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Jakes Progress

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11. Anyone who wants to know the truth knows it.
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 11:59 PM
Dec 2011

The reasons for the pipeline are all financial - more money for billionaires. Supporters are those who feel they need to be ready for an administration cave in or who are in line for a bit of bribe in the form of a job that will screw others out of a job.

There's a big difference customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #1
Yep. You are right. That is just the kind of thing republicans say. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #2
Many pipelines run from the Gulf Coast up north bigbrother05 Dec 2011 #3
The NE states do not have a HUGE aquifer under them newfie11 Dec 2011 #7
Anyone who wants to know the truth knows it. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #11
Private money will develop the shit, and it goes through all the damn food for the country. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #22
Oil and gas that was not a slurry consisting of mostly sand eridani Dec 2011 #23
Yes, the GOP is saying it customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #13
Not if you really don't want to tell the truth. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #15
There's a difference customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #18
I could make a 30 second commercial that makes it simple. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #20
I'm only going on what I've seen so far customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #32
But the argument Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #35
Oh yes it is! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #24
A cursory google search: XemaSab Dec 2011 #4
No leaks in the Alaska pipelines? Let's check the facts on that. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #5
Do you think the American public remembers any of those? customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #14
Do you mean you hope the public doesn't remember these? Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #16
That's not what I mean at all customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #17
Oh, well. If it's going to be tough Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #19
All I'm saying customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #36
Please read the OP again. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #37
Yes, but not enough, so remind them. lonestarnot Dec 2011 #25
Because the Gasoline they'll make is for EXPORT - Not even for US Consumer FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #8
Those jobs are a myth... Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #27
That's a much easier argument for the President to make customerserviceguy Dec 2011 #31
FTW rucky Dec 2011 #33
If thiis pipeline goes through, I have a farm for sale newfie11 Dec 2011 #6
I read somewhere.. that the oil from this pipeline is going to be sold to China.. lib2DaBone Dec 2011 #9
YES it is true FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #10
Big oil profit up how much? Private profit up how much? lonestarnot Dec 2011 #26
It keeps US Gas prices HIGH in times of less demand FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #30
So they can buy more cars Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #12
Yep. The jobs are a myth... Luminous Animal Dec 2011 #28
K & R! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #21
Nebraska's Republican Governor> Survivoreesta Dec 2011 #29
But what does it say? Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #34
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