Obama admin bans press from filming BP oil spill areas in the Gulf

I just got this in my inbox

CNN's Anderson Cooper reports on the disturbing issue.

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So, is it politics or legitimate federal concerns?

That's doesn't seem right. I have no idea why he did that.

What happened about Freedom of the Press?

Because, believe it or not, this is the beginning of the end.

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass at this point.

Wow, what crap....

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass.

Dark_Knight6

That's doesn't seem right. I have no idea why he did that.

What happened about Freedom of the Press?

Snipes_2

BP has a powerful lobby.

He mentions that you can get closer if you have permission; I'm wondering what the procedure is for that and how arduous it is.

That's doesn't seem right. I have no idea why he did that.

What happened about Freedom of the Press?

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass at this point.

Dark_Knight6

What do you think he should do?

There is no reason why you should ban filming near the Gulf, unless they are getting in the way of workers.

[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

That's doesn't seem right. I have no idea why he did that.

What happened about Freedom of the Press?

Ingenemployee

BP has a powerful lobby.

I agree Obama is terrible.

Looks like they are getting closer to fixing it http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/12/bp-robots-assemble-undersea-oil-cap-gulf-coast-residents-watch-warily/dave123321

He mentions that you can get closer if you have permission; I'm wondering what the procedure is for that and how arduous it is.

GabuEx

Well, you have to get past private security, BP officials, the government, and relief workers. Going by that, it would be easy to say that there's a giant net of red tape to go through to continue reporting like they were before this.

That's doesn't seem right. I have no idea why he did that.

What happened about Freedom of the Press?

[QUOTE="Dark_Knight6"]

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass at this point.

Silverbond

What do you think he should do?

Not get political and thereby making people more suspicious and radicalizing opponents.

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

[QUOTE="Dark_Knight6"]

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass at this point.

majwill24

What do you think he should do?

Not get political and thereby making people more suspicious and radicalizing opponents.

How does that solve the problem in the Gulf?

Ohh man, i guess at this point Obama is just giving up. The Tea party will eat this up and spin it so that Obama wiped his *** with the constitution. Which he did.

Should have just nuked the well after the 1st week.

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[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

That's doesn't seem right. I have no idea why he did that.

What happened about Freedom of the Press?

majwill24

BP has a powerful lobby.

I agree Obama is terrible.

It's not just Obama, it would be the same if it was any other politician.

[QUOTE="Dark_Knight6"]

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass at this point.

Silverbond

What do you think he should do?

I'd like to see him put some actual effort into stopping the oil flow and punish those who are responsible as opposed to going on television, saying he's going to "kick ass", and then not actually doing anything.

I always said I would call bs iff I saw it and I'm callling bs on this. although my computer is moving abnormally slow right now so I might change my mind once I actually get to see the video. Kinda doubt it though.

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

He mentions that you can get closer if you have permission; I'm wondering what the procedure is for that and how arduous it is.

THE_DRUGGIE

Well, you have to get past private security, BP officials, the government, and relief workers. Going by that, it would be easy to say that there's a giant net of red tape to go through to continue reporting like they were before this.

Cooper's report says that you need to get permission from the Coast Guard captain of the Port of New Orleans; that doesn't seem at face value like a huge amount of red tape.

Ohh man, i guess at this point Obama is just giving up. The Tea party will eat this up and spin it so that Obama wiped his *** with the constitution. Which he did.

Should have just nuked the well after the 1st week.

Fizzman

No doubt.

I hate how the disaster that was Bush led to Obama. Who knows what kind of extreme nutjob will be the next president?

He mentions that you can get closer if you have permission; I'm wondering what the procedure is for that and how arduous it is.GabuEx

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

[QUOTE="Dark_Knight6"]

He's done literally nothing to solve the problem. He's simply trying to save his own ass at this point.

Dark_Knight6

What do you think he should do?

I'd like to see him put some actual effort into stopping the oil flow and punish those who are responsible as opposed to going on television, saying he's going to "kick ass", and then not actually doing anything.

