Halliburton Chair Milton Carroll and Jim Crane, "leading figures in the Texas oil and gas industry," played golf with President Obama this past weekend, while thousands of Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters stormed the White House.
You probably heard that Obama played golf with Tiger Woods this weekend, "at a secluded, exclusive yacht and golf club on Florida's Treasure Coast," as reported by Darlene Superville of Seattlepi, who also reported on the frustration of the press for being "locked out" of the event. The White House, Superville explained, "made clear from the start of Obama's trip that there would be no coverage of him because he would be on vacation..." Perhaps the fact that Obama was "on vacation" was not the only reason he was not keen for the press to be wandering about.
Although it has not been largely reported, Obama also played with "a pair of Texans who are key oil, gas and pipeline players," as revealed by the Huffington Post; at the very same time the Sierra Club and 350.org among others organized a rally to "tell Barack Obama it's time to lead in the fight against climate change, beginning with the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline." Obama mentioned climate change during the recent State of the Union Address. He said, "I urge this Congress to pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change..."
HuffPo failed to mention that one of the "big oil" executives, Milton Carroll, is also Chairman of the Board at Halliburton. His company, CenterPoint Energy, received "$200 million in federal grant money to upgrade its system to a Smart Grid." Jim Crane, on the other hand, "gave the maximum $5,000 to the Obama campaign and $30,800 to the Democratic National Committee (DNC)." Wow, these big oil guys love Obama. It is weird, because the President has been very clear, especially during the George W. Bush presidency, that he is not a fan of "big oil". In fact, remember this campaign ad that accused Mitt Romney for "standing with big oil"?
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"Mr. Obama explicitly stated that he would not tolerate such practices. “I will finally end the abuse of no-bid contracts once and for all,†he thundered to a Grand Rapids, Mich., audience on Oct. 2, 2008. “The days of sweetheart deals for Halliburton will be over when I’m in the White House.†After becoming president, Mr. Obama continued the attack and promised on March 4 to “end unnecessary no-bid and cost-plus contracts. … In some cases, contracts are awarded without competition. … And that’s completely unacceptable.â€
That was then; this is now. Last week, the Army revealed that KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton, was awarded a no-bid contract worth as much as $568 million through next year. This deal was announced only hours after the Obama Justice Department informed the public that it was joining a suit filed by whistleblowers who allege KBR used kickbacks to get foreign contracts."
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President Obama’s re-election campaign is joining an escalating air war over gas prices and oil subsidies with a new TV ad in several states attacking Mitt Romney as a defender of “Big Oil.â€
The 30-second spot, airing in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Virginia, portrays President Obama as under attack by wealthy oil companies and their allies who feel threatened by his calls to eliminate taxpayer subsidies and invest in new energy sources.
It's amazing, not just the ruthlessness here in essentially betraying his base, but his hellbent insistence in rubbing their noses in it. It's not like he couldn't have golfed with military industrial complex nabobs other than the oil wing during the pipeline protest.
There had to be a Goldman Sachs or A Big Pharma vice or prez around to play eighteen with in between his minions patting their sheep on the back and telling them they're not getting sheared and sized up for lamb chops.
Scr@w 'em, the whole mob on his steps jumped on his hate train and vilified all doubters all the way to term two. Their support was unconditional, their methods vicious. Now they turn slack jawed in amazement that a man who didn't do thing one about upwards of a half a thousand mountains being blown to hell for coal is laughing in their face and raking in the cash...again.
And where are all the "Geftists?" Not a one here, and usually just the mention of the name 'Halliburton' brings them out of the woodwork.
Ah... but they don't, Jay, because they don't know.
Mark-John, "Halliburton" used to be synonymous with Satan (even vilified by President Obama). No more!
ANIMAL FARM
George Orwell
Which is what caused WWII and what will cause WWIII
How good will that be for the climate???
NATURAL GAS
We have enough to last forever...
It is clean...
It is cheap...
Why do you think the Bamster doesn't embrace it???
it is clean...
it is cheap...
and it will last forever.
Can't have that mucking with his Meal Ticket.