NEW ORLEANS (AP)—A bolt of lightning struck the ship capturing oil from a blown-out BP well in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, igniting a fire that halted containment efforts in another setback for the embattled company in its nearly two-month struggle to stop the spill, the company said.
Quite the backdrop for Obama’s 5 p.m. PST address to the nation tonight.

Flaming Jesus strikes again!
Wow. This, people, is smiting.
I’m guessing he’ll be announcing we’re bringing the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
It’s not nice to fool with Mother Nature.
First the giant Jesus statue, and now this. I blame the homos.
No liveslog?!
@!4, Fuckin’ A. The Goddess ain’t too happy right about now.
Smoke, on the water…fire in the sky.
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YEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!