House leaders query Citgo on (Venezuelan) oil discounts for needy (O&GJ)

[Up2Late]

(Looks like this bit of infuriating news was missed here, could somebody please tell me why our so-called Republican "leaders" hate Poor People so much?)

House leaders query Citgo on oil discounts for needy

Nick Snow
Washington Correspondent
(Oil & Gas Journal)

WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 22 -- Two US House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have requested information from Citgo Petroleum Corp. about the Petroleos de Venezuela SA subsidiary's program to provide heating oil at a discount to needy US families.

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), who chairs the committee, and Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.), who chairs its oversight and investigations subcommittee, noted media reports over several months that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was interested in such a program.

"Unfortunately, many of President Chavez's public statements concerning the United States government suggest that his purportedly altruistic motives may camouflage his true motivations," the two lawmakers said in a Feb. 15 letter to Citgo Pres. and Chief Executive Felix M. Rodriguez.

"President Chavez has repeatedly demonstrated a warped view of the United States and its leaders, as well as bizarre concepts of fundamental justice," they maintained. Venezuela also has developed close ties to Cuba, Syria, Iran, and Libya and other nations that have "undisputed ties to terrorism," Barton and Whitfield said.

(more at link below)

<http://ogj.pennnet.com/articles/article_display.cfm?Section=ONART&C=GenIn&ARTICLE_ID=248646&p=7>

[slor]

1. Heaven forbid that poor people get a...

fucking break under the chimp regime.

[ticapnews]

2. Let's change a few words...

"President Bush has repeatedly demonstrated a warped view of the United States and its leaders, as well as bizarre concepts of fundamental justice," they maintained. The White House also has developed close ties to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other nations that have "undisputed ties to terrorism," Barton and Whitfield said.

Just had to correct their statement.

[Up2Late]

4. Exactly, your words fit perfectly.

[izzie]

3. This is to the first question

Because if your rich God must love you and so if your poor you are doing evil things. Sort of gives you a free hand when your screwing some one also. It also leaves you free from thinking poor people may need help or are getting it in the back. From countries to one person it is something that comes out when you hear people like that talk.

[tsuki]

5. Unlike the UAE. n/t

[Wilms]

6. .

[fasttense]

7. So why doesn't a company from the US offer what Chavez

is offering to the poor? Do-we-gouge-em-and-how oil companies and their bought and sold congress just couldn't make the billions off the backs of the poor if they actually helped them with something.

[rpannier]

8. As has the US

forged close ties to Libya.

[Up2Late]

16. Exactly! Hey Joe Barton and Hey Ed Whitfield! Ever heard of Qadafi?

Or Kadaffi or Qaddafi, however you spell his name, he and his Government blew up Pan Am Flight 103!!!

Or don't they "DO" history?

[T_Matamoro]

9. What "ulterior motive?"

So what's Hugo Chavez's master plan again? Give poor people oil so they can't be robbed by rich whitey which will cause all the oil executives in Barbados (and the baby Jesus) to cry??? Whoa, what a plan! Did'nt see that one coming! Or maybe he really does have a sense of Social Justice?? (I'll tranlate "social Justice" to you Freeper lurkers out there, it means he's a commie-pinko)
Yeah it's too bad the overthrow engineered by the CIA did'nt work! too bad. maybe next time. These Hispanic types are getting way to uppity.

[liberal N proud]

10. This is absurd

This comes down to oil again. A Texas republican protecting the profits reaped by the oil companies from poor people.

[Justice]

11. (Joe) Kennedy defends Venezuelan heat oil program

Kennedy defends Venezuelan heat oil program

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/02/17/kennedy_defends_venezuelan_heat_oil_program?mode=PF

Kennedy asked Barton and Whitfield why they are singling out Citgo's charitable effort for investigation when other major oil companies also have operations in Venezuela.

"If you're truly interested in exploring the mix of oil and politics in Venezuela, it is curious that you focus exclusively on the one U.S. oil company that provides a benefit to the poor," Kennedy said.

[Dogmudgeon]

12. Joe Barton is right

Hugo Chavez is very cleverly plotting to bring the USA to its knees by undermining the Private Enterprise system. He's making the poor dependent on his charity, sapping their moral fiber, their work ethic, and their ruggedness. Due to the magical effect of Socio-Mimetics™, the Venezuelan military will be able to march right in and take over the USA lock, stock, and petroleum barrel sometime by mid 2007.

Contamination of our precious bodily fluids isn't even required. This ain't your father's Communism, you know!

--p!

[IndianaGreen]

13. Fuck the poor! That's the American way of life!

How dare Chavez prevent the exploitation of the poor by the oil companies!

Jesus would have blessed EXXON!

[LynneSin]

14. Know why they're pissed - because Blue States getting the oil

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/NEWS/602150380/1006

Delaware is the seventh state to receive cut-rate fuel from Venezuela, the world's fifth-largest oil exporter. Organizations in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine also have signed agreements to receive discounted oil.

++++++++++++

Maine is probably the most 'conservative' of those seven states who have received oil. BTW, it was a democrat here in Delaware who used contacts his wife had (she is venezuelian) to help get Delaware on the list. Of course all the conservative assholes including one editorial in our local paper have come out badmouthing it.

[Kolesar]

15. GOPs don't seem to know that Americans hate our oil companies

this will blow up in Barton and Whitfield's face. This is one for Olbermann

[Up2Late]

17. kick n/t

:kick: