Right now the spin is in!!! The fix is in!!! It is all about selling the Gulf Coast region to the American Public and letting them know that it has become A-OK to come on down!!! Hell, it must be good if the President of the United States boasts that he ATE, yes ATE Gulf Coast Seafood this past weekend. Hey, that fish and seafood is alright for y'all to eat it all up!! Shit, forget that BP sprayed over an unprecedented 1.8 million gallons of the toxic dispersant corexit into the Gulf. Hell, we want you to get AMNESIA and forget that this was even used!!! There is no way that the marine life was damaged, no way that this toxic stew will affect ANYTHING you eat, so go at it folks, enjoy yourself!! Let's not forget all the animal, marine life that has died but the public was BLACKED OUT due to BP and the government. Don't forget BP worked harder than a two dollar hoe to hoist away any dead marine life on any Gulf Coast beaches so the public would not see. This is all part of the sell folks!! If you don't have repeated pictures to see daily, hell it did not happen!!! What is happening in this selling of the Gulf Coast is a sham. And to see the Obama Administration a part of this is even worse. We don't know what will happen down the road, but one thing each one of us own is a thinking and usable brain. It is logical that if a company sprayed over 1.8M gallons of a toxic chemical that there is no way the marine life is safe, let alone any food from that region is safe, no matter how many times BP or the U.S. government officials go on television to try to spin that this damage is over. It has just begun. To judge from most media coverage, the beaches are open, the fishing restrictions being lifted and the Gulf resorts open for business in a healthy, safe environment. We, along with Pierre LeBlanc, spent the last few weeks along the Gulf coast from Louisiana to Florida, and the reality is distinctly different. The coastal communities of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have been inundated by the oil and toxic dispersant Corexit 9500, and the entire region is contaminated. The once pristine white beaches that have been subject to intense cleaning operations now contain the oil/dispersant contamination to an unknown depth. The economic impacts potentially exceed even the devastation of a major hurricane like Katrina, the adverse impacts on health and welfare of human populations are increasing every minute of every day and the long-term effects are potentially life threatening. Over the Gulf from the Source (official term for the Deepwater Horizon spill site) in to shore there is virtually no sign of life anywhere in the vast areas covered by the dispersed oil and Corexit. This in a region previously abundant with life above and below the ocean's surface in all its diversity. For months now, scientists and environmental organizations have been asking where all the animals are. The reported numbers of marine animals lost from BP fall far short of the observed loss. The water has a heavy appearance and the slightly iridescent greenish yellow color that extends as far as the eye can see. [snip] The majority of the disposal operations were carried out under cover of darkness. The areas along the beaches and coastal Islands where the dead animals were collected were closed off by the U.S. Coast Guard. On shore, private contractors and local law enforcement officials kept off limits the areas where the remains of the dead animals were dumped, mainly at the Magnolia Springs landfill by Waste Management where armed guards controlled access. The nearby weigh station where the Waste Management trucks passed through with their cargoes was also restricted by at least one sheriff's deputies in a patrol car, 24/7. None of the above reads like the Gulf Coast Region is the place to be, in fact it is the place not to be, let alone eating anything out of the toxic waters. President Obama states that the Republicans want us to have amnesia or forget all that this administration had to deal with since former President George W. Bush left this country in disarray. The Republicans are betting on that, but what this administration is doing by selling a flawed bill of goods in the Gulf Coast is just the same. To openly spin the “Gulf Coast Region is OK, back in business” is totally irresponsible and disingenuous. This is all about turning the klieg lights off this region who has to struggle for an existence since the horror of BP has come into their lives. The Obama Family will be in the Gulf Region soon for a weekend before they scoot up to Cape Cod for their vacation. As I loved looking at Sasha Obama frolic in and out of the Spain beach waters, many will be watching to see if the Obama Girls will do the same in the Gulf Coast waters. That will be the ultimate sign that the Gulf Region is BACK and it is A-OK!!! I hope NOT to see that photo, but that is the one many will want to see, since millions are staying away from these beaches which are part of the Gulf Coast livelihood. added by: samantha420
