Good Evening Mr.Holt, Another fine broadcast this evening. It is terrible there was a setback caused by lightning which triggered a small fire aboard the ship capturing oil from the well.

Now on to the broadcast. First of all the report by Mr.Costello from Venice, Louisiana that showed how the amount of oil estimated spewing from the well keeps increasing in amounts. Seeing the brownish/black oil soaked grass was awful. One hopes all the statements made by BP about capturing more oil within next few weeks and months will be true, but so far it is difficult to believe anything BP has been saying. Time will tell when there is any progress.

The report by Savannah Guthrie about President Obama's speech really previewed the urgency in cleaning up the Gulf region and compensating the victims of the oil spill. It is an important speech regarding a terrible crisis. People need to hear reassurance from the President and how the Federal Government is going to help on cleaning up the oil all over the region.

The report by Mr.Truong from Grand Isle showed how the people of the region are coming up with creative ways to prevent to oil from reaching far into the marshes. The 116 barges lined up along the island could have a real impact in keeping the oil away from all the precious wildlife. Hopefully, it will have a positive effect on preventing the oil from reaching the marshes and the animals.

The report by Mr.Bazell showed how the food chain will be devastated by the oil in killing all the plankton. All levels of species are at risk destroying a whole life chain. One hopes something can be done.

The "Making A Difference" segment by Mr.Fletcher from Haiti was very nice and the movie producer who started the program "Filmaid" is bringing joy to the people of Haiti. They are such big soccer fans and being able to see the matches on a big screen tv donated by the organization is wonderful. It was great to see Mr.Fletcher doing a report on Nightly News!

Always great reporting!

Thank You for the broadcast Mr.Holt. See you later for the coverage of President Obama's address from the Oval Office.

Peace to You and to All!

Lots of Love to all the "regulars"

Stay Extra,Extra Safe and Well Richard!

Take Care Always Richard and Crew!

XOXO

Lisa

Lester,

"an assult on our shores" and President Obama set the stage with a military audience. Battle

terms were on target. I look forward to his first Oval Office address on this dire situation.

BP's credibility is shot. I agree with Gov. Bobby Jindal that this is a War we have to win.

I hope Gen. Petraeus is in good health tomorrow.

It was wonderful seeing you fill in for Brian Williams this evening

Have a nice evening!

Phyllis

Lester,

"I will not let it happen", words that I wanted to hear from President Obama.

Excellent coverage by you and David Gregory.

Phyllis

One way the US Government can provide some truly helpful assistance to Gulf Coast Residents
The oil spill continues to be an environmental nightmare for the residents of the Gulf Coast and indeed the entire country. The full impact will not be fully realized for years and possibly decades to come. The loss of lives of the workers on board the Horizon cannot be measured and other losses pail by comparison to any of the other losses.
However, the loss of jobs, lifestyle and economic well being on the states and towns is enormous and comes just as the region had begun to recover from hurricane Katrina just five years ago. Again the government's response is late to the scene and for the most part inadequate to solve the environmental and economic problems their lack of preparedness to respond to the disasters that plague the region that holds so much of the natural resources of the entire country.
Many of the same people now facing economic ruin again are still in debt digging out of the last disaster. The businesses and individuals alike have been forced to secure loans from agencies such as FEMA and the SBA to try to rebuild their lives following Katrina. These loans, although very helpful and generous at low interest rates, were still just that 'loans' which must be repaid. Now, many of these same individuals and business will have to finance another recovery from the loss of livelihood and lifestyle. BP has said they will pay any and all damages; however they will also be very thrifty with each dollar paid, as demonstrated in their bureaucratic process to obtain basic living expenses for the fishermen and workers along the coast.
While speaking in my hometown of Theodore, Alabama, Mr. Obama said he wanted to help the people affected by this disaster. By forgiving the outstanding balances for the residents and businesses that had to take the loans following Katrina, the Obama administration could provide a truly compassionate and helpful hand to the states, counties, towns, and most importantly the people impacted by these tragedies. Considering the amount of TARP funds given already this year to the likes of GM, AIG, and Merrill Lynch, it would be a generous gesture to offer a few million dollars to the residents of the Gulf Coast who have survived Katrina, the economic collapse, and now the oil spill, none of which they had any defense against.
Thank you for taking time to hear my thoughts and suggestion for providing a small token of relief to the embattled citizens of the Gulf Coast.
Respectfully,
Michael Williams
Theodore, Alabama

I am unsure of what to say re the President's address. I wanted him to be more apologetic to the folks of Louisiana.
I wanted more explanation of steps toward relief. I just don't think THIS was enough. Hoping I'm wrong.
Two delightful stories:
***The web video, "Curious George."
I happen to be a cartoon junkie and today I learn more about how George came to be.
A special thank you for tonight's "Making A Difference."
The Tin Man sings, "If I only had a heart." Caroline gives joy, a beloved game and her heart
to those who are still waiting for the rainbow.

