Oil found 5 miles off the coast of Clearwater, FL

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

Out of interest, who else?

[Suu]

Why the FUCK are we refusing help?!

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

Suu i think your Mum and other Gulf Coast residents should  be asking your state govenors and senators this...

[Suu]

*assplodes in anger*

[Triple Zero]

Out of interest, who else?

Hm .,.. I was sure that the article mentioned a few other countries, but I can't find them now.

It might have been another article or perhaps post on PD, or I might have been wrong, sorry.

[Payne]

*assplodes in anger*

I'd have to agree with Pixie here, harassing your own various levels of government before angrily (and ineffectually) chasing up the UK government would probably make more sense.

I do still think at some point someone needs to try and troll the UK government though, for the lulz.

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

*assplodes in anger*

I'd have to agree with Pixie here, harassing your own various levels of government before angrily (and ineffectually) chasing up the UK government would probably make more sense.

I do still think at some point someone needs to try and troll the UK government though, for the lulz.

yea and giving Caroline Lucas a chance to harass the governement over green issues is something I'm all for.

* Rainy Day Pixie voted green last election

[Cain]

*assplodes in anger*

I'd have to agree with Pixie here, harassing your own various levels of government before angrily (and ineffectually) chasing up the UK government would probably make more sense.

I do still think at some point someone needs to try and troll the UK government though, for the lulz.

I believe the Chuckle Miliband brothers are auditioning for the official role which will work out...well as about as well as any New Labour bootlicker attempting to be outre and edgy by criticizing the ConLib coalition.

[Payne]

*assplodes in anger*

I'd have to agree with Pixie here, harassing your own various levels of government before angrily (and ineffectually) chasing up the UK government would probably make more sense.

I do still think at some point someone needs to try and troll the UK government though, for the lulz.

I believe the Chuckle Miliband brothers are auditioning for the official role which will work out...well as about as well as any New Labour bootlicker attempting to be outre and edgy by criticizing the ConLib coalition.

And of course, next year the coalition will be attempting to "politely" troll itself in the run up to the Electoral (Elec-Troll-All?) Reform referendum. But I want angry Americans and indignant British tabloids.

[the last yatto]

Somebody mentioned the Dutch offered their help but the US refused. I didn't know anything about that, until I came across this story:

http://www.financialpost.com/Avertible%20catastrophe/3203808/story.html#

Holy fuck what a bunch of stubborn idiots.

why refuse help?

fucking eejits.

"the {Dutch} government dispatches its own ships at the oil company's expense."

same motive behind Bush ignoring the red tape. they only want to spent  as little as possible cleaning shit up

[the last yatto]

The U.S. government responded with "Thanks but no thanks," remarked Visser, despite BP's desire to bring in the Dutch equipment and despite the no-lose nature of the Dutch offer --the Dutch government offered the use of its equipment at no charge. Even after the U.S. refused, the Dutch kept their vessels on standby, hoping the Americans would come round

[Suu]

WHAT THE FUUUCK?!

Also, my local news just did a segment on the spill, what do they show? A podunk parade in Alabama. Ugh, fuck you RI. If it's not important to this state, they don't cover it.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

I found something
here:
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/25/nation/la-na-jones-actqa-20100625


don't know how credible it is

[Suu]

It's hard to say, I'm not sure of how credible the LA Times is as as media source, I just know that the St. Petersburg Times is gospel, and the Providence Journal is a fucking rag. (see also, my previous post about the RI FOX station just focusing on a parade in Bama)

But it wouldn't surprise me that the conservatives would be doing whatever possible to make the Obama Administration look bad, including saying that foreign aid wasn't accepted. They didn't know how bad the spill was 10 days after the fact or how bad it would become.

I DO know that the state of Florida has purchased machines that filter oil out of sand privately without federal aid, or at least, so sayeth the Tampa contingent of the Suus. Like I said, this news doesn't get up here, and I don't have much time to go digging for it so most of my knowledge comes from my panicky family.

[Cain]

The LA Times' credibility ranges widely.  For instance, they employed the excellent Dexter Filikins, who wrote the second best book on the Iraq War, but also publish columns by Jonah Goldberg.  Best to check the rep of the individual journalist.