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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Sun May 6, 2012, 02:16 PM May 2012

If you can't say something bad about Obama, don't say anything at all.

http://www.politicususa.com/obama-gas-prices-fall.html

Media Goes Silent as Gas Prices Fall After Obama Crack Down On Oil Speculation

The media and the Republicans were happy to blame President Obama for the high price of gasoline in March, but they are giving Obama none of the credit for the drop in gas prices today.

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Speaker of the House John Boehner went as far as to claim that gas prices could cost Obama the election, “But if the economy doesn’t get better, I don’t think he’ll win. If people don’t feel better about government-run health care, I don’t think he’ll win. And if gas prices are $5 or $6, he certainly isn’t going to win.”

The media was happy to give the Republicans a free forum and plenty of airtime to use to blame Obama for gas prices, but on April 17 Obama called for a crackdown on oil speculation, “We can’t afford a situation where speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage, and driving prices higher, only to flip the oil for a quick profit. We can’t afford the situation where some speculators can reap millions (of dollars in profits), while millions of American families get the short end of the stick. That’s not the way the market should work.”

Since Obama announced his crackdown on oil speculation, gas prices have fallen twelve cents a gallon



"government-run health care??????" ... there's is no government run healthcare in this country! . . . for that you would have to go to Canada or somewhere like ... I don't know ... "socialist" Europe . . . you know, places where people are actually, like, HEALTHY!
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If you can't say something bad about Obama, don't say anything at all. (Original Post) ashling May 2012 OP
He's really got to do something about that hair Tobin S. May 2012 #1
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