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sabrina 1

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7. I hope so. I would love to support what he is doing for people all over

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 11:15 PM

Dec 2012

Latin America, mostly of course in Venezuela and the way he provides cheap oil to the poor, right here in the US. Wish our own government would think of the poor that way.

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If I by gas at CITGO [View all] arely staircase Dec 2012 OP

Which makes sense, purchasing oil from Saudi, etc who supports terrorist who attack us, Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #1

i had much rather my money go to build schools and housing for poor Venezuelans than arely staircase Dec 2012 #3

I usually buy Citgo, for the reasons you cited. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #4

me also. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #5

i buy sunoco, which is mostly from canada, or citgo. eom ellenfl Dec 2012 #10

Agreed. Reducing poverty in the Third World is a laudable goal. n/t pampango Dec 2012 #2

nope you are supporting Venezuela's prison system.... whistler162 Dec 2012 #6

You are both wrong..... physioex Dec 2012 #8

+1 eggplant Dec 2012 #12

+1 / I buy gas according to price. nt reACTIONary Dec 2012 #13

on the wholesale market arely staircase Dec 2012 #18

Citgo is (or was) owned by the Venezuelan government, so while the fuel comes from everywhere Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #28

that is what I thought arely staircase Dec 2012 #31

I hope so. I would love to support what he is doing for people all over sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #7

+1 arely staircase Dec 2012 #17

So as long as he supports the poor, he gets a free pass on the abuse of dissidents and shutting down Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #22

Gas and diesel is like 7 cents a gallon in Venezuela. sarchasm Dec 2012 #9

Hugo Chavez is a megalomaniac and an ideologue. cheapdate Dec 2012 #11

Gee...now where else have we seen this... Earth_First Dec 2012 #14

+10. But he won't be around for much longer. reACTIONary Dec 2012 #15

One can only hope. Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #23

so are most members of congress arely staircase Dec 2012 #16

Chavez has admirable ideas and attitudes concerning his countrymen. cheapdate Dec 2012 #21

Mmm, that is what the Bush administration and their propagandists had to say sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #19

"...the Bush administration and their propagandists" cheapdate Dec 2012 #20

Do me a favor. Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #24

i don't think megalomaniacal ideologue and good deeds have to be mutually exclusive. arely staircase Dec 2012 #25

Buy gasoline from a local Mom-and-Pop, or from an independent retailer. cheapdate Dec 2012 #26

it's buy! not by.nt wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #27

You certainly brought out the "Chavez is a dictator" faction. I guess he's been out of the news for a Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #29

"...they're all feeling brave again". Haha! Oh Snap! cheapdate Dec 2012 #30