John Siner
2010-06-15 16:15:02 UTC
how is he doing
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94 Proof
2010-06-18 00:24:04 UTC
asshole
Phyllis Ballentine
2010-06-19 22:39:57 UTC
AMEN!!!!!!
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2010-06-20 00:14:56 UTC
And what about Joe Barton?
Rep. Joe Barton Likes BP -- and the Company Likes Him Back with Cash
Contributions from Oil Companies
In the 2007-2008 period of the 110th Congress, Joe Barton has accepted
$196,040 from oil companies and $135,549 of those dollars were from
industry political action committees. In addition to that, he has
accepted $834,386 from oil companies between 2000 and 2007. Also, he has
accepted $121,050 from the coal industry, and $119,800 of those dollars
were from industry PACS. See oil voting record
Barton, a former consultant for Atlantic Richfied Co., serves as the
Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He was the primary
House author of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. A number of his former
staffers are now lobbyists for the energy industry. The Washington Post
reported that, "In his quest for the chairmanship... A network of former
Barton staff members-turned-lobbyists-including Jeffery M. MacKinnon
(clients: Reliant Energy, Philip Morris, MCI andat least 36 others),
Stephen Sayle (American Chemical Council, AT&Tand 19 others) and Stephen
Waguespack (Duke Energy, Ford Motor Co. and eight others)-worked the
crucial corporate and trade association community on Barton's behalf."
[Washington Post, 4/14/05]
"Since 1997, oil, gas, electricity, nuclear, coal and chemical companies
have contributed $1.84 million to Barton, more than to any other House
member." [Washington Post, 4/14/05]
Barton and others insist that their views on the BP spill and deepwater
drilling policy aren't swayed by the financial support. Critics of
corporate contributions are skeptical.
"Companies do not give contributions out of an altruistic feeling of
supporting the democratic process," said Tyson Slocum, energy program
director of the consumer protection group Public Citizen. "They expect a
return on their investment. Their return is access. Their return is
favorable treatment."
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign
money, Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn have received
$2.1million and $1.6 million, respectively, from oil and gas companies
since they were elected to Congress. That makes them the second- and
third-highest recipients in the Senate.
Both Cornyn and Hutchison criticized Obama's order as hampering domestic
oil production. Aides to both senators said the industry's contributions
did not affect their positions. Corporations cannot donate directly to
candidates, but many establish political committees or funnel money
through industry groups. Individual executives and employees often
donate as well.
Barton, former chairman of the House energy committee and now the
panel's senior Republican, has collected more than $1.4 million
since1989, the oldest data available. That includes $27,350 from BP,
making him the third-biggest recipient of BP money in the House.
With so many oil and gas companies in Texas, it's natural that lawmakers
have philosophical and financial ties to the industry, said Rayola
Dougher, senior economic adviser for the American Petroleum Institute,
an industry group.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-bptexans_03tex.ART0.State.Edition2.2950e32.html
Photo: Barton skimming oil from Gulf oil spill for BP
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Rep. Joe Barton Likes BP -- and the Company Likes Him Back with Cash
By Andrew Kreighbaum on June 17, 2010 2:57 PM
After BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward had expressed his
contrition to members of Congress for the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, a long-time friend of the oil industry, Rep. Joe Barton
(R-Texas), today issued an apology to Hayward for his harsh treatment at
the hands of the White House.
Barton, speaking at a congressional hearing, called the $20 billion
escrow account set up by BP to pay for claims related to the spill,
a"shakedown" on the part of the Obama administration.
Individuals and political action committees associated with BP have
donated $27,350 to Barton's political campaigns since the 1990 election
cycle -- eighth among members of Congress, the Center for Responsive
Politics' research indicates. (Barton might find it ironic that the man
he said so mistreated BP, President Barack Obama, received more than
$77,000 from BP employees during his political career.) Contributions
from PACs made up 94 percent of Barton's donations.
Individuals or PACs associated with the oil and gas industry as a whole
have been Barton's biggest patron since he entered Congress, donating
more than $1,448,380 since the 1990 election cycle.
The figure puts him at No. 1 among all House members for donations from
the industry, fifth among members of Congress and fourth among active
members of Congress.
Barton's comments today came after Hayward had just taken his licks from
several members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations, including Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). Barton, the ranking Republicanon the
energy and commerce committee, must have been a welcome sight.
Barton has been a consistent skeptic of global warming and opponent of
legislation to address climate change. In his Oval Office speech Tuesday
night, President Obama sought to use the disaster from the spill in the
Gulf to argue for action on significant climate legislation.
