"Spill Baby, Spill!"

A decade of disdain for government regulation over offshore oil drilling and a complete disregard of all scientific fact allowed this disaster to happen.

"Responding to the accusations that agency scientists were being silenced, Ms. Barkoff added, “Under the previous administration, there was a pattern of suppressing science in decisions, and we are working very hard to change the culture and empower scientists in the Department of the Interior."

BP (Bush Petroleum) is not working in the best interest of the United States and the residents of the Gulf of Mexico.

BP does not want to stop the flow of oil in the Gulf. They want to CAPTURE the flow of oil so they can still profit from this.

They are willing to let this gusher of oil and dispersant continue to flow into the Gulf, killing flora and fauna, destroying wetlands, wiping out people's traditional livelihoods, until August or beyond so they can drill a relief well that will stop the flow into the Gulf but still allow them to make a profit.

Imagine this summer.

The entire Gulf of Mexico is a huge, swirling, reservoir of raw crude oil, bubbling with methane gas, littered with dead, bloated sea critters.

A lightning strike from a summer thunderstorm ignites the oil.

Now the entire Gulf of Mexico is a flaming cauldron of death and pollution.

We just entered hurricane season.

Try, if you can, to imagine a flaming, oily, polluted ocean being churned up and hurled ashore by 200 mph winds in crashing, colossal, fiery waves.

Imagine this monster...



But with the clouds burning black from flaming crude oil.

Imagine this picture...



...but with the water burning and belching black petroleum pollutants into the atmosphere.

Obama needs to pull the plug on BP and the MMS.

He needs to call together a task force of the best SCIENTIFIC experts from other oil companies, other countries, every university to brainstorm innovative solutions to stop this shit. Fuck profits! Fuck BP's investment. Fuck gas prices. STOP THE FUCKING LEAK! NOW!

When you see this logo...



...don't stop and don't buy.

When you see this logo...



Remember that they are the ones responsible for this oily, flaming, unregulated environmental mess.

"I Need You To Call Me"

That was the text message I recieved from my daughter, young Galadriel Tanqueray Onassis, on my way home from work tonight.

I drive a jeep with a standard transmission and don't have a Borg/Blue Tooth implant so I need both hands to drive. I figured I'd call her back after I got home and settled.

Which I did.

HER: "Oh. I don't need to talk to you anymore. I took care of it."

ME: "So, what happened?"

Turns out she was in her first car accident. In her mom's brand new car. With her boyfriend behind the wheel.

No one was hurt. The damage was minimal. But still.

They had already parked at the restaurant when a woman who was yacking on her fucking cell phone and not paying any goddamned attention backed into them as she was pulling out.

GTO's mom is, well...unpredictable. GTO was terrified and didn't know what to do. She was trying to contact me for advice and I wasn't available.

In my absence, she was forced to evaluate the situation and decide what to do.

She decided that the best course of action was to immediately go to her mother and tell her exactly what happened.

She was so terrified she was shaking. But she did it. And her mother (who had apparently been replaced by an inter-dimensional clone from an alternate reality) shrugged it off and took it in stride instead of freaking the fuck out.

My daughter faced a major crisis, rationally analyzed her available courses of action and the potential ramifications of each one and reached a conclusion.

She handled it on her own and she reached the right decision.

I'm calling this a parenting WIN!

All Hail Kamla

Hey peoples. Sorry for being awayy so long but things have been rough, rough. So much has happened in the last few weeks I don't know where to start!

First, I must congratulate the first female Prime Minister of T&T, and only the second in CARICOM, Kamla Persad Bissessar, for her victory yesterday at the polls.

Wuhloss, Patrick Manning gift wrap his government and hand it to her on a platter. I guess now that he no longer has to worry about matters of state Manning can concentrate on his theological career. Or was he planning on driving bus....I really can't recall....

Not to take away from Kamla's victory but I have to say something about what's happening in Jamaica with this Dudus Coke issue. Prime Minister Bruce Golding needs to help clean up that mess and then resign quietly. For real.

I can't condemn the people who're dying for Dudus because their way of perceiving the world is far different from mine. The average Bajan could never understand depending on a drug don for daily survival and becoming so indebted to him we would lay down our lives for him.

