The Fish Oil Salesman: McCain Pushes Offshore Drilling Because Fish ‘Love To Be Around’ Oil Rigs
The Fish Oil Salesman: McCain Pushes Offshore Drilling Because Fish ‘Love To Be Around’ Oil Rigs
Yesterday in his town hall meeting with Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) advocated offshore oil drilling by pushing three myths: 1) Hurricanes won’t damage oil rigs, 2) Fish love oil rigs, and 3) Cuba is allowing China to drill near the U.S. coast:
McCAIN: An oil rig off of the Louisiana coast. It survived hurricanes. It is safe, it is sound, and to somehow —
And by the way, on that oil rig — and I’m sure you’ve probably heard this story — you look down, and there’s fish everywhere! There’s fish everywhere! Yeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals as well. [...]
As far as China and Cuba are concerned, we continue to hear that there is negotiations or conversations or — I’m not exactly sure what the state of play is, but it’s not a healthy thing, obviously.
Watch it:
A look at these three myths:
MYTH #1: Hurricanes won’t damage oil rigs. The U.S. Minerals Management Service estimates that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed 113 offshore oil platforms and caused 124 offshore spills for a total of 743,700 gallons. In fact, damage to offshore producers accounted for 77 percent of the oil industry’s storm costs. In the wake of Hurricane Ike, there are at least three offshore oil rigs missing and “presumed to be total losses.”
MYTH #2: Fish love oil rigs. McCain is pushing an oil industry talking point. While marine biologists have seen fish congregating around oil rigs, it doesn’t mean they are good for wildlife. “That’s like taking a picture of birds on a telephone wire and saying it’s essential habitat,” said the Environmental Defense Center’s Linda Krop. Without the platforms, fish would likely return to natural reefs.
MYTH #3: Cuba is allowing China to drill near the U.S. coast. The Congressional Research Service has unequivocally concluded that Cuba has not permitted China to drill near the U.S. coastline in the Gulf of Mexico. Even Vice President Cheney has admitted this talking point is false.
McCain’s second claim is especially silly. Not too long ago, conservatives were also trying to argue that the United States should start drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Reserve because oil pipelines would “become a meeting ground and ‘coffee klatch‘ for caribou.” (HT: AMERICAblog)
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The scary part: Look at the fools in the audience drinking the kool-aid.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:20 pmThere's NO excuse for such insane stupidity.
He's not taking this "Presdunt" thing seriously enough, like our past Idiot in Chief...
September 18th, 2008 at 12:21 pmThey forgot the most important myth of them all ...
MYTH #4: McCain knows what he's talking about.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:23 pmyou look down, and there’s fish everywhere! There’s fish everywhere! Yeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals as well.
Whatever did those poor fish do before we started drilling for oil.
http://progressiveworldreview.com
September 18th, 2008 at 12:24 pmThe Fish Oil Salesman: McCain Pushes Offshore Drilling Because Fish ‘Love To Be Around’ Oil Rigs
Now the 5th from the bottom graduate out of 800 in his naval academy class believes he's an oceanographer/marine biologist ?
Thanks for that info , retarded Jacques Cousteau ........
September 18th, 2008 at 12:26 pmThanks for that info , retarded Jacques Cousteau ……..
More like "Mermaid Man", and Lieberman can play "Barnacle Boy."
September 18th, 2008 at 12:28 pmTo anyone who believes that "fish love oil rigs", I'd point them to this:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html
And ask them to scroll down to picture no. 16.
Looks like a fish paradise to me -- snark
September 18th, 2008 at 12:28 pmMcCain is inventing stories every minute.Is this guy running for Prez of USA or Jail house Captain ?truly sad
September 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pmWell, if it's good enough for the fish, it's good enough for me! Reminds me of something...
"You can wrap an old fish in a piece of paper called change, it's still going to stink."
Now, tell me again why all the airspace of the hurricane area is closed right now?
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pm.
WTF...?
Float an oil well and fish for life?
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pmObama: "You can't make this stuff up".
September 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pmThe aquarium in New Orleans, (before Katrina, don't know bout now) had a "Gulf Exhibit" built around a mock oil rig platform base to make the fish "feel more at home."
All I could think was, I wish these sharks could eat the motherfcukers who put them in here.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:31 pmOK, at this point McTard is just getting sad.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:38 pmOk, it's becoming clear that they aren't even trying. What's really going on? It makes me nervous that they seem not to even care that they are lying and getting caught 10 times a day.
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September 18th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Well, now, how utterly *lovely*!
Perhaps dear Michelle and the kaffe klatsching karibou can host a little soiree for McLoser and those happy fish over at that nice warm pipeline!
Finger sammies, anyone?
September 18th, 2008 at 12:40 pm“The Fish Oil Salesman: McCain Pushes Offshore Drilling Because Fish ‘Love To Be Around’ Oil Rigs”
Of course fish likes oil. And next thing they like are frying pans.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:41 pmMcCain's folks don't know who the Prime Minister of Spain is...
