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If I by gas at CITGO [View all] arely staircase Dec 2012 OP
Which makes sense, purchasing oil from Saudi, etc who supports terrorist who attack us, Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #1
i had much rather my money go to build schools and housing for poor Venezuelans than arely staircase Dec 2012 #3
I usually buy Citgo, for the reasons you cited. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #4
me also. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #5
i buy sunoco, which is mostly from canada, or citgo. eom ellenfl Dec 2012 #10
Agreed. Reducing poverty in the Third World is a laudable goal. n/t pampango Dec 2012 #2
nope you are supporting Venezuela's prison system.... whistler162 Dec 2012 #6
You are both wrong..... physioex Dec 2012 #8
+1 eggplant Dec 2012 #12
+1 / I buy gas according to price. nt reACTIONary Dec 2012 #13
on the wholesale market arely staircase Dec 2012 #18
Citgo is (or was) owned by the Venezuelan government, so while the fuel comes from everywhere Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #28
that is what I thought arely staircase Dec 2012 #31
I hope so. I would love to support what he is doing for people all over sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #7
+1 arely staircase Dec 2012 #17
So as long as he supports the poor, he gets a free pass on the abuse of dissidents and shutting down Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #22
Gas and diesel is like 7 cents a gallon in Venezuela. sarchasm Dec 2012 #9
Hugo Chavez is a megalomaniac and an ideologue. cheapdate Dec 2012 #11
Gee...now where else have we seen this... Earth_First Dec 2012 #14
+10. But he won't be around for much longer. reACTIONary Dec 2012 #15
One can only hope. Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #23
so are most members of congress arely staircase Dec 2012 #16
Chavez has admirable ideas and attitudes concerning his countrymen. cheapdate Dec 2012 #21
Mmm, that is what the Bush administration and their propagandists had to say sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #19
"...the Bush administration and their propagandists" cheapdate Dec 2012 #20
Do me a favor. Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #24
i don't think megalomaniacal ideologue and good deeds have to be mutually exclusive. arely staircase Dec 2012 #25
Buy gasoline from a local Mom-and-Pop, or from an independent retailer. cheapdate Dec 2012 #26
it's buy! not by.nt wildbilln864 Dec 2012 #27
You certainly brought out the "Chavez is a dictator" faction. I guess he's been out of the news for a Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #29
"...they're all feeling brave again". Haha! Oh Snap! cheapdate Dec 2012 #30
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