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10034. wabbit - 6/11/2010 11:49:37 PM News reports say 16 known dead so far, but no real way of knowing how many folks were in the area. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for a bit and not make things even worse. 10035. arkymalarky - 6/13/2010 1:52:20 AM IThe person who died was the wife of Bob's colleague who's fam is from our tiny town and has known Bob's fam all their lives. He and his two kids escaped. That is a beaqutiful place, and lots of people go there every year. It's going to be hard for them to go back for a while. 10036. judithathome - 6/13/2010 6:40:00 PM Arky, I had no idea what went on in Arkansas until just now...I've stopped watching news and weather and everything connected to "reality", I guess...
I know we pass Caddo or the turnoff to it on our way to your place...so sorry to hear about Bob's colleague's wife. What type of weather did y'all get out your way?
I guess the reason I was so in the dark about is because it was hot and humid here but we got NOTHING in the way of bad weather...I ususally can at least warn you when it comes here first.... 10037. arkymalarky - 6/13/2010 6:58:15 PM Just a lot of rain. It evidently fell a whole lot in just the right areas to flood that spot suddenly. If we have time we'll drive by there on the highway. It isn't very far from here and it is a gorgeous place. 10038. arkymalarky - 6/13/2010 6:58:50 PM When y'all come over, that is. 10039. judithathome - 6/14/2010 6:56:52 PM Well, I heard 20 people, as of today, lost their lives in the flooding...wow. 10040. iiibbb - 6/15/2010 1:53:38 PM Armageddon 10041. judithathome - 6/16/2010 5:04:20 PM Here's an interesting perspective on what the oil spill would do if it happened in YOUR hometown:
http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/ 10042. judithathome - 6/16/2010 5:06:01 PM Crap...I keep forgetting we have to do it the old-fashioned way:
Check This Out
10043. thoughtful - 6/17/2010 8:02:09 PM If you want to get some real insights into what's going on at that BP oil well...excellent analysis: http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6593/648967
10044. vonKreedon - 6/17/2010 9:40:19 PM Texas Repub Rep. Barton forgets to use his in private voice, and apologizes to BP in public for making them pay for their mistake. 10045. greystoke - 6/18/2010 12:51:06 AM Haley Barbour Says to Keep on Drilling
"Appearing Sunday CBS television's "Face the Nation," Barbour repeated what he has said publicly several times the past few weeks -- that he doesn't believe there should be a moratorium on exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
"There have been more than 30,000 oil wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico in the last 50 years. This is the first time something like this has ever happened," Barbour said. "And we need to get to the bottom of it, find out what happened, make sure it doesn't happen again. But I think it is very reasonable to continue to drill."
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Its getting harder and harder to feel sorry for the people of the Gulf Coast when they have idiots like this leading them. Seriously. Maybe we should just let them foul their own nest. 10046. greystoke - 6/18/2010 12:56:00 AM Haley Barbour Says to Keep on Drilling
"Appearing Sunday CBS television's "Face the Nation," Barbour repeated what he has said publicly several times the past few weeks -- that he doesn't believe there should be a moratorium on exploratory oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
"There have been more than 30,000 oil wells drilled in the Gulf of Mexico in the last 50 years. This is the first time something like this has ever happened," Barbour said. "And we need to get to the bottom of it, find out what happened, make sure it doesn't happen again. But I think it is very reasonable to continue to drill."
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Its getting harder and harder to feel sorry for the people of the Gulf Coast when they have idiots like this leading them. Seriously. Maybe we should just let them foul their own nest. 10047. greystoke - 6/18/2010 12:58:27 AM oops 10048. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 6/18/2010 1:21:21 AM 
10049. thoughtful - 6/18/2010 2:57:10 PM From a sarah palin tweet:
"Extreme Greenies:see now why we push'drill,baby,drill'of known reserves&promising finds in safe onshore places like ANWR? Now do you get it?" 10050. greystoke - 6/18/2010 5:21:44 PM One problem with her logic is that the oil companies and their Republican water boys told us that offshore drilling was completely safe, too.
10051. vonKreedon - 6/18/2010 10:28:55 PM Not to mention, ummm...
Alaska Oil Spill Fuels Concerns Over Arctic Wildlife, Future Drilling
10052. greystoke - 6/19/2010 1:28:31 AM 2006 ??? Old news. I am sure that Big Oil has put procedures in place to make drilling completely safe in onshore places. Would Sarah lie to us?
10053. greystoke - 6/19/2010 1:29:34 AM What are you, an Extreme Greenie ?
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