BP's Hayward: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Full quote:

Hayward acknowledges that he has been the public face of BP during the crisis, which he claims has helped his colleagues get on with the job of fixing the leak.

"So far I'm unscathed.... no-one has physically harmed me."

"They've thrown some words at me, but I'm a Brit. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, or however the saying goes."

BP has decided to appoint a new face and a new division to the oil spill:

"The oil giant is splitting off its clean-up operations into a new division, run by Bob Dudley.
Setting up a new organisation set up to look after spill is a good idea!
Tony Hayward can keep the main business on track while Bob Dudley( ex-boss of TNK-BP) is an American citizen which should play better in US.
Dudley was effectively kicked out of Russia but dealt very well with a highly charged political situation in Moscow.
Right man for the job and good counter to Hayward whose "Britishness" seems to have been counting against him."

All information above taken from a reports on a conference call by BP,
See:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/04/bp-chief-executive-faces-investors-gulf-oil-spill

[fascisthunter]

1. There are other ways of breaking bones

perferably by those sharing your prison cell with you. You think you are so above it all and off the hook. No you are not...

[Cleita]

2. His Britishness? Seems to me more like his pomposity and

lack of remorse for the destruction his company has caused that will reach through generations.

[Demoiselle]

3. Somehow, I don't think most of his fellow Brits will appreciate that remark.

[Cleita]

4. Which remark? Britishness or pomposity?

If it's Britishness, I agree because it's insulting to the British to insinuate that they are all like him.

[Demoiselle]

9. Hayward's own comment "I'm a Brit."

I think there are probably many Brits right now who don't like being reminded that he's one of them.

[bdamomma]

5. boy is he arrogant or what? it's that teflon coating.

[Skidmore]

6. Kinda reminiscent of Kenny Boy Lay-RIP.

[meow mix]

7. "no-one has physically harmed me"

even tony cant believe it

[flamingdem]

8. Dudley is a sleaze and a liar from what I've seen so far

but he's smoother than Tony.

[blindpig]

10. It's all PR, they care only for their bottom line.

Expropriate without compensation.

[nichomachus]

11. OK -- so sticks and stones it is. Remember, it was your choice.

[phantom power]

12. I bet the cleanup bill for your oil will hurt, you fucker.

Assuming you ever have to pay it.

[mikelgb]

13. oh man this guy is asking for it

[mike_c]

14. sticks and stones works for me....

Torches and pitchforks, anyone?

[Enrique]

15. tar and feathers?

but where would we get the tar...

[Ganja Ninja]

16. Tar and Feathers works too.

And we won't have to look hard to find both.:grr: