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Joe Barton

June 19, 2010 Apologist Joe Barton Has A Few More Apologies To Make Send by mschase1972 A thorough yet concise brief of the many things Joe Barton should apologize for [...] before apologizing to an oil company for the President doing his job. Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 22, 2010 McConnell Fires Back At Rahm Send by msnbc.com Joe Barton's (R) controversial apology to BP highlights the GOP's "governing philosophy." Now, I noticed that the President's chief of staff had some ideas [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 GOP Lawmaker Apologizes For Apologizing To BP Exec - Yahoo! Send by SurferKit Who's sorry now? Rep. Joe Barton, that's who. The Texas Republican, the House's top recipient of oil industry campaign contributions since 1990, apologized Thursday for apologizing to the chief of the British company that befouled the Gulf of Mexico with a massive oil spill. His double mea culpa plus a retraction, executed under pressure from [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 After The Bridge: Rand Paul Offers Sympathy For Joe Barton: I Know ... Send by Sherry Rand Paul Offers Sympathy For Joe Barton: I Know What A Pile-On Feels Like Rand Paul Offers Sympathy For Joe Barton: I Know What A Pile-On Feels Like. Posted by Sherry at 11:05 AM [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Republican Platform ? Defend BP And Big Oil Posted by Hellen Popovich It?s becoming pretty clear that Bagger Republicans are on the side of BP and Big Oil. This message was crystallized when Republican Joe Barton apologized to the BP CEO for what he called Obama?s ?shakedown?. Now, Barton wasn?t supposed to say that out loud and he was quickly reprimanded publicly by [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Joe Barton, Honesty, And Shakedowns | RedState Send by Erick Erickson (Profile) Let's be honest. The White House meeting with British Petroleum was a shakedown. The White House threatened criminal prosecution of BP, the President gave a. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Joe Barton - SourceWatch Posted by Hellen Popovich SourceWatch needs your financial support to survive and thrive. If you've found this information on the people, organizations, and issues shaping the public agenda helpful, please [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 20, 2010 Piling On The President Posted by Hellen Popovich As he opens his Fathers Day gifts, Barack Obama must be basking in a rare moment of unconditional love as his White House is engulfed in a rising spill of criticism and disapproval from all sides. After what Frank Rich terms a "doomed" speech on the Gulf gush, the President this weekend is being cal [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 21, 2010 Darrell Issa: If GOP Wins House, Corporate America Can Breathe Easy Posted by Hellen Popovich As you know, Democrats are continuing to hammer away at Joe Barton's apology to BP, in order to make the case that if Republicans take back Congress, they'll side with big corporations and special interests against ordinary Americans. But there's a quote from another House Republican that's largely [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 DNC Criticizes Joe Barton In New Ad | GoodPorkBadPork.com Send by The Huffington Post Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) may have retracted his apology to BP CEO Tony Hayward, but his words live on in a new ad from the Democratic National Committee. The DNC told Republicans to "stop apologizing to BP" in the ad, which features [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Joe Barton - Apology - Parody Website | Geekosystem Send by Robert Quigley Earlier today, Republican Congressman Joe Barton apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward for what he called a $20 billion shakedown on the government's part with respect to BP in the wake of the oil disaster in the Gulf Coast; thereafter, [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 21, 2010 Obama?s Thuggery Posted by Hellen Popovich Opinion-makers: Who to read today. Obama may be mishandling the oil disaster, but do Americans care? Official White House Photo by Pete Souza Obama?s ?useless thuggery? Michael Barone, senior politically analyst for the Washington Examiner, is, like many other people in American right now, not happy [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 21, 2010 Obama?s Thuggery Is Useless In Fighting Spill ? By: Michael Barone Posted by Hellen Popovich Thuggery is unattractive, ineffective thuggery even more so. Which may be one reason so many Americans have been reacting negatively to the response of Pres. Barack Obama and his administration to BP?s gulf oil spill. Take Interior Secretary Ken Salazar?s remark that he would keep his ?boot on the n [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 20, 2010 Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup Posted by Hellen Popovich Tough to say who needs remedial PR training more, BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, who this week referred to those affected by the Gulf catastrophe as "the small people" or Texas Rep. Joe Barton who used a high-profile hearing on the Hill to apologize to BP and accuse the White House of subjecting [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 20, 2010 "the Choice Between Inept Government And No Government Is No Choice At All" Posted by Hellen Popovich Frank Rich lets the One have it today, linking to and summarizing Tim Dickson: [...] Ken Salazar left too many ?long-serving lackeys of the oil industry in charge? at M.M.S. even as he added to their responsibilities by raising offshore drilling to record levels. One of those Bush holdovers was tainted [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Joe Barton: Who Is Defending Him? - CSMonitor.com Posted by Hellen Popovich Rep. Joe Barton apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward Thursday for what he termed a '$20 billion shakedown' of BP by the White House. The Texan was forced to recant, but he has his [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 East Bay Serenity Posted by Hellen Popovich Greetings and salutations from the sand, sun and surf of Cape Cod, Martha?s Vineyard and Nantucket! On a beautiful morning here in Osterville, I bid you and yours a fair adieu. The Sunday talk shows will be lighting up this morning with hyperbole coming from both sides of the ?party of hell no?s? mo [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 22, 2010 MN: Kline, Bachmann Signed Onto BP ?shakedown? Lingo Posted by Hellen Popovich Congresswoman Michele Bachmann ? like Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) ? has taken plenty of heat for language perceived as supportive of BP, the company behind the colossal oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Bachmann got a surprise grilling from Fox?s Bill O?Reilly for calling the Obama administration?s neg [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Jon Stewart Puts Rep. Joe Barton On The Cover Of Disdainful A ... Send by Colby Hall Jon Stewart took a break from criticizing President Obama last night, opting instead to train his sites on the oil executives that appeared before a Congressional committee hearing yesterday. But surprisingly, the oil industry fat cats [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 20, 2010 Hannity's Pal Levin Attacks O'Reilly For Defending Obama Posted by Hellen Popovich Sean Hannity's talk show buddy , Mark Levin went on a rant against Hannity's Fox News colleague, Bill O'Reilly, for being too supportive of President Obama's BP victims' fund. Specifically, Levin sided with Rep. Joe Barton with everything except the apology to BP and slammed O'Reilly for "pandering [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Joe Barton : Joe Barton News And Photos - Chicagotribune.com Posted by Hellen Popovich Information about Joe Barton. [...] A collection of news and information related to Joe Barton published by this site and its partners. [...] www.chicagotribune.com [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 19, 2010 Joe Barton BP Apology: The White House Comes Out Swinging Send by Alex Wagner President Obama is on the offense for the first time since the April 20 Deepwater explosion. Credit the $20 billion reparation fund and Joe Barton's gaffe. [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 21, 2010 RNC: Golfing, Yachting One And The Same Posted by Hellen Popovich by Mike Memoli On Friday we noted here that even a trip to the ballpark can be the stuff of controversy for President Obama lately. Ultimately he did take in Friday night's matchup between the hometown Nationals and his favored White Sox, joined by his daughters. Sure enough, the RNC is criticizing [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

June 22, 2010 That Sinking Feeling Posted by Hellen Popovich With a single soundbite, Congressman Barton reinforced exactly what voters find offensive about Republicans -- they put the needs of special interests ahead of the needs of everyday Americans. -- Eric Schultz for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, on Joe Barton's apology Representative Ba [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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