Save the Gulf Walruses!

I knew if I waited long enough that I could use this video. Thanks Pat.

I love it!

Pat—–as always……interesting subject and great cartoon!

Harp—perfect!

Unfortunately, if the “insiders” prediction of doom is correct, and the GOM will eventually become a cesspool of oil which will travel the gulf stream up the Atlantic coast and over to Europe, the ability to save walruses may prove handy.

Sneak preview of Barry`s new logo.

Are these the same insiders who think that there’s a cavern the size of Mt Everest under the Gulf filled with oil? The same learned fellows who think that there’s a “chasm” gushing millions of barrels of oil. The same geniuses who think that the Twin Towers were dropped with a controlled demolition. The same esteemed scientists who’ve claimed that all of the worlds ice will be gone in 100 years due to AGW, and the seas will rise 120 feet. Could it be the same brainiacs who theorized that the Haiti earthquake was caused by drilling in the Gulf, or the one’s who predicted that the ozone layer would have disappeared by now and we should all be dead from Ultra Violet radiation? Or are they the brilliant prognosticators who predicted that we would all be starving by now. Perhaps it’s the type of Mensa member who could envision Guam tipping over with an influx of Navy personnel. These “insiders” Donjo?

Uh, HARP, that’s cool, but I’m afraid we’re thinking about the wrong marine mammal here . . .

Aw heck Onofre’s arm, you’re taking all the fun out of wearing a tin hat . . .

This BP live video capture has been much discussed as evidence that oil has infiltrated the sea floor from a damaged well and is bursting forth from cracks.  The discussion over this video and this issue on some forums has been heated:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2RxIQP0IBU#noexternalembed

(Not embedded here because detail must be observed.)

Illegal aliens, Oowawa…or someone has found out that you’re big at NQ

Doggone it OA. Just as my paranoia was about to run wild. Then there were the walrus flashbacks. Don’t ask.

Do you have the claims number…

Pat
Maybe you won’t find that pony, but then you could have better luck looking for roses in that pile of manure..

Pat 
Maybe you won’t find the pony, but then you could have better luck looking for roses in that pile of manure..

coo coo kachuu

Cute cartoon as always Pat!

O/T CHIRS MATTHEWS-THE RISE OF THE NEW RIGHT

HE SUCH A ASS.
>:o

 http://www.breitbart.tv/hardball-rise-of-the-new-right-part-1/

OT and nuthin much
BO gets “kill switch” to close down the internet…oh goodie, free speech with a boot on its throat
http://www.prisonplanet.com/new-bill-gives-obama-kill-switch-to-shut-down-the-internet.html

If you find out, let me know because I’m sure it would affect Carmel too.

The speech was a dud, but never fear, Organzing for America is here to exploit the crisis with spam solicitations and a snazzy new green Obama hardhat graphic (soon to be the new oil recover czar’s logo, too?)!

Aw heck Onofre’s arm, you’re taking all the fun out of wearing a tin hat . . .

oowawa—-yeah, and  I don’t get nearly as good reception for satellite radio when I take mine off.

Onofre-
 And since we’re talking about the oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the spill should be referred to, henceforth, as Oil of Ole’ , es verdad?!

What beautiful coasts!

I posted this info a couple days ago here..according to a report on CNN Represenative Markey reported that 5 of the companies had Walrus’s , Sea Lions and Sea Otters in their reports and all had the same national wildlife expert in their spill plans..the man has been dead since 2005!

Rep Markey stated he believed they all paid one company for a carbon copy of this report.
The only differences were, BP was estimating 250,000 barrels of oi in a spilll and the others were at 200,000 barrels.

Oh yeah our government…………. 
Read more: http://www.adn.com/2010/06/09/1315823/bp-c-plan.html

“Lutz is listed as a go-to wildlife specialist at the University of Miami. But Lutz, an eminent sea turtle expert, left Miami almost 20 years ago to chair the marine biology department at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He died four years before the plan was published.”
BP’s Gulf spill plan outdated, error-filled

By JUSTIN PRITCHARD, TAMARA LUSH and HOLBROOK MOHR
The Associated Press

Published: June 9th, 2010 10:32 PM
Last Modified: June 12th, 2010 11:38 AM

VENICE, La. – Professor Peter Lutz is listed in BP’s 2009 response plan for a Gulf of Mexico oil spill as a national wildlife expert. He died in 2005.

