Saturday, July 24, 2010

Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster - You Be the Judge


The following is an update of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico documented by residents.  Videos posted by residents are crucial to understanding exactly what is happening on and off shore.  These reports provide information that the media is either not willing to report or not allowed to report. As you probably know, there is a media blackout on some reporting of this ongoing disaster.  Why? I can only surmise that the situation is much worse and much more dangerous than our government wants us to know.  Recently a two hour documentary aired on the National Geographic Channel (NatGeo), subject, the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.  I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer but having watched every minute of the special, not one segment showed anything as heartbreaking as the following videos taken on Pensacola Beach.
You be the judge! Now that BP has been exposed photoshopping the so-called "Live Feed" video from the sea floor, why would anyone want to believe anything other than eyewitness reports from the residents that are impacted most from this disaster?  Why would anyone want to believe Thad Allen, BP spokespersons, BP paid scientists, the media, our government agencies or anyone remotely involved or connected to this disaster?  I'm seriously thinking about a road trip just to see for myself.
From today, nothing reported from this blog will be reported that can't be substantiated. Scientific reports will come from scientists who have nothing to gain or lose.  Soon I'll post information from Dr. Peter Ward and Dr. Michio Kaku, so far I have no reason to believe that either of these noted and published scientists have an agenda. I'll only rely on information they report, as well as first hand videos from residents of the gulf.  I have followed the work of Dr. Ward based on his teachings of earth sciences and paleontology and Dr. Kaku in his quests and involvement in the CERN project and views of particle physics.

Dr. Peter Ward, Ph.D:  Professor of Biology, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Astronomy at the University of Washington in Seattle, Principal Investigator of the University of Washing note of the NASA Astrobiology Institute involving leadership of more than 25 scientists, Senior Councilor of the Paleontological Society, Affiliate Professorship at the California Institute of Technology.  In 2003, Ward was awarded the Jim Shea medal for popular science writing by the National Association of Geoscience Teachers. He has appeared in numerous television documentaries and was a primary writer and commentator for the eight-hour miniseries Animal Armageddon, aired in 2009 by the cable channel Animal Planet. He will narrate and appear in a four-hour Canadian Broadcasting Co. production about past oceans scheduled to air in 2010, and he recently completed filming in Antarctica for an upcoming National Geographic television adaptation of his sixteenth book, Our Flooded Earth. (Excerpts from UW, Seattle, Biographical Sketch)

Dr. Michio Kaku:  Dr. Kaku currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics and a joint appointment at City College of New York, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he has lectured for more than 30 years. Presently, he is engaged in defining the "Theory of Everything", which seeks to unify the four fundamental forces of the universe: the strong force, the weak force, gravity and electromagnetism. He was a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He is listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and American Men and Women of Science.
He has published research articles on string theory from 1969 to 2000. In 1974, along with Prof. K. Kikkawa, he wrote the first paper on string field theory, now a major branch of string theory, which summarizes each of the five string theories into a single equation. In addition to his work on string field theory, he also authored some of the first papers on multi-loop amplitudes in string theory, the first paper on the divergences of these multi-loop amplitudes, the first paper on supersymmetry breaking at high temperatures in the early universe, the first paper on super-conformal gravity, and also some of the first papers on the non-polynomial closed string field theory. Many of the ideas he first explored have since blossomed into active areas of string research. His most recent research publication, on bosonic quantum membranes, was published in Physical Review in 2000.
Dr. Kaku is the author of several doctoral textbooks on string theory and quantum field theory and has published 170 articles in journals covering topics such as superstring theory, supergravity, supersymmetry, and hadronic physics. He is also author of the popular science books: Visions, Hyperspace, Einstein's Cosmos, and Parallel Worlds, and co-authored Beyond Einstein with Jennifer Thompson. Hyperspace was a best-seller and was voted one of the best science books of the year by both The New York Times[3] and The Washington Post. Parallel Worlds was a finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction in the UK.



Surf On Pensacola Beach Boiling Like Acid

Pensacola Beach Covered In Oil And Tar

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Obama Has A List Of Americans Targeted For Assassination OMG!

