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Former BP CEO Can’t Name Victims of Deepwater Horizon Explosion

Newly released video clips of former BP CEO Tony Hayward’s recent deposition show Hayward at times somber and angry when questioned about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

“Do you remember any of the names of the individuals who lost their lives?” an attorney asks him.

“I remember some of them,” Hayward answers, looking down. He ultimately correctly only names one of the 11 men who died on the rig explosion.

The clips, posted by the Daily on Sunday, are now at the center of a legal battle as a judge ordered their removal Tuesday and the website refused to comply. Judge Sally Shushan said the video’s release may violate a pretrial order stipulating “no part of the video or audio record…shall be released or made available to any member of the public unless authorized by the Court.”

According to the Daily, the judge‘s order the removal came after a request from BP’s lawyers.

A statement from the Daily said: “We have not removed the clips … and have no intention of doing so until we’ve had the opportunity to present our case to the court.”

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  • dave101sport
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:03pm

    this really narks me. Do you reporters realize that when u write a story on here it is a reflecton of Glenn Beck as it is his site. Im not a big fan, he has some good ideas and insights, but this story makes a mockery of the christian values that I believe (and i hope im right) Glenn believes in. Forgiveness, peaceloving are christian values. This borders on trying to stir hate against a fellow human being who was not directly responsible but took responsibility for an awful accident.
    God Bless America AND THE WORLD!!

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  • Codger
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:54pm

    Hayward is a perfect example of the Peter Principle.

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  • dave101sport
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:53pm

    seriously, this is not news. He has a life to live. What do u want him to do ? tattoo the names on his forehead so he can see them when he looks in the mirror??
    anyone remember the word “forgivness” and its meaning?

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:45pm

    There are many people that have lost their lives in search of oil and gas. This accident is no different than the rest of them. I know of at least 20 of them personally that lost their lives. But to recall their names now would prove difficult. BP has done more to help the people that lost their lives in this accident than anyone else. I sure didn’t see Cameron, or Haliburton rushing to help out all all. Then Obama couldn’t be bothered when all this was happening to do anything. Why doesn’t that lawyer ask him to name the names of the persons that lost their lives. I bet he couldn’t name one.

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  • tom
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:44pm

    Let’s see, is this the oil spill where Obama put hundreds or was it thousands out of work by closing down rigs, causing families to lose their homes and file bankruptcy. The oil rigs were moved to other countries because of lack out use, and he gave George Soros Brazilian company billions to deep water drill. I wonder if he knows George? Obama is such a nice gay, sorry, “typo”, I mean nice guy! Just the same, vote this nice guy out in 2012.

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    • EP46
      Posted on July 9, 2011 at 5:29am

      Is this the ‘oil spill’ that was probably sabotage to stop all oil drilling in the U.S. to force oil prices up and redistribute wealth to Brazil and Mexico by letting them drill in the Gulf? obama would not be able to name any of the people who were killed….forget B.P. sounds more like Chicago to me and always has.

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  • SheriS
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:42pm

    What an absurd question to ask the President of the company! Most certainly when is in England running a company—he knows he lost employees in a terrible accident! I don’t know of any company based in America who would be able to name lost employees! Just proves how stupid those demanding his appearance truly are!

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  • pandora
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:39pm

    Are we blaming the entire disaster on a single person? Yes, he was the person in charge but as such, he wouldn’t be the only one responsible for every single thing that occurs in his company. That’s why you have levels of management. Should he remember all of the names? Maybe, but it isn‘t easy to remember eleven people if you didn’t know them personally. I think the more important question is were the families compensated fairly? Realizing that no amount of money will adequately compensate for loss of life, the families deserve to be treated well by the company. That is his job to see that it happens, whether or not he has their names memorized.

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  • Bruce_Almty
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:35pm

    Can you name the victims of the Titanic? Stupid blog.

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  • aro5o75
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:35pm

    Another distraction to take the focus off of Obowma and his America killing regime.

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  • elosogrande
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:30pm

    Who cares? Ask The President if he knows the names of the last eleven troops killed in Afganistan. Ask President Bush the same question.

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 9:45pm

      Exactly or how about those killed at FORT HOOD by one of his radicals he loves so much..

