President Barack Obama has said that in the same way that 9/11 changed the U.S. view of foreign policy, the BP oil spill will change the way people think about the environment. Fox News' Glenn Beck translated this to mean that customers would receive a figurative "pat down" before being able to buy gas.

"That's what he said with 9/11, when he compared 9/11, he didn't mean the tragedy. What he meant was you're gonna take the proverbial shoes and belt off and get a pat down every time you go to the gas station. I mean, when you go to the gas station now, the -- what were his words? Gas prices or energy prices will necessarily skyrocket. Your sacrifice is coming," Beck said on Fox & Friends Tuesday.

John Amato: