lol! Stevens says not drilling ANWAR made him "clinically depressed"

[freeplessinseattle]

"I believe our dependence on foreign oil is a direct threat to our national security," said Stevens, who told Alaska reporters last week that his failure to open ANWR to drilling left him "clinically depressed."

"People fail to realize that our dependence on rogue states and militant states makes us weak. This dependence on outside sources of energy leaves our country vulnerable to the whims of these rogue nations," Stevens said.

Stevens and other supporters argued that increasing domestic supplies of oil and gas is a matter of national security and that modern technology allows it to be done safely and without damaging the environment.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/216188_anwr16.html

oh, man, is he trying to be a comedian?

[Clark2008]

1. So is he going to be "depressed" for the next 15 years?

Because it would take about that long for anything to actually be reaped from this mindless venture.

[Pool Hall Ace]

21. 15 years??? Well heck, by then, Ted Stevens will be

about 96 years old. He could easily have cacked by then.

[roguevalley]

33. He's such a freak, I had hopes ANWR would go down and he

would have to do his Oral Roberts thing and get 'called home'. Now we're stuck with his ass.

[EFerrari]

2. No, he means that the thought of all that busness going to Iraq

and not into his own pocket is depressing. Especially after he had all those roads built and all. Poor guy.

/typo

[Gman]

3. What a drama queen!

[HawkerHurricane]

4. People with severe psych problems...

shouldn't be serving in public office.
Retire now, congressman.

Oh, and the oil at ANWR? It's not enough to make us free of foreign supplies. Nope, I'm afraid we're going to need new technologies and conservation... which will cut into that nice check that gets cut to Alaskans every year... nothing to be done about that.

[The Witch]

23. ...are everywhere in the world, stop discriminating.

I disagree with your blanket statement. But I also take extreme offense to him talking about being "clinically depressed." Clinical depression is a biologically based mental illness and he has got no business further advancing the stereotype.

[HawkerHurricane]

28. I stand by my statement.

People with severe psych problems should not be allowed to have positions of power.
Would you want someone with clinical depression controlling a nuclear power plant? Or working as a police officer? Think!

[dhinojosa]

5. This one needs to make the top 10

[kedrys]

6. That's so horrible.

Stevens is a douchebag. The BS never stops.

Why don't you try some of the happy helmet meds the rest of us have to take just to be able to live in the world you and your ilk have created, dipsh*t? :grr:

[BlueManDude]

7. he will no doubt make millions if ANWR is opened up.

that's what's making him depressed.

[flpoljunkie]

8. No, ANWR oil drop in bucket. Saudia Arabian sheiks and OPEC own us.

Stevens' "national security" argument is totally desperate, but one the Rethugs are fond of using with the rubes.

[izzie]

9. Get real, this will hardly help with what we use.

When I left Alaska in the 80's the pipeline was putting out 1 M B a day and I think in cars we use over 8M. B a day with out all the other stuff. Wish some one would sort of get these figures in line for me. What does Alaska put out now and what will this new field do and where is our use of oil going? Some one must have done all those figures so I will not have to hunt them up. Lazy DUer.

[OneTwentyoNine]

10. Start running the majority of cars on E80 and we won't need ANWAR or SA

Of course that make WAY to much fucking sense. E80 is already here,it would put millions in farmers pockets thus no need for farm subsidies. It would cut our dependence on Oil enough that we wouldn't need a DROP from the Mid east.

Its a win/win proposition but they don't want it because of pressure from the Oil industry--PURE AND SIMPLE.

Americans are getting killed in the Mid East daily over a product we could do without.

[Pool Hall Ace]

11. Well, how about this quote:

"The misinformation here is really staggering," Stevens said last night from the Senate as the floor debate began. "I wish people would start telling the truth. It's never been wilderness."

It's not? So those links to slideshows that DUers have been posting -- they're just creative Photoshopping?

