Barack Obama: I'm Talking To Gulf Experts 'So I Know Whose Ass To Kick' (VIDEO)

Try staying on topic, my original comment was that Bates said [ "Salazar opened up the gulf for drilling." ] And I said there was an article showing BP started the process before Salazar was appointed.



You said [ "No, that's not what Bates said or is claiming. Do you have a hearing problem?" ]



And yet, in your hard to decipher, transcription due to lack of quotes it clearly shows HE DID SAY it.

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When Salazar was a SENATOR.



As Secretary of the Interior under Obama, "Salazar put more acres up for lease than any year ever. All time high. Salazar has always been for drilling and he helped open up the Gulf for drilling, including the lease bloc that BP drilled, WHEN HE WAS A SENATOR so he's always been for this and he went full speed ahead as soon as they got in office and then they pushed for more offshore drilling".



What's in quotes is verbatim what Bates said.
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