Now, when mainstream media is reporting an assassination list penned in the White House I think it's time for investigations and if found valid, Obama should be immediately expelled from the United States of America. Not only impeached, but deported for subversion!

BP & Feds Clash Over Repoening Capped Well

NEW ORLEANS – BP and the Obama administration offered significantly differing views Sunday on whether the capped Gulf of Mexico oil well will have to be reopened, a contradiction that may be an effort by the oil giant to avoid blame if crude starts spewing again.  Pilloried for nearly three months as it tried repeatedly to stop the leak, BP PLC capped the nearly mile-deep well Thursday and wants to keep it that way. The government's plan, however, is to eventually pipe oil to the surface, which would ease pressure on the fragile well but would require up to three more days of oil spilling into the Gulf.  "No one associated with this whole activity ... wants to see any more oil flow into the Gulf of Mexico," Doug Suttles, BP's chief operating officer, said Sunday. "Right now we don't have a target to return the well to flow."

An administration official familiar with the spill oversight, however, told The Associated Press that a seep and possible methane were found near the busted oil well. The official spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because an announcement about the next steps had not been made yet.  The concern all along — since pressure readings on the cap weren't as high as expected — was a leak elsewhere in the wellbore, meaning the cap may have to be reopened to prevent the environmental disaster from becoming even worse and harder to fix.  The official, who would not clarify what is seeping near the well, also said BP is not complying with the government's demand for more monitoring.  BP spokesman Mark Salt declined to comment on the allegation, but said "we continue to work very closely with all government scientists on this."

Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the Obama administration's spill response chief, insisted Sunday that "nothing has changed" since Saturday, when he said oil would eventually be piped to surface ships. The government is overseeing BP's work to stop the leak, which ultimately is to be plugged using a relief well.
Allen decided to extend testing of the cap that had been scheduled to end Sunday, the official who spoke on condition of anonymity said. That means the oil will stay in the well for now as scientists continue run tests and monitor pressure readings. The official didn't say how long that would take.

Officials at the Department of Homeland Security referred questions to a statement issued by Allen; neither he nor BP officials could explain the apparent contradiction in plans.  Suttles' comments carved out an important piece of turf for BP: If Allen sticks with the containment plan and oil again pours forth into the Gulf, even briefly, it will be the government's doing, not BP's.  The company very much wants to avoid a repeat of the live underwater video that showed millions of gallons of oil spewing from the blown well for weeks.
"I can see why they're pushing for keeping the cap on and shut in until the relief well is in place," said Daniel Keeney, president of a Dallas-based public relations firm.

The government wants to eliminate any chance of making matters worse, while BP is loath to lose the momentum it gained the moment it finally halted the leak, Keeney said.
"They want to project being on the same team, but they have different end results that benefit each," he said.
Oil would have to be released under Allen's plan, which would ease concerns that the capped reservoir might force its way out through another route. Those concerns stem from pressure readings in the cap that have been lower than expected.

Scientists still aren't sure whether the pressure readings mean a leak elsewhere in the well bore, possibly deep down in bedrock, which could make the seabed unstable. Oil would be have to be released into the water to relieve pressure and allow crews to hook up the ships, BP and Allen have said.
So far, there have been no signs of a leak.  "We're not seeing any problems at this point with the shut-in," Suttles said at a Sunday morning briefing.  Allen said later Sunday that scientists and engineers would continue to evaluate and monitor the cap through acoustic, sonar and seismic readings.

They're looking to determine whether low pressure readings mean that more oil than expected poured into the Gulf of Mexico since the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig exploded April 20, killing 11 people and touching off one of America's worst environment crises.

"While we are pleased that no oil is currently being released into the Gulf of Mexico and want to take all appropriate action to keep it that way, it is important that all decisions are driven by the science," Allen said in a news release.

"Ultimately, we must ensure no irreversible damage is done which could cause uncontrolled leakage from numerous points on the sea floor."  Both Allen and BP have said they don't know how long the trial run will continue. It was set to end Sunday afternoon, but the deadline — an extension from the original Saturday cutoff — came and went with no word on what's next.

