Comments on: Obama Blocked Clean Up of BP Oil Spill by Friendly Countries; International Assistance Blocked by Regulations Obama Had The Authority To Waive

By: Pmacdee

Pmacdee — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:17:28 +0000

Folks, There are a lot of unattributed quotes in this article. The only conclusion I come to is that the author is hiding the truth.

This source( http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/25/nation/la-na-jones-actqa-20100625) indicates that the offers were to sell the US equipment. So naturally our government is going to evaluate the offers.

So how would this story read if our government purchased the equipment from a foreign country with our tax dollars before requiring a foreign oil company to use their resources?

Think about it.

By: Commenter1

Commenter1 — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:06:11 +0000

L. Smith’s claim is false.

Factcheck.org’s own readers refuted its unfounded claim about the Jones Act. They convincingly explained how the Jones Act DID block foreign aid:

http://www.factcheck.org/2010/06/factcheck-mailbag-week-of-june-22-june-28/

By: L. Smith

L. Smith — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:19:28 +0000

For anyone concerned with the getting to the truth rather than perpetuating the disemination of misinformation; Factcheck.org, a non-partisan organization that monitors political “news” stories addressed this issue. The Jones Act never applied in this situation and there is no reputable evidence that help has been refused from anyone. Stop following the herd

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:41:22 +0000

Obama finally approved skimmers after 70 days. Suggesting that they are doing all they can do is a flat lie.

Mike

By: Douglas Speak

Douglas Speak — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:11:12 +0000

Why did the administration refuse the help of these foreign nations? from what I found in a 20 second or so session with google is…it seems…they wanted to charge for that help.

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/18/2027550/cleanup-aid-from-overseas-comes.html#ixzz0sJBQ4XV0

so, if these services are for hire, a better question is “Why isn’t BP willing to pay for these services?”

it is bp’s oil rig, after all, so the us taxpayer should not be on the hook for the clean up bill.

anyway, mystery solved.

By: complaints and consu

complaints and consu — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:39:10 +0000

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By: Drusilla Kunis

Drusilla Kunis — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:07:45 +0000

Thanks for the interesting post! May I ask where you get your sources from?

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By: azmi

azmi — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:53:37 +0000

The regulations destroy jobs in America’s export sector…..sound very bad….He should think about it….

By: Occasional Viewer

Occasional Viewer — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:26:58 +0000

As Rahm Emanuel said, Obama never lets a crisis go to waste — even if that means he has to manufacture the crisis first.