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How is Obama evil in regards to the gulf oil spill?

I ask because I've seen this remark elsewhere. I'm curious as to what sorts of solid evidence/arguments there really are, because I'm in the dark on this one. I normally try to avoid these sorts of discussions on here because they're so easy to get sucked into, but I welcome all mature and sincere debate from all sides. :)

Update:

Good point about inconsistency with mining vs. Drilling, but I would argue that perhaps further caution with mining isn't necessarily a bad idea either. Has the cessation of drilling hurt the people of the gulf? I'll admit I'm a bit I'll-informed with that part of it all.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I wouldn't call him evil, just ill mannerd. He has no regard to the people of the gulf. Not bad enough that an oil rig caught fire, killed 11 men, and ruin the fishing waters around the gulf. He stopped drilling for 6 months to find ways to make drilling safer. Its BULL**IT. How many times have coal miners had accidents that left 11 or more people dead. They still mine. I understand environmentallyl effects of the oil in the water. I'm living with it every day. Instead of cleaning the **** or stepping aside and letting the Governors of the states affected, he has put up red tape and have kill any hopes of keeping the oil contained.. I really think he in Washington getting a big old laugh of the Stupid Americans

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He is not evil. He is arrogant and stupid. Cessation of drilling will cost the economy of the gulf states billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs. In the middle of a depression.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He's Not, he's for little guy,

    but he's having to deal with republican politicians that are taking orders from their Party on how to put the blame on the President.

    With Ideas like...Limestone Levies, with boulders 3ft. across, oil would seep right through limestone, to be paid by BP, and when they decide the rocks are to be removed , BP would be responsible for that, too.

    Or sand levies on existing islands,(look for the islands on google map and tell me if you think these islands would stop oil)

    they claim they have to have the Feds OK to proceed.

    The Moratorium is only on 33 or so Deep Water Oil Wells similar to BP's, but they have the public believing it's all the wells, and I doubt they shut those down either because of the safety hazzard with migrating Natural Gas in mud that's not being conditioned.

  • 1 decade ago

    He's not.

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