‘Give me a call’ about the gulf oil spill and BP, Palin urges Obama

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Juneau, Alaska -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said President Obama’s acknowledgment that he hasn’t directly spoken to BP’s chief executive shows it ‘bodes well to have some sort of executive experience before occupying the Oval Office.’

Then, in a Facebook posting Tuesday, she outlined her experience. And she urged Obama to contact experts, including those in Alaska, whom she said have held oil companies accountable.

‘Give them a call,’ she wrote. ‘Or, what the heck, give me a call.’

In parts of Alaska, the effects of the Exxon Valdez disaster are still being felt 21 years after that massive oil spill.

Palin’s latest missive is extensive, chiding not only Obama but also the media for not calling him out in his handling of the massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. Obama, in an interview with NBC’s ‘Today’ show broadcast Tuesday, said he hadn’t spoken directly to BP CEO Tony Hayward because his experience tells him someone like that would say ‘all the right things’ but that he’s more interested in action than in words.

However, Obama said, ‘We are communicating to him every single day exactly what we expect of him, and what we expect of that administration.’

The White House did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment about Palin’s statements.

An oil rig leased by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, killing 11 workers and unleashing a spill that remains uncontained.

-- Associated Press