Barbour Downplays Oil Spill: It's Just Like The Gasoline Sheen Around Ski Boats

Wait until that shit washes ashore at Biloxi. The asshole will be the first one screaming for a federal bailout.

"The Republican governor also said media coverage of the spill has hurt Alabama's tourism industry, and made a pitch for more visitors."

That should be Mississippi's tourism industry, no?

Nothing like a good 50,000 barrel-a-day sheen.

Glad to hear it. That means that Mississippi won't need anything so socialist as Federal cleanup and economic aid because of the spill.

like his face that resembles the blubber on a whale.

Hey now, Hailey Barbour is just covering for his cronies. During Hurricane Katrina, it was the Bush Administration. Now it's Big Oil. Listen to Hailey say there wasn't any time to prepare for Katrina, because we didn't know it was a killer storm until it was too late:

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M. O'BRIEN: Let's talk about the response and what was put into position in advance of this storm. We knew about Katrina. We knew it was a strong storm developing for several days before it ever made landfall. Do you have the sense -- because it's quite clear that state and local officials cannot handle this on their own. This is too overwhelming. Do you have the sense that the federal government has dropped the ball here, sir?

BARBOUR: I really don't. And I think it's very unfair for the federal government, for you to say we knew this was a great powerful storm. This was a category 1 hurricane when it hit Florida. Now that's the truth.

M. O'BRIEN: Governor, it was a category 5 storm.

BARBOUR: The federal government...

M. O'BRIEN: A category 5 storm when it was...

BARBOUR: No, it was a category 1 -- it was a category 1 storm when it hit Florida. It was a category 5 storm a few hours before it came ashore.

M. O'BRIEN: No, no, Governor Barbour...

BARBOUR: The federal government have been tremendous partners in this. They have helped...

M. O'BRIEN: Governor Barbour, surely there was enough knowledge in advance that this was a huge killer storm a matter of days, not hours, before it ever struck landfall. And it seems to me the military...

BARBOUR: Now, Miles, if this is an interview or an argument, I don't care. But if you want to let me tell you what I think, I will.

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http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0509/01/ltm.03.html

That's one of my favorite Hailey passages and I always keep it handy. Unbelievable. A Cat-1 storm, he repeats. Hailey is an embarrassment to my state, second only to the willfully propagandized people here who elected him and consistently vote Republican against their own interest.

Another apologist for the fuckups of corporate America. Gator bait is all these creeps are good for.

It may be like the gasoline sheen around Barbour's boat. Someone let the U.S. Coast Guard know; any visible discharge resulting in a sheen on waters can result in hefty fines and prosecution.

Cheers,

I almost want this buffoon to run for president. Between the stupid statements and the lobbying history, he would be fun. After all, the GOP has to run somebody, right?

I really wonder what he get's out of it, or hide's!
Hey Barbour
Want you take a real long Dip when this mess comes on Shore,PLEASE!Are you really that ignorant and think it stay's away?
Quit selling us for stupid. Take your Buddy's and make room for People who really care for the Environment and the People in Mississippi!