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EPA Official Resigns For Saying EPA Should 'Crucify' Oil Companies

NPR -- Al Armendariz, who oversaw the oil-rich South Central Region of the U.S., was criticized heavily by Republicans because of a 2010 speech in which Armendariz — making an analogy to the ancient Romans — says his regulators should "crucify" oil companies that are not complying with the law to make an example of them and make sure other companies do follow the law and "clean up."

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 2:43:49 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse And how about the EPA finding zero water contamination from hydraulic fracturing??? Lisa Jackson, head of the EPA, "I'm not aware of any proven case where the fracking process itself has affected water." Yet they continued to pursue fervently their 'crucification' process.
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 2:24:08 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Maybe he was just being too "Christian" for the GOP whiners.... (grin).
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 2:22:43 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Next, soda & pals want to apologize to the companies who committed the crimes...... (isn't that called appeasing?)
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 2, 2012 2:20:43 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Sounds like soda and others would have a problem if the official even used the word "spank"..... So much for the law and order crowd.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 3:18:16 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse This guys 'apology' was also very exposing in that he only regretted his "poor choice of words". Armendariz is just another example of a liberal saying what liberals believe when their handlers let them off their leashes! He never denied that what he said is not what he believes. Range Resources was recently targeted for 'crucifiction' by Armendariz and Obama's EPA. After an environmental activist rigged his spigot to his gas line and lit it on fire to claim that there was gas contamination from wells drilled by Range Resources, the EPA jumped on the case and began prosecuting. From the get go that case was obviously a fraud. Repeated reports by the State of Texas showed no contamination from Range Resources' wells in the water table. But the EPA pushed forward with plans to "crucify" Range Resources anyway. Range Resources did not back down and fought. The fraud was exposed and the EPA had to dismiss its case. But not before costing Range Resources millions to defend itself. You can bet that liberals like Armendariz were seething over this!
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 12:57:31 PM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Actually you see more examples of idiocracy (GOP EEG flatlining) soda here.... Truth hurts the GOPsters so they run away from it every time.... I remember when the GOP was for "law & order".... but that was decades ago. If companies break the law, they should be taken to task immediately..... not coddled, primped and serviced by the 21st century GOP. Seems the cons now don't want to hurt corporate business feelings --- that uncertainty thing -- because it will prevent them from cashing in later when they go from "government" to the corporate brothels....Actually, everything that isn't Newsmax/Faux/or Alec is a left-leaning organization to FPLREP. As to wanda, glad you want middle class tax hikes....to bad you didn't notice all of them in the Ryan budget... and you big problem with facts about Obama... The GOP economically nuked California and the nation --- and you want that again???? Curious. Soda continues to have factual and target acquisition problems --- that would make Clarence the cross-eyed lion look like a hawkeye.... jcurley--- the GOP is nothing but a whine and cheesy club now... [Edited by: Gnusman53 at 5/1/2012 2:04:10 PM EST]
FPLREP Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,261 Points:2,448,250 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: May 1, 2012 7:18:36 AM Ignore FPLREP Report Abuse Sorry JCurley every station can't drool over your beloved Obama. Sometimes the truth hurts. And I beleieve NPR is a left leaning organization.
Wanda127 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,499 Points:915,005 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 9:31:06 PM Ignore Wanda127 Report Abuse I agree GT3186 & bigt61. How can anyone think Obama is so good to the middle class & working man! He's caused so much destruction of the American system & destroying our U.S. Constitution that I just hope it can be repaired!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 7:54:47 PM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse The posts below in support of this moron and Obama are further proof of our Ineptocracy.Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing; and, where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:7,900 Points:1,775,185 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 6:53:38 PM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse Another republicon hit job, by hyping something taken out of context. The administration should tell the republicon whiners to shut up and suck it up.
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,001 Points:1,741,835 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 6:49:20 PM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse Never would happen due to separation of church and state. Crucifixion in not humane or approved for capital punishment... though it would likely scare the hell out of a lotta folks if there were a few public displays of humiliation for petty repeat offenders
knutzAL Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,248 Points:372,680 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 6:47:38 PM Ignore knutzAL Report Abuse See ya, would'nt want to be ya!
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,163 Points:645,195 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 6:21:28 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse I don’t know how they could fire him. He was just stating what the administration has in mind.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,201 Points:718,885 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 5:31:10 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Now he's paying for a loose mouth.
wild3bill Champion Author New York Posts:2,546 Points:1,687,015 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 4:42:45 PM Ignore wild3bill Report Abuse I think we found an EPA official who should be transfewrred to fish and game. and check out Polar Bear habitat!I have heard on radio that this official is said to havebeen given direction from the very top. You can not crucify a sitting president. IMPEACH is what you must do first
ktbaeohana Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,311 Points:422,975 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 4:00:43 PM Ignore ktbaeohana Report Abuse When it come to public speech one should be very careful.
CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:609,575 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 3:58:40 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse It's his former boss at 1600 Pennsylvania Av that should resign! This guy was just parroting official administration policy and tactics. It is interesting, yet not surprising, that National Progressive Radio didn't waste any time blaming Republicans for this fiasco. Maybe they can hire Armendariz as a commentator. [Edited by: GT3186 at 4/30/2012 5:04:25 PM EST]
bigt61 All-Star Author Virginia Posts:652 Points:203,090 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 3:40:11 PM Ignore bigt61 Report Abuse Hey GoBlazers, if you think Obama is your friend or the friend of the working man, you're a fool. If your idea of making a good living is a welfare check, feel free to vote for him again. The majority of people are really tired of the Hope & Change scam.
GoBlazers Champion Author Washington Posts:7,317 Points:874,225 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 3:23:08 PM Ignore GoBlazers Report Abuse "November 6 2012 Lets get our house in order." And you're going to do that how? By electing a multimillionaire who hates you and the rest of the middle class, and probably has no idea what gas costs right now? By electing a deluded fruitcake who wears magic underwear? By voting for someone who thinks he's a "regular guy" because sometimes he looks up from his Wall Street Journal and out the window of his limo or private jet for a few seconds to see if the trees are the right height? Yeah, good luck with that.
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 2:56:08 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Its funny (sad) that when these politicians slip up and show their true objective, they expose them selves to what they are all about and the truth is known. I just hope that the rest can be ridden of from the plight of this country. November 6 2012 Lets get our house in order.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,231 Points:2,372,120 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 2:23:07 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse obama should be next
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,056 Points:793,535 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 2:09:04 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse Al Armendariz can NOW be the example of what should happen to EPA bureaucrats for thinking that they are above the law.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,259 Points:1,020,735 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 2:03:11 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse Buh-bye, dumbass.
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:710,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 1:56:20 PM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse He should resign for wanting to be too lenient.
dentman_314 Sophomore Author St. Louis Posts:163 Points:35,140 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 1:55:02 PM Ignore dentman_314 Report Abuse Crucify is an understatement
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,848 Points:741,360 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 1:54:45 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse Comparing his bureaucratic empire to Roman troops sacking Turkish villages and intimidating the locals by torturing the leaders to death was probably not the best of all possible analogies. Buh-bye, dumbass. Back to the university you go, where you can resume your career pretending to be smart.
nerde Champion Author Florida Posts:6,418 Points:1,314,695 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 1:47:48 PM Ignore nerde Report Abuse Because "corporation/people" shouldn't have to obey laws, only real people should.