Pared Down » Ryan http://pareddown.com Two Parts Whiskey, One Part Whim Thu, 05 May 2011 09:41:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Audacity of the Irredeemably Stupid http://pareddown.com/2010/06/22/the-audacity-of-the-irredeemably-stupid/ http://pareddown.com/2010/06/22/the-audacity-of-the-irredeemably-stupid/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:06:42 +0000 Ryan http://pareddown.com/?p=134 Continue reading →]]> I keep hearing a lot about this Deepwater Horizon kerfuffle. At first I thought it was a follow up to that space movie with Sam Neil. Apparently not. Instead of space demons, there are tens of thousands of barrels of oil are pouring into the gulf each day. With no end in sight, a legion of engineers, specialists and volunteers are working on ways to stop the spill and mitigate the damage done to the ocean and the surrounding ecosystems.

Meanwhile, in Cantfindmyasswithbothhandsastan, two shining voices of leadership boom out across the horizon and offer insight to those who continue to worry.

Robert Adley:

“All of us are well aware of the problems we have faced across the Gulf Region since the tragic explosion and sinking of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the coast of Louisiana. Thus far the efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no avail. It is clearly time for a miracle for us.”

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Sarah Palin:

“Gulf disaster needs divine intervention as man’s efforts have been futile. Gulf lawmakers designate today Day of Prayer for solution/miracle”

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I guess the mantra is now “Drill. Spill. Pray, baby, pray!*”

(* Easily confused with Palin’s stance on birth control.)

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