BARBOUR-IAN

If a well-hung god was swinging it in my face saying "Suck it!" it would be hard to say no. If he were offering me millions to blow him, it would be even harder to refuse. So I guess I really can't fault corrupt politicians who take millions from oil to screw us. Except that they are in positions of authority which enable them to screw all of their constituents. I'm just giving 1 guy STDs.

This Porky the Pig lookalike is one of the worst.



IDIOTIC MISSISSIPI GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR IS NOW CLAIMING THAT THE MORATORIUM ON DRILLING IS WORSE THAN THE OIL SPILL ITSELF. WONDER HOW MUCH HE GOT IN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OIL TO LIE LIKE THIS? HERE ARE A FEW OF HIS PAST BIZARRE ASSERTIONS ON THE CRISIS:

FROM THINKPROGRESS.ORG:

BARBOUR: Well, the truth is, Chris, we have had
virtually no oil. … We have had a few tar balls but we have tar
balls every year, as a natural product of the Gulf of Mexico. … So,
tar balls are no big deal. In fact, I read that Pensacola or
the Florida beaches when they have tar balls yesterday didn’t even
close. They just sent people out to pick them up and throw them in the
bag. The biggest, the biggest negative impact for us has been the news
coverage. … The average viewer to this show thinks that the
whole coast from Florida to Texas is ankle-deep in oil. So it may be
hard for the viewer to understand, but the worst thing for us has been
how our tourist season has been hurt by the misperception of what is
going on down here. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is beautiful. As
I tell people, the coast is clear. Come on down!

Barbour has consistently refused to accept the gravity of the
situation in the Gulf, and blamed the media for supposedly over-hyping
the disaster. He’s compared oil to tooth
paste, said all the oil on Mississippi’s beaches could barely “fill up a
milk jug,” and handed out gas cards to encourage tourists to
“[c]ome on down here and play golf, enjoy
the beach, catch a fish.” Meanwhile, dead
dolphins have washed ashore on Mississippi’s beaches.

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