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The Oil Isn’t Just a Perception Problem *updated* »

By Linda Anselmi on Jun 4, 2010 in Environment, Obama Administration | 189 Comments

/ Bumped up / On the surface it may look like BP and the Obama administration are having some bad oil days.  Rust-colored oil that fouled Louisiana’s ecologically sensitive marshes washed ashore on barrier islands off Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday.  The oil slick now looms about 7 miles off the Florida coast and changing wind [...]

“Obama, The Thin Skinned President” »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 1, 2010 in Barbara Boxer, Chicago politics, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Environment, Flip Flopping, George Bush, Hoodwinking, Messiah, Obamedia, Qualifications, US Senate | 233 Comments

I have never understood this whole meme about how even-keeled Obama is, how eloquent, how brilliant, how “likeable,” how “unflappable,” blah, blah, blah. All evidence to the contrary does not seem to sway our “intrepid” media. Fortunately, though, some people (besides us) are seeing Obama for who he is as this article highlights (h/t to [...]

Serving a Corporate Criminal Culture »

By Linda Anselmi on May 30, 2010 in Current Affairs, EPA, Environment | 76 Comments

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has released a devastating ad against President Obama’s handling of the BP oil spill vs Obama’s political words as a candidate. h/t LATimes “Never again” is easy political talk. Too easy.  And while this ad plays gotcha politics (and fairly so), it also reflects just how bipartisan the anger and [...]

The Continuing Oil Spill Is Taking Its Toll **UPDATED** »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 29, 2010 in Big Oil, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Endangered Species, Environment, James Carville, Louisiana, President Barack Obama | 267 Comments

Hope remains that the Top Kill method currently employed by BP will finally, finally cap this horrible, devastating oil spill in the Gulf, though it is still uncertain. UPDATE: Sadly, BP has announced the Top Kill method is NOT working. Back to the drawing board and other possible strategies. for stemming the tide of oil [...]

Possible New Border Czar? »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 29, 2010 in Crime, Current Affairs, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Environment, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Mexico, National Security, President Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Terrorism | 62 Comments

/ Bumped up / So much going on recently, like: DADT may be coming up for a vote in the House, but its repeal is far from guaranteed, especially with the Chiefs of the Four branches speaking out against repeal; The LA Times reported the hole was finally closed using the Top Kill method of [...]

Oil Spill Meets Loop Current »

By Linda Anselmi on May 18, 2010 in Big Oil, Environment, Off-Shore Drilling | 35 Comments

Strange how everyone’s worse case scenarios seems to be turning into the most likely case scenarios.  It’s hard not to feel like a captive audience forced to watch a slow motion perfect storm develop and unfold, but have no way of stopping it.  Only left to wonder when and where it will end. The May [...]

A Tale Of Resurrection »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 17, 2010 in Current Affairs, Environment, Iraq, Soldiers/Veterans | 25 Comments

In the midst of so much political wrangling right now, the tremendous devastation in Tennessee and the far-reaching effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (thank heavens they have finally found something that is working), something seems to happens to remind us of the magic, the beauty, the strength, and sheer mystery [...]

First You Laugh, Then You Cry »

By Linda Anselmi on May 13, 2010 in Energy Policy, Environment, Off-Shore Drilling | 13 Comments

Tuesday oil industry executives from BP, Halliburton, and Transocean were on Capital Hill to give Senate testimony on what happened to cause the explosion and spill at Deepwater Horizon. As you might imagine the execs did a lot of finger pointing, but provided almost no information. So Jimmy Kimmel put Judge Judy in charge. ____ It [...]

BP’s Biggest Donor Recipient EVAH? »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 6, 2010 in Barack Obama, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Environment, Kentucky, Lobbyists, Louisiana | 39 Comments

You guessed it. It was Obama. Yep, he received the largest amount of any political candidate ever from BP (British Petroleum). To be fair, BP spread the wealth around the Congress, too. But even more than the donations issue is the deal BP had with Obama’s Department of the Interior: Watch the latest news video [...]

The Flood You May Have Missed – OPEN THREAD »

By Linda Anselmi on May 6, 2010 in Current Affairs, Environment | 195 Comments

A weekend storm that dumped fifteen inches of rain in 48 hours has left Nashville and middle Tennessee devastated by flood waters after the Cumberland River, which cuts through Nashville, rose 13 feet above flood stage Wednesday. The death toll has reached 31 in three states and is expect to rise. While damages for Nashville [...]

Words Failed »

By Linda Anselmi on May 2, 2010 in Big Oil, Current Affairs, Environment | 105 Comments

Growing up as a city girl in the midwest, my introduction to and early education about crude oil and its impact on our society came through watching reruns of The Beverly Hillbillies.  With every show, the opening spiel told the tale of the poor Clampetts’ discovery of oil on their land and the ensuing wealth they [...]

Grounded…**Updated** »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 19, 2010 in Current Affairs, Economy, Environment, Europe, European Union, President Barack Obama | 176 Comments

As you probably have heard by now, there is a massive volcanic eruption occurring now in Iceland (and on the big island of Hawaii, Montserrat, and probably some other places, too). The plume of ash is extending so high, it is literally grounding planes in Europe:

OffShore Drilling? Bring It On! »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Apr 2, 2010 in Bush/Cheney, Current Affairs, Endangered Species, Environment, Flip Flopping, President Barack Obama, Satire | 62 Comments

I caught this commentary earlier, and thought it seemed like perfect Friday night fare. And it is so in keeping with the “shrug of the shoulder” mentality of Obama’s supporters whenever he does a major flip or flop, and he has done plenty. And he did another big one just this week on Offshore Drilling. [...]

Secretary Clinton Meets President Bachelet in Chile »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Mar 4, 2010 in Americas: North-Central-South, Current Affairs, Environment, Foreign Aid, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 29 Comments

As we know, another massive earthquake hit in February (the 27th), this time in Chile. Not only was this 8.8 magnitude earthquake one of the most powerful on record, but it also spawned a tsunami that also rocked this country. The death toll there is 795. Many of those lost were in the coastal areas [...]

Well, Are They Rising Or Not? »

By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 22, 2010 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, DNC, Democratic Nomination, Environment, Presumptuous Nominee, South Carolina | 61 Comments

The waters, that is. Now, I know that Obama claimed when the nomination was given to him by the DNC (cue angelic choirs), “this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal…” Oh, how I wish I was kidding, but that is just one of [...]

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