David Theiss

It goes without saying that this BP oil spill is emotionally enraging, saddening, and frustrating all in equal measure.  The hands of all parties involved are, quite literally, stained: BP, the Obama Administration, non-stop Republican advocates for off-shore drilling, and the American public for not wising up and demanding the unqualified termination of this type of business enterprise.  Oil is an awful and dirty game to be involved in.  How many more oil spills will convince this country to either wake up and admit that we have to abandon oil altogether (Republicans) or ditch the appeasing political half measures and transition to other forms of fuel (Democrats).

This is a pox on all our houses.

A slideshow of the devastation.

Raw footage of the affect the spill is having on wildlife:

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Don’t you look stupid now:

Check out this quick video that strings together news clips from various Fox news anchors on each of Obama’s first 100 days.

Now, I know that you can take quick snippets from any program on any network and make it look sinister, but I watch Fox News regularly and can attest that this is the general tenor on their network.  While most of the time they were George W. Bush apologists and subtly creating scenarios and situations that would portray him in a more positive light, they have been equally hostile toward the Obama administration.  It is just fact.  Fox News is embarrassingly bias – and the worst part about it is that they pretend that they’re not.  If people like O’Rielly would just come out and admit that they are committed conservatives with a stake in furthering such an agenda, it wouldn’t be so offensive.  But Fox insists they are “Fair and Balanced.”  And because they appeal to the millions of older conservatives in the country who are more likely to be in front of their televisions (in contrast to those who are middle aged and younger who are more active, likely more liberal, and not fixated in front of their TV’s every night) between 5 and 8 PM Fox will always dominate the ratings.

At any rate, this video should shed some light on the Fair and Balanced approach Fox has taken to the new administration.

Enjoy.