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EXXON Valdez, Greatest Oil Spill in History

Miss Information?

Yes, this may indeed deserve the very highest quality Houdini Hypocrisy label. How else can Number 35 wiggle into the Top 20 list?

Perhaps a textbook example of superb partisan and hypocritically hyped Misinformation Campaigns waged at the expense of all Americans, most who unfortunately do not understand the assault being waged on them

And maybe perpetuated by disproportionately large users of oil.

Would it surprise you, assuming you have not already turned away in Partisan Purity, that according to ITOPF, it was number 35 in size, dwarfed by the larger 34 by a factor of maybe a hundred. Check my math.

Be sure to check out Table 3, and ask how can this be?
Notice this table lists the first 20 oil spills then jumps to number 35. A nod to political correctness and a testament to the lucrative partisan misinformation campaigns of those professional misinformers who get paid to inform us.

Table 3: Major Oil Spills Since 1967 (Non Military Accidents Only). For more oil spills click here.

Position Shipname Year Location Spill Size
(tonnes)
1 Atlantic Empress 1979 Off Tobago, West Indies 287,000
2 ABT Summer 1991 700 nautical miles off Angola 260,000
3 Castillo de Bellver 1983 Off Saldanha Bay, South Africa 252,000
4 Amoco Cadiz 1978 Off Brittany, France 223,000
5 Haven 1991 Genoa, Italy 144,000
6 Odyssey 1988 700 nautical miles off Nova Scotia, Canada 132,000
7 Torrey Canyon 1967 Scilly Isles, UK 119,000
8 Sea Star 1972 Gulf of Oman 115,000
9 Irenes Serenade 1980 Navarino Bay, Greece 100,000
10 Urquiola 1976 La Coruna, Spain 100,000
11 Hawaiian Patriot 1977 300 nautical miles off Honolulu 95,000
12 Independenta 1979 Bosphorus, Turkey 95,000
13 Jakob Maersk 1975 Oporto, Portugal 88,000
14 Braer 1993 Shetland Islands, UK 85,000
15 Khark 5 1989 120 nautical miles off Atlantic coast of Morocco 80,000
16 Aegean Sea 1992 La Coruna, Spain 74,000
17 Sea Empress 1996 Milford Haven, UK 72,000
18 Katina P 1992 Off Maputo, Mozambique 72,000
19 Nova 1985 Off Kharg Island, Gulf of Iran 70,000
20 Prestige 2002 Off Galicia, Spain 63,000
35 Exxon Valdez 1989 Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA 37,000

Marines 7; Murtha & Other Smearers 0

Why not do the right thing? Aplogize Loudly and Publicly!Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa, and the rest of the anti-war drum-pounders fueled the smear campaign against the Marines.

“Yet another U.S. Marine, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, had charges dropped Tuesday in the so-called Haditha massacre — bringing the total number of Marines who’ve been cleared or won case dismissals in the Iraq war incident to seven. ‘Undue command influence’ on the prosecution led to the outcome in Chessani’s case. Bottom line: That’s zero for seven for military prosecutors, with one trial left to go.

“I repeat: Haditha prosecution goes 0-7. But you won’t see that headline in the same Armageddon-sized font The New York Times used repeatedly when the story first broke.

“The Times, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa, and the rest of the anti-war drum-pounders who fueled the smear campaign against the troops two years ago should hang their hands in shame. They won’t, of course. Perpetuating the ‘cold-blooded Marines’ narrative means never having to say you’re sorry.

“It means never having to look Lt. Col. Chessani (charges dismissed), Lt. Andrew Grayson (acquitted), Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum (charges dismissed), Capt. Lucas McConnell (charges dismissed), Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt (charges dismissed), Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz (charges dismissed), Sgt. Frank Wuterich (awaiting trial) and their families in the eyes and apologize for the preemptive character assassination they all faced at the hands of the hyperventilating, noose-hanging press.”

- Columnist Michelle Malkin

What is Happening When & Where in the 2008 Primaries

Keep Hope alive through Super Tuesday!For the lowdown on the 2008 Schedule of Presidential Primaries Click Here.

Blame & Defense in Mortgage Mess

According to the Shirmeyer Rate Market Report published by Sigma Research Inc, which is a twice daily newsletter to the mortgage lending industry, our regulators and politicians once again have not only failed to  foresee and  prevent an economic disaster, they have misidentified the causes of the current mortgage mess ravaging us. Regulators and politicians are going for the softest, easiest targets they can find as they try to push the spotlight way from their own neglect. This is an except from a recent Sigma Research Daily

“Once again

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