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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-16-10 11:49 AM
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Indeed. I don't get why there is such disagreement on this point, either.

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  - The president's job last night was to speak to 90% of americans who do not watch cable 24/7 Windy  Jun-16-10 11:41 AM   #0 
  - We're TWO months into this crisis. The speech would have been appropriate a month ago. Not now. nt  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 11:43 AM   #1 
  - He and his administration have been addressing the problem from the beginning  Windy   Jun-16-10 11:44 AM   #3 
  - I don't give a shit about the PR. I care about the wildlife. nt  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 11:46 AM   #7 
  - And are you saying the president doesn't? that he doesnt care about the people as well  Windy   Jun-16-10 11:51 AM   #17 
  - I'm not talking about going after an oil company, I'm talking about mentioning wildlife  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 11:57 AM   #24 
     - Self-delete. Feeling pissed today, but not about politics.  sinkingfeeling   Jun-16-10 01:52 PM   #44 
  - Hate to point this out  nadinbrzezinski   Jun-16-10 11:52 AM   #18 
  - Speeches aren't going to save the wildlife. nt  Cant trust em   Jun-16-10 11:56 AM   #23 
     - What they talk about can. Nothing about a fund or where to contribute to help. nt  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 12:16 PM   #37 
  - Sadly, TV is now the main form of how many people get their news.  Javaman   Jun-16-10 11:48 AM   #10 
  - Of course he was! and I've got beachfront property you'd be interested in! n/t  joeybee12   Jun-16-10 11:48 AM   #11 
  - I agree  Johonny   Jun-16-10 11:51 AM   #16 
     - Phantoms and panic?  Javaman   Jun-16-10 11:55 AM   #21 
  - Here here.  Javaman   Jun-16-10 11:45 AM   #5 
  - There, there!  MineralMan   Jun-16-10 11:47 AM   #9 
     - Thank you, sarah. nt  Javaman   Jun-16-10 11:49 AM   #13 
  - A month ago there was still hope of capping the well off. What is the point of a speech  FSogol   Jun-16-10 11:46 AM   #6 
  - He made some promises last night - which I hope turn out to be true - about capping.  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 11:47 AM   #8 
  - You must be kididng me  nadinbrzezinski   Jun-16-10 11:54 AM   #19 
  - I understand and agree. I was responding to why Obama's speech didn't happen 30 days ago. n/t  FSogol   Jun-16-10 12:07 PM   #30 
  - People most need to be talked to during moments of uncertainty.  EFerrari   Jun-16-10 12:21 PM   #38 
     - I think that sums it up. I think the Prez wants to do the Right Thing but needs  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 12:30 PM   #40 
  - +1  Poll_Blind   Jun-16-10 11:49 AM   #14 
  - +2  Auggie   Jun-16-10 11:51 AM   #15 
  - Carter tried with policy details and lost people on it.  Jennicut   Jun-16-10 11:43 AM   #2 
  - The only relevant issue is the progress of the relief wells  maxsolomon   Jun-16-10 11:44 AM   #4 
  - Correct. But relief wells aren't sexy.  MineralMan   Jun-16-10 11:49 AM   #12 
  - It never occurs to people that some HUGE fuckups CAN'T be fixed  K8-EEE   Jun-16-10 11:55 AM   #20 
  - +1  Cant trust em   Jun-16-10 11:59 AM   #25 
  - If Carter got up there and gave a speech it would be specific indeed  bluestateguy   Jun-16-10 11:55 AM   #22 
  - Sometimes Obama gets criticized for being too technical and professorial  Cant trust em   Jun-16-10 12:02 PM   #27 
  - Total average viewing of cable news shows in a night is about...  WCGreen   Jun-16-10 12:01 PM   #26 
  - +1  MineralMan   Jun-16-10 12:03 PM   #28 
  - But that's ignoring all the other news sources which Americans are...  Poll_Blind   Jun-16-10 12:06 PM   #29 
     - The original post was about cable news....  WCGreen   Jun-16-10 12:08 PM   #31 
  - Yes, yes, yes  mfcorey1   Jun-16-10 12:09 PM   #32 
  - What a Typical Internet Conceit: To Think You're More "Enlightened" Than "Normal People"  Toasterlad   Jun-16-10 12:09 PM   #33 
  - what you said.  pansypoo53219   Jun-16-10 12:09 PM   #34 
  - I don't boycott people whose opinion I disagree with...  ConservativeDemocrat   Jun-16-10 12:14 PM   #35 
  - Many are here for affirmation, not information. nt  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 12:16 PM   #36 
     - That's for damn sure.  Cant trust em   Jun-16-10 12:40 PM   #42 
        - Yes. I get a lot of right wing crank e-mails and I come here to see  Captain Hilts   Jun-16-10 12:47 PM   #43 
  - So why would anyone think that those who don't really know what the hell is going on in the gulf  Individualist   Jun-16-10 12:26 PM   #39 
  - What horseshit  blindpig   Jun-16-10 12:35 PM   #41 
     - It wasn't pablum. It was information. jesus.  Windy   Jun-16-10 02:37 PM   #45 
        - "done pretty well getting things done.."  blindpig   Jun-16-10 03:07 PM   #46 
 

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