More ridiculous bones thrown to neanderthals

[FLAprogressive]

"Increase domestic oil production" -- give me a break, Mr. President....you know that that will not do jack shit to reduce prices.

HIT WALL STREET. No "Drill Baby Drill" shit.

[DURHAM D]

1. The more he talks the more this speech boils down to:

Drill Baby Drill!

[FLAprogressive]

3. NOTHING about Wall $treet....all about DRILL BABY DRILL and "Win the Future" BS.

[Duer 157099]

2. Increase domestic oil production for who? Companies like BP?

Who believes that this actually benefits THIS country in any way? :shrug:

[NightWatcher]

5. BP doesnt want to increase domestic production, they are enjoying $100 a barrel gas

why would they want to increase supplies and drive down the price?

They have done extensive surveys and they know where it is, but dont really want to get more than just a trickle.

[Duer 157099]

8. And we control whether they hoard the oil or put it into circulation?

I don't think so. If more is produced for those greedy bastards, they'll just sit on it until the price is right.

[NightWatcher]

10. BP for example doesnt have a huge holding system

they pump it, refine it, ship it, sell it.

[Duer 157099]

11. I can imagine they're considering investing in one

It's integral to greed and capitalism, to figure out how to make more more more. If they can figure out how to store it, I'd bet they will.

[NightWatcher]

14. they just sold off a huge storage facility (they say to raise capital)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-14/bp-giving-up-control-of-cushing-oklahoma-oil-storage-with-magellan-sale.html

but even with the spill, they made a huge profit up from last year

[RandomThoughts]

4. Spotters say got a few of them with that blast.

Annie Lennox - Walking On Broken Glass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y25stK5ymlA


You have to see the context.


And I am still due beer and travel money, and many experiences.


And someone needs a shitload of screen doors.

Hamburger Hill: Doc, it don't mean nothing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGSWcO0OFsI

[Bandit]

6. Domestic Oil Production has actually increased 8% since 2008

Since their "Drill baby Drill" chants in between their USA...USA...USA and 2nd Amendment Remedies..That and Demand is actually down from the same time last year and yet oil prices are still climbing....Speculators...

[Autumn]

7. Wall Street is where the problem is.

How can he not understand that.

Contributions. All it amounts to. Was that speech for Americans or Big Oil Contributors? I have a hunch on that.

[Horse with no Name]

9. He sounds like he believes his own hype

Ridiculous.

[vi5]

12. This is a wise, wise move. Another brilliant play by the prez.....

How? I'm not sure, but I'm quite sure there's a contingent of folks who will tell us it is and tie themselves into pretzel knots attempting to do so.

[FLAprogressive]

13. I'm sure they'll all say "he doesn't really mean it"....

[vi5]

23. Actually what I'm reading is....

"This is a wise move. It takes this issue off the table for Republicans to use."

Completely ignoring the fact that he's supposedly been doing this for 2 years and they have not taken anything off the table.

Again and again I come back to not knowing which would make me feel worse. If all of this is the result of willful stupidity and naivete or if it's the result of active complicity.

[Pacifist Patriot]

15. I was busy making lunch for the kids. Did he once mention speculation?

[FLAprogressive]

16. Nope, all about "Drill Baby Drill" and "Winning the Future"

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. ,,,

:banghead:

[Kablooie]

18. He's just pandering to his base. I mean he said he'd change didn't he?

[Marr]

19. Stop letting Wall Street drive up the price of commodities.

It's that simple. You don't even have to come up with a clever solution-- just reinstitute the commodity trading laws they paid to have repealed a few years back.

[The_Casual_Observer]

20. "What would Reagan do?"

[SidDithers]

21. He also said "We can't drill our way out of the problem"...

which, as you pointed out in your other thread, he's been saying for 3 years.

Sid

[FLAprogressive]

22. Right after he said that drilling was a solution.

[Marr]

24. That poster is a good example of people hearing only what they want to hear.

The fact that he didn't even notice that Obama immediately turned around and said something 180 degrees removed from the statement he liked is a testament to Obama's skill as a politician.

[GeorgeGist]

25. This guy's getting dumber ...

by the minute.