Bush Refuses To Demand Oil Corps To Forgo Some Profits During Emergency

KittyWampus

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:14 AM
Original message

Bush Refuses To Demand Oil Corps To Forgo Some Profits During Emergency

Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 06:26 AM by cryingshame

on Diane Sawyer's "exclusive" interview aka PR mop-up.

She says a conservative commentator suggested Oil Corps forgo up to 20% in their profits to deal with this emergency. (I'll give a wet kiss to anyone who identifies this commentator :* )

Bush says... he urges they send cash as volunteer donations to relief effort.

There you have it...

The relief effort is up to private citizens and federal government.

Corporate citizens in the Oil Industry, on the other hand, need not donate or sacrifice.

Please keep this kicked... it shines a spotlight on the greed.

Democrats MUST demand Oil Corps forgo 10% of their Corporate Profits!

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Spinzonner

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:21 AM
Response to Original message

1. Give him a break

He hasn't had time to clear things with ExxonMobil yet.

:sarcasm:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Free2BMe

(535 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:24 AM
Response to Original message

2. The question on terrorism vs humanitarian response to tragedy...

Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 06:27 AM by Free2BMe

and where the money goes...was "We will win the war on terror.." What an asshole...he just doesn't get it does he...stop the war...bring the service people home..they are needed right here and oh by the way..has there been an international outpouring of aid for our tsunami????? What's scarey is that the "leader" of the "free" world is an idiot.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

jojogunn

(16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:27 AM
Response to Original message

3. creating even more demand

with the plantation pipeline shut down, fear has begun to take hold. since yesterday afternoon there has been a run on the pumps and prices here in flori-duh have shot up to $3 a gallon. you can smell the anxiety, see the panic beginning, as the hording begins. lines have begun to stretch into the streets. FUGWB.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Cocoa

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:27 AM
Response to Original message

4. why abandon the mission

when it's succeeding?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

SalmonChantedEvening

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:28 AM
Response to Original message

5. What, bite the hand that made him?

There's a desperate public to gouge!! To not take advantage of this opportunity would be ... letting the hurricane win!

:sarcasm:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

KittyWampus

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 06:30 AM
Response to Reply #5

6. Very Glib... I Came Close To A Snorting Chortle.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

KittyWampus

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 07:06 AM
Response to Original message

7. this has practical import... and matters more than arguing about looting

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

KittyWampus

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 07:24 AM
Response to Reply #7

8. hell, even moderators want to argue about looting.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

elehhhhna

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 07:33 AM
Response to Original message

9. NOM'd. & make that 30%.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

KittyWampus

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 08:47 AM
Response to Reply #9

10. I'd take 10%... but you're right. start high

Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 08:48 AM by cryingshame

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

KittyWampus

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Sep-01-05 11:03 AM
Response to Reply #10

11. one last try

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Mon Apr 29th 2024, 05:39 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.