Tony HaywardSometimes you can't apologize enough.
BP's chief executive officer drew loud criticism this week when he told reporters that he "would like his life back" from the spill dirtying the Gulf of Mexico.
Fishermen and shop owners along the coasts affected by the spill took issue with what they perceived as a whine from the millionaire businessman. So Hayward posted an apology on BP's Facebook page Wednesday afternoon:
"Those words don't represent how I feel about this tragedy, and certainly don't represent the hearts of the people of BP – many of whom live and work in the Gulf – who are doing everything they can to make things right. My first priority is doing all we can to restore the lives of the people of the Gulf region and their families – to restore their lives, not mine."
BP also ran full-page ads in major daily newspapers, promising to "make this right." And on Thursday, Hayward himself will make that same promise in national television ads.
CNN: BP builds apology campaign
President Obama plans to meet Thursday with the Arizona governor – their first face to face since Brewer signed the state's controversial immigration reform law. The president has called the Arizona law misguided.
For her part, Brewer made clear this week she's not worried about a potential legal challenge from the Obama administration over the law.
"We'll meet you in court," Brewer said. "I have a pretty good record of winning in court."
Protesters are planning to gather outside the White House to picket the law that allows police officers to check the residency status of anyone who is being investigated for a crime or possible legal infraction if there is reasonable suspicion the person is an illegal resident.
CNN: Arizona governor to meet with Obama
The Republican Florida state representative says he plans to introduce a bill to help curb illegal immigration. He says the federal government has failed to do so.
Workman would like Florida police on routine stops and arrests to be able to determine whether or not a person is in the country illegally – the same as law enforcement officers will be able to do in Arizona when that state's controversial law takes effect in late July.
"We are a sovereign nation of 50 sovereign states," Workman said at a town-hall meeting Tuesday at Melbourne City Hall, according to Florida Today. "We have to remove ourselves from the bosom of the federal government."
Workman, a mortgage broker, served in the National Guard for many years and was born in Belleville, Canada, according to the Florida House of Representatives website.
Florida Today: Lawmakers want Arizona immigration law in Florida
Florida House of Representatives: Rep. Ritch Workman
By all accounts, the Tigers pitcher should have thrown the 21st perfect game in baseball history Wednesday night in Detroit, Michigan.
With two outs in the ninth inning, Jason Donald of the Cleveland Indians hit a ground ball, fielded by first baseman Miguel Cabrera, who threw it to first – where Galarraga was covering and caught it.
Replays show that Donald clearly didn't beat the throw. But respected veteran umpire Jim Joyce called Donald safe.
Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated called it "the most heartbreaking missed call in baseball history." The sportswriter added, "There is no polite way to say this: Joyce blew the call. Galarraga caught the ball in plenty of time. ... Immortal fame was his."
The Boston Globe called Joyce's decision a dark moment in the history of umpiring.
"I feel sad," Galarraga said. "I just watched the replay 20 times and there's no way you can call him safe. I wish I could talk to the guy that took a perfect game from me."
Sports Illustrated: A heartbreaking call that could change the course of baseball
Boston Globe: Imperfect ending
The 38-year-old has been named National High School Football Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association.
According to The Ledger-Enquirer newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, Williams led the Greenville High School Patriots to a 10-0 regular season record. The team finished 11-1 in what has been called a "magical season."
The newspaper also reports that Williams has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a terminal illness also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In addition, he has a son, Jacob, who was born with spina bifida. The 6-year-old uses a wheelchair due to the incomplete development of his spinal cord.
The coach may be known to television viewers of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." The TV program built Williams and his family a new house on the show's seventh season.
Ledger-Enquirer: Coach Jerry Williams named High School Coach of the Year
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I'm still wanting to know how the rig sank, I mean, I know it burned up and all, but in an ocean? Yes I know that steel burns, I'm a welder / part time blacksmith, but there was no way to douse this flame? Isn't it so that the pipe failure resulted from the sinking of the platform? Can they find oil in places that can be serviced? It's now shown that while they can drill at incredible depths, they are unable to sustain safety measures at these depths.
There are people in prison, facing capital punishment, who have killed, maimed, and/or sickened far fewer people, caused less damage to the environment and were far less greedy than those responsible for this catastrophe. Think about it.
The U.S. used to be a developed nation. Now, and maybe more evidently since Katrina, with 1000s of corpses of U.S. citizens with flies all over on the streets, day after day this country keeps demonstrating that it's becoming more like one of the Third World nations posters make fun of. It's been over a month, and the "most developed nation in the world" cannot cover a hole!!!!!! So think twice before making fun of "developing nations" and the "Third World." Remember the BRIC plus the U.S. plus SKorea plus Mexico. They will be the top economies by 2050, and China will be the most powerful nation on Earth. Maybe, that's why the U.S. cannot cover a hole, becoming the laughing stock of the planet.
all these boneheads should be facing a life in prison. from the operations manager up . what good is
money going to do when they've destroyed all the natural resources in the gulf . I mean everything
will be dead or dying . how can this Idiot fix that....trillions is not enough. this is an eco- disaster..
might as well stop existing in the gulf region.
POS BP execs!! Plain and simple. Consulted by their lawyers to say nothing and deny EVERYTHING!!! SOP in todays corporate environment. Weeks and weeks have gone by and oil is still pouring into the Gulf. Neither our pathetic governement or BP have done anything worth even mentioning to resolve this issue. They are doing the bare minimum they have to to project an perception that they are doing something.Anyone who thinks any different is an ignorant fool!
BP is paying off Obama and friends to keep their mouth shut too!!! Just another fine example of the corruption in our goverment, country and world. Very sad.
Take Hayward and his Board of Dirctors down to the marshes of LA. where Anderson Cooper was broadcasting the other night and toss them over. Let them sime their way back to shore and see if after that experience they have a new found feeling for "sorry". Have the BP checkbook ready for them on the shoreline when they get back or haul them back out again. Sell your BP stock!