Fox Now Asking: Is The Drop In Gas Prices A Bad Thing?

[Galraedia]

Earlier this year, Fox News hyped the rise in gasoline prices, blaming President Obama even though experts agree that worldwide market factors, not U.S. policies, set gas prices. So what is Fox saying now that gas prices are falling?





Seriously.

You know who else sees the drop in gas prices as a bad thing? Republican strategists who were hoping to reap the political benefits of high gas prices at the polls this year.


Read more: http://mediamatters.org/blog/201205090010

[TBMASE]

1. A drop in prices means people will go back to their

previous driving habits instead of looking for ways to reduce their fuel consumption and carbon output.

[ProSense]

3. No, it doesn't

It means Republicans are hypocrites and liars.

GOP: ‘You Think We’re Going To Have A Press Conference Now To Congratulate The Administration For Decreasing Gas Prices?’

By Joe Romm

The GOP’s plan to blame Obama’s policies for rising gasoline prices has run into one small bump in the road. Gasoline prices have dropped $0.15 a gallon in the past month, to $3.79 per gallon this week, down from its peak of $3.94 in early April, according to The Energy Information Administration.

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http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/05/09/480699/gop-have-a-press-conference-now-to-congratulate-the-administration-for-decreasing-gas-prices/

Say it with me: Republicans suck!

[TBMASE]

6. Well that too

but with higher prices, the SUVs start getting dumped and the smaller, more fuel efficient cars start to be purchased.

A lot of people I know can't afford to drive their big SUVs and Trucks and are now carpooling or buying smaller cars. I don't see how a drop in prices will get the same results

[ProSense]

13. You know

Well that too

but with higher prices, the SUVs start getting dumped and the smaller, more fuel efficient cars start to be purchased.

lot of people I know can't afford to drive their big SUVs and Trucks and are now carpooling or buying smaller cars. I don't see how a drop in prices will get the same results

...the first group already changed the habit permanently. The second group knows, and it will take a hell of a lot more than a few cents to revert to bad habits.

Another thing, vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient. IOW, Fox is full of shit.

What I don't understand is the need to use this bullshit report by Fox and a slight drop in gas prices to make a point about "fuel consumption." It's almost in tacit agreement with the "bad thing" claim.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. I Agree With That

The "dumping" of SUV's is overhyped. Lots of people couldn't afford to, since they overspent on their beast.

Those that could dumped them, and then others bought them as cheap used cars. So, the SUV's weren't dumped at all. They just have different owners now.

And, you're right: The monofocus on consumption ends up making strange bedfellows because posters, like the one to whom you were responding, didn't really think things through. Demand is not really down that much, so high gas prices didn't affect driving as much as it inhibited the economy because people were not spending that extra money on other discretionary items.

High gas prices are bad for everyone, and low gas prices don't stimulate driving. The data just doesn't exist.
GAC

[savalez]

29. 3, 2, 1

"Republicans suck!"

[Uncle Joe]

4. Is that what FOX "News" is saying, they're concerned about carbon output!?

I don't believe the people will go back to their previous driving habits unless the price of gas drops by a couple of dollars a gallon and I don't see that happening.

[TBMASE]

7. I have no idea what Fox is saying

this is what I'm observing with my neighbors and friends.

[awoke_in_2003]

35. Higher gas prices can hurt...

a sitting president in an election year. This takes an arrow out of the Romney's quiver.

[Uncle Joe]

40. I agree with that and I have no doubt that's why FOX "News" is focusing

on a perceived negative aspect.

[awoke_in_2003]

52. I wouldn't doubt it...

if they said killing Bin Laden was a bad thing.

[Zalatix]

8. Sadly, yes that is quite true.

[Uncle Joe]

12. Not unless the price of gas drops dramatically more than it has

and as I posted up thread, I don't see that happening.

[SoutherDem]

15. Your right

Every time I think the SUV is destined to a display in the Natural History Museum next to the T-Rex it rises from it's ashes like a phoenix.

What I am concerned about is the price which causes them to be "endangered" keep going up.

I remember when gas hit the outrageous price of $1, $2, $2.50, $3, and $3.50 or more. Each time the SUV (large land yacht before the SUV) is deemed doomed then prices fall a little, usually just about 25% of the increase and they are back as strong as ever.

Also, as the SUV is on its death bed people buy small cars and they are the envy of the party but they quickly become the wallflower.

I ordered a smart during one of the time periods that the SUV was on the "endangered" list by the time it was delivered the SUV was strong and well, and many people thought I was crazy to drive such a small, two seat car. Recently, I have had people with SUVs next to me at the gas pumps show envy for my being able to leave without having to mortgage my house to pay for my gas. I guess I soon will be thought of as crazy again.

[AlbertCat]

50. I think the SUV is destined to a display in the Natural History Museum next to the T-Rex

Well.... who championed the SUV? Who "allowed" it to even be a "thing"... just to get around laws applied to trucks? Who told us to go spend like we always have?


It wasn't the Dems.

[BoWanZi]

16. A drop in gas prices helps the poor people who can't afford changing their cars or jobs on a whim

That is the most important reason why i want to see gas prices drop.

I see how much higher gas prices hurt people with low income jobs who have to travel pretty far. Not everyone can change their habits and buy a vehicle on a whim which gets much better gas prices.

[meow2u3]

22. A drop in gas prices means people will be able to feed their families

instead of Big Oil.

Republicans don't like to see people happy. The GOTP is so sadistic and evil that they think it's a sport to make people suffer.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

36. If you think FOX NOISE gives a fuck about that....

....I've got a show called the 700 Club you might want to check out.