Under the heading “sensitive biological resources,” the plan lists marine mammals including walruses, sea otters, sea lions and seals. None lives anywhere near the Gulf.

BP PLC’s 582-page regional spill plan for the Gulf, and its 52-page, site-specific plan for the Deepwater Horizon rig are riddled with omissions and glaring errors, according to an Associated Press analysis that details how BP officials have been making it up as they go along. The lengthy plans approved by the federal government last year before BP drilled its ill-fated well vastly understate the dangers posed by an uncontrolled leak and vastly overstate the company’s preparedness to deal with one.

The Gulf’s loop current, which is projected to help eventually send oil hundreds of miles around Florida’s southern tip and up the Atlantic coast, isn’t mentioned in either plan.

It is very cute for something that does not need to be protected by the oil companies.
It is easy to pick on the oil companies for not being prepared for dealing with a disaster and we should.  The other question is how come we do not speak out and get angry about how unprepared the U.S. government or even states are prepared to handle disasters caused by nature, by man, or buy equipment failure.  Do we always need a disaster to happen in order to then decide we need to be prepared for the next time?

F*ck the walruses, what about the penguins and the baby fur seals? Walruses are racist anyway.

Great ‘toon, Pat.

Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO

My God you are one stupid twit donjo. Economic Geology was only one of dozens of geology classes I was required to take to get my BS in Geology. Economic Geology is a 400 level course that only serious Geology majors would even be qualified to take. But, if you had any education beyond your apparent struggles in grade school, you might know that.

Please, I’ll type this real slow so you can keep up.  I said, “IF the “insiders” prediction of doom is correct,”  I didn’t say they were because I, like you, don’t really know.

Huh?

Ask Dirty Harry for help…

Don’t mention that to BO. He’ll likely want to give it to them.

Maybe one positive outcome of this horrible still-unfolding disaster will be some serious changes in what oil companies do to protect the planet and its living beings as well as themselves.
 
Let’s hope this disaster is a huge wakeup call for the oil companies and the government to have some type of crisis and recovery act in place.

It appears to me Obama and his advisers are taking about as much heat as BP over the oil spill disaster.  Obama for his 58 day too late action to mobilize efforts to curtail the oil from invading the coasts.  BP for their apparent short cutting of procedures which led to the explosion.  Obama is being blamed by many of his former big supporters for his slowness to act and for not having people on his team who knew what to do and for trusting BP to handle stopping the continuing spill. 

I am not at all sure that his success in getting BP to agree to a $20 billion fund to be put in escrow  and telling them that is not all they are liable for is going to save his political future.  The anger at the government bungling is sure to spill over into future electons and lower his already fading public approval ratings.  His support base is eroding as his level of incompetence is becoming increasingly apparent.  He is a good talker, but it is well known that talk is cheap.  Actions speak louder than words…..so they say.

 Maybe one positive outcome of this horrible still-unfolding disaster will be some serious changes in what oil companies do to protect the planet and its living beings as well as themselves.
 
Let’s hope this disaster is a huge wakeup call for the oil companies and the government, to have some type of crisis and recovery act in place. It is simply heartbreaking to think we are 57 days out, yet no further forward of cleaning up the gulf cost.

Onofre—you are a riot…but always extremely educational!

Her expertise is focused entirely on the preservation of her own ignorance. And I’ve got to hand it to her, she’s real good at it.

OT but get in line little folks: manna coming from nation’s billionaires, soon…
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/06/16/gates-buffett-600-billion-dollar-philanthropy-challenge/

The “cut & pasted” contingency plans had 9 pages of how to handle the oil leaks and 40 pages of how to handle the media.

Yes, the federal government  needs to follow it’s own rules and do the job it says it would do according to the Oil Pollution Act which says that Obama (supposedly the Commander in Chief) is the executive agent for clean up actions.

But BP is basically a bank that rents the oil industry. It has the worst safety record of any major oil company…killing people and environmental fines are considered just the ‘cost of doing business’ and are cheaper in their eyes than actually fixing the problems. They deserve a full complete investigation, a fair and unbiased trial. And then hanged…

Doesn’t this oil disaster make you happy that your health care will soon be run by the ever-alert federal government?

