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2 nutters reveal the cause of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

All level-headed people regard the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico an absolute disaster comparable to, if not worse, than than the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska.

BUT, 2 nutters stand out as propounding a view on what has occurred. AlterNet reports....

First, Rush Limbaugh:

"Ah, yes. Where would any major event be if Rush Limbaugh wasn't around to say something idiotic about it? This time, Limbaugh predictably uses the fact that the explosion happened around Earth Day to, yes, blame environmentalists for it. Here's some of the quote:

'But this bill, the cap-and-trade bill, was strongly criticized by hardcore environmentalist wackos because it supposedly allowed more offshore drilling and nuclear plants, nuclear plant investment. So, since they're sending SWAT teams down there, folks, since they're sending SWAT teams to inspect the other rigs, what better way to head off more oil drilling, nuclear plants, than by blowing up a rig? I'm just noting the timing here.'

Such a sleuth, that Limbaugh. And that's just a snippet of his inane rant."

And then, secondly, there is the redoubtable Sarah Palin:

"File this one under the 'you've got to be kidding me' header. Seriously? Doesn't Palin at least have PR advisers that can tell her to hold off on promoting offshore drilling while the biggest offshore drilling accident in US history is spewing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf? Evidently not -- she went right on calling to 'Drill, Baby, Drill' at a speech in Kansas City last Saturday."

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