FoxNews Smears Maxine Waters -- Accuses Her Of Wanting to Nationalize the Oil Industry

BobbyVan

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Fri May-23-08 01:11 PM
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FoxNews Smears Maxine Waters -- Accuses Her Of Wanting to Nationalize the Oil Industry

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fascisthunter

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Fri May-23-08 01:12 PM
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1. I Hope She Does Push for Nationalizing Oil

She win a lot of ppoints with the public for that.

It's why the right wing is trying to pre-empt this news story the way they are. They want to paint "Nationalizing" oil as a bad thing. It's bad... bad for the wealthy class.

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Karl_Bonner_1982

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Mon Jun-09-08 01:20 AM
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25. COMMUNIZE the oil (and insurance) industry!

We should all get out in the street with signs that say "Communize Oil!" When an elected official says we need to "socialize" an industry it is treated as a blunder. But if everyday people all make a public statement to "communize" an industry - now, I bet the righty pundits would be speechless over that one!

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Duke Newcombe

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Fri May-23-08 01:13 PM
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2. They say "nationalize" in this case like it's a bad thing...?

The oil companies control whether this happens by their behaviors. Yell at them.

Duke

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ladjf

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Fri May-23-08 01:17 PM
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3. Nationalizing the oil industry would be a good idea.

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electropop

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Fri May-23-08 01:31 PM
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4. The oil industry has privatized our government.

In other words, big oil and our government are one and the same. Would the outcome be any different if it was done in the other direction?

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Bob Dobbs

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Fri May-23-08 01:40 PM
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6. The bosses would change

from the power elite to The People.

Oil is not the only industry that should be nationalized.

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electropop

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Fri May-23-08 01:42 PM
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7. "The People?" you must be kidding.

"The People" don't have any say at all in what our government does.

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Bob Dobbs

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Fri May-23-08 02:13 PM
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13. That's why we need to nationalize the government.

You make a good point.

Corporations are not people and do not have citizen rights.

Limit the life of corporations to 50 years.

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ladjf

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Fri May-23-08 03:55 PM
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19. True. But that doesn't mean it always has to be that way.

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defendandprotect

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Fri May-23-08 02:00 PM
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11. Great way to put it--!!! "Big oil has privatized our government" . . .!!!

Yes, if we nationalized the oil industry and our other natural resources, the outcome would be different ---

Though, let's hope the public would understand the plundering of natural resources, pounding them down into nothing, polluting the planet, is also a rotten idea.

We need alternative forms of energy which won't make us all sick -- including the planet!!

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ladjf

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Fri May-23-08 03:54 PM
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18. I believe that you are describing a classic fascist government.

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nwliberalkiwi

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Fri May-23-08 01:33 PM
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5. Dog and Pony Show

Fox news what a bunch of whores those guys are for the oil companies.

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Clovis Sangrail

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Fri May-23-08 01:54 PM
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8. speaking of increased exploration...

check out this thread on ANWR
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3330260

The Department of Energy now estimates opening up ANWR would only affect the price of oil by $0.75/barrel

A BARREL

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tularetom

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Fri May-23-08 01:57 PM
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9. Doesn't sounds like a "smear" to me

I doubt if she really wants to do that but if she does, good on her.

Of course faux viewers would recoil in horror at this concept - they'd much rather keep going in the direction we are now taking.

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defendandprotect

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Fri May-23-08 01:57 PM
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10. Maybe Fox "outfoxed" themselves here . . . . ??? NATIONALIZE OIL--!!!

Edited on Fri May-23-08 01:57 PM by defendandprotect

What right do the Venezuelan people have to their own oil --- it's OURS!!!!

Nationalize American oil and let's get it out of the hands of a few private families ---
and CEO's with OBSCENE salaries!!!

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Fovea

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Fri May-23-08 02:01 PM
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12. Finally, Maxine gets behind an idea I've been pushing for years

nationalize it. Oil. Natl Gas. Coal.

Allow private development of renewable/sustainable only.

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sallyseven

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Fri May-23-08 02:35 PM
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14. Good for her Lets do it.

And after take bush and cheney out in chains and throw them in jaoil.

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L. Coyote

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Fri May-23-08 02:51 PM
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15. Let's all start saying it together already, "Nationalize, nationalize, natioalize"

Dang, that sounds good!!

What is the price of oil in Venezuela? 30 cents??

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Joe Chi Minh

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Fri May-23-08 03:22 PM
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16. That's not smearing! If it isn't true it's the most shamelessly fulsome flattery

you could paint anyone with. If it's true, could there be a more auspicious development?

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notfullofit

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Fri May-23-08 03:53 PM
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17. No smear, the truth is there.

Hell no, I don't trust the government to get anything right anymore.
Put it in their hands and we'll end up paying $10 a gall.

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whistle

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Fri May-23-08 04:59 PM
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20. Maxine Waters is right, if U.S. oil companies making demands to drill on public lands

...and off-shore in protected areas they should be nationalized to regulate pricing and salaries and profits period!

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iamthebandfanman

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Fri May-23-08 05:00 PM
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21. yeah, cause Venazulans pay sooo much for their gas..

Edited on Fri May-23-08 05:05 PM by iamthebandfanman

thats what i love about it...

you know, if they are going to pick somewhere as an example of why nationalisation doesnt work... you probably shouldnt use the country with 14 cent gas as the example.

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pjt7

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Fri May-23-08 05:25 PM
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22. Nationlizing oil sounds

like a great idea.

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barack the house

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Fri May-23-08 06:14 PM
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23. It'll never happen of Maxine waters alone,but the drum beat seems to be out there....

Edited on Fri May-23-08 06:16 PM by barack the house

Socialize it yeah yeah and I will adver-tise it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HcXcYlF3_0

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Jack Rabbit

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Fri May-23-08 08:21 PM
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24. Two questions. Mr. Rosen

While I don't believe any one in Congress seriously wants to nationalize the oil companies, what's wrong with that?

Second, are the people of Venezuela better off or are they not for the that the national petroleum industry is state run with the profits benefiting the welfare of the common citizens of Venezuela?

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