Today, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations (whew!) is holding hearings with the world’s most hated oil CEO, Tony Hayward, and after only a few minutes into the proceedings, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) said some shit that not even the most red-necked Americans were prepared to accept: an apology to poor BP.
He actually said:
I’m ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday. I think it is a tragedy in the first proportion that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown — in this case a $20 billion shakedown — with the attorney general of the United States, who is legitimately conducting a criminal investigation and has every right to do so to protect the American people, participating in what amounts to a $20 billion slush fund that’s unprecedented in our nation’s history, which has no legal standing, which I think sets a terrible precedent for our nation’s future.
We highly recommend the video version as well:
At least he wears his corp sponsorship on his sleeve… Now will someone do something about the fucking Vuvuzela's?
Some balls on this fucking hillbilly.
Hell yeah it's a shakedown. Their lucky that's all they got. Bout time Obama showed a tiny bit of balls on this shit.
This dude's got a lobbyist fluffer under his desk right now. Throw this bastard into the gulf for a swim. Apologizing. Holy shit. Unreal.
Since when do people from Texas get to speak publicly at congressional hearings?
Ah! He said : "I don't want to live in a country, where anytime a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitemely wrong is subject to some sort of political presure…" So first buddy you can leave now, and second you're openly admiting that BP screwed up….