Bunch of buddies of mine breaking out with "staph" -- "It's something out of the water" say doctors

[Generic Other]

Run time: 08:01 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOHFMko1XuM   Posted on YouTube: November 16, 2010 By YouTube Member: CleanTheGulf Views on YouTube: 372   Posted on DU: November 18, 2010 By DU Member: Generic Other Views on DU: 1220

 
Jack Harmon, a career Shrimper, speaks candidly about his experiences before and after the rig explosion on the Gulf of Mexico.

[chervilant]

1. Words

are inadequate to describe my anger and sadness about this enormous, ongoing tragedy. As predicted, concern about this disaster has diminished, until only those directly impacted are still speaking out. The rest of the United States is focused on the coming holidays. "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain," indeed.

[molly77]

7. chervilant

I have cried and cried over the destruction of the Gulf of Mexico. We are all victims of run away capitalism. When Mother Earth is hurt, we are all hurt.

Oh, the spice turmeric cures staph and MRSA. Taken internally and applied to the skin if it is a topical infection.Find out the particulars on earthclinic.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. for Molly77...listen to what she says about the Gulf of Mexico

http://vimeo.com/16812713

[CoffeeCat]

9. The sad truth is...

...the man is no longer behind the curtain. These criminal bastards used to be
more covert and their crimes weren't as out in the open. Now, they don't even
care if we know. Because these corporate criminals have our entire government
in their back pocket now, they feel empowered. They are no longer afraid
of the shrimpers, mortgage holders, health-insurance policy holders, etc.

We just watched a non-reform health care bill be passed--leaving criminal,
profit-seeking vulture insurance companies in charge of our health and
well being.

BP was allowed to dump dangerous, toxic levels of Corexit into the Gulf--despite
Obama's EPA telling them to cease and desist.

All of these corporate criminals know that they own our government and that there
will NEVER be repercussions for their crimes.

They have been emboldened by our corrupt politicians and a White House that just
can't stop them. The sad truth is---their future crimes will be even more
horrendous and destructive--because of what they learned, in the past year,
the death and mayhem that they can cause.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

11. so true

[Quantess]

13. Sad but true.

They don't even care that people know, because they are getting away with it.

[truedelphi]

14. Yes, that is the sad truth. In many ways, we were better off during the last part of the

Bush regime, because then we still had HOPE that things would change if a Democratic candidate could just secure the Presidency.

Now we see that both Parties are mere appendages to the One Big Corporate Party.

And those of us who understand that our nation has been handed over to the Corporate Elite, understand that that is the definition of fascism. But when we complain, we are told by the party loyalists that we are being naive, that we surely cannot expect a man to keep his campaign pledges, because politicians don't do that.

Again,those of us with decent memories understand that not all politicians turn their backs on the People, for the sake of campaign donations.

FDR was a decent STATESMAN, and so was LBJ. LBJ was able to pass the Civil Rights Act, because he was a good Negotiator, and he did a hard bargain.

He passed this bill, despite the fact that 23 Democrats stood against him. He still managed to get Republicans on board, because he was a strong and fearless man at times.

Obama is a Colluder.

My most fervent wish for this nation is that Grayson and Feingold are on top of the ticket in 2012, so that I have someone to vote for. (And in politics, things can change over night. No one in 1958 thought that JFK would be the nominee for the Democratic Party in 1960.)

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Another corporate rape being ignored by the media.

The Mobile newspaper has dozen of articles about BP but they are focusing on problems with
Feinberg's payments for BP,
and the fact that Feinberg is being paid, by BP,
$860,000 to NOT dole out the "we will make it right" money.

the news is not covering any of the health problems at all.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Generic Other]

4. These local fishermen are the real journalists of this story

Word of mouth. Spreads much slower but it spreads.

[Can of Whoop-ass]

3. Knee deep in the big Oily!

Funny, my local Walmart seems to have no shortage of frozen shrimp, from China in 2lb. packages for $14 a package. Maybe the Gulf competition is overwhelming and Walmart can't set the price and control the market. Do corporations do that? You bet they are Pirates!
What Pug isn't?

[reggie the dog]

8. my pug reggie is not a pirate

he is just a fat lazy dog.....

[dotymed]

5. Truth in Advertising...

America should replace the "Star Spangled Banner" with "MONEY" (by Pink Floyd) as our national anthem.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. Bless him. Very chilling information.

He is having trouble articulating, but is clearly worried and knows the dispersants have done major damage.

And what about the birds who eat the now poisoned fish?

We have removed seafood from our diet since the spill. There is no way to know where packaged seafood comes from.

[chervilant]

12. hmm...

Your first sentence reminds me of something I posted on November 1 (slightly revised herein below):

We adults are likely to have heard messages that adjure us not to be 'prideful' about out mental abilities. As a newly trained secondary school teacher, I think this is an ubiquitous form of anti-intellectualism. Regardless of whether it's the corporate megalomaniacs who want an undereducated workforce (how else to keep us happy as service workers or factory fodder?), or uber conservative parents who teach their children that faith and 'intelligent design' trump any formal education they might receive (the earth IS flat, you know!), or parents who just can't appreciate that our children are hard-wired to be curious and enthusiastic learners; the vast majority of our children come out of our system of public education convinced that they have an 'average' or 'below average' intellect! How absurd!

Since I see this inflicted on our children in so many ways, I am 'bound and determined' (as my mother used to say) to become a math teacher so that I can have a wee bit of an impact on younger students. I make sure that my students know that contemporary research about IQ tests has shown that, when you take away the temporal element of the test, almost all the study participants score "near genius" level. I help students understand that we all learn in different ways and at different speeds, and our job as a team is to explore all the ways we learn math, AND to have each other's backs as we play math together. When students hear this, it makes a profound difference in how they perceive their mental abilities. Then, when you model respect for children, and encourage them to evince self respect, you get a roomful of young people who will help each other succeed AND celebrate each other's successes. It's a most profound experience!

I know I'm not alone in this awareness, nor am I the only educator who pursues this subversive path to educating our children. I also recognize that the internet has given us a venue within which we can reveal our intellects, and appreciate our own and other's agile minds. It is because I see that the majority of us are creative, witty, funny, and supportive of one another that I remain hopeful.

I admire this man's bravery, and his participation in presenting this information to remind us that the devastation of the Gulf of Mexico is FAR from over. And, despite this gentleman's "trouble articulating," his agile intellect is quite apparent.