Regarding the depression, here is a snippet from the March 12 Kodiak Daily Mirror:

He later backed off that term in talks with Alaska reporters, noting he has not been diagnosed by a psychiatrist and is not taking any medication.

Well, if you're gonna announce to the world that you are clinically depressed, wouldn't it be a good idea to get a diagnosis from a clinician first?

Link to Daily Mirror article: http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=18&path=A/AK_ANWR_STEVENS

[OneTwentyoNine]

12. Damn he caught us Photoshopping those WalMarts out of ANWAR pics...

Boy...you just can't put anything past these guys anymore!!

[freeplessinseattle]

15. damn, wish the pi had included that about his blatant lying

the second quote, that is, the first one is another blatant lie, as is most of the article.

Hey, I'll diagnose you for free Stevens, you are a sociopath!

[faithnotgreed]

27. good catch(es) poolhall & welcome to du! nt

[hyphenate]

13. What a fucking moron!

Go to hell, Ted Stevens--the red carpet is already rolled out for you.

[Rockholm]

14. Rogue States? Massachusetts is NOT at fault!

This guy is a loser.

[spunky]

16. Maybe its just the dark Alaska winters. . . He'll feel better when the

spring thaw comes. :eyes:

[quinnox]

17. These republicans lie awake at night

dreaming of oil rigs.

[montana500]

18. idiot.

nm

[AntiCoup2K4]

19. Hey Ted! If drilling something keeps you from being "depressed"...

Come here asshole, I got something for ya :evilgrin:

[Boo Boo]

20. Pretty simple

Bush's domestic policies are basically give-aways to corporations/industries that contribute generously to the 'Pubes. That's all ANWR is. It won't make a dimes worth of difference to the price of Oil. But it will make a big difference in profits for the companies that get to drill there.

As for Stevens: It wouldn't surprise me if he get's money out of this---he acts like such a whore. But, there's also the fact that Alaskans have become quite used to the joys of being an Oil producing state. They get government money based on production, and production has been declining for a while now.

[rniel]

22. If I don't get to drill in Alaska I'm going to have a tantrum

WAAAAA!! WAAAAA!!

I want to drill alaska

WAAAA!!!

I'm going to cry until I get my way!

[Edgewater_Joe]

24. Check Out His TIE!

"THE INCREDIBLE HULK?"

Whatta goof.

[Jesus Saves]

25. Poor Stevens

I feel so sorry for him.

[hiley]

26. That is hilarious

what a strange little man !

[Lorien]

29. He probably drives a Hummer

and opposes funding renewable energy development. If he honestly thinks ANWR drilling will help to make us "independent" of foreign oil, he needs to put down the crack pipe.It'll make Halliburtan richer and fleece the taxpayers of 11 billion $$ while destroying the breeding grounds of a keystone species in Alaska. Stevens; rot in Hell you corrupt, delusional f*cker!!

[Joey Liberal]

30. Stevens is Nuts

I believe our dependence on foreign oil is a direct threat to our national security," said Stevens, who told Alaska reporters last week that his failure to open ANWR to drilling left him "clinically depressed."
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I guess the national debt, the trade deficit, and the fact that Bin Laden is still out there doesn't bother him. But, by golly, not drilling for oil in ANWR had him clinically depressed?

Are all republicans insane?

[Clarkie1]

31. Dependence on oil foreign or domestic is a threat to national security.

And makes our children's future less secure, not more.

It's finding alternatives that is the path to security, and time is running short.

[Lisa]

32. just imagine how miserable he'd be if people had listened to Jimmy Carter

If they'd kept improving fuel standards for vehicles from the 1970s until now, things wouldn't be as much of a mess ...

--global warming not as serious
--air quality better, and thousands of lives likely saved
--not as much money flowing to the bin Laden family
--no need to drill Alaska, California, Florida, etc.
--US leading the world in fuel-efficient technology and alternative energy, cashing in on billion-dollar markets