Thad Allen, Obama's Oil Point Man, STILL Trusts Discredited BP CEO Tony Hayward ...Huffington Post.

[Stuart G]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/11/thad-allen-still-trusts-d_n_609056.html

Dan Froomkin-- 6/11/10 updated, 1:56pm Eastern

The Obama administration's new get-tough-with-BP public relations campaign was badly undercut Friday morning when Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen reaffirmed his confidence in the oil giant's widely-despised and discredited CEO, Tony Hayward.

Three weeks ago, Allen, who is leading the response to the massive oil spill poisoning the Gulf of Mexico, famously told CBS News: "I trust Tony Hayward."

It became a rallying cry for those who believe the Obama administration has been too deferential to a company whose interests are not at all aligned with the public's.

Now, after 53 days during which BP has just made the leak worse while spreading misinformation intended to minimize its possible liability, Allen is sticking to his earlier statement.

Asked at a Friday news conference if he still trusts Hayward, Allen responded: "The fact of the matter is, we have to have a cooperative, productive relationship for this thing to work moving forward. When I talk to him and ask for answers, I get them. You could characterize that as trust, partnership, cooperation, collaboration, whatever. But this has to be a unified effort moving forward if we are to get this thing solved."

[Cant trust em]

1. This is just the kind of hard-hitting, detail focused piece that Huffington Post is known for.

[tabatha]

2. Tony Baloney

[Stuart G]

3. This one comment, that he still trusts Hayward...see last paragraph..

Should get Allen fired immediately.

Do you think 3 weeks after the invasion of Russia, Stalin trusted Hitler?.
..that is what Allen is saying,,,yea..it is a sick comparison.
But.Well...Why would anyone trust Hayward ????,,,??

[Dr.Phool]

4. Because he sounds like the Geico lizzard?