BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Friday, May 28, 2010

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Can BP stem the flow of oil and vitriol?

The next few days will be crucial for BP and the wider world, says George Trefgarne.

By George Trefgarne
Published: 5:43PM BST 26 May 2010


"The result is possibly the worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl. The effects grow like the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico daily. BP is the biggest holding in most people's pension funds and its shares have fallen some 25 per cent. The stock market believes its dividend is imperilled by compensation claims and if the company does not plug the leak in the next 48 hours – BP puts the probability at no higher than 70 per cent – then this could develop into a major international incident, with ramifications not only for the reputation of UK Plc, but for the energy security of the world."

"BP says recovery will be 'drawn out' as profits tumbleLike all catastrophes these days, the story gains momentum not only through television and newspapers, but through social media. Log on to US news sites such as the Huffington Post and you will see the coverage is laced with near contempt for BP and for Brits generally. Tony Hayward, the BP chief executive, has been working non-stop for four weeks to contain the spill and has not been home once, and yet is traduced for being plain speaking or optimistic."

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I can't stand it when, when someone calls me a Socialist. 

It's always some DUMBASS who didn't know it wasn't a bad word (a parrot ),

or someone wealthy business man who thought there was nothing wrong with cheap labor ("taking his business elsewhere hurts him more than it hurts you").

Does that make me an "optimist" , "pessimist", or "just need to lightnen up so we can go back to having a good time"?

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