10 Reasons to Boycott BP from C. J. Laity

Ten Reasons you simply must Boycott BP by C. J. Laity

1. Because it's fun. All your friends are doing it. Lady Ga Ga and Korn are even doing it. Take charge. Your dollar is your vote. If you see a pretty green sign that says BP just pass it by. Don't buy your gas there. Don't buy your cigarettes there. Don't buy your beer there. Don't buy a stick of gum from BP.

2. Because it is the morally correct thing to do. BP is an example of negligence gone criminal and as a result America is paying the price. If you love your country you will not support its biggest polluter. BP has lied to us from moment one, has stalled and downplayed the situation until it was too late. As a result we have a puddle of slow death in the Gulf of Mexico the size of Chernobyl.

3. Because BP gas stations are not really owned by those so called mom and pop "small" franchise good neighbors like BP keeps telling us they are. Medium sized gas companies, subcontractors of BP, that usually own hundreds of them at one time, own most BP gas stations. Furthermore, each franchise must pay BP something like $7000 a month just to use the logo, and give BP 5% of all sales. When you boycott a BP gas station you are directly boycotting BP.

4. Because their CEOs and executives have shown such apathy toward us. Tony Hayward said he "wanted his life back." Another BP head said he cares about "the small people." Hayward refused to testify before our Congress; he just kept repeating a scripted line as if we are stupid. BP doesn't care about us at all.

5. Because boycotting BP won't bankrupt them. They are already heading toward bankruptcy. They will be hit by nothing but litigation after litigation for years to come. They are already going off the cliff but we can give them a little push to speed it up for them.

6. Because BP is like a mafia. BP employees have come into the boycott BP Facebook page and have basically said either shut up and buy our gas or we are going to harass you and intimidate you. BP is a dangerous, criminal organization. They are responsible for 97% of all major safety violations in the industry. They get away with it because they know how to grease palms like any other mafia. They are extorting us by threatening not to clean up their mess unless we buy their gas.

7. Because BP doesn't own America. They have held America hostage with their double edged sword. They caused the problem and they are in charge of fixing the problem. Huh? They've banned reporters from interviewing Americans on American soil. They refuse to give true information about what is happening with the well head that will destroy America. They repeatedly just say "no" to our laws and demands. They act like they are above our laws.

8. Because instead of using all their resources to stop the gusher of oil and to clean up the beaches, they wasted a half billion dollars on a campaign of commercials to save their own image.

9. Because BP has caused the worst ecological disaster probably in the history of mankind. What else needs to be said.

10. Because Bayou Lee from Louisiana says boycott BP and that's good enough for me.

--CJ Laity

WORLD WIDE BOYCOTT BP DAY

July 10 is the World Wide Boycott BP day. There will be demonstrations around the world in
protest of their criminal negligence.

In the Chicago area over a 100 people have confirmed participation in a protest to happen near BP corporate offices from 2 to 4.

Can't make a boycott rally? Create your own one person boycott and refuse to buy gas from BP--the stock that is tumbling and no better for them.

BP an the Republicans

From David Plouffe:

"When BP CEO Tony Hayward testified before Congress this morning, many expected to hear him apologize for the disaster his company has caused. Instead, GOP Congressman Joe Barton was the one saying he was sorry -- to BP.

"In his opening statement, Barton, the top Republican on the committee overseeing the oil spill and its aftermath, delivered a personal apology to the oil giant. He said the $20 billion fund that President Obama directed BP to establish to provide relief to the victims of the oil disaster was a "tragedy in the first proportion."

"Other Republicans are echoing his call. Sen. John Cornyn said he "shares" Barton's concern. Rep. Michele Bachmann said that BP shouldn't agree to be "fleeced." Rush Limbaugh called it a "bailout." The Republican Study Committee, with its 114 members in the House, called it a "shakedown.""

Because of President Obama, BP has pledged 20 billion dollars--which is still to little for the biggest ecological disaster in the world's history.

Once again the Republicans show where they stand--with the rich and richer.

Regulating the Regulators--Whose Fault is it?

Is President Obama to be blamed for the oil spill?

Not in my opinion.

Deregulating started under Clinton and continued under Bush. In fact, if you remember President Bush pushed for oil drilling in the arctic as well as off shore in the Gulf.

I know it's easy to blame the current president for this mishap, but he did not allow the massive growth of oil drilling in the gulf. Bush and Cheney did. In fact, Cheney has an economic interest in the very corporations that built this broken pipe that now is leaking everywhere.

Of course, as former President Truman said, "The buck stops here," and President Obama has to respond and deal effectively with this crisis. But to blame him for it is not even remotely understandable. Deregulation of the oil industry began after Carter's administration and it flourished under George Bush.

We went from 29 to over a 125 oil drilling rigs in the Gulf during the George Bush administration.

I say boycott BP and continue to boycott.

But don't blame this disaster on Obama. He's not the one who deregulated the oil industry and allowed all of this to happen. And he especially did not allow BP to drill for oil by cutting corners thus creating one of--if not the worse--ecological disasters in our history.

From C. J. Laity:

"It has become clear that BP has been lying to us
for forty days while they caused the worst
ecological disaster in American history, and there
is no end in sight. I cannot in good conscience be
silent about this, so I am supporting the growing
call to boycott BP and all its products and
related businesses. There will be a protest at the
BP Refinery in Indiana on the morning of Memorial
Day. I don't know if I can actually make this one
because I don't have transportation, but I'm sure
this will only be the first protest at BP
factories as well as at local gas stations."

I could not say it better myself.

How much spilled?

Sunday, 2:00 PM Central time: about 19,500,000 gallons of oil spilled into the gulf.

This is why we need government. Officials regulate and stop greedy corporations who place the profit over the people.

With the Gulf under attack, what is to become of the environment, the jobs, and most of all the living things--people included--who now have to live with this mess not in their backyard, but as a part of their backyard--perhaps for years and years to come.

This is why deregulation is not the correct method to solve economic issues. If we had stood up against deregulation, this would probably not have happened.

And don't blame Obama. He was for stronger regulation, but he has to fight a large political party that still believes deregulation is the best way to go.

Take the Boycott Pledge

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And check out why here and here and here,

The list can go on and on and on.