I am not going to make excuses about trolls because you already know about those. They are on tech sites arguing against climate change and political sites shilling for their masters.
But this country needs leaders. And we need them now. The wars, unemployment, the deficit, Wall Street, the Fed and of course the Gulf are complex problems that need leadership to reach solutions now. There are more but I wanted to just inject some context.
There is an extreme frustration over the ineffectiveness of the government in solving the gulf oil leak. It is understandable and the level of emotion has blinded many. That is where your job comes in. Your analysis that focuses the country's attention on what should and can be done is critical. We do not need our President to be mad, emote more, emote less or show up more. We need him to be effective, but effective at what?
The citizens most affected by the spill will tell you immediately what they want; stop the leak and clean up the oil.
But President Obama cannot stop the leak.
More after the fold if you are willing.
President Obama has not shied away from this responsibility but he is depending on those with the most experience and knowledge. That is BP and the oil industry. There are other experts from government and academia but the vast, the real experience lies in the oil industry companies.
We need you to state the obvious. We need you to remind everyone that obsessing about the Presidents emote level is immaterial. We need you to tell everyone that President Obama is not a geologist or engineer that can lead a deep sea spill extinguish team. We need you to tell everyone the government has minimal expertise and the DoD has no expertise to stop this leak.
We need your common sense and ability to bring this catastrophe into perspective. Not pundit group speak. How can we channel our frustration that will be beneficial?
We need you to tell us:
What the dispersant is really doing and if we should be moving heaven and earth to stop BP from using it.
Vilifying BP and the Coast Guard for blocking reporters from observing the spill.
Vilifying BP for not allowing workers to wear hasmat gear.
Informing everyone what is quack remedies and what will work.
(so many more to add to this list)
We need you to do this so we can raise these issues in the conscience of the people of our country and give President Obama the political capital to change this atrocious behavior and initiate the right remedies.
I do not want you to cheerlead, I want you to tell us whose feet we should be holding to the fire, including the Presidents. And why. Especially why. Scientifically proven, valid why.
Mr. Olbermann, I think what you experienced, that caused you to write Check, Please, is a tiny bit of what President Obama is going through. I also think there are those that believe DailyKos is a threat and would like to see it destroyed.
In ending I would like you to know that your show is mandatory viewing everyday and it has spread throughout my family. And it will continue to be so whether you visit here or not.
Thank you Mr. Olbermann, our country and maybe our world depend on it.
And thank you Rachel Maddow as well.