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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Fri Feb 17, 2012, 03:56 PM Feb 2012

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Thom Hartmann: Oil prices skyrocket...the speculators are back

Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's, Future joins Thom Hartmann. Demand for oil is at a 15 year low - but oil prices are still sky high. If demand isn't driving the price - then what is?

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Thom Hartmann: Oil prices skyrocket...the speculators are back (Original Post) thomhartmann Feb 2012 OP

Is GLOBAL demand down or just US? dmallind Feb 2012 #1

So, $5 gas just in time for the election? WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #2

Kind of reminds me of what happened to Carter as he was preparing for his re-election campaign.... Samantha Feb 2012 #3

dmallind

(10,437 posts)

1. Is GLOBAL demand down or just US?

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 04:25 PM

Feb 2012

http://omrpublic.iea.org/

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)

2. So, $5 gas just in time for the election?

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 05:34 PM

Feb 2012

What an amazing coincidence. Just like when gas dropped $1.50 a gallon in the fall of 2006...

Samantha

(9,314 posts)

3. Kind of reminds me of what happened to Carter as he was preparing for his re-election campaign....

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 06:03 PM

Feb 2012

Another amazing coincidence, I imagine.

Sam

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