Fish jes' LUVS thems some oil rigs...
Lordy... "teh Stupid" is running STRONG this morning...
September 18th, 2008 at 12:43 pmYeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals as well.
Alright! Someone needs to inform McDementia the reason that fish congregate around oil rigs is because....
September 18th, 2008 at 12:45 pmIT'S A FCKING OCEAN!!!!
"Hey Grandpa McScary - tell us another one of your nutty, mythological, "you-must-be-batshiz-crazy," stories, OK?"
September 18th, 2008 at 12:47 pmI also heard a spokesman for the Alaska pipeline say the caribou love the pipeline because it is warm. Ignorant bastard
September 18th, 2008 at 12:48 pmFACT-CHECK:
There are millions of sea-going birds and other oceanic wildlife in Alaska that will tell you the benefits of 11,000,000 gallons of oil, er moisturizer!
September 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pm— you look down, and there’s fish everywhere! There’s fish everywhere! Yeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals as well.
OMFG. This guy just says the first thing off the top of his addled mind. Its a good thing Palin has started calling this the Palin/McCain ticket, I guess.
Too freakin' funny.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pmdareme Says:
I also heard a spokesman for the Alaska pipeline say the caribou love the pipeline because it is warm. Ignorant bastard
I forgot about that one!
Sounds like all animals are lovin' them some oil! Well, except for the dinosaurs. I hear they're still holding a grudge about being referred to as "fossil fuel".
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 12:51 pm“The Fish Oil Salesman: McCain Pushes Offshore Drilling Because Fish ‘Love To Be Around’ Oil Rigs”
Because fishes have a oh-so-high IQ...
And birds like to live in jetliners' turbines?
September 18th, 2008 at 12:52 pmI like to give the American people credit for our intelligence collectively or on the whole, but Republican campaigns always force me to question that thinking.
How uninformed and disconnected does one have to be to sit through an hour of this garbage?
September 18th, 2008 at 12:52 pmWhere are all the neocon trolls that are supposed to be defending McCain?
Hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha!
September 18th, 2008 at 12:53 pmOne last one, then I promise to stop:
Oil Field of Dreams - If you build it, they will come
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 12:53 pmWhat's that parable?
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.
Give a man a drilling platform, and you feed him for life.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:56 pmThe Fish Oil Salesman: McCain Pushes Offshore Drilling Because Fish ‘Love To Be Around’ Oil Rigs
Yeah , because it seems the more they congregate around those rigs , the less chance they have of being ensnared in those huge nets they've seen others get caught in , you stupid old fart...........
September 18th, 2008 at 12:57 pmFred Says:
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I dont believe it will happen. I dont doubt Darth Cheney would LIKE it to happen nor that President Gump would love to be the puppet for another few years. I just dont think the big money interests that REALLY run this country would allow it. The illusion of real democracy is worth too much to them.
September 18th, 2008 at 12:59 pmspencers mom Says:
One last one, then I promise to stop:
Oil Field of Dreams - If you build it, they will come
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
A lovable place for british tourists: you only must throw a light match and you can have all fried fish you can eat - instantly.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:00 pmWayne Says:
Where are all the neocon trolls that are supposed to be defending McCain?
Hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha!
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They usually take the morning off that way they can tune in and Rush can tell them what they think today
September 18th, 2008 at 1:01 pmI hope you're right Eugene. I didn't used to be a conspiracy follower before bush.
At the same time it seems all the big money is falling under government control though.....I'm not ruling out any possibility from these people, they are capable of terrible things.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pmraynman Says:
What’s that parable?
Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day.
Give a man a drilling platform, and you feed him for life.
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I think for conservatives its
Give a man a fish you feed him for a day.
Set a man on fire and you keep him warm for the rest of his life.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pmHi Evil Spaniard! On behalf of the American people, I'd like to apologize that J. Sidney McCain is seemingly including your Prime Minister in the "Axis of Evil"
But if it's any consolation, most of us understand that he's just an old, dumb ph*uck.
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pmFred Says:
I hope you’re right Eugene. I didn’t used to be a conspiracy follower before bush.
At the same time it seems all the big money is falling under government control though…..I’m not ruling out any possibility from these people, they are capable of terrible things.
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I think you have it backwards government has at least since after the Civil War always been under business control. Big financial interests getting gov money doesnt put them under government control its just legalized plundering. Like Thomas Dewey said: "Politics is the shadow cast on society by big business."
September 18th, 2008 at 1:06 pmAnd then they said the herd of caribou was getting bigger because of the pipeline. Of course the next day they said they had to have aerial wolf hunts because they were decimating the caribou herd. Go figure.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:07 pmMcCain is on his Deathbed.....
He looks and sounds terrible...
He wont make it to November...
September 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pmspencers mom Says:
Hi Evil Spaniard! On behalf of the American people, I’d like to apologize that J. Sidney McCain is seemingly including your Prime Minister in the “Axis of Evil”
But if it’s any consolation, most of us understand that he’s just an old, dumb ph*uck.
