angstlessk
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Fri May-23-08 08:16 PM
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Why are the news channels acting like auctioneers for the oil industry?? |
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$3.25, I have $3.25, do I hear $3.75? Who will give me $3.75...there...$3.75 I have $3.75, $3.75 Can I get $4.00? $4.00 can I get $4.00...over there..$4.00 I have $4.00...can I get... AD NAUSEATUM!!!
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Arctic Dave
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Fri May-23-08 08:23 PM
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1. Sensationalism. They do it with everything. |
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Notice how they don't give any comprehensive type of report. All part of the show.
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Fri May-23-08 08:27 PM
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3. yes, Amajinadin picked is nose oil rises to $133 per barrel |
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Fri May-23-08 08:23 PM
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have just started to believe that oil is not wished into their tank by the gas fairy.
A core bit of the American cultural trance is on fire.
Me, I ride a bicycle and I know the price of gas still affects me daily.
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Arctic Dave
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Fri May-23-08 08:38 PM
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5. Your right. Most people in the US have no clue whatsoever |
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about what it takes to make a gallon of gas. If they did they would be a lot less likely to piss it away so easily. That would be a great news report. Too bad you will never see it.
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Fri May-23-08 08:41 PM
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7. of course if we wrap the cost of pollution onto a barell of oil it would |
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make batteries, solar, glass, manure, wind, wave et all other methods of energy look CHEAP by comparisson!
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Sat May-24-08 12:36 AM
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9. That would require us to realize |
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the oil generates wealth and *illth* in similar amounts.
It gave us incredible productivity, and gave us the 24 hour production cycle. Power and poison, ease and greed-- oil enhances them all.
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Fri May-23-08 08:32 PM
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4. Don't you know, it's out of our control |
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There is nothing we can do about the price of oil, except watch in fascinated horror as it rises.
It's out of our control!
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Fri May-23-08 08:41 PM
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6. you'd think some curious investigative reporter would look into what's exactly going on.... |
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Fri May-23-08 08:49 PM
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8. I think they refer to that as the 'old days'?? |
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Sat May-24-08 02:02 AM
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10. Cuz they have momey.....and we expect "fair & balanced"? |
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