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  • patriotic grandmom
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:26pm

    The bigger picture here is the news agency who is defying court order posting these clips. They should have never gotten them to begin with, and they have stated they will not remove them even after court order. This is a direct assult on privacy. This was a closed deposition and prior order that no pictures, audio or clips were to be released.

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    • Fina Biscotti
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 8:28pm

      Looks like someone thought thePublic should be made aware of certain things………especially considering that the Obama Administration and his political contributors British Petroleum knew about the potential for a blow-out – and everyone started dimping their stock ownership – Tony Hayward = weeks before the Oil Rig Explosion – and Goldman Sachs only days – prior to the deaths of 12 people at the Deepwater Horizon Rig.

      You would think that human beings would warn other human beings of what was about to occur – and at least remove the other human beings from the rig – and Obama would rescind the “waiver” that was given to BP to subvert having any environmental safeguards on site of the rig – that known to the Obama Administration as a BIG PROBLEM.

      One of the Rig workers killed – had asked for transportation from the Rig – and was ignored – although he was misled by his supervisors that transportation was coming – and had informed his family that he was leaving the rig – bc it was too dangerous to stay.

      Obama and Tony Hayward, former CEO of BP, should be strung up by their nutz..

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    • Fina Biscotti
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 8:36pm

      Reminder:

      Obama’s school chum – Lisa Birnbaum – was placed in position as Head of MMS – without any experience in the oil and gas industry.

      Birnbaum skipped out on the congressional hearing wherein she was issued a subpoena to appear – to inform congress of what was known by the Obama administration – prior to the Oil Rig Explosion. Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior – has been participating in a criminal conspiracy to obstruct Birnbaum’s testimony – by claiming that she had resigned the previous afternoon – and her testimony was not necessary – (although BIRNBAUM was HEAD of MMS – at the time that “waivers” were issued to BP – also leading into – and during the Oil Rig explosion).

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  • dissentnow
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:25pm

    Another non-story!
    I wouldn’t expect him to know the victims. Can we move on to some real news?

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  • Mr. Oshawott
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:24pm

    Okay…And how is this newsworthy? How can a company maintain a stright memory of hundreds of thousands of employees?

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  • nomercy63
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:21pm

    How many Americans can name the dead in 9/11 or Iraq or Afghanistan, I am sorry being a hypocrite does not work for me!!!!!

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  • patriotic grandmom
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:15pm

    First, this is the CEO of a HUGE worldwide corporation. Even heads of mid-sized companies do not know every employee. Further, according to the info I can find, only 7 BP employees were on the rig out of 126. Therefore, most likely, few of those killed were actually employees of BP. Further, I would only assume that there were more pressing issues in the aftermath of this disaster than noting the names of those lost. I think typical lawyer talk of unimportant things pushed by MSM. I do morn those lost and they will be remembered, even if not by name. It is no different that 9/11. I doubt there is anyone who remembers the names of all who were lost.

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  • Aaron in Polk County
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:10pm

    If he had guessed Billy Bob Bo Lee, he would have had an 80% chance of getting two of them right.

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  • neiman1
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:02pm

    Obama can’t even remember the name of the live recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. In a speech he referenced hanging the medal on a man that was awarded his for dying in his act of bravery.

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  • GlennBeckFTW
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:02pm

    The elite don’t care about anyone but themselves. Most of the richest are liberal elite why would they want to tax their own unless they no THEYRE WRONG?!

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  • Xpat48
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:59pm

    So this is what you call “news”?

    So what?

    What did you expect?

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  • geonj
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:55pm

    so it’s important that the former ceo of a huge company knows the names of workers on one oil platform?. it might have been nice for him to learn the names, but he is an a$$, so who cares.

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  • betterthantv
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:54pm

    That’s ok. Odumbo doesn’t even know how old his kids are!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:54pm

    Ask Obama the names of the last 11 Americans to die in Afghanistan and you’ll get a similar response.

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    • 2010GOP
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:00pm

      The President couldn’t even remember the status of a medal of honor recipient – the highest honor he bestows on a military member… so they are both indifferent to their actions… right??

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:01pm

      Was going to say something similar. He can’t get the name right of the living Medal of Honor winner either.

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:08pm

      I wonder if Obama personally calls the families of fallen American soldiers as Bush used to do.

