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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:06 PM Original message |
What if they can't stop the oil spill? |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. The last thing that anyone should worry about is what the teabaggers think. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I agree with you 100% |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I imagine we will assume financial liability |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Assume control, not liability. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. There would be a legal battle |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
45. I think that's it |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. The other question is, what if they do try a nuke and it only makes it worse? |
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thecrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Does BP have a nuke at its disposal? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Tragic that they (BP and our government) |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. Why would you nuke an oil well? |
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LakeSamish706 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That has been mentioned here on DU. I don't know why you would not just use a conventional |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Apparently Russia has done that many times when they've had similar underwater leaks |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
43. Yield. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I don't know what the effects are of various bombs... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
44. No. |
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jus_the_facts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Russia has done it before..... |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. Us has done research into using nuclear devices (small one) as demolition charge. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
57. Apparently the Russians (or the Soviets) have stopped oil gushers with nukes |
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gimama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. please join me in calling &/or emailing |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It will take a *ton* of political will to seize BP's assets |
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gimama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. "Louder" when WE call DC? |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. I called the White House today, and that's exactly what my comment was. |
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gimama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Thank YOU! what was response? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. They can stop it |
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gimama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. amen! YOU said it! eom |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. so why aren't they stop it? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Conspiracy theory... |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. re: "and ... able to keep the oil off the beaches" = FAIL |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Marshes |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Funniest. Post. Tonight. |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:54 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Maybe they really can't |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. And that may be the worst question of all. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:09 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. They can |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I don't know if it's that simple |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:59 AM Response to Reply #30 |
38. Me too. Concerned. Concerned and angry and n/t |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. ^^^^^^WATCH THIS VIDEO^^^^^^^^^ |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:46 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Good isn't it. Thanks for watching it. It needs to go viral. n/t |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Excellent video!! And I don't care about her language... |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #27 |
56. Ouch. Watch this. Booming 101 vs PR 101 nt |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Definitely! n/t |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #11 |
47. WOW! So, with you now being the world's greatest authority on drilling... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. It is not a drilling operation |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
12. We won't know until they actually attempt to stop it. |
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elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
19. Well. it's not a 'spill' really. More like an eruption. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. If BP had estimates would they be truthful about it? |
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elias49 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Who knows? But I just did a quick search and found this... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
33. What do you mean? What IF? |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
35. A relief well will stop the spill. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:11 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Yes, because everything else they have told us is true. |
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Feron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:30 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Education is always superior to fearmongering and insults. |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:04 AM Response to Reply #40 |
46. you are ignoring the differences between those moments and this one |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. What are they? I'm waiting to hear from another poster with such... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #48 |
53. You really are a treasonous bastard, eh? |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Well, besides it being someone else I was replying to... |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. So |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
51. Relief well has highest chance of success bad news is it takes long time to drill one. |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
41. K & R |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
49. Seriously? If they can't stop it, some will sit on the bottom where... |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
59. I believe the gov't can and should have stopped the spill. Just pile rocks and mud on it, lead |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
60. If they can't plug, I imagine the earth will eventually deflate. |
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MODem75 (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
61. Brit Hume says everything will be ok. |
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subsuelo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #61 |
62. That guy is such an ass... n/t |
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