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Because we re americans. maybe it will make us be more innovative in the energy sector in this country. let s go to the moratorium on the drilling to see where it shakes down. well, we can t do that, heck, they give too much money to the congress. we re really not serious about energy policy in this country. i want to know what you think about all this. tonight s text survey question is, do you think, do you think big oil owns the congress? text a for yes, b for no to 622639. we ll bring you the results later on in the show. i got a quick question for you. do you know who transocean is? stay tuned. i m going to tell you who they are. you ll be interested to know where they re doing their business. it ain t in america. joining me now, katrina vanden heuvel, editor of the nation. thank you, ed. we really have to cut to the chase. it s about the money. it ain t about energy. that s my opinion. that s yours? it s about the money, it s about big oil money, big banking ....
Several others have a good shot. it was a historical election when president obama got elected. i think that opens door. a lot of african-americans believe they can compete and win in white districts and i think they re going to. is this michael steele? michael steele s done a great job of reaching out. the agenda for republicans fits in. there s a social-conservative agenda many african-americans support and i think they re fed up with liberal governance that does not work saying we re going to give republicans a try. michael steele, himself a couple weeks ago said there wasn t a lot of reasons for african-americans to consider the republican party. quick comment, bill press. b.p. dishing out a lot of money. big oil dishing out lot of money. do the democrats give it back? i don t think anybody who sits on the committee should be taking money from any company that comes before them. let s keep our eye on the prize here, right? the focus, the villain is b.p. the villain is tra ....
This debate because they, i believe, understand that i m as honest a broker as i can be here. i mean, i am not a hand to the oil industry. now, do you think that the environmental groups give as much money as big oil in this country? senator, if you really want to prove you re not a hand maiden to big oil give the money back. just give it back. it seems to me that the oil companies can buy off washington any way they want right now. heck, the supreme court cleared the way for them to do that earlier this year. they got the exact position they wanted. so beyond the money it s time for this country to stop drilling offshore. that s right. put a moratorium on it. make us, as americans and consumers, go without oil for a little while. let s try it. to we have the intestinal fortitude to do it? oh, it will screw up the economy, ed. no, it won t. we ll find something else to do ....
Villain of the bush/cheney interior department that let these guys get away with murder. should mary landrieu give the money back? if you get the money, it s not to support particular issue, support the candidate. shouldn t give it back. gentlemen, good to have you with us tonight. coming up, coming up, joe the plumber is hanging up the plunger. somali pirates shaking down the russians. a pro-basketball team taking a stance against arizona s immigration law. ....
I am waiting for a good legislator not bought up by an oil company to stand up and say they should serve the people and energy needs of this country and not the profits. i bet you could get shareholders involved in that now because we are seeing the enormous historic calamity that is falling apart this country. we need honest brokers when it comes to energy. you know what, the democrats, they re not any better than the republicans when it comes to the money and big oil. that s how i see it. katrina, great to have you with us. thank s so much. i want to know more about transocean. ever heard of them? they re the self-proclaimed largest offshore drilling contractor in the world. transocean, that s their name. now, what was their role in all this? b.p. sure thinks that they re the blame for this mess. here s the b.p. cen tony hayward on the today show earlier this week. does the buck stop at your desk? well, it wasn t our accident, ....