After little activity Sunday, robots near the well cap came to life around the time of the cutoff. It wasn't clear what they were doing, but bubbles started swirling around as their robotic arms poked at the mechanical cap.
To plug the busted well, BP is drilling two relief wells, one of them as a backup. The company said work on the first one was far enough along that officials expect to reach the broken well's casing, or pipes, deep underground by late this month. The subsequent job of jamming the well with mud and cement could take days or a few weeks.

It will take months, or possibly years for the Gulf to recover, though cleanup efforts continued and improvements in the water could be seen in the days since the oil stopped flowing. Somewhere between 94 million and 184 million gallons have spilled into the Gulf, according to government estimates.
The spill has prevented many commercial fishermen from their jobs, though some are at work with the cleanup. Some boat captains were surprised and angry to learn that the money they make from cleanup work will be deducted from the funds they would otherwise receive from a $20 billion compensation fund set up by BP.

The fund's administrator, Kenneth Feinberg, told The Associated Press on Sunday that if BP pays fishermen wages to help skim oil and perform other cleanup work, those wages will be subtracted from the amount they get from the fund. Longtime charter boat captain Mike Salley said he didn't realize BP planned to deduct those earnings, and he doubted many other captains knew, either.
"I'll keep running my boat," he said Sunday on a dock in Orange Beach, Ala., before heading back into the Gulf to resupply other boats with boom to corral the oil. "What else can I do?"
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Weber reported from Houston. Associated Press writer Jay Reeves in Orange Beach, Ala., Tom Strong in Washington and AP video journalist Haven Daley in Biloxi, Miss., contributed to this report.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Mobile, Alabama News 5 "Testing the Water", by Jessica Taloney

This video speaks for itself!  Channel 5 in Mobile collected water from beaches and from surf to test the amound of oil in the water. They took their test samples to  Bob Naman, an analytical chemist who performed the tests on the water samples.  When he tested water from Dauphin Island Marina he got a BIG surprise, so will you!  We're not out of the woods yet folks! This sample was less than a pint of gulf water.  After you've watched this video, would you want to be swimming, boating or eating fish from this water?


WKRG.com News

Friday, July 16, 2010

FDA & NOAA STILL INGNORE DISPERSANT CONTAMINATION IN GULF SEAFOOD

LATEST UPDATE OF SEAFOOD SAFETY JUNE 29, 2010
Really?? June 29th?

SeafoodImage via Wikipedia
What is going on with the FDA and NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service??? They don't seem to be reporting on seafood safety in a timely manner.  Nor are they testing for contamination from the dispersant.  Oh well, I don't eat seafood that often but it is a concern of mine that so many people aren't being informed.  Recently I've talked to two people vacationing, one one the west coast of Florida and one at Orange Beach, Alabama and after eating a seafood dinner they became ill.  Two different areas entirely but both eating seafood from the gulf. If it's killing sea life, birds, plants and making spill workers seriously ill, why isn't this being reported? The oil spill may not be gushing, but the contamination is not gone.
Birds killed as a result of oil from the Exxon...Image via Wikipedia

Got a comment? Got a report of someone becoming ill?  POST IT!!
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Thursday, July 15, 2010

DAY 87 BP SAYS NO OIL LEAKING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO

 According to BP they have successfully placed the containment cap on wellhead that has allowed crude to gush into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days.  This is wonderful news.  Testing will continue as they monitor the pressures below the device for at least the next 6 hours.  The most critical period will be late Thursday night (July 15th) and could continue for up to 48 hours.  Everyone is very optimistic today and hopefully the relief well will soon be connected so the final steps can be completed to cap off the gusher.  BP is cautiously stating that although it is a good start, there is still much more to be done and the risks are not completely over.

They state that if the pressures remain very high and the valves on the containment cap remain closed this could be the beginning of the end of the catastrophe.  Thad Allen says "The cap was not designed to permanently shut in the well -- it was meant to move to a four-vessel containment system and assure redundancy in the event of a hurricane". But he said, "there could be a huge side benefit if the oil can be contained".

