BP chief to Gulf residents: 'I'm sorry'

"The first thing to say is I'm sorry," Tony Hayward said when asked what he would tell people in Louisiana, where heavy oil has already reached parts of the state's southeastern marshes.

"We're sorry for the massive disruption it's caused their lives. There's no one who wants this over more than I do. I would like my life back."

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"There's no one who wants this over more than I do. I would like my life back."

IMO, Im sure there is.

If mother nature could talk, wonder what she'd say. No to mention all the sea creatures, fishermen, and everyone else effected by this monumental event.

[edit on 30-5-2010 by Oozii]

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I would like my life back

How utterly selfish!!!

Let's see him stand in front of them; all of them and tell them that.

If he is really sorry he will stop the obvious cover-up he is orchestrating over media coverage of this event.

If he is really sorry, he will not only pay 100% of the clean up costs, but will make sure also everyone who has been hit financially is taken care of.

If he is really sorry he will ask for help in solving the ongoing leak.

If he is really sorry he will initiate steps to rebuild the environmental damage his company's lackadaisical attitude towards safety has caused. Even knowing this will take generations.

If he is really sorry, he will admit the true amount of oil that is gushing out of his pipes into the Gulf of Mexico.

If he is really sorry, he will act like it......

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The people and animals would like their life back selfish jerk!

Originally posted by UberL33t
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I would like my life back

How utterly selfish!!!

The ramification of this disaster have yet to be felt, what will the lives of our children's children be like?

As the saying goes, "Actions speak Louder than Words"
And the actions done by BP aren't loud enough to make us stop and listen. They need to show that they do. And to stop trying the same methods used over 30years ago.

They're the ones that wanted to fix the leak.

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Just read this article about proper booming. The language is a little ruff but the point really gets made.

www.dailykos.com...:-DKos-Booming-School

You may want to skip this at work or schools.

Why are they booming the shore lines incorrectly?

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If he's really sorry, he'll sing like this, like a little prison 8!tCh...(no offense to Brenda Lee obviously).
He'll probably sing a little higher notes once convicted...



[edit on 30-5-2010 by 1SawSomeThings]

Originally posted by Oozii

"The first thing to say is I'm sorry," Tony Hayward said

If America was Japan the CEO would commit ritual Seppuku.

I would like my life back."

YOUR life??!!! I'm sure his life, future and finances are guaranteed.

What about the lives of the dead marine life and the future generations who have to suffer the consequences because of your greed!!!

The BP chief can be thrown in the sea with the dying fish as a sacrificial goodwill gesture to mother nature and promise that we'll never do this to her again.

Yea, he is just heart sick

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Anthony B. Hayward, Tony has been Chief Executive Officer of BP plc since May 2007. Dr. Hayward serves as Chief Executive of BP America, Inc. Dr. Hayward serves as Chief Executive of Exploration and Production of BP Solar International Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Exploration and Production of BP Plc, Yorktown Virginia Refinery since 2003. He served as Chief Executive of BP Shipping Limited since May 2007. He served as Chief Executive of Exploration and ... Production of Bp PLC from 2002 to February 1, 2007. Dr. Hayward joined BP Plc in 1982 and served as its Group Managing Director. He served as Executive Assistant of Lord Browne since 1990. Two years later he moved to Colombia as Exploration Manager, and served as President of the BP group in Venezuela since September 1995. He served as Group Vice President of BP Amoco Exploration and Production since 1999. He served as a Director of Exploration and Production at BP since 1997, the segment in which he held a series of roles. He served as Group Treasurer at BP since September 2000 where his responsibilities included global treasury operations, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions and served as its Executive Vice President in 2002. He served as Chief Operating Officer for exploration and production of BP in November 2002. Dr. Hayward serves as an Executive Director of BP Solar International Inc. He has been an Executive Director of BP plc since February 2003. He has been an Executive Director of BP plc since February 2003. He served as a Non Executive and Independent Director of Tata Steel Limited from May 17, 2007 to September 18, 2009. He served as Director of Corus Group Limited (Corus Group Plc) since April 2002 and served as its Senior Independent Director. He served as a Director of BP Exploration since August 1997. He served as member of Advisory Board of Citibank from 2000 to 2003. He was a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute in September 2005. Dr. Hayward holds a PhD in Geology from University of Edinburgh in 1982.

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I dont' think an apology coupled with his whining will suffice at all.
We all share some responsibility in this though. Unless you happen to be Amish. That's the really messed up part of all this. It seems they knew
better, but will share in the consequences anyway if this becomes an ele.

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"BP needs to say it will pay to move those dredges and pump that sand berm," he said. "We are gonna die a slow death if we don't get that berm. We've got to have that barrier island."

Instead of saying it, How about doing it?

And this is just about 2 months in. What if it continues? Were going to have to pray for the best right now.

www.youtube.com...

is he sorry about not securing the operatin 4 a huge some of half a million dollars?

"I made a hurtful and thoughtless comment on Sunday when I said that 'I wanted my life back,'" Hayward said in a post to BP America's

Thats good that he apologized. Now all thats left to to get that leak to stop, and continue with the efforts of cleaning up the ocean.

BP Chief Apologizes

So I heard on the news (BBC America) tonight while I was having dinner at my local bar that they were giving this, er-person, a hefty severance package, $18.5 mil to be exact. Here's the story I researched when I got home.

Google "bp-ceo-hayward-may-exit-with-18-5-million-severance-package-dudley-likely-successor"

This in my opinion is outrageous he should donate it to Gulf cleanup. I doubt Dudley will fair much better with the MSM, or perhaps he will be exalted as a hero, and Hayward gets to fade neatly into obscurity, scot-free. Hopefully, Cliff High's web bot predictions regarding the matter are accurate.