I pray some resolution is quickly achieved in this tragedy before more people are killed.

Themetacular

Some recentish Joe Capobianco girls...

Devin(e)

I wrote down the artists name as 'Devin' - can I find a link now? Can i buggery.

Bush, Cheney & Halliburton To Blame For Gulf Oil Spill

FEDERAL REGULATORS LET BP AVOID FILING BLOWOUT PLAN FOR GULF OIL RIG

By The Associated Press
May 06, 2010, 12:52PM

"Petrochemical giant BP didn't file a plan to specifically handle a major oil spill from an uncontrolled blowout at its Deepwater Horizon project because the federal agency that regulates offshore rigs changed its rules two years ago [when Bush was President] to exempt certain projects in the central Gulf region, according to an Associated Press review of official records

The Minerals Management Service, an arm of the Interior Department known for its cozy relationship with major oil companies, says it issued the rule relief because some of the industrywide mandates weren't practical for all of the exploratory and production projects operating in the Gulf region.

The blowout rule, the fact that it was lifted in April 2008 [when Bush was President] for rigs that didn't fit at least one of five conditions, and confusion about whether the BP Deepwater Horizon project was covered by the regulation, caught the attention of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

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The Deepwater Horizon disaster is not the first time MMS has been criticized as being too close to the oil industry.

In 2008 [when Bush was President], the Interior Department took disciplinary action against eight MMS employees who accepted lavish gifts, partied and -- in some cases -- had sex with employees from the energy companies they regulated. An investigation cited a "culture of substance abuse and promiscuity" involving employees in the agency's Denver office.

MMS workers were given upgraded ethics training."

Not enough? Need more?

DEEPWATER HORIZON'S HISTORY OF ERROR AND MALFUNCTION

By Bridget Huber on April 30, 2010

"As the Deepwater Horizon oil rig continues to spew 210,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf of Mexico, the Associated Press takes a look at the rig’s history. Its nine years in operation [most of which when Bush was President] have seen many smaller spills and fires caused by human error, malfunctioning equipment and weather.

The article does not attempt to determine what caused the rig to explode and sink last week, killing 11 workers. But it details a number of problems, including a 2005 fire [when Bush was President] caused when a worker forgot he was refilling a crane fuel tank, spilling diesel fuel that then ignited. Bad weather and human error caused it to float off course in 2003 [when Bush was President] and spill 944 barrels of oil.

The rig, which drilled the world’s deepest offshore well, also collided with a towing vessel in 2003 [when Bush was President] and sustained $95,000 in damage to its hull, which, if not properly repaired could have compromised its structural integrity or weakened the structure supporting its drilling apparatus, the AP reports."

Still not convinced? Still trying to blame President Obama for Bush's complete and total lack of oversight of Halliburton and the rest of their oil buddies? You're killin' me! I can't take complete responsibility for your education. I got shit to do.

So I'll give you this one last link and I'm done.

RIG HAD HISTORY OF SPILLS, FIRES BEFORE BIG 1

FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press Writers
GARANCE BURKEGARANCE BURKE, Associated Press Writers

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"Oil services contractor Halliburton Inc. said in a statement Friday that workers had finished cementing the well's pipes 20 hours before the rig went up in flames. Halliburton is named as a defendant in most of the more than two dozen lawsuits filed by Gulf Coast people and businesses claiming the oil spill could ruin them financially. Without elaborating, one lawsuit filed by an injured technician on the rig claims that Halliburton improperly performed its job in cementing the well, "increasing the pressure at the well and contributing to the fire, explosion and resulting oil spill."

Do you still not fucking get it?

Cholesterol Cookies

This is the perfect late night I DON'T GIVE A FUCK snack.

Start with a leftover, Pillsbury Homestyle Biscuit.



Then slather that motherfucker with some real butter.





Sprinkle that with some diced bacon.



Garnish that with some shredded cheese.



Put that under the broiler until it's golden brown.



Wash it all down with some Booker's 130 Proof Small Batch Bourbon that your newest BFF was kind enough to provide.




It's called living a fearless life with both balls swinging.

Fuck you Dr. Oz!