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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 11:51 AM
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For a little levity (and truth): gastaxscam.com
Clinton’s and McSame McCain’s energy dumb and dumber song-and-dance act about a ‘gas tax holiday’ is not getting any support from independent people who actually understand energy issues and/or economics. As per GasTaxScam DOT com, the merit of this idea is about the merit of setting out on a long voyage with an empty tank.

A secret and confidential letter from energy dumb and dumber provides some details:


We are top officials of the United States Senate Government who are interested in importation of oil into our country with funds that are presently trapped in the FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND dedicated to improving transportation. We wish to send this money to overseas accounts in the MIDDLE EAST but cannot due to restrictions in Congress Transportation Equity Act requiring that this money must be spent to build roads, bridges and high speed trains.


If you accept we will deliver to your a sum of 30 DOLLARS in the summer 2008 in form of a “GAS TAX HOLIDAY”. You will then deliver this money to accounts of our friends in Middle East by taking it to your nearby gasoline station where they have information to forward the money.


Story: http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/84518/
Satire: www.gastaxscam.com
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 11:55 AM
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1. ooh, I might get $55 in New York:
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 11:58 AM
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2. the graphic at that scam link is fantastic
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 12:06 PM
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3. I loved that!
And I like that there's a petition you can sign too.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 12:24 PM
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4. oh I missed that - still laughing about those funds being stuck in the transport. trust fund...
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 02:25 PM
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5. The whole thing is hysterical - reminds me of something off whitehouse.org.
Edited on Wed May-07-08 02:25 PM by AZBlue
"...as we were searching for contacts of a citizen who can help save our and our family's political careers since our country has been frustrating us."
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