Barbour: “The Coast Is Clear. Come On Down!”

Worried about tourism, it seems, the Mississippi governor downplayed the disaster in the Gulf on Fox News Sunday.
(h/t Think Progress)

BARBOUR: Well, the truth is, Chris, we have had virtually no oil. … We have had a few tar balls but we have tar balls every year, as a natural product of the Gulf of Mexico. … So, tar balls are no big deal. In fact, I read that Pensacola or the Florida beaches when they have tar balls yesterday didn’t even close. They just sent people out to pick them up and throw them in the bag. The biggest, the biggest negative impact for us has been the news coverage. … The average viewer to this show thinks that the whole coast from Florida to Texas is ankle-deep in oil. … So it may be hard for the viewer to understand, but the worst thing for us has been how our tourist season has been hurt by the misperception of what is going on down here. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is beautiful. As I tell people, the coast is clear. Come on down!

And Barbour doesn’t want to wait until an investigation is complete before we drill, baby, drill!

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.