Comments on: Sarah Palin Gulf Oil Spill:Blames Environmentalists For Gulf Oil Disaster http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/ Latest headlines covering Politics, Sports, Entertainment and more. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:39:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lynne http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-6949 Lynne Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:53:42 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-6949 And to think she could have been our vice president. She is an idiot. And to think, too, she has a cult following. That is scary. And to think she could have been our vice president. She is an idiot. And to think, too, she has a cult following. That is scary.

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]]> By: John in MN http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-6829 John in MN Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:05:38 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-6829 Enviromentalists are not the cause of this! We've had over 30 years since the gas lines of the 1970s, yet we have increased our dependance on oil instead of improving the technology for renewable energy sources! Thanks to the Republican corporatists. The planet is running out of oil deposits, so we have to drill in deeper and riskier areas to feed our demand (and corporate profits that are killing American families). But let's continue to put off the improvement to renewable resources, shall we? After all, we still have nuclear power (can anyone say "Chernoble" or "Three Mile Island"?). Republicans like Palin: "let's take the shortcut instead of actually using our brains to come up with a GOOD plan" Enviromentalists are not the cause of this! We’ve had over 30 years since the gas lines of the 1970s, yet we have increased our dependance on oil instead of improving the technology for renewable energy sources! Thanks to the Republican corporatists.

The planet is running out of oil deposits, so we have to drill in deeper and riskier areas to feed our demand (and corporate profits that are killing American families).

But let’s continue to put off the improvement to renewable resources, shall we? After all, we still have nuclear power (can anyone say “Chernoble” or “Three Mile Island”?).

Republicans like Palin: “let’s take the shortcut instead of actually using our brains to come up with a GOOD plan”

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]]> By: John in MN http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-6828 John in MN Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:56:51 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-6828 Sarah Palin is an ignorant, narcissistic, self serving witch! I hope this brings about the end of hearing about that half-wit idealistic bitch. Sarah Palin is an ignorant, narcissistic, self serving witch! I hope this brings about the end of hearing about that half-wit idealistic bitch.

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]]> By: Ali http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-6024 Ali Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:01:10 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-6024 This is off topic but I think it does a disservice to everyone when comments are hidden due to unpopularity. Yes I realize that I can click on them and read them, but why hide them at all? "Acceptance of dissent is the fundamental requirement of a free society" - Richard Royster. That said, I agree that Sarah Palin is an idiot, but her charisma and disingenuous average Joe rhetoric make her a dangerous idiot. Sadly (and frighteningly) there are many people who will read her statements and believe in the specter of a "Big Environment" so powerful that the poor populist oil companies that are working to keep the people of America safe, warm, employed, etc don't stand a chance. It used to be a chicken in every pot, now it's two cars in every garage. This is off topic but I think it does a disservice to everyone when comments are hidden due to unpopularity. Yes I realize that I can click on them and read them, but why hide them at all? “Acceptance of dissent is the fundamental requirement of a free society” – Richard Royster.
That said, I agree that Sarah Palin is an idiot, but her charisma and disingenuous average Joe rhetoric make her a dangerous idiot. Sadly (and frighteningly) there are many people who will read her statements and believe in the specter of a “Big Environment” so powerful that the poor populist oil companies that are working to keep the people of America safe, warm, employed, etc don’t stand a chance. It used to be a chicken in every pot, now it’s two cars in every garage.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-5733 Alex Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:56:27 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-5733 The only truth which is remotely like that is that environmentalists demand that oil companies pay for the damage they cause. Even closer, actually, would be REPUBLICANS taking bribes from oil companies in exchange for drilling rights and lenient safety regulations.

The only truth which is remotely like that is that environmentalists demand that oil companies pay for the damage they cause. Even closer, actually, would be REPUBLICANS taking bribes from oil companies in exchange for drilling rights and lenient safety regulations.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-5732 Alex Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:51:06 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-5732 The scary part is that she does. Unfortunately, she's either insane, or trying to be clever(correction: evil) to convince the people who actually don't think. The scary part is that she does. Unfortunately, she’s either insane, or trying to be clever(correction: evil) to convince the people who actually don’t think.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-5729 Alex Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:47:35 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-5729 Well said, except I don't believe for a moment that they factored risk into their analysis. There's plenty of evidence that they lied to regulators about the known risks to get approval to drill. Well said, except I don’t believe for a moment that they factored risk into their analysis. There’s plenty of evidence that they lied to regulators about the known risks to get approval to drill.

