[StBernard] Many Not Impressed with Obama's Address

[Westley Annis]

Many Not Impressed with Obama's Address
Written by WGNO ABC26 News	 | Tuesday, 15 June 2010 16:00

President Obama's address Tuesday night did little to calm the fears of
fishermen in St. Bernard Parish.

The bar at the Gulf Outlet Marina has been dead lately. But on Tuesday, a
small crowd of friends gathered to hear what the President had to say about
the ever growing oil spill. "We will fight this spill with everything we've
got for as long as it takes" Obama told the nation.

Every single one of the people in the bar has been affected by the spill in
one way or another. They've watched the President tour the Gulf and listened
to what he's had to say, and yet nothing has really changed here. Robert
Berthelot says, "He said nothing, but photo ops, all it is, is photo ops."
While Mitch Smith adds, "It really upsets me."

Smith is upset that more isn't being done to actually stop the leak. As for
Obama's plan for BP to set up a compensation fund, they think it's a good
idea, but shouldn't be the top priority right now. "It's not the money, it's
the idea of stopping the leak" Smith explains.

So can 90 percent of the oil be stopped in as little as two weeks as the
President suggests? These men are cautiously optimistic, as their
livelihoods depend on it. "If we can do this in 90 days, it'll be quite an
accomplishment" Joe Medina says.