Dear President Obama , A Letter about the Gulf Disaster...

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"We are tied to the ocean and when we go back to the Sea, whether it is to sail or to watch, we are going back from whence we came."~ John F. Kennedy
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( Note to readers,friends: This letter was sent today, and posted over Enigma Cafe early this am, I have decided to move it here. I have tried to post unbiased reports and updates.But I need to post this.In my earlier post I encouraged that we all write and call President Obama. We all did write letters and call during the HCR debate and I think it helped the President to refocus.)
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Dear President Obama,
Millions of us worked to get you elected. We worked for you because we believed that you were the kind of man that when Trouble came Knocking you would be up to the challenge. A man of wisdom, integrity,and a man wise enough to have the Integrity to listen to Wisdom. There is Trouble knocking, but there is also Wisdom knocking on your door, and I worry you are not listening. Millions of Americans are watching the Disaster in the Gulf unfold. Many are Scientists who are worried about the Situation because they have the Wisdom to see what is going on and what it holds in the Future.

Millions of People need answers and assurances that your Leadership is committed to Them, but placing BP in charge of the Disaster the message to the People is that BP a Corporation is more important than them. For the Gulf residents that were abandoned, shunned, lied to, exploited and mistreated during and after Katrina, your Leadership is Critical at this time. Instead they have been given a BP hotline for everything for Dead Oiled Carcasses, Fume Reports and Questions about Seafood. And they have watched BP lie about the Gusher and yet they are supposed to call BP for wounded animals ? And they see that EPA is working with BP while hundreds of thousands of gallons of Toxic Dispersant are poured into their gulf. Yet has your administration reached out to the Fishermen , the Shrimpers, the Workers in the Gulf ? Have you offered them relief and Programs for this situation ? ( Again FEMA, National Guard, HLS have been sparingly sparsely committed and silently deployed) This is your moment to historically provide Aid and relief.

So far those Scientists have had no avenue to share their concerns and their skills. They have merely been tossed the BP phone number and told to leave a message. In this kind of Crisis Energy, Vision and Scientific Expertise should be harnessed and utilized. There are Scientists who have worked to protect the Gulf for years and now they would problem solve to save it or try to save what is left of it. ( Woodshole, Oceanography Programs across the Country, Engineering Programs ).Scientists who work with National Geographic and Sierra Club, NWF, NRDC etc all have people who have studied and prepared and protected Ecosystems for years they are not compromised by Greed of Oil Laden ambitions.

You have been given your first American Disaster of Epic Proportions and it was created by Corporate greed and mistakes.Yet the Company that is Responsible for the Disaster is still controlling the Crime Scene. 11 Good Men died in an Explosion and yet instead of hearing that the Justice Department is Investigating Americans are told that BP is now in charge of the Disaster. Can you see how unjust and corrupt that appears to Americans ? I have read the Justice Department is in NOLA,but you as President need to Announce that the Justice Department is investigating this Event and the Oil Slick.

Your Administration and even you should be giving Daily or bi-daily Briefings with NOAA, Coast Guard and EPA and DHHS issuing accurate Unbiased Uncompromised information regarding this Oil Slick. Hurricane Season is fast upon us, and this is your chance to help people prepare and work together to prevent panic and distress.

Mr.Gibbs has been mishandling the Pressers, mocking and dismissing Reporters concerns.Yet the Press Corps has been asking the same questions as millions of Americans have been asking. You need to acknowledge this anger, this frustration and angst. Americans watched on their TVs on May 18th when a CBS reporter was threatened with arrest for photographing Marshland Slime. The Reporter was told by a Coast Guard official that "BP is in charge". In that moment millions of Americans had their worst fear confirmed. BP not only owns the Disaster, they own the Gulf and Our Government Supports and Condones BP being in charge of this Disaster. The Message was that the Government has submitted Power to BP. And the Presser with Gibbs on the 20th and 21st confirmed this fear.

The Press needs to be able to report, interview Scientists, Fishermen, Residents and to take photos of the Dead Animals, the Damaged Gulf. This Crisis needs transparency and honesty and action. Silence will only be construed as part of the BP Coverup at this point. After numerous Coverups under the Bush Administration and 8 years of Lies, Americans are smart enough to KNOW they want Honesty and Leadership during this Disaster. We need you to do the Right Thing Now, Declare it a National Emergency.

Signed,
Just a Mom, Nurse,.....
Posted to the White House Website and mailed May 22, Day 32 of the Disaster in the Gulf


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Other People wrote excellent Letter to the President...must reads. If you find more please do send them to me.
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CNN :Tom Foreman's Letter to the President from May 22nd Eve. "Dear Mr. President #488 "In the name of the law, stop that oil!"
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Here is a Must Read Letter by @Karoli , she really explains what is needed and mut be examined. Excellent Letter, share too please.
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Paul Burke wrote a very poignant letter to the President the first week of the Disaster, April 29th. A friend in the NW sent it to me to point out that people have been watching and dreading what happens next.Sadly this post is prophetic.
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This Must Read Letter to the President was written May 4th ( sent to me by a NRDC supporter). It is from the Switchboard, written by Frances Beinecke’s Blog "Three Steps Obama Should Take to Prevent Future Oil Disasters". The Switchboard is the Blog for the Staff of NRDC. This article clearly points out steps that could have saved the President alot of work at this point, and improved the approach to the Slick now slamming the Gulf Coast.
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Sierra Club has posted a link that people can contribute their own thoughts or letter to the President about the Oil Disaster. and if you want to follow Sierra Club's work and ongoing updates on the Gulf Disaster you can click this link and learn more.
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