Spike Lee Tells Obama To "Go Off" On BP

Now that everyone has weighed in on the BP disaster, Spike Lee adds his two cents.

Saying that the President needs to "go off" on BP plays into the hands of the republican critics.

The interesting thing is that everybody has a suggestion, but, no one has any idea how to shut off the oil. Not the President, Spike Lee, Glen Beck, or Bobby Jindal. They all scream loudly that the President should do something, but what? No technical expertise, just misdirected anger.

Where were these angry voices when New Orleans was drowning, Iraqis were tortured and the deficit ballooned?

The other day a white man looking at his newspaper said to me, "boy, man is really destroying this planet." The truth is, the white man is destroying this planet. Native Africans and Native Americans never had environmental problems until the arrival of the white man. 30 million buffalo were reduced to a few thousand. Rhinos, elephants, and lions were hunted to near extinction. Air pollution and water pollution killed millions of birds and fish. Strip mining and oil drilling destroyed thousands of acres of habitat for endangered animals. Every animal with fur was hunted to near extinction in North America.

Unless Anderson Cooper and Spike Lee have an ironclad answer on reducing the oil flow, they need to shut the fuck up. Either be part of the problem or part of the solution. Spikes solution, for the President to get mad, accomplishes nothing.

However, it pleases the white man to see the Black President criticized by Black people. Thanks Spike.

Republicans Compare BP Oil Spill To Katrina

In another attempt to disparage the Obama administration, Republicans have compared the government response to the BP oil spill the Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina.

Although the comparison is ludicrous, media outlets continue to report on the spill like it is a national crises. They banner their news casts with "Day 44" like the hostage crises in Iran. They show pictures of floating oil and soaked birds as if the end of the world was fast approaching. Then they cry out, "where is the President?"

It's all bullshit!

First, there is no comparison between HURRICANE Katrina and the BP Oil spill. Over 1500 citizens lost their lives in Katrina, only 11 at the BP oil rig. Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses from all walks of life in Katrina. So far a few fishermen and shrimpers have reported lost income, but, they still have their lives and homes.

Katrina was a natural disaster. The National Weather Service gave plenty of warning. The state and city and federal governments failed to evacuate the old, poor and sick. Left prisoners and hospital patients to drown. Sent the National guard to shoot survivors trying to find food and water. Failed to provide the money and resources to rebuild.

The BP oil spill is entirely a man made disaster. The government had no advance warning. Has no oil drilling or capping equipment in it's budget. Has no "Department of Oil" that deals with oil spills. Is overspent on it's budget while BP makes billions in profit each quarter.

A few oily birds and unemployed shrimpers is the same as a thousand drowned niggers I guess.

The Republicans have repeatedly blamed Obama for the entire mess.

The President has accepted responsibility for the mess, while sending the Justice Department down to determine if criminal charges are forthcoming for BP. Meanwhile Republicans like Bobby Jindal, who refused federal bailout money, are now screaming for federal money like a crack addicts. The same teabaggers who wanted the federal government out private business are now crying for federal help.

Hypocrites.

From the beginning President Obama should have told BP that someones ass would be thrown in jail for every day the oil leaked. They would sit their asses in jail until the leak was stopped and the oil cleaned up.

That is the only way Obama can assume responsibility for this ongoing mess. The government does not posses the technical expertise or equipment to stop the leak.

They do have plenty of jails.