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| Fed Up! Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal Orders Guard To Build Barrier |
| 2010-06-15 |
| In a clear demonstration that he is fed up with the inaction and ineptitude of the federal government and BP to address growing concern about the impact of the Gulf oil disaster, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal ordered the National Guard late this afternoon to begin building a protective barrier wall off the shore of the Gulf coast. According to ABC News, In Fort Jackson, La., Jindal has ordered the Guard to start building barrier walls right in the middle of the ocean. The barriers, built nine miles off shore, are intended to keep the oil from reaching the coast by filling the gaps between barrier islands. Today, huge Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters lined up in the air, dropping sandbags one by one into the sea. "They are lifting up about 7,000 pounds of sandbags," said 1st Lt. James Tyson Gabler. Jindal intends to send the bill for the massive project to BP. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #10 [Obama] has played golf nearly 40 times in 8 weeks Maybe that is good. What if he tried to do something? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-06-15 16:39 |
| #9 You just have to wonder how Katrina would have been handled if Jindal had been in office. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-06-15 15:17 |
| #8 "You see it, you own it." Now the results in these specific area belong to Jindal, which is great, if they work perfectly, but they won't. No doubt the lawyers are lining up to figure out who might be harmed by this effort. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-06-15 14:51 |
| #7 How about sand pumps? The berm only needs to be temporary until they can get the barges going. Hey Jindal, I know I doubted your leadership, but good on you for taking this initiative! |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-06-15 14:28 |
| #6 By helicopter will take ages... What about barges? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-06-15 13:18 |
| #5 I mean the Holy Environmental Impact Study. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-15 12:50 |
| #4 But they haven't done the environmental impact study yet! |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-15 12:50 |
| #3 ...Obama and/or his minions order him to stop in 3...2...1... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2010-06-15 12:49 |
| #2 Jindal must read Rantburg. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-06-15 10:56 |
| #1 As was stated in another blog that posted this story, Jindal is simply doing his job ... protecting his state. We, as a nation, need more politicians like Jindal. |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2010-06-15 10:49 |