Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Scott Stroz
But he's different than all the othersor so I have been told - over and over and over agiain On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > he is, in fact, a politician > > On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Sisk, Kris wrote: >> >> Are you saying that Obama can't make a decision witho

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Robert Munn
he is, in fact, a politician On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > Are you saying that Obama can't make a decision without political > motivation? > > /me runs away ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! h

RE: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Sisk, Kris
Are you saying that Obama can't make a decision without political motivation? /me runs away -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 4:13 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill The que

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Judah McAuley
Knowing something of politicians and the Coast Guard, I'd guess a bit of both. Coast Guard wants to keep people safe, politicians want to control the story. Judah On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > The question is who made this decision and why. Was it made by the > command

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Robert Munn
The question is who made this decision and why. Was it made by the command structure in the Coast Guard, or by the White House? That is, was it a decision, however over-zealous, based on legitimate concerns of security, or based on political considerations? On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Jerry B

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Judah McAuley
Won't someone think of the sun bathers! On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM, G Money wrote: > > The only thing that this proves beyond a doubtis that Obama doesn't care > about white people. > > *slinks away smiling* ~| Order th

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread G Money
The only thing that this proves beyond a doubtis that Obama doesn't care about white people. *slinks away smiling* On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I think that we should definitely err on the side of having more > reporters looking into things rather than less. Inv

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Judah McAuley
I think that we should definitely err on the side of having more reporters looking into things rather than less. Investigation and documentation is a very good thing. On the other hand, I think that the Coast Guard was also trying to keep not only safety but also liability in mind with the buffer

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Jerry Barnes
Another implied issue was the booms. The restriction is based on the booms, which could be placed anywhere, even areas not directly effected by the spill or areas actively being cleaned. It's definitely a fine line. As stated, you don't want people in the way. You don't want everything hidden f

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Ian Skinner
On 7/7/2010 12:34 PM, G Money wrote: > I guess I don't have a problem with reasonable restrictions that keep people > out of the way of the cleaners...but reporting is a protected right and > needs to be allowed to go on. For sure, absolutely. Restrain the impulses of reporters from being idi

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread G Money
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Anyone who doesn't appreciate the breadth of this tragedy is an idiot." > > I would guess, and I am not sure about this, that Anderson would say that > you can't appreciate the breadth of the tragedy unless it is reported. He > would pro

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Anyone who doesn't appreciate the breadth of this tragedy is an idiot." I would guess, and I am not sure about this, that Anderson would say that you can't appreciate the breadth of the tragedy unless it is reported. He would probably say that reporters aren't necessarily in the way either. I

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread G Money
Anyone who doesn't appreciate the breadth of this tragedy is an idiot. Yes, the freedom of the press is essential...but the idea that they are trying to squash attempts to report on the extent of the damage is kind of silly. We already know the extent of the tragedy. There is merit in keeping peo

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Jerry Barnes
Very sad and tragic. In the near future, there probably won't be as many images of animals coming from the gulf. The Coast Guard has put new restrictions into place that prevents the public, which includes reporters and photographers, from coing within 65 feet of response vehicles or booms (eith

Re: Stunning photo series on the gulf/oil spill

2010-07-07 Thread Scott Stroz
My 11 year-old son asked yesterday if the oil spill will sto s from being able to swim when we go to Ocean City,MD in September. We told him 'no' - now, I am not sure. On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > http://www.katu.com/news/photos/95866799.html > > Wow. > > > ~~~