tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post7472213072392976220..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Obama Goes Full Shizoid On Gas PricesAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29865058946101987792012-03-23T10:13:18.430-04:002012-03-23T10:13:18.430-04:00I was watching Fox News the other day and they had...I was watching Fox News the other day and they had a politico figure (i forget who) that had "clout" because he was tied to Washington talking about speculators raising gas prices. I believe it was O'Reilly.<br /><br />The idea was that since speculators speculated that prices would rise why then prices would rise. The argument was completely ludicrous and would be just monty python skit if it were not being made to justify the government taxing the buying of futures.<br /><br />What really irked me is that this same guy then starts to explain how airlines would be hurt because it would increase the cost of hedging their fuel costs. They purchase futures in order to control their costs.<br /><br />The individual then started to complain that the speculators were gambling. At that point I got really angry.<br /><br />Don't be fooled by this Orwellian nonsense. If there is someone selling a futures contract based on the idea that they will make money if prices rise there is someone else buying a contract based on the hope prices will fall. Neither of these individuals will do anything to the price of the commodity no matter how many contracts they engage in.<br /><br />If the government adds a tax to executing a futures contrat then this tax will be added in to ther overall cost of buying fuel and your gas price will rise at the convenience store. These people touting this are trying to use a crisis for a Washington power grab and they should be shot.... but luckily I don't have a strong opinion on the subject...Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24000063287441177762012-03-23T00:49:13.669-04:002012-03-23T00:49:13.669-04:00USArtguy: Thanks for the link. Funny and tragic ...USArtguy: Thanks for the link. Funny and tragic at the same time. We will be paying $4.39 for unleaded regular tomorrow. I'm waiting for the dumbass to blame it on the oil gnomes while at the same time claiming his plans (what plans?) are the only thing keeping the price that low.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-84814942002833267142012-03-23T00:41:11.407-04:002012-03-23T00:41:11.407-04:00I like to post this link on my facebook page from ...I like to post <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLP12X3EgM&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL8EE96A966844A910" rel="nofollow">this link</a> on my facebook page from time to time just to tweak my friends on the Left. It's Obama on the campaign trail in 2008 at an Indianapolis gas station. The camera opens on a tight shot of BHO with the gas prices prominently displayed over his shoulder.<br /><br />Some things to note: 1) gas prices were falling when this video was made and I believe were down to $1.81 or so before Bush left office; 2) the first 2 minutes are all you need to waste your time with where he points out Dick Cheney "only met with environmental groups once, he met with renewable energy groups once, he met with the oil and gas companies 40 times"... (how many times did Obama/Biden meet with Solyndra?), 3) the price of gas in my little corner of the Hoosier state this morning was $3.99 for regular... almost 4 years after this video was made and 3-1/2 years of Obama who said in this video "Washington politicians didn't deal with the challenge.."USArtguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062334713741697082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-84635062209329195732012-03-22T21:47:28.326-04:002012-03-22T21:47:28.326-04:00Indi: I don't remember 10 cent a gallon, but ...Indi: I don't remember 10 cent a gallon, but I do remember gas wars. The companies would start putting up signs that actually said "gas war," and 29 cent a gallon gas would go down as low as 19 cents. When there wasn't a gas war, there were incentives. Fill your tank, get a set of dishes or a set of drinking glasses. And all of this included full service--you never had to get out of the car. They filled your tank, washed your windshield, checked your oil and water, and checked your tire inflation. And the attendants didn't even expect a tip. It was a great first job for teenagers, and many of them learned a useful trade from it.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63493534705420275232012-03-22T21:42:07.759-04:002012-03-22T21:42:07.759-04:00T-Rav: Thee and me both.T-Rav: Thee and me both.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25069929152056717752012-03-22T21:41:55.301-04:002012-03-22T21:41:55.301-04:00Remeber when we did not have an energy policy and ...Remeber when we did not have an energy policy and we let wild catters drill whereever they found the oil... and the government did not tax it<br /><br />Ah the days of 10 cents a gallon of gasIndividualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59811168799041027472012-03-22T21:39:44.765-04:002012-03-22T21:39:44.765-04:00Stan: Now tell us what you really think. LOL No...Stan: Now tell us what you really think. LOL Now I understand why he says he is increasing oil production while reducing it. I think. Maybe.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31076611983753403172012-03-22T21:18:23.497-04:002012-03-22T21:18:23.497-04:00As asshole…I mean the president told Joe the Plumb...As asshole…I mean the president told Joe the Plumber, he’s spreading the wealth, in this case to the rest of the world. You see, a Kenyan bushman who hasn’t figured out that pissing in your drinking water is not a good idea, has a better use of gasoline than we Americans. That by Americans using less oil, there will be more for the rest of the world. Now this is sweet, but absurd to the point of hilarity. The good news, we’ll get to thank this lying dumb bastard on 11/6/12. <br /><br />Excuse the French.