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Why is the Republican alleged “Big Oil” link any worse than the Democrats “Big Green” direct involvement?
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amazingkarma asked:So everyone harps and harps and harps ad nauseum about Bush and Cheney having prior ties to the oil industry making them immediate mindless patsies to the Great Satan Big Oil, but what about the Democrats and Big Green? The funny part is that those like Pelosi have DIRECT investments in alternative fuel companies whose technology they’re trying to ran through in legislation. So when these Big Green companies that the Democrats are lackies to start making billions in profits, will there be a call for Windfall Profits Taxes? I guess that will depend on whether Pelosi and her cohorts have sold their stock or not.
How freaking hypocritical, LOL!
“August 18, 2008 (LPAC)–In May, 2007, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi bought stock in the initial public offering of T. Boone Pickens’ company, CNLE (Clean Energy Fuels Corp.). George Soros is a stockholder as well.
CNLE is part of the network of Pickens’ companies set to profiteer off his “Pickens Plan” for a massive shift to wind-generated electricity, and then–so he asserts, a massive freeing up of natural gas for transportation. CNLE provides compressed natural gas and liquified natural gas. Pelosi owns between 100,000 and 250,000 shares.
CNLE is reported to be a sponsor of Proposition 10 in Pelosi’s home state of California, calling for $10 billion in state and Federal funding for companies involved in renewable, clean energy–namely, wind power and natural gas. A sister company operated by Pickens, Mesa Power, is involved in $12 billion of mega-wind farm projects in West Texas. Pelosi also favors Federal tax breaks and financial aid for “renewables” energy projects.”
Pandering to Big Green? Hmmmmmm…billions? Hmmmmm…
dconstru, when did the US go to war for the oil companies? The US hasn’t taken a drop of Iraqi oil years later, but yet you keep blindly repeating the Dems tag lines. Leads to some credibility issues if you ask me. I wish we would’ve taken the oil, my gas would be cheaper.
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6 Responses to “Why is the Republican alleged “Big Oil” link any worse than the Democrats “Big Green” direct involvement?”
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dlk said on August 22nd, 2009 at
EXACTLY!!!! I am sorry, but these Politicians just need to be voted out. They are truly pandering for their own self, NOT OUR COUNTRY, NOT THE PEOPLE. It IS all about the money.
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mbush40 said on August 24th, 2009 at
Create a video blog…instantly.
Rid yourself of environmental guilt and buy carbon credits from Al Gore. I totally agree.
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dconstruct said on August 28th, 2009 at
“Big Green” as an industry is little more than right-wing obfuscation. There is no equivalency with “Big Oil.”
“Big Oil” represents businessmen who are guilty of spurring our government to war over spurious cause in order to advance their agenda of profiteering. The day that the US goes to war over enviro-friendly technology, you can start using terms like “Big Green” without being ridiculed.
Regarding Pelosi’s individual maneuvering to secure her own chunk of the green pie, all I can say is that all politicians do it. With that said, if you want to hate Nancy Pelosi anyway, I’m cool with that; I do.
EDIT:
I never suggested that the mission to steal Iraq’s oil was SUCCESSFUL. I just said that that’s why we went there.
For the first two years of the occupation, Iraqi insurgents were destroying pipelines as soon as Halliburton was able to lay them. Did you not realize that Halliburton executives were being flown over Iraqi oil fields as American troops first invaded Basra?
Bush declared “Mission Accomplished” and people started calculating their profits….and then the harsh reality of a prolonged urban insurgency set in…and then the value of the dollar dropped like an anvil on Wile E. Coyote…and then the realization set in, for me, that my grand-children were going to have to pay for this BS…and THEN it occurred to me that Halliburton’s stock is still going up…and then my thoughts disolved in rage…
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Hambone said on August 28th, 2009 at
You also failed to mention that 6 out of the top 10 money makers from the Iraq war effort were Dem’s… led by Mr. Anti-war John Kerry. I couldn’t agree any more with dlk. Time to give them ALL the boot! (Now that would be change!)
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Andrew M said on August 31st, 2009 at
Create a video blog…instantly.
Because there is no “Big Green” industry. There are no huge, consolidated, monolithic mega-corporations that have entire parties of government bought and paid for.
Because “green,” if successful in it’s goals, actually benefits the average person. Big oil uses up non-renewable resources while polluting the Earth. One has to make a choice between money and people with Big Oil. With “green” it’s not a zero-sum game, but rather is “win-win.” There’s no conflict of interest with one as there is with the other.
Also, when Pelosi made that investment, it wasn’t about “Green” – the Pickens company she invested in is natural gas focused. That’s not part of your imaginary “Big Green.”
Finally, you’re quoting the Lyndon Larouche site? You need to find something less crackpot for credibility.
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NJDay said on August 31st, 2009 at
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Please try to breathe any of the air that big green is cleaning, or use any of the water it is purifying, Also please don’t wear any sunblock, so you can get a good feel of what those o-zone holes feel like. I don’t understand how you can be against the funding of companies that are trying to ensure that the planet including America doesn’t continue to destroy the earth’s natural resources. The future doesn’t only come in 4 year election increments as you seem to think it does. I understand the point you’re trying to make. The hypocrisy of politicians (democrats in your instance) supporting causes that they have a financial stake in, and in your opinion Democrats persecuting Republicans for backing “Big Oil” which they have a financial stake in. I get what you’re trying to say….but please find a better example than green policies that are going to protect the earth that both republican, democrats both their children, and the rest of the people in this world live on.
