Why are the news channels acting like auctioneers for the oil industry??

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??

$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.

Notice how they don't give any comprehensive type of report. All part of the show.

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angstlessk

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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

it has become INSANE!!!

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Fovea

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Fri May-23-08 08:23 PM
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2. I think their viewers

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

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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angstlessk

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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

make batteries, solar, glass, manure, wind, wave et all other methods of energy look CHEAP by comparisson!

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Fovea

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Sat May-24-08 12:36 AM
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9. That would require us to realize

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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wtmusic

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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

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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spanone

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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....

naaaaaw

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angstlessk

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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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GreenTea

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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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