I’m an expert at NOT being a parrot to someone else’s comments.

Pat, that is a really cute walrus! I have an urge to toss him a sardine.
Today, BP is a villain to 80% of the population and rightfully so, but I’m in the 20% minority who will reserve judgement for now.
There may be many from the oil industry who know what happened in the explosion, but I have seen contradictions from several sources.
We have 90 degree temperatures and 90 degree humidity so I’m in no mood to research the oil industry.
Then I would have to research government contractors who build bridges that collapse, and on it goes.
I just need to stay cool and sip my tea!

WTF?  Did Lieberman get dropped on his head or has he always been this stupid????

‘the one/won’ has been given or taken enough power away from the people – wish CT would finally vote tht poseur out of office – he’s been here too too too long – does he even know how to use modern technology?????????????????????????///

This is one of those disasters that I find very difficult to watch, being an ociean/bay shore-dweller, myself.  But last night that former judge who often fills in for Beck was on with a panel and one of them said that Louisiana’d given permission for oil companies to drill in 500 feet of water but that the feds over-rode that state decision and moved them offshore into 5,000 feet of water and into a depth at which no oil company had experience dealing with a blow-out.  Additionally, it was stated (and I’m probably the last person who is aware of this) that after the Exxon/Valdez disaster, the Feds passed into law a cap of $75MM for cleanup.  I’m pretty certain they said for cleanup, not punative damages.  The discussion and criticism that followed amongst the panel and host was the $20BB that obama extracted from BP yesterday at their WH meeting and how, because of the way in which the payback is structured, the Feds can do whatever they want with that money–including redirecting it to other, unaffected, organizations–as in vote-buying for reeclection. 

My point:  obama’s people said, themselves, never waste a good crisis.  His delays, coupled with what appears to me to be a churlish response to the good people of Louisiana and the gulf, as well as his cozy relationship with BP looks like feigned outrage against them.  I think that instead of being so angry at the oil companies who are responding to our undeniable need for the stuff, we should be angrier at the federal gov’t for 1) inserting themselves as saviors in the event of such disasters (with clearly no plan whatsoever, vis, MMS) and 2) realize the Feds have NEVER been helpful in responding to these kinds of disasters and by any measure, will never be able to.  They don’t write good regulations and whatever regulations are in place, they don’t enforce.  Keep our money in the states where it belongs, fire the over-priced, over-paid “experts” in D.C., let them keep their blue-ribbon panels and buy equipment and manpower needed at the scene of the crisis with all that saved money. 

So long as the WH keeps the focus on the oil companies, they don’t have to worry about their own behinds.

AbigailAdams, I’m glad you saw that program, as it was very informative.
Judge Napolitano has said from day one that this administration cannot impose new fees on BP, for the law is already established. BP is voluntarily cooperating to remedy this accident.
Another panelist stated that this puts a bulls-eye on every American company operating in other countries.
Stuart Varney is a favorite of mine, and being British, he says BO has demonized and looted BP. We need this company to succeed in the Gulf and in the future, so politicians should be treading lightly!

Yeah, the people who tanked the world’s economy and have spent a life time stealing from everyone are now going to chastise Tony.

They all need to go to hell.

This is to take the heat off of them.

Also, Mayor Rudy and Dylan Ratigan and the guy from CNBC were on this morning and all were parroting what Sarah Palin has been screaming about for weeks.  Of course, Mika was making faces and loud breathing exercises to stop them from saying anything bad about her “Obama”.  They started making fun of her – good.  Then, of course the WH texted her they had been meeting with people from “Day One”.  Liars.

Ratigan got the last word in.  THe blowout and capping the hole were on BP, but the measurement, containment was on Obama and they did nothing for weeks – measure the flow, drop a curtain with booms all around the hole and suck the shit out of it before it traveled.

Buffoons.

>:o

I think the penguins are trying to play both sides of the race issue.

>:o

The first thing one should do when looking at “studies” is to find out who funded them. The people who fund them have their own interests to support with those studies. So the chances are pretty good that the “studies” will reflect those interests rather than actual facts. And like drug trials, any “study” that doesn’t reflect the interests of the funders are likely to disappear into thin air. So look at whose funding it before you take the “studies” seriously. I think you will find that most of them are funded and slanted towards the interests of the funders. That should pretty much invalidate them.