We all look forward to the containment well completely closing off the oil.  But we have to remember the damage that has already been done to the ecology and the environment.  Work is far from over and it may take years or decades to recover our beautiful and bountiful Gulf of Mexico.

We will still be dealing with the Corexit that will without doubt continue to be dispersed to try to clean up the devastated areas.  Unfortunately for the wildlife, the marshes, our fresh waters, citizens and economy will not recover for a very long time. 

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OIL AND COREXIT CONDONED KILLERS

Oil, methane gas and hydrocarbons continue to gush into the Gulf of Mexico today (Thursday, July 15, 2010). A piece of equipment called the choke line, is reportedly leaking and our government has halted the process that could have impeded the free flow of oil and other toxic contaminants from reaching the waters, shores and atmosphere. It seems that at every turn there is and has been an agency of government or our military that has stepped in to halt or slow the progress. Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving BP a pass, I just think they are all working in concert. Call me a conspiracy nut if you wish, but I am flaming mad at the time this is taking and no one but the pubic seems to be concerned.

Thad Allen, of course, denies that the delay was prompted by the White House. Give me a break, is anyone going to blame their boss for an idiotic decision? Absolutely not. Allen is going to fall on his sword for the so-called "White House". This disaster is growing every day and every day we are given more hope that mysteriously fades into the darkness.

I know I can't be the only person on this planet that has watched the live feed from the bottom of the gulf and doubted the validity of the images we are seeing. Just this week, on all the networks there was a sigh of relief that the cap was in place and the gushing oil was nowhere in camera view. It seemed to be stopped, but now it's like that never happened. We should forget that cumulative shout of relief that was resounding from the gulf coast states. I honestly believe we are perceived as mindless fools that will sit by and allow our environment be destroyed without a fight. Now once again the so-called live feed is producing images of thousands of barrels of oil emitting from the well head.

Oh but wait, this is just a one day delay and by the end of today the cap will be in place and all will be back to normal in the gulf. Sure, and tomorrow there will be another delay and another and another. While all the delays are happening we are all at risk of being destroyed. Just yesterday we were finally told why the dispersant (Corexit) is being distributed under water, not just on the surface and not just on shore. It seems the rumors we have heard about the huge amount of methane gas that is present in the waters is actually a tremendous threat. BP or Washington or our military or NATO or NOAA or whoever is in charge, is so concerned about the methane that they are pouring millions of gallons of Corexit under the sea to try to keep us all from literally blowing up.

I've done a little research on Corexit. Let me list the recipe for you. Please read the affect each compound and/or element has on the human body. Also follow the link I've provided concerning the EPA ban on Corexit use in the United States.

EPA BANS THE USE OF COREXIT IN THE U.S.A.
Note how many items are listed as "Confidential"

THIS IS THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF "COREXIT" THE DISPERSANT BEING USED ON THE DEEP HORIZON OIL SPILL. THE EPA LINK WILL GIVE YOU MUCH INFORMATION ON COREXIT AND I WENT TO WIKIPEDIA FOR ALL THE TOXIC DEFINITIONS OF THESE COMPOUNDS, ETC. THAT ARE USED TO PRODUCE COREXIT. 
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!


CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COREXIT
This is technical and a lot of scientific terminology, but if you have enough sense to use a pc and blog, you'll understand everything. This needs to be passed to everyone you know. To every blogger, tweeter or citizen you come into contact with especially those of us living in the southeast United States.

Arsenic:
  Arsenic exposure plays a key role in the pathogenesis of vascular endothelial dysfunction as it inactivates endothelial nitric oxide synthase, leading to reduction in the generation and bioavailability of nitric oxide. In addition, the chronic arsenic exposure induces high oxidative stress, which may affect the structure and function of cardiovascular system. Further, the arsenic exposure has been noted to induce atherosclerosis by increasing the platelet aggregation and reducing fibrinolysis. Moreover, arsenic exposure may cause arrhythmia by increasing the QT interval and accelerating the cellular calcium overload. The chronic exposure to arsenic upregulates the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule and vascular endothelial growth factor to induce cardiovascular pathogenesis.

