Barton is getting TORN UP in the Committee Hearing!!

[WeDidIt]

A question to Hayward DIRECTLY asking if they were shaken down and if the fund was a slush fund!

Barton is GOING DOWN!!!!

Well, he went down, any way.

[defendandprotect]

1. Good ... what a &&&^^$$))(( he is -- !!! BP $ is "slush fund" . . .!!!

Imagine a Republican bringing up the subject of a slush fund!!

Barton also suggested government shouldn't have any control over BP!

[gratuitous]

2. Ten seconds from now, Barton won't remember a thing

He's just grandstanding for cheap political points and his fake outrage on behalf of BP has all the sincerity of a dinner theater romance play.

[WeDidIt]

3. Here's a better one

Faux Noise has cut out entirely Barton' apology from coverage.

:rofl:

[Cha]

5. Good ..they're doing him no favors..

I keep seeing he apologized but haven't read what he said?

Edit~ Oh, it was an apology to the OIL company..not the American People! :rofl:

[WeDidIt]

10. He apologize TO Hayward

for Obama "shaking him down" and creating a "Slush fund" out of the money he shook BP down for.

:rofl:

The GOP is FUCKED!

:rofl:

Six months from what should have been sweeping wins for the GOP, and Joe Barton handed a major issue to the Dems singlehandedly!

:rofl:

[Cha]

21. Yeah, I edited my post. See where my mind

was..I thought an apology was for the mistake he made..not knowing the apology was The Mistake.:rofl:

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Poor baby..how brave of you to snoop on Faux for us.

I haven't the armor to look at the station.

:patriot:

[WeDidIt]

13. I didn't have to,

Jed Lewison at Dailykos did it so none of us had to.

:patriot:

[Cha]

22. Cool!

[Cha]

4. I want to know what Hayward's answer

was? That must have been fascinating.

Poor little negligent BP oil company.

[WeDidIt]

6. No to shakedown, no to slush fund.

Unequivocal no to both.

A Republican from Ohio opened the door for Hayward to blame it on MMS after those questions, and he wouldn't go down that road.

Hayward's answers are stonewalling against the Dems, but it looks like the GOP members are more frustrated.

[Cha]

20. Thank you..looks like they're trying

to do the right thing..even if they can't be trusted completely.

Afterall this all happened because they didn't do the right thing with their saftey net.

[riskpeace]

27. Which safety net are you referring to?

The acoustic blowout preventer that cost $500,000 and they did not pay for? The clean-up plan for the Gulf with walrus in it?

They are a joke and had no safety net whatsoever.

[gateley]

12. Hayward didn't answer - it was part of Barton's statement so he didn't

require a response. I don't know if the look on Tony's face said "why the fuck are you telling ME this?" or "keep it up, let's eat up the clock."

[WeDidIt]

14. No, Congressman Haley asked Hayward if he though it was a shakedown for a slush fund

in the hearing. This was just a few minutes ago.

Hayward said no, it wasn't a shakedown and this is not a slush fund.

[gateley]

25. Oh -- totally missed that. I thought it was about Barton's statement. Thanks

for the clarification - and I'm glad Haley pressed the question.

[jazzelle]

7. Barton is the biggest mfer neanderthal in the congress.

[shireen]

11. hey! don't insult neanderthals!

;)

[jazzelle]

16. Dont make me laugh..

it will interupt my hatred of that bastard.

[lob1]

9. They always do this. Congress yells at the bad guys to

make political points, then absolutely nothing happens. It's a show to do nothing, to maintain the status quo. I hope I'm wrong, but I fear absolutely nothing will change.

[GreenPartyVoter]

17. Well, some things will change. Just wherever the oil and dispersants land. Maybe we should relocate

Congress to the worst stricken part of the Gulf and tell them they have to live there until they come up with strict regulations _and_ a visionary new energy policy that will truly get us off of fossil fuels.

[RandySF]

15. How is Barton going down?

The same people re-elect him every two years. They must agree with him.

[WeDidIt]

19. Calls by GOP Congressmen for him to resign his Ranking Member position

on the Energy and Commerce Committee.

He embarrassed the fuck out of the Gulf region GOP congresscritters.

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. Hhe came back later and apologized, tail between his legs.

heh heh..that was fun to watch.

[Subdivisions]

18. I asked DUers to support Barton's Democratic opponent and since then

there has only been $25 in donations.

I had to go to Page 2 to get the link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8580622

[Hekate]

29. Don't be impatient. I just kicked it. People will be looking for something like that.

[Dappleganger]

23. Good, he deserves to be ripped a new one.

Tarring and feathering come to mind, the fucking traitor.

[malaise]

24. That was great

She destroyed Barton.

[MiniMe]

26. Is it on cspan?

[Toucano]

30. He went down on BP.

He should expect a little gagging.

Fat little prostitute!