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Seriously? Our gov't is full of idiots

Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:31 pm
Posted by cvilletiger
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:31 pm
James Cameron


Feds meet with 'Titanic' director James Cameron on oil spill
By The Associated Press
June 01, 2010, 2:43PM
"Top kill" didn't stop the Gulf oil spill. How about something "titanic"?


Film director James CameronFederal officials are hoping film director James Cameron can help them come up with ideas on how to stop the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The "Avatar" and "Titanic" director was among a group of scientists and other experts who met Tuesday with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies for a brainstorming session on stopping the massive oil leak.

The Canadian-born Cameron is considered an expert on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies.

"Avatar" and "Titanic" are the two highest-grossing films of all time
Posted by Bussemer
Heading South
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:32 pm to
And people want the gubment to take over
Posted by Pierre
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:34 pm to
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was among a group of scientists and other experts


James Cameron is an imaginative fellow. Seems like they are looking for something outside the box. Not to mention you completely left out the part that he was among a group of scientists and other experts.
Posted by wilceaux
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Member since Apr 2004
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:34 pm to
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The Canadian-born Cameron is considered an expert on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies.


This is the important sentence.

Hell, sometimes the best ideas come from someone "outside the box".
Desperate times...
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:36 pm to
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Cameron is considered an expert on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies.



I can understand them talking to him due to this.

Hell, it can't hurt anything...
Posted by AlaTiger
America
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:44 pm to
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The Canadian-born Cameron is considered an expert on underwater filming and remote vehicle technologies.


Why is this a problem? If he knows what he's doing or can provide a piece of the puzzle, then we should listen. Heck, enough people on TD.com think that they are experts. Why not James Cameron? Just because he makes movies doesn't mean that he doesn't know anything about anything else.
Posted by LSUdm21
Member since Nov 2008
17486 posts
Posted on 6/1/10 at 3:47 pm to
All of you idiots making fun of this have no idea about what Cameron has done for underwater robotics. He was instrumental in developing the robots that explored the Titanic.
Posted by TIGER2
Mandeville.La
Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 6/1/10 at 7:50 pm to
This would be funny if it were not so fricking scary. Can someone tell me what insight a film director would have on this situation. This is crazy shite. Kevin Costner,actually spent millions on some sort of oil centrifuge(that may are may not work)And they don`t talk with him.
This post was edited on 6/1/10 at 7:52 pm
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