Cadmium:
  Cadmium has no constructive purpose in the human body. Cadmium and its compounds are extremely toxic even in low concentrations, and will bioaccumulate in organisms and ecosystems

Chromium:
It is more toxic in larger amounts. Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is toxic and carcinogenic, so that abandoned chromium production sites need environmental cleanup.

Copper:
  In sufficient amounts, copper salts can be poisonous to higher organisms as well. However, despite universal toxicity at high concentrations, the Cu2+ ion at lower concentrations is an essential trace nutrient to all higher plant and animal life.

Lead:
  Lead is a poisonous metal that can damage nervous connections (especially in young children) and cause blood and brain disorders. Like mercury, another heavy metal, lead is a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues and bone over time. Lead poisoning was documented in ancient Rome, ancient Greece, and ancient China.

Mercury:
Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as cinnabar (mercuric sulfide), which is the source of the red pigment vermilion, and is mostly obtained by reduction from cinnabar. Cinnabar is highly toxic by ingestion or inhalation of the dust. Mercury poisoning can also result from exposure to soluble forms of mercury (such as mercuric chloride or methylmercury), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating fish contaminated with mercury.

Nickel:  Exposure to nickel metal and soluble compounds should not exceed 0.05 mg/cm³ in nickel equivalents per 40-hour work week. Nickel sulfide fume and dust is believed to be carcinogenic, and various other nickel compounds may be as well. Nickel carbonyl, [Ni(CO)4], is an extremely toxic gas. The toxicity of metal carbonyls is a function of both the toxicity of the metal as well as the carbonyl's ability to give off highly toxic carbon monoxide gas, and this one is no exception. It is explosive in air. Sensitized individuals may show an allergy to nickel affecting their skin, also known as dermatitis. Sensitivity to nickel may also be present in patients with pompholyx. Nickel is an important cause of contact allergy, partly due to its use in jewellery intended for pierced ears.[43] Nickel allergies affecting pierced ears are often marked by itchy, red skin. Many earrings are now made nickel-free due to this problem. The amount of nickel which is allowed in products which come into contact with human skin is regulated by the European Union. In 2002 researchers found amounts of nickel being emitted by 1 and 2 Euro coins far in excess of those standards. This is believed to be due to a galvanic reaction. It was voted Allergen of the Year in 2008 by the American Contact Dermatitis Society.

Zinc: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stated that zinc damages nerve receptors in the nose, which can cause anosmia. Reports of anosmia were also observed in the 1930s when zinc preparations were used in a failed attempt to prevent polio infections. On June 16, 2009, the FDA said that consumers should stop using zinc-based intranasal cold products and ordered their removal from store shelves. The FDA said the loss of smell can be life-threatening because people with impaired smell cannot detect leaking gas or smoke and cannot tell if food has spoiled before they eat it. Recent research suggests that the topical antimicrobial zinc pyrithione is a potent heat shock response inducer that may impair genomic integrity with induction of PARP-dependent energy crisis in cultured human keratinocytes and melanocytes.

Cyanide:   Many cyanide-containing compounds are highly toxic, but some are not. Nitriles (which do not release cyanide ions) and hexacyanoferrates (ferrocyanide and ferricyanide, where the cyanide is already tightly bound to an iron ion) have low toxicities, while most other cyanides are deadly poisonous. Prussian blue, with an approximate formula Fe7(CN)18 is the blue of blue prints and is administered orally as an antidote to poisoning by thallium and radioactive caesium-137; the large ferrocyanide anion is an effective getter for heavy monovalent cations. The most dangerous cyanides are hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and salts derived from it, such as potassium cyanide (KCN) and sodium cyanide (NaCN), among others. Also some compounds readily release HCN or the cyanide ion, such as trimethylsilyl cyanide (CH3)3SiCN upon contact with water and cyanoacrylates upon pyrolysis.[citation needed]  The cyanide anion is an inhibitor of the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase (also known as aa3) in the fourth complex of the electron transport chain (found in the membrane of the mitochondria of eukaryotic cells). It attaches to the iron within this protein. The binding of cyanide to this cytochrome prevents transport of electrons from cytochrome c oxidase to oxygen. As a result, the electron transport chain is disrupted, meaning that the cell can no longer aerobically produce ATP for energy. Tissues that mainly depend on aerobic respiration, such as the central nervous system and the heart, are particularly affected.

