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eyeontheprize Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:52 AM
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Poll: Most Blame Cindy Sheehan for High Gas Prices
Edited on Sat Aug-20-05 09:46 AM by eyeontheprize
Prices said to be highest within 100 mile radius of Mrs. Sheehan's protest

By Deanna Swift

WACO, TX—Prices at the gas pump have been surging through the all important summer driving season. But whose fault is it that our Ford Excursions and Cadillac Escalades are so expensive to fill? A new poll may finally have the answer to a question that has so many Americans pumping mad.


The results of the poll confirm that most Americans place the blame for skyrocketing prices at the pump squarely at the feet of anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Energy analysts say that the poll's conclusions aren't surprising. Since Mrs. Sheehan began her protest against the Iraq war near the ranch of President George W. Bush, oil prices have shot up nearly $10 a barrel.


Pumping mad at protest mom


According to the poll of 2,130 driving-age adults, conducted by Polltronics, Inc., 73% of Americans say that they think Cindy Sheehan is to blame for surging gas prices at the pump. Of that number, 31% said that Mrs. Sheehan bears all of the responsibility for the rising cost of gas, 26% said that the protesting mom deserves some of the blame and 18% said that she is partly responsible for sky-high gas prices. The remaining 25% believed that Mrs. Sheehan is to blame, but not for the high price of gasoline.

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Until now I had not known of the connection, after learning this I no longer support her.

Seriously, this is excellent satire, don't you think?
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:53 AM
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1. Fer cryin' out loud, is Cindy now going to replace
Clinton for bad deeds done? She lost her son! Don't people understand that?
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:55 AM
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3. I still say the Clenis did it!
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:56 AM
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8. Talk about great minds! (see my post at the same moment, below) n/t
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:59 AM
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10. Speaking of minds, isn't she beautiful?
:D

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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:18 AM
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15. And completely UNWORRIED!!! n/t
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:55 AM
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5. But wait, there's no CLENIS involved!!!
Very sharp satire, and right on the mark. It IS how they think.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:26 AM
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17. Rush says "people lose things all the time, big deal"
How the Republican mindset operates.
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:54 AM
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2. heh.
undoubtedly there is some moran somewhere - thinking just this way.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:55 AM
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4. Onion, right?. . . .n/t
(broken link)
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:57 AM
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9. I was thinking more like..freeperville
:shrug:
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eyeontheprize Donating Member (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:10 AM
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14. New link added,
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greekspeak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:56 AM
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6. Clearly rigged. There is no catagory for "THE ALMIGHTY CLENIS"
Hurumph.
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geckosfeet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 08:56 AM
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7. Ha ha,, this looks funny,,, but fix the link - no need for http://. nt
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:01 AM
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11. LMAO
and praying that its satire.
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:04 AM
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12. The scary thing is that some Republicans will believe this, and Rush...
will spout it as "truth" on his show.

I think we need to add "Satire" to the smilies list.
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dogday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:04 AM
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13. Oh come on, the gas prices have been rising
Edited on Sat Aug-20-05 09:05 AM by dogday
all summer just like every summer. To blame Cindy for this is ridiculous, but the most ridiculous is your not supporting her after hearing of it.... We don't need the support of ignorant people, they are the ones that got us into this mess in the first place.....
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:29 AM
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19. Of course it's ridiculous...
it's comedy. That's a spoof site.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:21 AM
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16. Very nice, Ms. Swift
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:27 AM
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18. Oh Brother!
:)
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:44 AM
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20. This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard...
It never ceases to amaze me how people want to find someone to blame other than the one who is REALLY to blame. Cindy is responsible, huh? :rofl:
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NYCGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:47 AM
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21. It's a parody site. NT
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:52 AM
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24. Well thank all the gods!
THAT one got me ALL pissed! *whew* Calming down now...
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spotbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 11:15 AM
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25. LOL nt
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:49 AM
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22. For the humor impaired: This is SATIRE!
And damn good satire too!

:rofl:

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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-20-05 09:51 AM
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23. LOL I don't believe I've ever seen anything more ridiculoussssss!
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