4th Generation Shrimper Shuts Down BP CEO Tony Hayward Testimony

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"You need to be charged with a crime, Tony. You need to go to jail!" -- Diane Wilson

Thank you, Diane, from http://www.michaelmoore.com

BP Boss Heckled Then 'Stonewalls' US Panel

June 17th, 2010 3:55 PM

BP head Tony Hayward was first heckled by a protester and then accused of "stonewalling" US lawmakers at a tense hearing investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

By Pete Norman and Hazel Tyldesley / Sky News

The chief executive started by reading a prepared statement before a US Congress committee in Washington, and apologised for the what has become its worst environmental disaster.

But the BP boss' comments were interrupted as soon as he started talking by a woman protester who had smeared a black oil-like substance on her hands and face.

She held up her palms and yelled: "This is what it looks like".

"You need to be charged with a crime, Tony," she shouted. "You need to go to jail!"

Activists from Codepink later identified her as Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation fisherwoman from the Gulf and a co-founder of the group, and said she had been arrested.

More: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latest-news/bp-boss-heckled-then-stonewalls-us-panel

[bluestateguy]

1. I'm glad Stupak didn't apologize

although if it were me I would have let the lady heckle him some more, but whatever.

[Webster Green]

2. 4th generation shrimper. No wonder it took 6 guards to cuff her.

And a co-founder of code Pink. Awesome!

Code Pink rocks!

[Catherina]

3. Rec'd.

[PA Democrat]

4. Sadly, the wrong person was hauled away in cuffs.

[teknomanzer]

10. + 1000

[RT Atlanta]

5. k&r

[mikita]

6. looked like Hayward was smirking at the end,

but maybe I'm over-reacting. Still a fucker.

[ORDagnabbit]

7. should have thrown the oil on him! screw oiling yourself again make these callous bastards wear it

[ORDagnabbit]

8. follow em home and fricken coat everything they own in oil too!

[Hissyspit]

9. She should have oiled herself completely! They would have had a much harder time

getting her out of the hearing room. :)

[ihavenobias]

11. Stonewalling is an understatement. n/t