The price of gas was $1.79/gallon when Obama took office. It is now $3.87/gallon.

This fact has not been mentioned once in the media during this campaign. Draw upon your vast knowledge and experience in these matters and answer this question ... do you think the price of gas would be an issue in this campaign if we had a Republican in the White House?

I'll take a wild guess and say the media would make this an issue if we had a Republican president.

(09-14-2012 07:13 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  The price of gas was $1.79/gallon when Obama took office. It is now $3.87/gallon.

This fact has not been mentioned once in the media during this campaign. Draw upon your vast knowledge and experience in these matters and answer this question ... do you think the price of gas would be an issue in this campaign if we had a Republican in the White House?

I'll take a wild guess and say the media would make this an issue if we had a Republican president.

The media did go nuts when Bush was president. In fact, people on this board accused Bush of getting his oil buddies rich at our expense. But now, crickets.

(09-14-2012 07:45 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 07:13 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  The price of gas was $1.79/gallon when Obama took office. It is now $3.87/gallon.

This fact has not been mentioned once in the media during this campaign. Draw upon your vast knowledge and experience in these matters and answer this question ... do you think the price of gas would be an issue in this campaign if we had a Republican in the White House?

I'll take a wild guess and say the media would make this an issue if we had a Republican president.

The media did go nuts when Bush was president. In fact, people on this board accused Bush of getting his oil buddies rich at our expense. But now, crickets.

I watch the local morning news almost every day (CBS). The price of gas is a frequent item discussed.

Sadly, the oil companies and speculators have won, we've just learned to accept that we are powerless.

(09-14-2012 09:41 PM)dcCid Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 07:45 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 07:13 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  The price of gas was $1.79/gallon when Obama took office. It is now $3.87/gallon.

This fact has not been mentioned once in the media during this campaign. Draw upon your vast knowledge and experience in these matters and answer this question ... do you think the price of gas would be an issue in this campaign if we had a Republican in the White House?

I'll take a wild guess and say the media would make this an issue if we had a Republican president.

The media did go nuts when Bush was president. In fact, people on this board accused Bush of getting his oil buddies rich at our expense. But now, crickets.

I watch the local morning news almost every day (CBS). The price of gas is a frequent item discussed.

Do they ever question the administration about it? No. Do they ever mention the price of gas and the Obama Administration in the same sentence? No.

The media won't make it a campaign issue for Obama. But if Bush was president, and you Googled "Bush gas prices", you'd get a million hits.

(09-14-2012 09:52 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Sadly, the oil companies and speculators have won, we've just learned to accept that we are powerless.

Its not oil companies or speculators' its the fed printing money. It is raising commodity prices

(09-14-2012 09:52 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Sadly, the oil companies and speculators have won, we've just learned to accept that we are powerless.

If you run out to fill your tank because you know the price of gas is going up tomorrow than you're a speculator tom..

Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

(09-14-2012 09:58 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 09:41 PM)dcCid Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 07:45 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 07:13 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  The price of gas was $1.79/gallon when Obama took office. It is now $3.87/gallon.

This fact has not been mentioned once in the media during this campaign. Draw upon your vast knowledge and experience in these matters and answer this question ... do you think the price of gas would be an issue in this campaign if we had a Republican in the White House?

I'll take a wild guess and say the media would make this an issue if we had a Republican president.

The media did go nuts when Bush was president. In fact, people on this board accused Bush of getting his oil buddies rich at our expense. But now, crickets.

I watch the local morning news almost every day (CBS). The price of gas is a frequent item discussed.

Do they ever question the administration about it? No. Do they ever mention the price of gas and the Obama Administration in the same sentence? No.

The media won't make it a campaign issue for Obama. But if Bush was president, and you Googled "Bush gas prices", you'd get a million hits.

Do you talk to yourself? Yes. Do you answer yourself? Yes. Go seek help.

(09-14-2012 09:58 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  

(09-14-2012 09:52 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Sadly, the oil companies and speculators have won, we've just learned to accept that we are powerless.

Its not oil companies or speculators' its the fed printing money. It is raising commodity prices

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

These guys aren't very bright. THey claim to understand supply and demand but continually show their stupidity on the subject. THis is a big reason why the mainstream doesn't take any of their crackpot ideas seriously.

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

I'm so glad we're out of the recession, everyone has a job and the economy is booming. Praise be Obama.

You'll also notice that there are only homeless people when there's a Republican in the White House.

Are they all crashing at Obama's Chicago place?

Yes, I remember the first Reagan Administration. In 1983, 80% of the economic statistics were good (unemployment down, the stock market up, etc.). But 90% of the network stories on the economy were downers (homeless people everywhere, foreclosures ... all due to "Reaganomics").

What a joke.

(09-15-2012 12:33 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

I'm so glad we're out of the recession, everyone has a job and the economy is booming. Praise be Obama.

Obama isn't fixing the Republican Recession fast enough. Hey, let's give the keys back to the Republicans!

(09-14-2012 07:13 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  The price of gas was $1.79/gallon when Obama took office. It is now $3.87/gallon.

This fact has not been mentioned once in the media during this campaign. Draw upon your vast knowledge and experience in these matters and answer this question ... do you think the price of gas would be an issue in this campaign if we had a Republican in the White House?

I'll take a wild guess and say the media would make this an issue if we had a Republican president.

So, right wing media (Fox, Wall St. Journal, Forbes, Breitbart, WND, The Blaze, Drudge, Newsmax, The Internet, etc.) is all over this then?

(09-17-2012 01:33 PM)Max Power Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 12:33 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

I'm so glad we're out of the recession, everyone has a job and the economy is booming. Praise be Obama.

Obama isn't fixing the Republican Recession fast enough. Hey, let's give the keys back to the Republicans!

That would be a good idea. Maybe we could retain at least some of the principles this country was founded on.

(09-17-2012 01:33 PM)Max Power Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 12:33 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

I'm so glad we're out of the recession, everyone has a job and the economy is booming. Praise be Obama.

Obama isn't fixing the Republican Recession fast enough. Hey, let's give the keys back to the Republicans!

So, we've gone from "Yes we can!" to "What the hell did you expect? Nobody could do this!"

Way to inspire, Mr. Commander-in-Chief.

(09-17-2012 01:41 PM)bearcat65 Wrote:  

(09-17-2012 01:33 PM)Max Power Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 12:33 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

I'm so glad we're out of the recession, everyone has a job and the economy is booming. Praise be Obama.

Obama isn't fixing the Republican Recession fast enough. Hey, let's give the keys back to the Republicans!

That would be a good idea. Maybe we could retain at least some of the principles this country was founded on.

So you are for putting this country back into a recession? Well, I guess it has been the goal from day one when the President took office(at least keep us in one).

(09-17-2012 01:42 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(09-17-2012 01:33 PM)Max Power Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 12:33 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(09-15-2012 08:16 AM)Max Power Wrote:  Gas was $1.79 at the end of the Bush administration because we were in a recession and demand for oil plummeted. It was over $3 before that.

I'm so glad we're out of the recession, everyone has a job and the economy is booming. Praise be Obama.

Obama isn't fixing the Republican Recession fast enough. Hey, let's give the keys back to the Republicans!

So, we've gone from "Yes we can!" to "What the hell did you expect? Nobody could do this!"

Way to inspire, Mr. Commander-in-Chief.

Actually, it has come to a slow process forward because the Republicons won't let him do his damn work and no, we don't want the Republicons to get the keys back. I hate breathing dirty air and drinking polluted water.