Gulf Oil Spill - Gov't and Media Ignore Known Facts

Media Still Ignorant or just Obtuse?

From the Miami Herald

 

WASHINGTON

Previous estimate on oil flow doubled

McClatchy News Service

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Thursday doubled its minimum estimate of how much crude oil was gushing from the Deepwater Horizon oil well, saying a panel of scientists had concluded that 20,000 to 50,000 barrels, or as much as 2.1 million gallons, were pouring into the Gulf of Mexico every day before BP sheared the well's riser pipe on June 3.

That action, which BP engineers undertook to fit a ``top hat'' containment dome over the well, almost certainly increased the flow, and Dr. Marcia McNutt, the head of the U.S. Geological Survey, said an estimate of the flow since June 3 would be available in a few days. ``Our scientific analysis is still a work in progress,'' McNutt said.

The announcement that tens of thousands more barrels of oil than previously estimated have been spewing into the Gulf for weeks added to a growing sense that neither the federal government nor BP correctly assessed the size of the unfolding disaster or marshaled enough resources to meet it.

Separately Thursday, BP and the Coast Guard acknowledged that their hopes of removing 28,000 barrels of crude from the water daily beginning perhaps next week depend on a largely untested plan to burn more than a third of that oil.

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/11/1674384/previous-estimate-on-oil-flow.html#ixzz0qqWBVsU5

Who Are they kidding? 

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video, shot as officials coordinated response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, shows that federal officials almost immediately worried that the oil well could leak up to 110,000 barrels per day, or 4.6 million gallons.

The video appears on a federal Web site. 

So, NOAA was aware on April 22nd that the Spill could be between 65,000 and 100, Barrels per Day!  Check out my Post on May 1st it outlines the whole story and gives a link to the actual articles with pictures from the NOAA meeting.  So why is the Government (Admiral Allen and Barry Sotero) still not giving us the real estimate?

Chicago's Stupid Gun Control

It has often been said that Ignorance is “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. As Forest Gump said, “Stupid is as Stupid Does”. Meanwhile in a response to a reporter recently Mayor Daily said, "It's been very effective. If I put this up your butt, you'll find out how effective it is. Let me put a round up your, you know," Cute but in comparison with other major cities, Chicago has an elevated murder total. For instance, in 2009, Chicago recorded 458 homicides and New York City 471 – when New York’s population is nearly three times as large as Chicago’s. In fact State Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford, both Democrats, suggested that the National Guard should be dispatched to curb the recent rise in violence. They made the proposal to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D).


The solution, Daley says, is to continue pressing state and federal courts to tighten restrictions on gun ownership – and to uphold the city’s ban on handguns and assault weapons. Last month, Daley pressed the state legislature to pass a package that, among other things, would strengthen penalties for unlawful gun sales and ownership and require semiautomatic weapons to be stamped with more sophisticated tracking technology. The package is still pending.

Well, after 3 decades of “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”, Mayor Gump and his minions in the State Legislator should try something new like legalizing Gun Ownership and Conceal Carry!

Promises, Promises!

"President Obama said Saturday that he will stand with Gulf Coast residents "until they are made whole" from the oil spill catastrophe."

Well isn't that special.  This is the same guy who PROMISED to ADD Millions of Jobs to the Economy, to be THE TRANSPARENT PRESIDENT, to get out of Gitmo and Iraq etc.  Blah, Blah, Blah.

Does anyone believe a word he says?

Home Security

We have a 2 story house. I tried this from the Master Bedroom and it WORKS! From bedrooms on the other side of the house I had to stick my hand outside the door but it worked. Test this yourself and keep your spare keys in your night stand.

Subject: What to take to bed with you - not a joke.

Put your car keys beside your bed at night!

If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is trying to break into your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won't stick around. After a few seconds, all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that. And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or a sexual abuse crime.

P.S. I am sending this to everyone I know because I think it is fantastic. Would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone. My Mom has suggested to my Dad that he carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem.

Please pass this on even IF you've read it before. It's a reminder.


NOTE:

Step   1. Hit the Panic Button on your car keys.


STEP  2. IF YOU HAVE ONE IS TO "CHAMBER A ROUND".



STEP  3. DIAL 911.



STEP  4. DON'T GO DOWNSTAIRS - WHO CARES IF THEY STEAL A TV - WAIT FOR THE COPS.



STEP  5. DON'T LET ANYONE GET UP THE STAIRS!


Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your parents, your Dr's office and the check-out girl at the market, everyone you run across!