Enacting legislation saying that BP must pay anything and everything required for cleanup and compensation isn't punishing those responsible?

Drilling relief wells and putting a new cap on the leak isn't putting actual effort into stopping the oil flow?

What are you looking for?

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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

He mentions that you can get closer if you have permission; I'm wondering what the procedure is for that and how arduous it is.

GabuEx

Well, you have to get past private security, BP officials, the government, and relief workers. Going by that, it would be easy to say that there's a giant net of red tape to go through to continue reporting like they were before this.

Cooper's report says that you need to get permission from the Coast Guard captain of the Port of New Orleans; that doesn't seem at face value like a huge amount of red tape.

But enough to be concerning, as far as I see it.

i agree with this quote.

" Obama isn't to blame, YOU are.
Our life demand that we pump more and more oil out of the Earth. So, we go deeper and deeper into the ocean. As long as we'll all pay for our DVD cases, and nylons, and gasoline, people will harvest that oil and sell it to us.
When a lot of us have to face that truth, we get angry. We demand that heads roll, but we refuse to take the blame ourselves. So we look for a scapegoat.
Obama's just another scapegoat."

100% Politics. He's right, it'll be easier to hide mistakes. Luckily for the government, most of the public doesn't care anyway.supercubedude64

But enough to be concerning, as far as I see it.

THE_DRUGGIE

I agree it's strange, although I would be curious to hear the official justification for it, as well as how easy it is to get permission from the Coast Guard captain, before making any hard judgment on the matter.

[QUOTE="dave123321"]Looks like they are getting closer to fixing it http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/12/bp-robots-assemble-undersea-oil-cap-gulf-coast-residents-watch-warily/Videodogg

That's . . . bizarre. But how is this getting to GS 11 or 12 days after CNN reported it? scorch-62

Isnt it obvious? havent you notice how timid people tend to be when the side they advocate does something wrong or lie? They are always willing to give the people they support the benefit of the doubt, but they will never show the opposition the same courtesy.

Its true. Political parties are about organizing HATRED

Obama makes me sick....

All I can say is that I didn't vote for him. Unlike most Americans, I actually looked at his past instead of simply believing the lies he was spewing while he was running.

Looks like they are getting closer to fixing it http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/12/bp-robots-assemble-undersea-oil-cap-gulf-coast-residents-watch-warily/dave123321

[QUOTE="dave123321"]Looks like they are getting closer to fixing it http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/12/bp-robots-assemble-undersea-oil-cap-gulf-coast-residents-watch-warily/TheGreatOutdoor

Surely you jest. :P

Maybe now Mike Myers will go on a show and say "Obama doesnt care about black oil covered animals"

Wait... did Obama directly order this, or was it an action taken directly by the Coast Guard? Because if it's the latter then this topic is extremely misleading. And it looks like you only have to get permission from the captain of the New Orleans Coast Guard to get close...chessmaster1989

Coast Guard, it would seem.

edit - Also . . .

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

But enough to be concerning, as far as I see it.

GabuEx

I agree it's strange, although I would be curious to hear the official justification for it, as well as how easy it is to get permission from the Coast Guard captain, before making any hard judgment on the matter.

I have heard about reporters being intrusive at times with the relief workers, which will more than likely be part of the official justification, but I would not take the official statement as clear, unbiased truth.

However, if videos showing the process of getting through these barriers comes up then they would be a good tool for testing the validity of the official statement.

[QUOTE="scorch-62"]That's . . . bizarre. But how is this getting to GS 11 or 12 days after CNN reported it? majwill24

Isnt it obvious? havent you notice how timid people tend to be when the side they advocate does something wrong or lie? They are always willing to give the people they support the benefit of the doubt, but they will never show the opposition the same courtesy.

Its true. Political parties are about organizing HATRED

Obama makes me sick....

:| Seriously how painfully partisan can you be, this was ordered by the Coast Guard.

Maybe his real family and birth certificate are in the well and at risk of spilling out into the ocean. :o :o :o