I have a question

[az chela]

Can someone tell me what the ads by T.Boone Pickens is running every half hour about energy is all about and what he is saying???
He is one of the weathiest people in the US and i know he isnt doing this without a motive so does anyone know what it is????

[yurbud]

1. I heard the commercial too. message seems to be use wind for your house and natural gas for cars

[Faygo Kid]

3. When it comes to "wind" and "natural gas," T. Boone Pickens is your man.

Something smells funny, alright.

[Olney Blue]

2. I have no idea what his heart says, but I'm impressed.

[NMDemDist2]

4. he wants the Congress to approve the tax subsidies on alternatives

since he owns a bunch and is contracted for a bunch more

[OwnedByFerrets]

9. I dont mind if someone makes a

shitload of money as long as it helps the common good.

[Lex]

5. a way to make himself more money

for sure

don't know what else, but that for sure

[texastoast]

6. Where is it running and is there a link? n/t

[IDemo]

7. Here's a link to his site

http://www.pickensplan.org/

[az chela]

10. Thanks for the link.I am going to go and read all of it

We have to do something about being held prisoner by big oil companies

[aspergris]

8. He's a hedge fund manager

Iow, a professional investor. I respect his market knowledge. Not as much as Jimmy Rodgers, but he aint dumb.

Realize that hedge fund managers have an incentive to push investment themes they are participating in. It helps create demand.

Of course you want to establish your long position BEFORE pimping.

Nothing illegal about this. It's not front running, which is a bit different

[BeatleBoot]

11. And he funded the SwiftBoaters Against John Kerry in 2004

just a small insignificant thing.

Guess who he will be endorsing this fall?

[spanone]

12. i'm highly suspicious of his motives. the same folks who own the oil will own the wind

[ColbertWatcher]

13. Trial balloon.

Whenever you see a GOP operative doing anything that doesn't follow their "guns, gays and greed" policy, they're sending up a trial balloon to condition us to their way of thinking believing.

My guess is they want us to believe the GOP has the solution for the energy crisis they created by manipulating the market, without saying they manipulated the market.

Essentially, they want voters to believe the GOP will fix every problem that just happens to make it on the airwaves.

Today it's high gas prices.