Forbes on Fox: The Bulletin of the Atomic Idiots

Nothing inspires confidence like David Asman and Steve-Forbes-in-a-neckbrace noodling the pros and cons of accidentally transforming the Gulf of Mexico into an open-air, self-serve gas station.

Thank God for Stephane Fitch, who probably doesn’t know what he’s talking about either, but makes the correct call anyway.

Come back to us, Oppy—and bring Richard Feynman with you, stat. We’re in some real shit here.

Posted by StrangeAppar8us on 06/06/10 at 02:18 PM • Permalink

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That’s right. Boatloads of oil washing up in our marshes and on our beaches just isn’t quite enough of a disaster.

What we really need is boatloads of radioactive oil washing up in our marshes and on our beaches.

Comment by Quaker in a Basement on 06/06/10 at 02:59 PM

As a couple of people at work put it, “a nuke worked for the Russians so why don’t we do it?”

I think they sort of bought my explanation that included lots and lots of soft ocean floor but then I’m a wild-eyed tree-hugging lib so maybe not.

Comment by Elisabeth on 06/06/10 at 08:52 PM

Major props to you for the Richard Feynman reference, Strange!

Comment by G on 06/06/10 at 11:48 PM

“a nuke worked for the Russians so why don’t we do it?”

I’d be tempted to go with something like: “Hmm. So the Russkies think it’s a good idea to nuke our own coast ...”

Comment by YAFB on 06/07/10 at 12:11 AM

The Russian oil nukes were all on dry land, a HUGE difference. Stupid neocons just have a hard-on for using nukes; they’d prefer to use them on the dusky, Mooslim hoards, but something that pisses off the enviro’s and takes the news focus off the gusher is OK too. Besides, you use one nuke and then it just gets easier, right?

Comment by StringonaStick on 06/07/10 at 12:13 PM

Bah. It was a trap, and Obama didn’t fall for it.

Imagine how it would have played in November if he’d nuked it and the frikkin thing had rendered the Gulf an even oiler revolting mess, with added sparklies.

Those guys’ll do anything to win. Even champion nuking yourselves.