mississippi and Alabama."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYVDck4uEn0