The President's address was for the people who are suffering as he told their story. He explained to all Americans what he has done and is doing. Many people say they didn't hear him say what they wanted well he was speaking to everyone not one person. Each person as a representative that handles their concerns. I always wonder why people never demand anything from their State Law Makers but demand everything from Obama. As a Democracy Law Makers vote for what's best for their State citizens as the President represents all Americans. I wish people would demand their Law Makers do something and stop working for Banks/Corporations. I feel bad for the voters of Louisana who are truely suffering while Senator Vitter is supporting the Oil Company's interest. All these attacks on Obama to do something about the Gulf crisis yet churp churp aka nothing to Bush during the Katrina storm as thousands of people died. Just think if Americans had demanded action by Bush many people would not have died.

It was good to see UK apologize for murders of those young people. Many countries who lie and commit murder years later admit their guilt. Just think one day in the far future the US will apolgize for killing the Iraq people who were sleeping when we bombed Iraq. Yes 56 bombs missed their target but as Rummy said stuff happens. I hope the Iraq people will accept the US apology.

Many Republicans don't see a problem with Mr. Greene's set up. A man who is broke and needs a public defender for a felony charge by magic get's 10,400 and uses it to run for an Senate seat he can't hold. Greene will be charged and a felon can't hold the job. Senator DeMint knew he wouldn't win because he blocked the TSA appointee for over a year and allowed two terrorist to try and bomb the US. So the Karl Rove plan of fixed voting machines worked twice before and it did again. DeMint needed a patsy and Greene needed money and a light sentence. Greene was made an offer he couldn't refuse. I love how the unemployed man left the Democrat meeting in a limo. Nice to be unemployed broke and ride in a limo and have 10,400 dollars to spend. Now I wonder what the Judge thinks of Greene testimony underoath saying he had no money?

Have a good night all

hola, lester, it would be interesting to see if any of hirohito's liework of studying the ocean would be of any help with the mess in the gulf. he was the emperor of japan during wwii, which would sound awful to some people, but he really had nothing to do with the war, he just kept studying the ocean the whole time, pure science. general douglas mcarthur made very sure that he was not tried for any war crimes. the japanese have beautiful gardens and koi ponds and koi ponds are a science in themselves. a friend is in japan, met through the net, james whitlow delano, he takes serious photography in indonesia and china of the assault on the environment, there. those sandstorms encroaching on nomadic people's lands and villages are awful, i wish there was a way to turn the wind current around and make it all go back. it would be nice to be able to do that in the gulf, as well, keep the oil off of the beaches and out of the marshes, we have to talk to mr. moon about the tides. if anybody could figure that one out, we'd be one up on the hurricanes, too. the people are planting acres of small trees in hopes of creating a barrier. i had this weird vision when i saw those pictures that that's how the forests of europe came about in another time. it's possible, golden gate park was once just a sandy beach when several friends who were chemistry majors bet among themselves to see if they could get anything to grow there. it's all chemistry and the make-up of the soil. i have a forest, here, on my little lot, in southern arizona, since i use organic soil amendments when i plant everything. i'm starting to think i might be related to the jolly green giant because these tomatoes are going to outgrow their GIANT tomato cages this month, egads. the miracle of steer manure . . . . . i'm going to have to buy 1 x 2's to sink into the ground in the cages so that they can have support when they get past the final rung of the cage. i hope general petraeus is alright, i hope it was just fatigue and dehydration. i take flax oil capsules for my heart, i'm not getting any younger. nobody talks about it, even though there are @!$%#s out there that cast very nasty spells every day, but flax wards off evil as well. not talking about it doesn't make it go away. take very good care, blessings, anna martina

while everybody is in the quoting mood:

"Someday,

after we have mastered the winds,

the waves, the tides and gravity,

we shall harness for God

the energies of love.

