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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
14. Joe Biden will save us.
Tue Sep 2, 2014, 08:51 PM
Sep 2014

For instance, the Vice President promoted fracking for Ukraine, as one of the interesting ways the US "would help Ukraine" after the coup. Now I know it was part of a plan to frack over there so we wouldn't have to frack just over here.

Vice President Joe Biden Promotes U.S. as Fracking Missionary Force On Ukraine Trip

Then, Vice President Biden's son's company just got a huge new contract doing fracking. Again, happenstance that helps the small water drinkers of the planet.

Company In Which Joe Biden's Son Is Director Prepares To Drill Shale Gas In East Ukraine

Small world! Can you believe it, Fred Sanders?

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jinx... you owe me a soda... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #1
Double Jinx TalkingDog Sep 2014 #2
... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #3
Triple Jinx... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4
The more the merrier. The more people who read it, the better off we all are. TalkingDog Sep 2014 #5
Surprise surprise marions ghost Sep 2014 #6
Look on the bright side, 18-percent's better than nothing. Octafish Sep 2014 #7
I am sure an enterprising capitalist will find away to tap the safe slice left...not to worry. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #9
Joe Biden will save us. Octafish Sep 2014 #14
To tell the truth I read the article and I see no quote of Biden saying he was encouraging fracking. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #15
In the first article, the link marked 'Biden'... Octafish Sep 2014 #17
Yes, thanks, I see, but it does not confirm Biden said what the original article says he said. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #18
No problem. I like people who demand the truth. Octafish Sep 2014 #19
The son doing fracking work I do have problem with, that is a fact. But I am not sure if having a Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #20
One would think so, after 6 years, but, no. Octafish Sep 2014 #22
One more thing. The author of the post you posted implicitly accuses the VP of supporting fracking.. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #21
True, VP Joe Biden doesn't say, ''Call my office and I'll tell you about fracking.'' Octafish Sep 2014 #24
One more thing on Biden and fracking Ukraine... Octafish Sep 2014 #25
Thank you. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #26
Right. After all, how much water does the 1% need? nt valerief Sep 2014 #12
Paraguay. BFEE's way ahead of us... Octafish Sep 2014 #13
Fresh water is for more valuable than natural gas.....in dollar terms and life and death terms. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #8
But the teevee tells us natural gas is clean. And the teevee never lies. valerief Sep 2014 #10
Peer reviewed by those wild and crazy libruls at the National Academy of Science! Divernan Sep 2014 #11
Aaargh! Pet peeve: fracking isn't a drilling procedure, it's a completion procedure. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #16
There is not a fucking regulation that would make it safe. Not one unless you know of a way to do lonestarnot Sep 2014 #23
Horrible. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #27
Lame. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #28
Who is going to be the first person to stand their ground Taitertots Sep 2014 #29
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