Texas Congressman Ron Paul says he is dubious that the government
and BP are responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill effectively,
and has intimated that tensions between them have been hyped
for political gain.
"I am very suspicious of what BP and our government is
doing, and the Obama administration." Paul stated.
"That's why I've even challenged the principle of this
agreement they have to set up this $20 billion fund. It sounds
like a lot of money, and it sounds like there could be a lot
of mischief too."
The Congressman was speaking on Friday's Alex Jones show.
"That was done by executive order." Paul continued.
"The president declared we're going to have this. Then
he came to the Congress and asked for even more authority."
"BP corporation is in bed with the government so you have
to be suspect. Just think of how much we spend protecting their
oil well and their oil drilling. What do you think we're over
in the Middle East for? We're not there to spread democracy,
we're there to protect oil companies and BP just happens to
be over there as well." Paul added.
The Congressman also criticized the lack of State power to
respond to the spill:
"If a State needs manpower, generally they no longer have
manpower that might be able to help out, that would be maybe
their national guard units - they're all over in Afghanistan
and Iraq. I would say that in an emergency like this it might
be an incentive to say 'hey, why don't you bring these troops
home' and maybe even in some different states which could share
some of their people to help."
"I mean it's practically like an invasion the way this
oil is coming in." Paul added.
Last night the Congressman reiterated these comments on CNN,
slamming
federal interference in the relief effort, and
noting that it is hampering local attempts to mitigate the consequences
of the disaster.
“A lot of local officials, property owners and state
officials have wanted to do more over in Louisiana and Mississippi
and the federal government, the fish and wildlife people, the
EPA and others, they come in and they prohibit them from doing
it,” said Paul.
The Congressman also spoke about a host of other important
issues, including the FCC's push to restrict the internet and
go after online political groups, in addition to his ongoing
effort to audit the Federal Reserve.
Watch the interview with Ron Paul on The Alex Jones show:
Texas Congressman Ron Paul says he is dubious that the government
and BP are responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill effectively,
and has intimated that tensions between them have been hyped
for political gain.
