Fox and Friends Criticize DOJ Investigation Into BP & Gulf Oil Spill (Mediaite)

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by Colby Hall
Mediaite
June 2nd, 2010

News broke yesterday that the Department of Justice is launching an investigation into whether any laws or regulations have been violated by BP in the lead-up to (and clean-up efforts) of the Gulf oil spill. This morning’s stock market opened much lower, in part due to the 15% sudden decrease in BP’s market cap valuation, or so surmised the hosts of Fox and Friends this morning.


Hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade reported on the $20 Billion dip in market cap as a result of the DOJ investigation and openly wondered how smart it was for Attorney General Eric Holder to make an announcement that lead to the dip in the Dow index. Doocy exasperatedly wonders how BP is going to get that $20 Billion back if they are faced with all these lawsuits.

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Gergen: ‘If Gov. Fought WWII Like Oil Spill We’d Be Speaking German’ (Mediaite)

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by Glynnis MacNicol
Mediaite
May 26th, 2010

The President Obama/BP Oil Spill pile-on continues. It’s starting to feel like the new media sporting event. Over at CNN last night James Carville continued his tirade calling for “heads to roll” and the normally low key David Gergen noted that “if our government had fought WWII like the way we’re fighting the oil spill, there’s a good chance many of us would be speaking German today.” Them’s fighting words!


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