BP’s CEO QUITS Gulf Oil Response Management, GOES TO YACHT RACE

[Segami]

:mad:
The little BP prick wanted his life to get back to NORMAL so he could begin enjoying his elitist yacht races once again while gulf state businesses and families struggle to keep themselves afloat.:mad:


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" BP chief executive Tony Hayward, often criticized for being tone-deaf to U.S. concerns about the worst oil spill in American history, took time off Saturday to attend a glitzy yacht race off England's Isle of Wight.


Spokeswoman Sheila Williams said Hayward took a break from overseeing BP efforts to stem the undersea gusher in Gulf of Mexico to watch his boat "Bob" participate in the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race.


The one-day yacht race is one of the world's largest, attracting hundreds of boats and thousands of sailors.


In a statement, BP described Hayward's day off as "a rare moment of private time" and said that "no matter where he is, he is always in touch with what is happening within BP" and can direct recovery operations if required.


That is likely to be a hard sell in Gulf states struggling to deal with the up to 120 million gallons of oil that have escaped from a blown-out undersea well.


British environmental groups immediately slammed Hayward's outing. Charlie Kronick of Greenpeace said Hayward was "rubbing salt into the wounds" of Gulf residents whose livelihoods have been wrecked by the disaster.


"Clearly it is incredibly insulting for him to be sailing in the Isle of Wight," he said.


Hugh Walding, the coordinator of the Isle of Wight Friends of the Earth, said Hayward's choice of venue was sure to arouse anger.


"I'm sure that this will be seen as yet another public relations disaster," Walding said.


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[Segami]

1. The BP UN-rec. jackals are out in force.

[Subdivisions]

6. They're slime, like the shit coming out of BP's pipe. n/t

[Segami]

12. They have been taught well!!

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[PopSixSquish]

2. Well I Hope Somebody Pushes Him Overboard

"I'm sure that this will be seen as yet another public relations disaster," Walding said.

Now there's an understatement...

[monmouth]

3. I recall much consternation from the right when Obama took three days off...LOL...n/t

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. Where's an IRA terrorist when you really need one?

:grr:

[flamingdem]

7. ANY terrorist cell will do, they're letting us down! nt

[flamingdem]

5. Bloody 'ell !! nt

[undeterred]

8. Really, they should have moved the race to the Gulf of Mexico

so Tony wouldn't have to travel.

[ecstatic]

9. The important thing is that he's gone

I don't care what he's doing.

[Segami]

10. I wonder if Tony would have gone Yacht sailing if this oil spill happened on the shores of England

[dionysus]

11. at this point, who cares, he's a fucking asshole. he's made it abundantly clear.

[moondust]

13. Wow. He must be really successful.

:sarcasm:

[Urban Prairie]

14. The only water Hayward should have access to

is that provided in the showers, sinks and toilets of a federal prison.

[Segami]

15. That would suit me just fine. It will give him time to ' reflect ' on HOW all those " Small People "

cope when their lives come apart at the seams because of greedy corporate disasters like the BP oil spill.

[Canuckistanian]

16. The "J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race"

I guessing this isn't an event where people wear giant foam fingers that say "We're Number One" and drink beer from hats with can holders.

[Catherina]

17. It's par for the course. They party while we starve. n/t

[ShamelessHussy]

18. When is he coming back?

:shrug: