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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 08:08 AM Mar 2012

President Obama Strikes Back at GOP Critics on Gas Prices

Source: New York Times

President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices.

(snip)
"I'm going to keep doing everything I can to help you save money on gas, both right now and in the future," Obama said. "I hope politicians from both sides of the aisle join me."

He accused Republicans of a "bumper sticker" approach to solving the nation's energy problems.

(snip)
"We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices — not when we consume 20 percent of the world's oil," Obama said in the address, recorded during a visit Friday to a Virginia jet engine component plant.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/03/10/us/politics/AP-US-Obama.html?_r=1&hp



http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/10/weekly-address-investing-clean-energy-future
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Investing in a Clean Energy Future
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President Obama Strikes Back at GOP Critics on Gas Prices (Original Post) cal04 Mar 2012 OP
Never turn your back to Republican lies and distortion. gordianot Mar 2012 #1
Exactly. John Kerry ignored a repuke lie for a little too long... groundloop Mar 2012 #2
Yep. Let's blame only Kerry instead of politicasista Mar 2012 #8
Here's one politicasista Mar 2012 #9
I heard Iliyah Mar 2012 #3
Also, drilling more NOW would not bring prices down NOW... Amonester Mar 2012 #10
The BIGGER LIE is that all domestic oil is sold on the international markets. NO US oil is grahamhgreen Mar 2012 #4
Here is exactly what I would do Doctor_J Mar 2012 #5
Amen to that! People have amnesia from Dubya's time in office... MatthewStLouis Mar 2012 #7
Keystone is not a solution either.. and-justice-for-all Mar 2012 #6

gordianot

(15,242 posts)
1. Never turn your back to Republican lies and distortion.
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 09:35 AM
Mar 2012

Jam the truth down their throat untill they choke then do it some more. Where are the other Democrats willing to do the same and not leave it to Obama?

groundloop

(11,520 posts)
2. Exactly. John Kerry ignored a repuke lie for a little too long...
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 10:20 AM
Mar 2012

And we all know how that turned out.

Unfortunately they make up new lies all the time, and it takes constant effort to refute them.

politicasista

(14,128 posts)
8. Yep. Let's blame only Kerry instead of
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 02:36 PM
Mar 2012

Last edited Mon Mar 12, 2012, 07:07 PM - Edit history (2)

a lazy media and Dems that sat on the sideline and did nothing while their candidate was smeared.

Guess the K campaign sucked really bad cause some of them went to work for Obama. (speakes volumes) Seems the Senator defends Obama plenty, but guess that people are too blind to see that.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_oet&address=358x2555


Thanks alot Cahill and Shrum for making a decent Dem be seen as the unofficial poster Dem for not fighting back. Thanks for nothing.

politicasista

(14,128 posts)
9. Here's one
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 02:39 PM
Mar 2012

Last edited Mon Mar 12, 2012, 07:07 PM - Edit history (1)

Thank goodness we don't blame Obama like we always continue to blame Kerry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1109494


(Hat tip to Mass)

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. I heard
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 11:23 AM
Mar 2012

a liberal talk show where I listened to what they perceived as "the goppers continiously beat the bomb bomb Iran talk" over and over which has caused the oil speculators to jump on the band wagon of higher gas prices re: FEAR.

And also, drilling here in the US is at a all time high and there IS a overflow of oil which is being sold out of the country. GOP won't tell you that will they.

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
10. Also, drilling more NOW would not bring prices down NOW...
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 04:02 PM
Mar 2012

simply because it would take an unknown amount of time before that petrol would reach the gas pumps, and that by then, speculatoR$ would have cashed-in the difference already...

 

grahamhgreen

(15,741 posts)
4. The BIGGER LIE is that all domestic oil is sold on the international markets. NO US oil is
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 01:19 PM
Mar 2012

earmarked only for sale in the USA, therefore, no matter how much we drill it will have little effect on domestic prices.

Further - it is cheaper to drive electric cars powered by windmills - about 1/10 the cost.



 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
5. Here is exactly what I would do
Sat Mar 10, 2012, 05:58 PM
Mar 2012

1. Run the clip from 2000 when Bush was debating president Gore, blaming Clinton for the "high" gas prices
2. While it runs, display the gas prices when Bush took office (1.41) the highest they were while he was in office (4.12).
3. Have a pane that says, "That's right- they tripled"
4. At the end, have a big screen that says, "Desperate Republicans Lie"

FWIW, when Big Oil threatened Obama over his Keystone veto, he should have gone on the air and told everyone that any price hikes could now be clearly identified as economic terrorism by Big Oil. He pissed away an enormous opportunity that he can't get back

MatthewStLouis

(904 posts)
7. Amen to that! People have amnesia from Dubya's time in office...
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 11:29 AM
Mar 2012

Maybe it's selective memory. They are trying to block out all the bad memories I suppose.

Our local Fox station just had another worthless news story about high gas prices. Nary a mention about the last time prices were this high. You'd think this was some kind of amazing record or something.

and-justice-for-all

(14,765 posts)
6. Keystone is not a solution either..
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 02:28 AM
Mar 2012

He needs to tell those wall street speculatory fuck-alls to complie with the law, the one about excessive speculation on commoditites like oil and gas, that is in the Frank-Dodd bill that was passed.

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