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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 05:54 PM
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Obama: Gulf spill 'echoes 9/11' (This Story Is Bullshit!)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38468.html

By POLITICO STAFF | 6/13/10 2:41 PM EDT

Sounding reflective as he heads into a bruising electoral season, President Barack Obama told POLITICO columnist Roger Simon that the Gulf disaster “echoes 9/11” because it will change the nation’s psyche for years to come.

Obama — facing mounting criticism of his handling of the BP gusher, even from longtime allies — vowed to make a “bold” push for a new energy law even as the calamity continues to unfold. And he said he will use the rest of his presidency to try to put the United States on a course toward a “new way of doing business when it comes to energy.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38468.html#ixzz0qmD30jRI

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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 06:04 PM
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1. Well, actrually there are parallels....
Both are the result of fucked up Bush Crime Family policies. The BP disaster will have a much larger impact over all though, killing the entire Gulf of Mexico.
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 06:05 PM
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3. Right you are!
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-13-10 06:04 PM
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2. Gibbs leans over to the president and softly whispers in his ear,
"Sir a plane just crashed into a BP oil rig".
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