June
19
Posted by rarsm10
Several big oil companies include a dead emergency contact in their contingency plans, and Joe Barton apologizes to BP for having to pay $20 billion.
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June
19
Posted by David Kurtz
If Joe Barton could suck up oil as fast has he can take the heat off everyone else, we'd have this spill licked. Think about it. BP CEO Tony Hayward sat there blinking awkwardly as Barton proceeded to rescue Hayward...
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June
21
Posted by Social Media Commando
Joe Barton is a Congressman from the 6th Congressional District in Texas. Learn why you should avoid apologizing for morons.
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June
19
Posted by confidential
Yesterday, Representative John Hall (NY-19) called on his Republican challenger, Nan Hayworth, to denounce claims made by GOP leaders of an Obama Administration "shake down" of oil giant BP. Hall specifically asked his opponent to denounce comments made by Republican Congressman Tom Price, a major p ...
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June
20
Posted by confidential
Common sense in American politics is rare. The obsession to go against the White House, no matter what, is a bad strategy for the GOP. The apology of Republican Rep. Joe Barton to BP CEO Tony Hayward confirmed the same old obstructionist mind. Joe Barton may speak for himself, but he belongs to the ...
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June
20
Posted by confidential
I Think Joe Barton Has Apology Diarrhea ? Another Black Conservative Vote early, vote often ? no longer just a Chicago Machine Expression ? No Runny Eggs Walter Cronkite was so pro-Soviet he was targeted by Soviet Intelligence ? Bear Creek Ledger Let?s Sum It All Up, Shall We? ? The Daily Nigger Why ...
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June
21
Posted by slothropia
House Republicans may have pressured Joe Barton to retract his apology to BP for the $20 Billion ?shakedown?, but they really agree with him. Also, they see a chance to snag a larger share of oil company political donations if they are ...
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June
21
Texas Republican Congressman Joe Barton apologized to BPin a congressional hearing ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js7mjQkV6tc). Why? The reason for apology was that a day before, during a meeting with White House (WH) BP willingly accepted WH?s demand to put $20 billion in an escrow account so tha ...
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June
21
Posted by confidential
Joe Barton (R-TX) is right, no matter how much Democrats and RINOs complain. Obama does not have the power to DEMAND that BP ?set aside? $20 billion dollars, which HE (Obama) will control to pay off the people who Obama ?deems? to have been hurt by the Gulf Oil Spill. Not because I have any brief fo ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
Congressmen Joe Barton (R-Texas), stirred outrage, controversy and even support when he apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward for what he referred to as a government ?shakedown? in reference to President Obama and Tony Hayward?s agreement to a $20 billion fund for Gulf Coast oil spill victims. During th ...
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June
20
Posted by confidential
WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama?s chief of staff is warning about what might happen if Republicans ? who have defended BP over the Gulf oil spill ? were to run Congress after the fall election. Rahm Emanuel says the GOP philosophy is to paint BP as the victim, pointing to Rep. Joe Barton?s apolo ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
Tricky Balance for Politicians From Oil States - NYTimes.com "The outburst by Representative Joe L. Barton of Texas in support of BP underscored the potential peril for lawmakers forced to respond to crises involving industries vital to their regions, and whose bountiful donations finance their poli ...
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June
20
Posted by confidential
Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, who called a $20 billion relief fund for Gulf oil spill victims a White House "shakedown," then later said his comments were misunderstood, may find it hard to move on from what he said.
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June
21
Posted by confidential
A little augmentation for the post on MSNBC Obamunist Ed Schultz confirming that of course the $20 billion Chairman Zero wrung out of BP was a shakedown ? here's a video that adds in Contessa Brewer of the same network righteously denouncing Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) for using the term, as well as Schu ...
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June
19
Posted by [email protected] (Peter Fenn)
Much has been made of Rep. Joe Barton's (R-Texas) unbelievable statement at the hearing yesterday. Apologizing to BP and calling the funds to help people in the Gulf a ?shakedown,? Barton showed his true colors. ...