[abelenkpe]

2. In fox news land anything accomplished under a dem administration

Is bad and scary.

[annabanana]

5. Oh sweet jebus.. Is ANYONE buying this?

ANYONE? really. .

[WI_DEM]

9. Yes, for Republicans--which is why FAUX is sad.

[SoutherDem]

10. Aren't they the same thing?

"Republican strategists who were hoping to reap the political benefits of high gas prices at the polls this year." Isn't that the definition of FOX News?

[Canuckistanian]

11. Oh, sweet Jesus

Where oil is concerned, you're NEVER going to get a rational response from conservatives.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. Oh bless them.

Fuck's Noise is so upset while the rest of the country is at least breathing a sigh of relief.

[Downtown Hound]

17. We have always been at war with Eastasia. n/t

[sarcasmo]

37. Fox newspeak, they can't bash President Obama on gas prices.

[Iliyah]

18. Bad for Fake news;

good for us; who care from the rich.

[Richardo]

19. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *inhale*

HAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!

[leftyohiolib]

51. my response xactly ahahhhahahhahahahahahahahhhahahahhaahhwhhwhahwhwhwhushdjuhschn dolcv

EPIC FAIL aaaaaaaaaaaahahhahahhahhhahahahhahahahahah

[silverweb]

20. Surprise!

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]And I'll bet nobody saw that reaction coming, huh?

[malaise]

21. Good for humanity

Bad for ReTHUGs and their hacks

[Populist_Prole]

23. So reflexively anti-Obama they'd rather drown with the GOP than swim with a Dem

Stupid asses. Reminds me of the Daffy Duck / Buggs Bunny exchange as shotgun wielding Elmer Fudd looks on:

DD: "Rabbit season!"

BB: "Duck season!"

DD: "Rabbit season!"

BB: "Duck season!"

DD: "Rabbit season!"

Buggs: "Rabbit season"

Dduck: "Duck season!!'

BLAM!!! as Elmer Fudd blasts Daffy Duck.

[Kingofalldems]

24. What next? '100% employment is anti American.'

[2ndAmForComputers]

41. Pundits DID argue that low unemployment was bad during the Clinton years.

Seriously.

[Chemisse]

26. Oh I remember this theme!

This must have been dusted off from when the gas prices were soaring under W.

Yes, it turned out that high gas prices were actually a good thing.

Then they got bad again when it happened to Obama.

Fox must be pleased to have a camera-ready story that their dim-witted viewers will not remember seeing before.

[NickB79]

27. The reason gas is dropping is due to bad economic numbers and falling oil prices

And why are oil prices falling? Because Europe is re-entering recession and US and Chinese economic output is slowing.

It's a potential sign that global demand for oil is dropping like it did in 2008, which would indicate another global recession might be in the making.

[Lucky Luciano]

39. Yep...not dropping for the right reason. nt

[jwirr]

28. LOL these idiots need to be laughed out of the airways.

[and-justice-for-all]

30. They are so fucking absurd....

Fortune 500 companies made a combined 16% profit from last year.

[cstanleytech]

31. Dont be surprised if the price at the pump suddenly rises just before the election. nt

[Nine]

32. We all remember the Daily Show bit on the RNC talking point of *high* gas prices, right?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/01/1069337/-Jon-Stewart-exposes-RNC-collusion-memo-to-Fox-News-on-economic-talking-points

"Dart him! Dart him!"

I sooo hope Jon Stewart replays that and contrasts it with the new "gas prices are too low" angle.

[SomethingFishy]

53. How do they do that with a straight face? n/t

[guss]

33. holy moly fox gas station is suffering

Fox news is acting like they need to sell gas at a higher price like a station in a Gas Wars, . Obama is undercutting them Whaaaaaa. we need profit for our overlords so we can give our Koch Masters, a platform... those poor billionaires are weaken from illegal spying and Fox slavery .... whaaaaaa... not fair.. oil is blood and we need a transfusion. Obama not playing ball.
Whaaaaaa. we gonna take our ball and go home. we need u to love us cus we have to replace the hate we sent out for years. they filp flop more then a half dead fish on a hot plate..

[Historic NY]

34. PSST FOX is in the tank for RMONEY, they want high $$$ for gas,.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

38. a drop of gas prices is due to same sex marriage

Fox says it's bad

[applegrove]

42. Plus all those rich big wigs who have invested heavily in the oil industry (stocks & futures).

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That is who fox is really broadcasting for afterall when they ask 'are lower gas prices a bad thing'.. I thought the GOP were a little subdued and fair to Obama when oil prices were high. Didn't they say it wasn't his fault? Seems the rich truly are disconnected from regular Americans who find high gas prices hard to live with. Seems fox really is the propaganda arm of the rich investors. Seems the GOP wants high gas prices for more than just political reasons: they have their investment portfolios to worry about.

[Marr]

43. God, they're absurd. /nt

[Zoeisright]

44. What a bunch of fucking hypocrites.

I'm amazed their heads don't spin around 360 degrees. Hell, they probably do when they're not sneering on the air.

[iloveObama12]

45. Are U Kiddin Me!

these folks are something else

[The Wizard]

46. The cognitive dissonance

it burns.

[Ganja Ninja]

47. Oh good lord.

It's no wonder people who watch FOX get dumber and dumber the more they watch.

[Courtesy Flush]

48. I love how they talk about the $1.84 gas price

Yes, gas cost $1.84 when Obama took office, but we had been paying the highest prices in history up until the second half of 2008. As the election neared, prices mysteriously plummeted. It seems very well orchestrated to me.

Prices never returned to those record Bush era highs under Obama.

[Scurrilous]

49. ROFL