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Jakes Progress

(11,122 posts) Sun Dec 18, 2011, 12:14 AM Dec 2011

A political argument against the pipeline. [View all]

There are multiple, obvious reasons to not build the stupid pipeline. The principle argument given for doing so is jobs.

If the president is serious about not allowing it to be built, he can explain it to the nation easily. Just call on people to remember the BP disaster. The main reason given for lax oversight and sloppy regulation of drilling in the Gulf was jobs. Hundreds of jobs. Well, how many jobs were lost after the spill? How many lives and livelihoods were destroyed? A good deal more than the jobs the drilling created.

How many jobs, how much cleanup, how many lives will be affected when the inevitable pipeline disaster happens? Then we will see those who pushed for this wailing that no one could have foreseen the problems.

You don't get to have a job destroying other people's lives, other people's land, other people's jobs.

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A political argument against the pipeline. [View all] Jakes Progress Dec 2011 OP

There's a big difference customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #1

Yep. You are right. That is just the kind of thing republicans say. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #2

Many pipelines run from the Gulf Coast up north bigbrother05 Dec 2011 #3

The NE states do not have a HUGE aquifer under them newfie11 Dec 2011 #7

Anyone who wants to know the truth knows it. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #11

Private money will develop the shit, and it goes through all the damn food for the country. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #22

Oil and gas that was not a slurry consisting of mostly sand eridani Dec 2011 #23

Yes, the GOP is saying it customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #13

Not if you really don't want to tell the truth. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #15

There's a difference customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #18

I could make a 30 second commercial that makes it simple. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #20

I'm only going on what I've seen so far customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #32

But the argument Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #35

Oh yes it is! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #24

A cursory google search: XemaSab Dec 2011 #4

No leaks in the Alaska pipelines? Let's check the facts on that. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #5

Do you think the American public remembers any of those? customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #14

Do you mean you hope the public doesn't remember these? Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #16

That's not what I mean at all customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #17

Oh, well. If it's going to be tough Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #19

All I'm saying customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #36

Please read the OP again. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #37

Yes, but not enough, so remind them. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #25

Because the Gasoline they'll make is for EXPORT - Not even for US Consumer FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #8

Those jobs are a myth... Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #27

That's a much easier argument for the President to make customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #31

FTW rucky Dec 2011 #33

If thiis pipeline goes through, I have a farm for sale newfie11 Dec 2011 #6

I read somewhere.. that the oil from this pipeline is going to be sold to China.. lib2DaBone Dec 2011 #9

YES it is true FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #10

Big oil profit up how much? Private profit up how much? lonestarnot Dec 2011 #26

It keeps US Gas prices HIGH in times of less demand FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #30

So they can buy more cars Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #12

Yep. The jobs are a myth... Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #28

K & R! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #21

Nebraska's Republican Governor> Survivoreesta Dec 2011 #29

But what does it say? Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #34