Regis Philbin
Sep 18th, 2006, 07:44 PM
http://newsbusters.org/node/7701
CNN's Bill Schneider: Lower Prices A Big Oil Conspiracy?
Posted by Michael M. Bates on September 17, 2006 - 13:03.
Not everyone is happy to see gasoline prices drop. On CNN's Live Saturday, network senior political correspondent Bill Schneider raised the question of whether dipping prices are part of a conspiracy orchestrated by big oil companies.
Said Schneider about lower gasoline costs: "That's good news for Republicans if only because it could reduce voter anxiety." He then noted: "Industry sources cite a lot of reasons, including higher fuel inventories, a so far mild hurricane season, the truce between Israel and Lebanon. But this oil industry critic believes that what drove prices up was speculation. And a report from a bipartisan congressional investigation may be having an impact."
"This oil industry critic" was one Tyson Slocum of the Naderite Public Citizen. Schneider then speculated that, "The dropping prices may last just a couple of months. Long enough to get through the November election. Could that be what the oil companies want?"
Mr. Slocum thinks so: "Eight-one percent of their (oil companies) money goes to members of the Republican Party. I cannot say for sure whether or not they are influencing prices to assure that outcome. But it is, I think, more than just a coincidence that we're seeing an easing of prices at a time of running up to a very, very important election."
No, he can't prove anything, but he still thinks it's "more than just a coincidence."
Thanks to Bill Schneider for providing the looniest of leftists yet another grassy knoll to hug.
One question for Billy: If the Big Oil Companies want the GOP to win so bad why did they let the oil prices get so high in the first place??? Polls show high gas prices were on voter's minds more than Iraq, Terrorism and the economy in general. Gas prices have hurt the GOP more than any other issue, including immigration.
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CNN's Bill Schneider: Lower Prices A Big Oil Conspiracy?
Posted by Michael M. Bates on September 17, 2006 - 13:03.
Not everyone is happy to see gasoline prices drop. On CNN's Live Saturday, network senior political correspondent Bill Schneider raised the question of whether dipping prices are part of a conspiracy orchestrated by big oil companies.
Said Schneider about lower gasoline costs: "That's good news for Republicans if only because it could reduce voter anxiety." He then noted: "Industry sources cite a lot of reasons, including higher fuel inventories, a so far mild hurricane season, the truce between Israel and Lebanon. But this oil industry critic believes that what drove prices up was speculation. And a report from a bipartisan congressional investigation may be having an impact."
"This oil industry critic" was one Tyson Slocum of the Naderite Public Citizen. Schneider then speculated that, "The dropping prices may last just a couple of months. Long enough to get through the November election. Could that be what the oil companies want?"
Mr. Slocum thinks so: "Eight-one percent of their (oil companies) money goes to members of the Republican Party. I cannot say for sure whether or not they are influencing prices to assure that outcome. But it is, I think, more than just a coincidence that we're seeing an easing of prices at a time of running up to a very, very important election."
No, he can't prove anything, but he still thinks it's "more than just a coincidence."
Thanks to Bill Schneider for providing the looniest of leftists yet another grassy knoll to hug.
One question for Billy: If the Big Oil Companies want the GOP to win so bad why did they let the oil prices get so high in the first place??? Polls show high gas prices were on voter's minds more than Iraq, Terrorism and the economy in general. Gas prices have hurt the GOP more than any other issue, including immigration.
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