Chlorinated Hydrocarbons:  Some types of organochlorides have significant toxicity to plants or animals, including humans. Dioxins, produced when organic matter is burned in the presence of chlorine, and some insecticides such as DDT are persistent organic pollutants which pose dangers when they are released into the environment. For example, DDT, which was widely used to control insects in the mid 20th century, also accumulates in aquatic food chains. Because the body is not able to break down or dispose of it, and it interferes with calcium metabolism in birds, there were severe declines in some bird predator populations.  When chlorinated solvents, such as carbon tetrachloride, are not disposed of properly, they accumulate in groundwater. Some highly reactive organochlorides such as phosgene have even been used as chemical warfare agentsRachel Carson brought the issue of DDT pesticide toxicity to public awareness with her 1962 book Silent Spring. While many countries have phased out the use of some types of organochlorides such as the US ban on DDT, persistent DDT, PCBs, and other organochloride residues continue to be found in humans and mammals across the planet many years after production and use have been limited. In Arctic areas, particularly high levels are found in marine mammals. These chemicals concentrate in mammals, and are even found in human breast milk. Males typically have far higher levels, as females reduce their concentration by transfer to their offspring through breast feeding.

Just for your info, Sonjay Gupta interviewed a NOAA laboratory scientist who was in charge of the lab that is testing the seafood from the gulf for oil contamination.  Dr. Gupta asked the NOAA scientist about the testing procedure for Corexit.  "CURRENTLY THERE IS NO TEST FOR COREXIT CONTAMINATION" in the seafood they are reporting is "safe for consumption".

Dr. Sonjay Gupta Interviews NOAA Seafood Testing Lab

Eating gulf coast seafood?  How did your Corexit go down and how will you feel when you start hemorrhaging from every orifice of your body? That's what is happening to the spill workers, at least 1,500 of them as reported last week.
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sugar White Beaches Along the Gulf of Mexico Are Becoming Killing Grounds

Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico (NASA, International...Image by nasa1fan/MSFC via Flickr

Having grown up in the south and lived on the beautiful coast along the Gulf of Mexico, I am overwhelmed by the devastation that is happening because of the Deep Horizon oil spill. My heart goes out to the people whose way of life has been completely stolen from them.  I believe, as many other believe, that this catastrophe could have been minimized had our government officials, agencies and politicians acted in an expedient manner. But as Rahm Emanuel has been quoted as saying, "You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."  I have to wonder just what "things" he was speaking of. What are the motives for allowing this horrible tragedy and the cleanup being left to the very culprits that caused it in the first place? 


Our coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are home to some of the most prolific sea life on the planet.  To see the death of these creatures is criminal.  The images of the sea birds drowning in the thick mucky oil is heartbreaking.  The very methods for saving the waters are part of the killing machine.  Images of whales, dolphins, turtles and other fish burned alive is almost unbearable.  The Corexit that is being dispersed in the water and sprayed on land will ultimately kill everything.  If you haven't seen the videos of plant life as far north as Ohio being contaminated and killed by the toxic rain that is now spreading the poison all over the nation, I will link to some of the videos here.  


Scientists are now reporting that at least 1500 workers are now being treated for an illness being called the Gulf Coast Toxicity Syndrome. http://rockthetruth2.blogspot.com/2010/07/gulf-coast-toxicity-syndrome.html. Not only are people getting very ill, but the anger is swelling to a fever pitch as well. I think it's time for every concerned citizen of the United States of America to either bend over and just take it or finally force the President of the United States of America to get off the golf course, hop out of bed with BP and use every resource available to get this gusher stopped and make sure that BP pays every dime these people are losing that depend on the gulf coast for a living.

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