Barton was also among a group of Republican congressmen from Texas who
earlier this week put forth a bill to end the moratorium on deepwater
drilling. When announcing the bill, he questioned whether the temporary
moratorium imposed by the Obama administration would become permanent.
(Update 4:08 p.m.:) Barton's biggest single corporate contributor,
Anadarko Petroleum, is a 25 percent stakeholder in the Macondo Prospect,
site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Individuals and PACs associated with Anadarko have given Barton's
campaigns $146,500 since the 1990 election cycle. Political blog
FiveThirtyEight highlights this fact in this report.
(Update 4:23 p.m.:) Barton has retracted his apology to BP and issued
another apology for using the word "shakedown" to describe the $20
billion fund set up to cover damage claims on the Gulf Coast, Politico
reports.
"I regret the impact that my statement this morning implied that BP
should not pay for the consequences of their decisions and actions
inthis incident," he said in a statement issued by the office of House
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio).
(Update 5:37 p.m.:) Additional Center for Responsive Politics analysis
shows that Barton's candidate committee and leadership PAC combined have
received $1.67 million from the oil and gas industry since the1990
election cycle.
Categories:Campaign finance, Congress, Congressional Committees,
HeavyHitters, Industries, Influence & Lobbying, Issues and Legislation,
Oil & gas, PACs, Politicians & Elections
Tags:Bart Stupak, BP, Henry Waxman, Joe Barton, oil and gas
industry,President Obama, Tony Hayward
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/06/barton-likes-bp-and-they-like-him-b-1.html
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joe_Barton
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The Official Site Of The Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/
GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with
near-real time information about the response effort.
Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of
Interior, the site offers you a "one-stop shop" for spill response
information.
http://www.geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse/
EPA Responds to the BP Oil Spill along the Gulf Coast
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/
http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-nation-bp-oil-spill
The White House. President Barack Obama
The White House Blog
http://m.whitehouse.gov/blog
Briefing Room
http://m.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room
Issues
http://m.whitehouse.gov/issues
Photo Galleries
http://m.whitehouse.gov/mobile/photo
Video Galleries
http://m.whitehouse.gov/mobile/videos
http://whitehouse.gov/live
The Administration
http://m.whitehouse.gov/administration
http://m.whitehouse.gov/about
http://m.whitehouse.gov/our-government
http://m.whitehouse.gov/our-government/resources
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/obamahq
http://www.healthreform.gov/
Rep. Joe Barton Likes BP -- and the Company Likes Him Back with Cash
Contributions from Oil Companies
In the 2007-2008 period of the 110th Congress, Joe Barton has accepted
$196,040 from oil companies and $135,549 of those dollars were from
industry political action committees. In addition to that, he has
accepted $834,386 from oil companies between 2000 and 2007. Also, he has
accepted $121,050 from the coal industry, and $119,800 of those dollars
were from industry PACS. See oil voting record
Barton, a former consultant for Atlantic Richfied Co., serves as the
Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He was the primary
House author of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. A number of his former
staffers are now lobbyists for the energy industry. The Washington Post
reported that, "In his quest for the chairmanship... A network of former
Barton staff members-turned-lobbyists-including Jeffery M. MacKinnon
(clients: Reliant Energy, Philip Morris, MCI andat least 36 others),
Stephen Sayle (American Chemical Council, AT&Tand 19 others) and Stephen
Waguespack (Duke Energy, Ford Motor Co. and eight others)-worked the
crucial corporate and trade association community on Barton's behalf."
[Washington Post, 4/14/05]
"Since 1997, oil, gas, electricity, nuclear, coal and chemical companies
have contributed $1.84 million to Barton, more than to any other House
member." [Washington Post, 4/14/05]
Barton and others insist that their views on the BP spill and deepwater
drilling policy aren't swayed by the financial support. Critics of
corporate contributions are skeptical.
"Companies do not give contributions out of an altruistic feeling of
supporting the democratic process," said Tyson Slocum, energy program
director of the consumer protection group Public Citizen. "They expect a
return on their investment. Their return is access. Their return is
favorable treatment."
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks campaign
money, Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn have received
$2.1million and $1.6 million, respectively, from oil and gas companies
since they were elected to Congress. That makes them the second- and
third-highest recipients in the Senate.
Both Cornyn and Hutchison criticized Obama's order as hampering domestic
oil production. Aides to both senators said the industry's contributions
did not affect their positions. Corporations cannot donate directly to
candidates, but many establish political committees or funnel money
through industry groups. Individual executives and employees often
donate as well.