PEACE
September 18th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
No need to apologize on your behalf. We know what is a crazy old fart, and we know other people isn't responsible for its irresponsible babbling.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pmWhen my President remarks about another country I want more than "I'm not sure what the play is".
September 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pmMcCain continues to shine a light on his inability to lead when it is necessary to employ the tactics of fear and half-truths and tells the people it will taste good too.
Just more stuff to call him out on in the debates.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:14 pmRove/Schmidt:
"Lie. Lather, rinse, and repeat."
Cheers,
September 18th, 2008 at 1:18 pmBy that logic, since smokers congregate near ashtrays, ashtrays are good for smokers.
And since dolphins are frequently found in tuna nets, tuna nets are good for dolphins.
And since dumbasses are frequently found at McCain rallies, that means McCain rallies are good for dumbasses.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:24 pmNo one ever hits McCain on his education. The guy just isn't very bright and it shows in his statements like this. He was 894th in a class of 899 at the Naval academy. One the other hand Obama was a professor of constitutional law. Who would you rather have lead this country? I'll take the young smart guy over the dumb old guy any day. He insults all our intelligence by these ridiculous statements.
September 18th, 2008 at 1:43 pmanyone else wonder if those fish are eating garbage from the rig occupants?
ever been to a bridge at a botanical garden and see all those koi gathering for their treats?
September 18th, 2008 at 1:51 pmJohn "Tuna Fish" Mc Cain strikes again possessing an in-depth knowledge of the subject matter and mesmerising his deeply "curious" audience with his captivating wit and candor!
All we have in America to run for president is an over-the-hill white-guy and a black guy who can't expand on his message of "change".
WTF...America will you please throw out the corrupt and useless two-party system and start a REAL democratic system all over again.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pmJohnnie been hitting the jungle juice? Or is he just getting naturally loopy? Mama must be bringing home free samples from the distributorships.
September 18th, 2008 at 2:47 pmAnd by the way, on that oil rig — and I'm sure you've probably heard this story — you look down, and there's fish everywhere! There's fish everywhere! Yeah, the fish love to be around those rigs. So not only can it be helpful for energy, it can be helpful for some pretty good meals as well. […]
Only an insensitive jerk would mention "good meals" without thinking about the environment or the species of the fish being killed. Only a repug would talk about eating these fish w/o the benefit of knowing how safe the fish are around oil rigs.
mcchimpy thinks he's Jesus or something, turning oil rigs into fish to feed the masses.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:13 pmJBaddo
Sen. Obama has explained six way till Sunday and you knuckleheads can't comprehend lint. You are just jealous that Sen. Obama will bring back the shine to the US.
see you in Alaska!
September 18th, 2008 at 3:16 pmGame of Life Says:
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JBaddo
Sen. Obama has explained six way till Sunday and you knuckleheads can’t comprehend lint. You are just jealous that Sen. Obama will bring back the shine to the US.
see you in Alaska!
I guess you proved my point, you idiot, 2 party system has failed.
You get elected president in america on charm, sound bites and sounding sincere...saying things of substance will disqualify you.
Its the fuzzy feeling that the candidate conveys. It makes us all feel soo f##cking good.
Mc Cain, Palin, Obama, Biden not a thing to offer this sinking nation.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:35 pmWe can’t bust heads like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to tell ‘em stories that don’t go anywhere - like the time I caught the ferry over to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe, so, I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. ‘Give me five bees for a quarter,’ you’d say. Now where were we? Oh yeah - the important thing was I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn’t have white onions because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones...
September 18th, 2008 at 4:51 pmPlease stop calling these "myths". They are lies.
September 18th, 2008 at 5:05 pmMcCain the Blackberry Guy...
McCain the Marine Biologist...
McCain The Regulator/deregulator
When does this guy sleep!!!!
September 18th, 2008 at 5:56 pmMcCain: As far as China and Cuba are concerned, we continue to hear that there is negotiations or conversations or...
Geez...he IS Bush Lite.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:31 pmWell considering there are practically no oil or gas rigs off the coast of California compared to Louisiana and Texas I guess you could read this from TP's own NY Times article....
"Ms. Krop, the environmental lawyer, says rig-to-reef conversions make more sense in the Gulf of Mexico because the waters there have a mud bottom, not natural reefs."
Have any of you people been deep sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQK/is_2_11/ai_n26805875
http://www.digitalfilmmaker.net/dv/oilrigs/index.html
September 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pmAmanda, whether or not fish congregate around oil rigs is not an issue of any import.
Contrariwise, damage to offshore oil wells and the breakage of pipelines leading between offshore rigs and the mainland destroy many fish and other marine species, as well as foul coral reefs and other littoral nurseries.
September 18th, 2008 at 11:16 pmOMG McCain is an ENVIRONMENTALIST! He speaks for the fishes just as the Lorax did for the trees...
September 20th, 2008 at 4:15 pm