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29587551571918060902012-03-22T20:39:29.432-04:002012-03-22T20:39:29.432-04:00T-Rav: And if he gets impeached and removed from ...T-Rav: And if he gets impeached and removed from office in my dreams, does that happen for real too (I hope)?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70533684973516344612012-03-22T20:38:23.109-04:002012-03-22T20:38:23.109-04:00Bev: Now I feel better.Bev: Now I feel better.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-5548356650396969202012-03-22T19:57:35.907-04:002012-03-22T19:57:35.907-04:00LawHawk - "Dream" no, "night terror...LawHawk - "Dream" no, "night terrors", yes!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-66351790373771827372012-03-22T19:55:33.821-04:002012-03-22T19:55:33.821-04:00Cerberus had three heads. And Hades was the god of...Cerberus had three heads. And Hades was the god of the underworld, and Charon forded you across the River Styx. My knowledge of the Greek afterlife gets a little hazy after that.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17658957764432835042012-03-22T18:50:58.267-04:002012-03-22T18:50:58.267-04:00Tennessee: Or we could just go with liberalism be...Tennessee: Or we could just go with liberalism being a mental disorder (which is curable--I'm living proof). The cure is getting mugged by reality.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-80485854711685511922012-03-22T18:49:23.735-04:002012-03-22T18:49:23.735-04:00rlaWTX: Cerberus has more than one head, but I th...rlaWTX: Cerberus has more than one head, but I think he had three. But it would be appropriate, since he guarded the gates to hell (aka the current White House). Cerberus's brother Orthus had two heads, and was referred to as "the hound of hell."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33632612577830557242012-03-22T18:46:00.627-04:002012-03-22T18:46:00.627-04:00Bev: Are you saying that you dream about Obama?Bev: Are you saying that you dream about Obama?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26030696290474210272012-03-22T18:45:25.204-04:002012-03-22T18:45:25.204-04:00tryanmax: I'm guessing it isn't your wors...tryanmax: I'm guessing it isn't your worst either.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-89994140318769911312012-03-22T18:44:42.261-04:002012-03-22T18:44:42.261-04:00tryanmax: I thought the picture is excellent. I ...tryanmax: I thought the picture is excellent. I may just save it as the photo caption for a future article. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-42709611511804626742012-03-22T18:39:29.180-04:002012-03-22T18:39:29.180-04:00T-Rav: I have a former associate who keeps sendin...T-Rav: I have a former associate who keeps sending me the HuffPo daily e-mail. I don't get it. She knows I'm a conservative, and she has sent me some rather damning stuff about Obama. Why she thinks I'd be interested in reading left wing propaganda is beyond me. She's white, her husband is black, and even that's not enough to get her to be civil about Obama. I'm beginning to think she has cracked up and thinks the HuffPo is a real news source.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10701498009466252232012-03-22T18:35:42.404-04:002012-03-22T18:35:42.404-04:00Bev: Anybody who can walk on water like Obama mus...Bev: Anybody who can walk on water like Obama must be The One. He can do that, can't he?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49570501807816222592012-03-22T18:34:02.512-04:002012-03-22T18:34:02.512-04:00Tennessee: Today, I saw a preview of a RNC ad tha...Tennessee: Today, I saw a preview of a RNC ad that also shows Obama saying two different things at the same time. It essentially showed him arguing with himself. The Republicans are going to need to do a lot of this between now and November.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-4473379988821498762012-03-22T18:19:54.207-04:002012-03-22T18:19:54.207-04:00I have a couple different thoughts on why libs are...I have a couple different thoughts on why libs are so hard to deal with:<br /><br />1) They know exactly what they are doing and believe the end justifies the means. Look, we can stay away from Goebbels, Nietzche, et. al. and just run with Alinsky. Propaganda is the word.<br /><br />2) Others really don't have a clue. See Jesse Waters interview with the spring break babes.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-58830792849972659592012-03-22T18:11:10.570-04:002012-03-22T18:11:10.570-04:00AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! what were the dogs with 2 head...AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! what were the dogs with 2 heads? Janus had 2 faces. <br /><br />liberals are hard to deal with because they are navel-gazing, wanna-do-gooders with little grasp on the reality that surrounds us... or so I've heard.rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88128579351677960682012-03-22T18:03:54.086-04:002012-03-22T18:03:54.086-04:00Tryanmax - That is just disturbing and is going to...Tryanmax - That is just disturbing and is going to give me nightmares...or should I say MORE nightmares.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70001710210835217402012-03-22T17:51:35.115-04:002012-03-22T17:51:35.115-04:00No. It's not my best.No. It's not my best.tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-50149545985857233322012-03-22T17:51:10.943-04:002012-03-22T17:51:10.943-04:00More lame photoplasty: LINKMore lame photoplasty: <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bv639HyaSrE/T2ueXGfytMI/AAAAAAAAAkk/LM1etZuX1Z4/s1600/twoheads.jpg" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.com