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    • SpankDaMonkey
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:10pm

      .
      Remember Obama thinks the dead are still living………

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:15pm

      @SPANKDAMONKEY
      Well, that simplifies things, doesn’t it!

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    • Sound The Trumpet In Zion
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:36pm

      Actually Gonzo, I would have to say that obama couldn’t even do that even if he had someone whispering their names in his ear. He might be able to get half of them if they put the names on a teleprompter though.

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    • GringoBob
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 5:00pm

      OK Gonzo, your finger is faster than mine – I was simply going to say “ask Obama”

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  • Mustangdave
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:54pm

    and this is important how?…and why? Move on folks…move on…no misery to exploit here

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  • betterthantv
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:52pm

    This unfortunate and I’m sure will be used over and over again by critics. But reality is BP employs tens if not hundreds of thousands of people. I mean can ANY of you name even 1 of the victims?

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    • CatB
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:56pm

      Everyone who buys gas … since Obama used this to shut down most of the drilling in the Gulf.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:15pm

      I certainly can’t and I am sure only those in that community or who are associated with the case, could. Yes, it will be used over and over. The Daily should be facing a penalty for keepng the videos up. Once they are on the internet, it’s too late.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 6:21pm

      The “names” issue is not relevant – I can’t remember their names, either. The important thing is whether their family got to see justice done to the ones responsible.

      This is a Marxist smoke-screen designed to make it seem like they’re doing something significant, while they use this crisis to trick people into giving away more of their freedoms.

      Watch the other hand.

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  • Ironmaan
    Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:51pm

    I gotta say, I wouldn‘t take it personally if this guy couldn’t remember my name if I was one of the dead. As long as my family got an insurance check I’d be happy.
    http://guerillatics.com

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 2:55pm

      Most of us would Ironmaan. Just another attempt to demonize a “greedy oil exec.”

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    • Countrygirl1362
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:02pm

      Just goes to show that the deaths have not bothered him one bit. He still has his lavish life style so why should he be bothered by small things, like the names of the people that died under his watch.

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    • Dustoff
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:10pm

      Same with me… I bet ya O-bummer doesn’t know the name of the Border Patrol agent who was murdered because of the Mexico gun /gang program.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:10pm

      Countrygirl1362 ;
      Do you want him to wear sackcloth and ashes fror the remainder of his days on Earth ? It wasn’t his fault the thing blew up. You sound as bad as any Democrat who automatically hates anyone who has been successful.

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    • fastfacts
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:14pm

      ALWAYS HONOR THE DEAD:

      I wouldn’t take it personal either, I can’t remember names of normal people I meet 5 minutes ago. Then again he should show more honor to these people that, sad to say, gave their lives to build this industry.

      How many soldiers that have passed on from the Iraq and Afghan War do you remember? Here is a good memorial for those who are fighting, have fought, and have died for us: http://tiny.cc/hc5vp

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:15pm

      What does this have to do with the price of eggs in china??

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 3:51pm

      So the current CinC remembers the names of all those he awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, dead and alive ??

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:00pm

      Can BHO remember the names of those who have died in Afganistan since we re-entered the country? I don’t think BP families ought to take it personally as he was far removed over in Britain. On the other hand, our POTUS is right here and could give a flip.

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    • hauschild
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:01pm

      I really don’t like this type of “gotcha” journalism. Besides, does this really surprise you people? How many dirt bags do we have to come across to realize the vast majority do not give a rat’s ass about anybody but themselves and immediate family. I don’t think this is anything new, and exclusive to executives of oil companies.

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    • hauschild
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:16pm

      Which also makes me think, what if Tony got the names of ALL the victims correct? How does that have any impact on what has happened? Would it really change the way people see him? Would some people find cause to give him a fairer shake?

      Answers:

      It doesn’t.
      No.
      No.

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    • stifroc
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:41pm

      Really?
      The CEO of an International Oil Company that does billions of dollars of product exploration, production and distribution doesn’t remember all the names of an industrial accident?
      THAT’S SUPPOSED TO BE NEWS?!?!?!
      *facepalm*
      I‘m sure the CEO’s of all the businesses in the Twin Towers remember all the names of the employees they lost on 911 too.

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    • stifroc
      Posted on July 8, 2011 at 4:42pm

      Does Obama know the names of all the people who lost their jobs in the past 2 years due to his policies?

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