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]]> By: Alex http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-5728 Alex Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:40:53 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-5728 Dear god, Kenn, learn some basic sentence structure! Dear god, Kenn, learn some basic sentence structure!

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]]> By: Alex http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-5727 Alex Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:39:47 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-5727 Great, we've been caught! She's figured out that we hate white men with their fancy automobiles and electricity! Or is it that we all own stock in solar, wind, and hydroelectric power companies? OH GOD, NO, I hope she hasn't discovered that we actually hate dolphins, and we're plotting to destroy the oceans to wipe them out, and covertly forcing the oil companies to do our dirty work for us! Great, we’ve been caught! She’s figured out that we hate white men with their fancy automobiles and electricity! Or is it that we all own stock in solar, wind, and hydroelectric power companies? OH GOD, NO, I hope she hasn’t discovered that we actually hate dolphins, and we’re plotting to destroy the oceans to wipe them out, and covertly forcing the oil companies to do our dirty work for us!

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]]> By: Alex http://www.newsopi.com/politics/sarah-palin-gulf-oil-spill/2225/comment-page-1/#comment-5726 Alex Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:28:29 +0000 http://www.newsopi.com/?p=2225#comment-5726 You must either be stupid, insane, trolling, or some combination of the above. Nobody gets upset about solar arrays nor wind farms when they're nowhere nearby. In fact, the environmentalists love them. Furthermore, ecologically disastrous accidents can and do happen both on land and at sea. Imagine for a moment if the environmentalists had gotten even MORE restrictions to require all oil wells to have remote cutoffs, more thorough safety inspections, and more training for workers and emergency responders. If they had, accidents like this wouldn't happen, and even if they still would, they'd be rare, and would be cleaned up quickly. Environmentalists didn't tell them that crew to keep drilling in a well that was known to release huge pockets of combustible gas. In fact, if BP hadn't lied in an attempt to downplay the known hazards, the environmentalists would've told them to stop. Environmentalist didn't sink that oil rig. It was the morons working on it. Environmentalists didn't tell BP to exclude remote cutoffs on the well. Again, no environmentalist would sit still for that. Environmentalists didn't demand that BP withhold information about the spill. Environmentalists didn't tell BP to worry first about saving their precious oil from the spill while it gets worse. Environmentalists didn't tell BP to take their time cleaning up. Meanwhile, Republicans (in case you haven't heard Sarah Palin is one of those) take huge bribes from oil companies in exchange for relaxed safety regulations, allowing them to drill without remote cutoffs(you know, those things that would have prevented this).

You must either be stupid, insane, trolling, or some combination of the above. Nobody gets upset about solar arrays nor wind farms when they’re nowhere nearby. In fact, the environmentalists love them. Furthermore, ecologically disastrous accidents can and do happen both on land and at sea. Imagine for a moment if the environmentalists had gotten even MORE restrictions to require all oil wells to have remote cutoffs, more thorough safety inspections, and more training for workers and emergency responders. If they had, accidents like this wouldn’t happen, and even if they still would, they’d be rare, and would be cleaned up quickly. Environmentalists didn’t tell them that crew to keep drilling in a well that was known to release huge pockets of combustible gas. In fact, if BP hadn’t lied in an attempt to downplay the known hazards, the environmentalists would’ve told them to stop. Environmentalist didn’t sink that oil rig. It was the morons working on it. Environmentalists didn’t tell BP to exclude remote cutoffs on the well. Again, no environmentalist would sit still for that. Environmentalists didn’t demand that BP withhold information about the spill. Environmentalists didn’t tell BP to worry first about saving their precious oil from the spill while it gets worse. Environmentalists didn’t tell BP to take their time cleaning up. Meanwhile, Republicans (in case you haven’t heard Sarah Palin is one of those) take huge bribes from oil companies in exchange for relaxed safety regulations, allowing them to drill without remote cutoffs(you know, those things that would have prevented this).

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