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Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« on: June 14, 2010, 05:32:57 PM »
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GULF_OIL_SPILL_OBAMA_SEAFOOD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-06-14-16-21-24 

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THEODORE, Ala. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says from the oil-stricken Gulf of Mexico that seafood from the region is safe to eat and announced a new coordinated effort to make sure it stays that way.

In remarks from Theodore, Ala., on Monday, Obama said that the government will step up its inspections and monitoring to help ensure that the Gulf Coast food industry is getting the kind of protection and certification it needs to sell its products around the country.

Obama said, "We don't want tragedies on top of the tragedy we're already seeing."

The president had high praise for the Gulf seafood he ate for lunch in M
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2010, 05:44:14 PM »
What an idiot.

Let's see him eat a bunch of it if it is so damn safe.
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2010, 05:47:53 PM »
I'm sure he'll give up his $100/lb Waygu beef and order up a nice big platter of oysters on the half shell (with crackers, cocktail sauce, Tabasco, and horseradish, of course) from that place that just shut down...
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2010, 05:50:41 PM »
Yes waitress,

I'll have the linguine and clams with the sweet crude dressing.
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2010, 07:23:41 PM »
Comes packed in its own heavy duty cooking oil.
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2010, 08:06:13 PM »
EEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2010, 08:09:33 PM »
There are many people still fishing it and eating it. At least in the MS gulf area. I certainly wouldn't, and I don't know how you can be 100% sure it is safe. There may be some untouched fish, but I am not taking any chances.

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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2010, 08:09:52 PM »
Which do you think it is 10-40 or WD40 seafood????


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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2010, 08:10:15 PM »
I'm sure he'll give up his $100/lb Waygu beef and order up a nice big platter of oysters on the half shell (with crackers, cocktail sauce, Tabasco, and horseradish, of course) from that place that just shut down...

We just had this discussion last night that it might be a long time before there are oysters from Apalachicola... :bawl:


I seriously doubt he ate any of them today... ::)..what he ate was probably flown in on Air Force One with him!
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2010, 08:18:47 PM »
Can anyone imagine the ridicule and hysterics in the press if President Bush in the same situation had made such a statement?

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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2010, 08:24:10 PM »
We just had this discussion last night that it might be a long time before there are oysters from Apalachicola... :bawl:


I seriously doubt he ate any of them today... ::)..what he ate was probably flown in on Air Force One with him!
of course it was.. No way it was from the Gulf... :censored:


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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2010, 08:29:11 PM »
Can anyone imagine the ridicule and hysterics in the press if President Bush in the same situation had made such a statement?

Imagine it? We lived through it, remember?  IIRC, President Bush made some comments about Americans continue living their lives and to continue shopping, and their normal daily lives after 9-11, and the left went gaga.

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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2010, 09:51:42 PM »
The problem is that people are missing the opportunity here. Any entrepreneur worth his/her salt would recognize the potential impact on the prices of sea food and find a way to capitalize on it... whether as a fisherman or other... instead, we piss/moan/wine and demand a handout.

Yes, this sucks.. no doubt. But the amount of legal violations (IMHO) in the effective extorsion of BP by the LA governor and DC should scare everyone.

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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2010, 12:23:05 AM »
And there ya go.
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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2010, 12:28:04 AM »
We just had this discussion last night that it might be a long time before there are oysters from Apalachicola... :bawl:


I seriously doubt he ate any of them today... ::)..what he ate was probably flown in on Air Force One with him!

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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2010, 03:35:32 AM »
The problem is that people are missing the opportunity here. Any entrepreneur worth his/her salt would recognize the potential impact on the prices of sea food and find a way to capitalize on it... whether as a fisherman or other... instead, we piss/moan/wine and demand a handout.

Yes, this sucks.. no doubt. But the amount of legal violations (IMHO) in the effective extorsion of BP by the LA governor and DC should scare everyone.

BKG, the farmed fishing industry is ready to step in and fill the void.  Problem, in just a few years as we eat these farmed fish we will forget what a live caught fish tastes like.  Like eating the meat substitutes that vegetarians eat, they forget the taste and smell of the real thing.

Live caught fish has a health benefit for us, the farmed fish is akin to farmed chickens vs free range.  Free range meat has no steroids, antibodies or chemicals and drugs in them.

They do not have the problem of fish or meat that is kept in close contact, then there are some seafood that cannot be farmed.

Extortion of us, come on BKG, you must be mad.  When our government ORDERED BP to stop using a chemical that was dispersing the oil, they just thumbed their nose at us. So Obama chose to ignore their snub and continue to allow BP to run the show.

Obama made the decision to ignore the help from other country's that will in time be effected by this problem and go with his advisers that most likely get campaign moneys or own stock in the company from BP.

This is the time for us to demand Obama clean his house--actually our house the White House.

I do not advocate the overthrow of the country, however it seems like we do need some changes.

Sad, we have the governess of the States effected by the oil spill screaming for help-, we have another Governor screaming for help from the foreign take over of their State--They all get a quick visit and some lip service from our leader. 

I do not understand why the effected states do not file for separation from the Union. We are paying taxes without represention, it is time to put Americas future before the bank accounts of the few that own property in other country's and could not give a crap what happens to America, they are out to live the good life and screw others.

Sorry for the rant, I cannot sleep due to pain so I am a bit grumpy.

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Re: Obama pronounces Gulf seafood safe to eat
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2010, 06:18:59 AM »