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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 01:34 PM Original message |
Obama steps up campaign against high fuel costs |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, a letter to Congress |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Wow, a post on a message board |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. and a post on a message board means just about as much as that letter |
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FSogol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I hope it was a "strongly worded" letter. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It's in addition to this: |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. There's no systemic fraud to be found. That's a red herring. |
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orwell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Ya think? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. so basically the WH can *look into this*, find it's legal, and add this to |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. Close the Enron loop hole. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. And what would you have him do, I wonder? |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. See post #7 |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yes, but you are not the person I asked. |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Here's a good link from April 20, 2011 |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Yes, that's my hope, too. I guess we'll have to see what happens. |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
36. How about releasing oil from the reserve? But he won't do that. Obama |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. Do an LBJ or an FDR |
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neoralme (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. No doubt. |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why is it $1.48 in Ecuador? |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
39. Fuel is heavily subsidised by the government of Ecuador. |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. No mention of the CFTC in that article... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Obama needs to REGULATE capitalism and commodities markets -- |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Gas prices are high because we're fucking around the Middle East. |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Not one oil tanker has been sunk to my recollection. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. OPEC raises prices so the rest of the world does. |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. Yeah all that mid east oil comes from Canada. |
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Playinghardball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. Obama to Congress: End Big Oil's tax breaks... NOW |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. More like this, please! |
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Ship of Fools (899 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. i agree |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. All right! A sternly-worded letter |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. They need more than a thrashing |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. The MEpublicans will say no to helping Obama get re-elected. |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Them saying no for the oil corporations probably won't play well back home, if so. n/t |
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callous taoboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. You're right. Like a constrictor squeezing the rat. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Too late. nt |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Well, just take that, you evil subsidized oil outfits - |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. For years, oil companies in west Texas threatened to take their wells |
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CelticThunder (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Bwahahahahaha! You have to laugh at this farce! Obama doesn't mean it, but he knows it's safe |
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Bodhi BloodWave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 04:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. where can i learn to read peoples minds as well as you? n/t |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. K & R |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
28. but will it happen |
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EmmettKelly (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
34. Outside of giving them a tax refund how has that investment |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
40. He's pulling the wool over your eyes |
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TheWebHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
41. The problem is that removing the tax credits would reduce production |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-26-11 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
42. Why does common sense get so little air time? Bet this won't be on 'the news.' |
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