Pat — All:  Well, so long as we have our vote (no matter how corrupted the election process is), we have the means (if we have the will) to interrupt all their well-laid plans.  It’s going to take a lot of will and disregard for how we’re seen by our so-called friends and neighbors as we spread the word about what we need to do.

Is there even the tiniest bit of reason that says I have to report back to you?

Yes, it’s a chance for jackasses like Henry Waxoff to throw rocks at a guy who’s locked in the stocks, and make themselves all puffed up as champions of the small people.

Waxoff is an expert when it comes to asking the “Have you stopped beating your wife” type of question and demand a yes or no answer. I would love to ask Waxoff a few of these type of questions.

Q: Yes or no Mr. Waxoff, do you remember tongue kissing Barney Frank in a stall in the House restroom?

A: Ye……..er………….NO!

Q: So you’ve forgotten?

A: No……I mean….but I….

Q: Yes or no Waxoff, do you think Barney will be heartbroken to find out that you’ve forgotten such an intimate and precious moment?

A: I……I……look, it’s just that it ne…

Q: JUST A YES OR NO SIR!

A: Yes……..I mean NO……..I mean……….what was the question again?

Q: I’M ASKING THE QUESTIONS HERE! Have you and Barney set a date for your wedding? YES OR NO!

A: NO! Can’t you see that………..

Q: HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU, I’M ASKING THE QUESTIONS?! Since you seem unable to make plans for a simple wedding, do you feel qualified to be a U.S. Congressman?

A: no….

Ha Ha Ha, I must have subconsciously made that connection, it wasn’t intentional, I swear. I never read “Hunchback of Notre Dame” though, so I’m not sure HOW I could have made that connection. If I’m starting to channel 19th century French Romanticists, I probably need to get out more.

And I don’t think Waxoff is a Quasimodo, I think he’s a REAL modo.

Obama disconnect:
http://www.languagemonitor.com/obama/obama-oil-spill-speech-echoes-elite-aloof-ethos/

Whoa–The Global Language Monitor–Interesting site!  Thanks!

FYI for those who live down there.  (Good luck.)

An organization called Louisiana Bucket Brigade has undertaken an active citizen-driven campaign to chart where oil is affecting the Gulf coastline. The Bucket Brigade sends volunteers out to all points along the coast to locate where oil damage is occurring, and through the use of email and social networking sites like Twitter, pinpoints exactly where the damage is taking place. This information is used to create an Oil Spill Crisis Map, which is then utilized as an advocacy tool to show people the truth of what is actually happening, as well as a way to create linkage between need and resources.
If this is something you can participate in, all the information you need is right here. Also, on the main Bucket Brigade page, you will find a “Get Involved” button in the upper right corner of their website. One caveat: according to a member of this organization I spoke to, they are looking for people who can give more than a day or two of their time. If you are a resident of the Gulf coast area, a college student on summer break, or someone who has more than a few days time on their hands and a desire to help, you are who they’re looking for.
National Wildlife Federation
The National Wildlife Federation has undertaken a similar effort called Gulf Coast Surveillance Teams. They are looking for people to “track and report on the impacts of the oil spill, support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation efforts, and restore damaged delicate coastal ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico.” To volunteer with this organization, click here.
Oil Spill Response
Another organization dedicating itself to dealing with the Gulf oil crisis is Volunteer Louisiana. They provide an emergency response sign-up form for people who want to actively engage in assisting with a variety of needed assistance areas. These include:
Shoreline MonitorDonations ManagementFood Bank Sorting and PackingCase ManagementWildlife Marker/sitterFacility and Site MaintenanceTransportation AssistantAdministrative and SupportPre-impact Beach CleanupPositions at the Command Post or Volunteer Reception CenterLight construction

Speaking of racist, the SC dems are trying to scratch Mr. Greene as their nominee.

I guess Alvin isn’t clean and articulate enough.

It’s time for Watergate-type investigations/hearings. >:o

Although it was a mindless cut-and-paste action, the “walruses in the gulf” issue left some South Louisianians saddened that some people might really not know what animals they’re really damaging down her. We put together this video to show them. http://www.thebananaplant.com/no-walruses-in-the-gulf.html