Barton, former chairman of the House energy committee and now the
panel's senior Republican, has collected more than $1.4 million
since1989, the oldest data available. That includes $27,350 from BP,
making him the third-biggest recipient of BP money in the House.
With so many oil and gas companies in Texas, it's natural that lawmakers
have philosophical and financial ties to the industry, said Rayola
Dougher, senior economic adviser for the American Petroleum Institute,
an industry group.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-bptexans_03tex.ART0.State.Edition2.2950e32.html
Photo: Barton skimming oil from Gulf oil spill for BP
Loading Image...
Rep. Joe Barton Likes BP -- and the Company Likes Him Back with Cash
By Andrew Kreighbaum on June 17, 2010 2:57 PM
After BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward had expressed his
contrition to members of Congress for the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico, a long-time friend of the oil industry, Rep. Joe Barton
(R-Texas), today issued an apology to Hayward for his harsh treatment at
the hands of the White House.
Barton, speaking at a congressional hearing, called the $20 billion
escrow account set up by BP to pay for claims related to the spill,
a"shakedown" on the part of the Obama administration.
Individuals and political action committees associated with BP have
donated $27,350 to Barton's political campaigns since the 1990 election
cycle -- eighth among members of Congress, the Center for Responsive
Politics' research indicates. (Barton might find it ironic that the man
he said so mistreated BP, President Barack Obama, received more than
$77,000 from BP employees during his political career.) Contributions
from PACs made up 94 percent of Barton's donations.
Individuals or PACs associated with the oil and gas industry as a whole
have been Barton's biggest patron since he entered Congress, donating
more than $1,448,380 since the 1990 election cycle.
The figure puts him at No. 1 among all House members for donations from
the industry, fifth among members of Congress and fourth among active
members of Congress.
Barton's comments today came after Hayward had just taken his licks from
several members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations, including Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.). Barton, the ranking Republicanon the
energy and commerce committee, must have been a welcome sight.
Barton has been a consistent skeptic of global warming and opponent of
legislation to address climate change. In his Oval Office speech Tuesday
night, President Obama sought to use the disaster from the spill in the
Gulf to argue for action on significant climate legislation.
Barton was also among a group of Republican congressmen from Texas who
earlier this week put forth a bill to end the moratorium on deepwater
drilling. When announcing the bill, he questioned whether the temporary
moratorium imposed by the Obama administration would become permanent.
(Update 4:08 p.m.:) Barton's biggest single corporate contributor,
Anadarko Petroleum, is a 25 percent stakeholder in the Macondo Prospect,
site of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
Individuals and PACs associated with Anadarko have given Barton's
campaigns $146,500 since the 1990 election cycle. Political blog
FiveThirtyEight highlights this fact in this report.
(Update 4:23 p.m.:) Barton has retracted his apology to BP and issued
another apology for using the word "shakedown" to describe the $20
billion fund set up to cover damage claims on the Gulf Coast, Politico
reports.
"I regret the impact that my statement this morning implied that BP
should not pay for the consequences of their decisions and actions
inthis incident," he said in a statement issued by the office of House
Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio).
(Update 5:37 p.m.:) Additional Center for Responsive Politics analysis
shows that Barton's candidate committee and leadership PAC combined have
received $1.67 million from the oil and gas industry since the1990
election cycle.
Categories:Campaign finance, Congress, Congressional Committees,
HeavyHitters, Industries, Influence & Lobbying, Issues and Legislation,
Oil & gas, PACs, Politicians & Elections
Tags:Bart Stupak, BP, Henry Waxman, Joe Barton, oil and gas
industry,President Obama, Tony Hayward
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2010/06/barton-likes-bp-and-they-like-him-b-1.html
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joe_Barton
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
The Official Site Of The Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931/
GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a new online tool that provides you with
near-real time information about the response effort.
Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of
Interior, the site offers you a "one-stop shop" for spill response
information.
http://www.geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse/
EPA Responds to the BP Oil Spill along the Gulf Coast
http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/
http://www.epa.gov/newsroom/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-nation-bp-oil-spill
The White House. President Barack Obama
The White House Blog
http://m.whitehouse.gov/blog
Briefing Room
http://m.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room
Issues
http://m.whitehouse.gov/issues
Photo Galleries
http://m.whitehouse.gov/mobile/photo
Video Galleries
http://m.whitehouse.gov/mobile/videos
http://whitehouse.gov/live
The Administration
http://m.whitehouse.gov/administration
http://m.whitehouse.gov/about
http://m.whitehouse.gov/our-government
http://m.whitehouse.gov/our-government/resources
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/obamahq
http://www.healthreform.gov/