Then, for the second time

in the history of the world,

we will have discovered fire."

Tielhard de Chardin

de chardin was a catholic priest that the church almost did a galilleo to because he was a mystic. luckily, the decided that that would not be wise.

a sears door salesman came to my trailer once because i badly needed a new door. i had to go with a trailer door from alabama. he was studying to be a minister and we were talking about hydrogen power. one of his mexican neighbors in tucson had just converted his car to hydrogen power, it really wasn't that hard, he was very impressed. i keep thinking that plant in iran is really hydrogen power just because the russians are bored. i told the salesman that we have purified water in our brain, in microtobules. i found that out in roger penrose's book, 'the shadows of the mind' about consciousness. so, as the planet goes to hydrogen power for it's energy, our brain will be tagging right along. he stopped and he looked at me as that little bit of information sunk in. finally, his eyes got very big and he said, 'super powers". yep.

while everybody is in the quoting mood:

"Someday,

after we have mastered the winds,

the waves, the tides and gravity,

we shall harness for God

the energies of love.

Then, for the second time

in the history of the world,

we will have discovered fire."

Tielhard de Chardin

de chardin was a catholic priest that the church almost did a galilleo to because he was a mystic. luckily, the decided that that would not be wise.

a sears door salesman came to my trailer once because i badly needed a new door. i had to go with a trailer door from alabama. he was studying to be a minister and we were talking about hydrogen power. one of his mexican neighbors in tucson had just converted his car to hydrogen power, it really wasn't that hard, he was very impressed. i keep thinking that plant in iran is really hydrogen power just because the russians are bored. i told the salesman that we have purified water in our brain, in microtobules. i found that out in roger penrose's book, 'the shadows of the mind' about consciousness. so, as the planet goes to hydrogen power for it's energy, our brain will be tagging right along. he stopped and he looked at me as that little bit of information sunk in. finally, his eyes got very big and he said, 'super powers". yep.

Lester, Once North America belonged to England, but England will eventually become a part of

America, according to one writer. Nietzsche, in a similar vein, did not give England very long

to last as a world power. Interesting!!! Phyllis

"This gusher is like Pandora's box" my brother wrote to me in an email, which is heavy stuff, and

now brings in Jung and his theory of The Archetypical Mother.

Have a nice day,, Lester

Phyllis

Lester, Ironically a good beach read this summer is Fyodor Dostoevsky's THE POSSESSED

"What is the mother of God? What do you think? The Great Mother, I answer the hope

of the human race.....the damp earth, and therein lies great joy for men, and when you

water the earth with your tears a foot deep ( in this case, 5000) you will rejoice at everything

at once, and your sorrow will be no more; such is the prophecy."

Phyllis

Should a White House that didn't even acknowledge D-day this year try and use the efforts to ramp up for WW2 as an example of what needs to be done for energy? Oh well win win for the Socialist Party. The Lawyers will end up with all the money and the rigs will move to Brazil to help our Uncle Soro's investment and bonus once productive people will be turned into beggers.

phyllis, i googled 'roche limits' the other day from a mention on a link on the 'astronomy picture of the day' site. they are tear-shaped. it seems like there are many double-meanings out there today as well as macro-micro and the heavens of the universe are invoked. philosophically, roche limits appear to be about existence and then going over the cusp into not existing at all, being ripped apart. it looks like it's a very fine line. and it looks like the earth enters that sphere every day. what will exist, what will not . . . . . kind of like shakespeare's 'to be or not to be'. if you are not, you fall into some kind of inertia, you are no longer contributing to nature's scope of being. being involves interacting not only with the people around you, but with the earth, the air, the sky, the waters, what i would call 'quintessence'. lawrence krauss, who wrote 'quintessence; the mystery of missing mass in the universe' and also wrote the 'physics of star trek' is now at arizona state university, in tempe, my alma mater. maybe if we had an infrared camera, we could photograph the brainwaves coming off of our heads from our throughts that may or may not jump start the world around us. biological life is very interesting. when my son read about ralph waldo emerson and henry david thoreau in high school a long while back, he told me, 'mom, you're an existentialist'. emerson had some very interesting insights into how the divine of the universe inspires man to take care of his creation. take good care, blessings, anna martina