Al Amendariz, EPA's 'Enforcer' For The Oil Fields Of Oklahoma And Texas

The news spread pretty quickly about the video of the speech given by EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armedariz. The YouTube video carrying the speech has been stuffed down the Memory Hole already, but not before being viewed many times, and its content noted in the Congressional Record by Senator Inhofe. Oops.


So, in fairness to Mr. Armendariz, OS looked him up on the EPA website. The first sentence is most informative. He is Obama's man.

Al Armendariz was appointed by President Obama on November 5, 2009, as the Regional Administrator for EPA’s Region 6 office in Dallas. He is responsible for managing Agency activities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 tribal nations, under the direction of EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.

Dr. Armendariz has brought a deep commitment to environmental issues to his work at EPA. He has made working with communities a priority across the Region, frequently engaging directly with those most vulnerable to harm from polluters. This was especially evident during the Agency's response to 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, during which he worked tirelessly with area residents, local governments, and community groups. As he continues his tenure, he brings the same passion to the Region's work on air quality, wetlands protection, climate change and other environmental goals.

Let's think back a bit to what the Obama Administration did in response to the BP oil spill. They proceeded to shut down the oil industry in toto, and impoverished large swaths of the US Gulf Coast. Guess what happens to states that don't vote for Obama...

That word 'passion' is descriptive, because on the now disappeared video, in his speech given before a friendly audience, he said:


EPA’s “philosophy of enforcement is kind of like how the Romans used to conquer little villages in the Mediterranean: they’d go into little Turkish towns somewhere, they’d find the first five guys they’d run into, and they’d crucify them.”

“That town was really easy to manage for the next few years,” Armendariz added.

Sweet--he's an historian, too!

Let's repeat that final phrase a few times...

“That town was really easy to manage for the next few years."

“That town was really easy to manage for the next few years."

“That town was really easy to manage for the next few years."

“That town was really easy to manage for the next few years."

Does it make you wonder if your town, your business, your school, your church, your family is next?

Happy Earth Day, everybody. This is our future under Barack Obama.