The cap stops the oil flow and the TV media is still saying BUT BUT BUT

[bigdarryl]

They are stupid

[laruemtt]

1. can you really blame them

for their skepticism?

[slackmaster]

5. The only reason they emote skepticism is that skepticism keeps audiences on edge

And watching, which makes their advertising time slots more valuable.

[Ozymanithrax]

2. Stopping the flow of oil doesn't fix the leak permanently.

They need to finish the relief well to cap this thing.

[slackmaster]

3. The media whores and talking heads don't want to be caught flat-footed

If the Gulf oil situation is indeed past the crisis phase, they'll have to find another one pronto.

[Arkana]

4. I don't blame them--until I see for myself I don't trust BP either.

[JoePhilly]

18. You going to swim down???

[Arkana]

23. Yep.

Don't worry, I'm a black oil alien possessee.

[sharp_stick]

There are still a lot of buts

If the pressure in the cap drops it means the well itself is broken and oil is still leaking into the rock and seabed, that oil will hit the water.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this will work until they can plug it though.

[DURHAM D]

6. I am glad they are saying but, but, but.

Only a fool who doesn't understand pressure would have 100% confidence in the cap.

[jobycom]

7. I guess I'm stupid, too.

Because I'm holding my breath and refusing to dare to believe it yet.

[Triana]

8. Not stupid - GREEDY. They lost a 'story' to blabber about...

...lost ratings = lost MONEY. That's all it's about with the corprat-owned medialoids.

[niyad]

9. no, maybe they finally understand that bp lies about everything.

[Sebastian Doyle]

10. Why are they stupid?

Given all of BP's horrendous failures over the last three months - especially the huge failure that created the situation in the first place - how confident are YOU that this cap will stay in place.

I hope it does. But I'm not about to take BP's word for anything. Now or ever.

[Better Today]

11. From what has been on KO and other mostly reputable sources, capping the leak

may cause other problems that may not be evident for a while. Of course we are all hoping this is the thing that needs to be done and should've been done months ago, as this is apparently not a new device, but it may not yet be over. Fingers crossed.

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Don't uncap the champagne yet....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3096434/ns/msnbc_tv#38251851

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3096434/ns/msnbc_tv#38251940

[Oregone]

13. Not me. Im on my knees, praising the Invisible Hand, blessed by His name

[Jennicut]

14. The tests need to be done. No one should jump the gun here.

It looks promising but you never know...

[vaberella]

20. Exactly.

If true, Obama did get his statement right of how things would work out in the end during his address to the American people a few weeks back.

[Phx_Dem]

15. Yeah they are. And for alot of other reasons too. n/t

[Sinistrous]

16. There is an ROV scanning the seabed somewhere down there,

and the seafloor is bubbling like a pot of oatmeal on a hot stove. My guess is that the bubbles are methane.

(See the displays on bpisevil.org and others. Look for Viking Poseidon ROV 4)

[Denzil_DC]

17. bpisevil.org seems not to exist according to my browser and DNS service

and I can't find any live feeds of ROV 4 anywhere at present.

If you have a specific working link of what you're seeing, please share it.

[Sinistrous]

19. You are correct.

The correct name is ; bp.isevil.org (http://bp.isevil.org/)

[Denzil_DC]

21. Thanks! That works, but

I can't identify ROV 4 there.

The feed labeled 37270 shows a lot of lit-up specks, but I'm not clear they're gas, and they're floating about, not rising. Is that the feed you were referring to?

[Sinistrous]

24. Oh rats.

I use several sites and forgot which one I was on. Try http://www.mlittle.com/bp/ . The Viking Poseidon ROV 4 is looking at something else right now, but one of the other cameras on that site might be scanning the bottom.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[TheKentuckian]

22. Jesus in Heaven, you're going to make me defend the corporate media

It is their DUTY to say but, but, but

Nothing would be more idiotic than taking the criminal organization BP at their lying word.

Distrust and double and triple verify damn well better be the motto here.

The well and the sea floor must be independently examined. BP is one of the least trustworthy organizations in human history with too many incentives to lie and bury pertinent facts.