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Voted : It Is Suspicious
This one's been done.
If that's the case we should hold elections every month.
Voted : Not Suspicious
no and we all know they'll go right back up after the election no matter what the outcome. it's amazing at how stupid they think we are and even more amazing at how stupid we really are for letting them pull these stunts.
They started going back up lately, at least they did around here.
Let's see, they go down to win votes, they go up to . . . get more money for evil oil companies.
So clearly they were buying votes, then they decided to make more money for the oil companies by slightly raising them again, so they could donate more money to republicans, so they could give the oil companies more money, so that they could kill muslims .. . this is getting complicated.
Clearly that whether prices go up or down there is an evil republian conspiracy to blame. And if they stay the same that's proof they are trying to throw us off their little conspiracy. They're in our heads man!
you have to admit herzog its pretty odd. they may be going up where you are, but in ny they're dropping everyday. even the gas station owners think its a bit odd.
Voted : It Is Suspicious
Prices are dropping at a historic pace, and in inexplicable ways. California, which usually has some of the highest gas prices in the nation, now has many places with prices that are lower than interior states that have virtually always had lower prices than California.
Yes, there is something suspicious going on.
Of course, there is no accounting for a Third World dump, like Texas.
Hey Herzog, you'll be singing another toon once your parents quit buying your gas.
Voted : Not Suspicious
This ballot has been done like 500 times already. Take a class in economics. Learn about supply and demand.
Gas prices rose before the 2004 presidential election theoretically hurting Bush. They dropped a few weeks after he won. I am sure that was a conspiracy too. Use your brain people (if you have one).
EL: that comment doesn't even make sense.
An observation of gas prices has nothing to do with anything else, other than going outside, looking at the gas station, and reporting the price.
gee take it easy fiddle.
Kev: you have to admit that it is awfully convienent that no matter what gas prices do there is a republican-linked conspiracy theory.
Prices are controlled more by OPEC than any other factor. And while they may enjoy the money they make from americans, they sure as hell don't like us and wouldn't cooperate to fix our election, not even if it came at no cost to them, and certainly not if it cut in to their profits.
Think about it, republican or democrat led whitehouse, has it ever made a difference as far as OPEC is concerned? Did we not buy oil under clinton?
Voted : Not Suspicious
Only if you're prone to paranoia.
Voted : It Is Suspicious
but don't jump to absolute conclusions because of it either.
Saudi Arabia not assist Bush in getting re-elected if they could?
You mean Bush and Abdullah sixty-nining each other among the Texas bluebonnets at Bush's Crawford Ranch didn't mean anything? It was just a one night stand?
Oh, no, surely not.
Elvis:
You're right, neozog will be unhappy when his mom and dad stop paying for the gas for his Moped.
Of course, if he needs some extra money, he could always join National Guard.
Whooops! No, he couldn't.
My bad.
Kev: you have to admit that it is awfully convienent that no matter what gas prices do there is a republican-linked conspiracy theory.
by herzog on Mon Oct 30, 06 8:58pm
i don't have to admit it because i don't necessarily think it's a republican conspiracy. i didn't say it was. i don't put it past big oil to try to influence elections in a round-about way and lowering oil and gas prices could give a boost to republicans. face it -- big oil loves republicans in power.
so are you saying that when the networks start airing certain types of commericals and news items and made for tv movies right before elections that they're not trying to sway public opinion? course they are. the republicans are bitching that cnn airing its iraq specials and the ny times running its iraq special focus is to influence people to vote democratic. so you think oil companies do that stuff too? course they do.
you don't think special interest groups try to influence elections? of course they do. big oil is one giant special interest group.
I wish George Bush had that much power to control world oil.
Kev 24 when it doesnt go back up how stupid will you feel.
^ excuse me? can you read? learn some manners.
and you know what i find really odd hurricane -- that out of all the comments on this ballot that are similar to mine, you single mine out. yeah, i thinks that kind of telling. get my drift ;)
kev: americans will still buy gasoline regarldess of who is in the government. I don't think there was any significant change in their profits that can be tied to any particular party being in power. And I wasn't saying you bought in to the conspiracy, just that any theory where no matter what happens the answer is still the same seems a little hokey.
yes they'll still buy it. but if the right claims there is a media bias and that tv networks and other media, in an effort to sway public opinion, air and write stories that make the left look good and the right look bad, why is it such a stretch that big oil would manipulate prices? it's not.
its a matter of public record as to what corporations give to the political parties. i never said the repbublicans were behind it. i just said that if big oil has a vested interest in seeing a republican controled government, they know full well that lowering prices will lighten people's moods. in other words, if prices were high voters could blame republicans. if prices come down, it takes away one more point of contention for voters. sorry, but if people are going to claim an unfair bias in the media and in hollywood and say they're trying to influence elections, then its perfectly normal to assume big oil does the same thing. we have all heard of special interest groups. big oil is one of the most vocal and active.
I'm curious as to what elections are being held in other parts of the world right now, because the US isn't the only one that's had fallen prices lately...
Of course having said that, the prices where I live have jumped about 10 cents in the past week and a half. I guess the reptilian Masons in control of everything have traveled to the future and rigged the election results here to their favor.
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