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June
19
Posted by Lauren - University of Michiga
It's like those signs in fancy stores full of fancy, delicate sh*t: You break it, you buy it. Makes sense, right? Well not if you're Joe Barton of Texas. After Obama's sanction, Mr. Barton sat down and apologized? to BP! ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
Is the legacy of political rap going to live on? By AllHipHop 7:55 AM on 06/19/2010 OPINION ? Hip-hop is more than a "Hot 16," "fresh new gear" or "swagger devoid of substance." At the end of the day hip-hop like politics is also about empowerment?. > READ MORE Cleanup aid from overseas comes with a ...
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June
19
Democrats have rediscovered the joys of "Who's on your side?" rhetoric. As far as actually being on our side, well...
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June
19
Joe Barton's bizarre comment (the lunatic apologized to BP CEO Tony Hayward!) caused an uproar, even among Republicans. Republican leader John Boehner distanced himself from the twisted remark, apparently disagreeing with the ...
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June
21
Posted by confidential
The Texas Progressive Alliance welcomes the official start of summer with a cold beverage and the highlights from the week in blogging. There is no way in hell I can pick just one post from this hellish week in the Barnett Shale, so I did a recap. TXsharon on Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS. San ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
"Worst Week in Washington": And the winner is....Joe Barton! Texas Rep. Joe Barton (R) provided a perfect example of snatching defeat from the jaws of political victory on Thursday -- and, in so doing, engineered a come-from-behind victory for the Fix's "Worst Week in Washington" award. On Thursday, ...
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June
19
Posted by Kate Sheppard
Joe Barton (R-Tex.) went so far as to apologize to the oil company for what he called a "shake down" on the part of the Obama administration to get the company to establish a $20 billion fund to compensate affected Gulf coast residents. ...
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June
21
Posted by confidential
As you will recall, in a Congressional hearing last week, Texas Rep. Joe Barton (R) apologized to the corporate officers of BP for the $20 Billion ?shakedown? that the White House had inflicted upon them. ?I?m not speaking for anybody in the House of Representatives but myself, but I?m ashamed of wh ...
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June
21
Posted by confidential
After starting strong, Maryland football has been a shell of its former self since 2003. Maryland had been average, or slightly above average, in the five years following the third of three 10-win seasons that ushered in the Ralph Friedgen era. Yet there was little reason to believe that the Terps, ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
Brian Unger: ??But when a congressmen demands proper English be the language of the land, and then destroys that language in front of an Englishman ? I must apologize for me, myself, or I to my mom and dad; I?m sorry.? [read the entire piece] ( NPR). Filed under: Uncategorized
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June
19
Posted by jade peng
After the lunch yesterday at Midlothian and listening to Joe Barton talk he met our ADHD Autistic MR child and we talked to him briefly about all the chelation he takes removing metals. Joe kept looking away as I spoke he was not ...
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June
21
Posted by confidential
Joe Barton?s comments about the government ?shaking-down? BP for 20 million dollars have pissed a lot of people off. Barton is on the Energy and Commerce committee, he has quite a lot of power and with so much power he chooses to side AGAINST the American people and with BP. Watch as Rahm Emanuel la ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
At a Congressional hearing Thursday, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R ? Texas) apologizes to BP Ceo Tony Heyward for the ?Chicago-style shakedown? of the oil industry giant to the tune of $20 billion. Now U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner (R ? Mobile) calls on U.S. Rep. Joe Barton to step down as the ranking member of the ...
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June
19
Posted by confidential
By Chris Cillizza source: washingtonpost.com President Obama spoke from the Oval Office on Tuesday night hoping for a game-changer in public opinion on his handling of the Gulf Coast oil spill. But unlike in past high-profile addresses -- say, his 2004 speech at the Democratic National Convention, h ...
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