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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:04 PM
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HALLIBURTON employee: "I LOVE these gas prices! Higher the better!"
`I love these prices. The higher, the better,'' said Frank Gafke, of Galveston, a senior service leader for Halliburton on the Texas Gulf Coast.

Gafke said Halliburton's profits - and his savings account - had increased markedly since fuel prices began rising. He predicted that prices soon will reach $3 per gallon for automobile drivers, as well as for recreational boaters.

And, he said, relief at the pump probably won't come anytime soon.

``Oil just hit $66 per barrel and gas jumped up 6 cents,'' Gafke said. ``And if we take any action against Iran, that's only going to cause more price increases. But if you can afford the boat, it doesn't matter what gas costs.''

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/energy/3309530
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OneTwentyoNine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:08 PM
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1. Then raise the price of gas for boats to $6.00 per gallon...
If those guys don't give a shit and want to blow the money then more power to them. Meanwhile the rest of us get RAPED just trying to drive on a daily basis--something we HAVE to do.

BTW,FUCK THAT ASSHOLE AT HALLIBURTON!!
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jbnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:13 PM
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2. I bet oil executives are saying the same
just not to reporters. So nice that we gave them so much money in that recent energy bill. What a farce! Poor little companies making extra billions in profit.

So F congress too.
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Kelvin Mace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:25 PM
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6. These people are filthy rich
they don't care about gasoline prices because they can afford it.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:14 AM
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14. Then they smirk & laugh & say "can't afford it? Don't drive libby!"
Ha ha ha ha. :crazy:

Sadistic bastards.
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Rebellious Republican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:15 PM
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3. Very interesting BB, thanks for the post! N/T
:grr:
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:17 PM
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4. Cindy Sheehan is being mentioned on yahoo's finance message boards
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:18 PM
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5. It doesn't matter?
And freepers support these people? AH! Not everybody can afford a boat jerk!
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:28 PM
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7. Glad you're back.
I missed your posts the last couple of days.
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:37 PM
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9. Recharged, good as new!
It was actually good to let the brain go out of outrage mode :) Thank you.
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Ms. K Donating Member (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:33 PM
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8. This attitude just pisses me off.
Here we are in California, and we can't afford a boat, we have a fuel efficient Echo, and we're still getting raped at the pump.

I mean, geez, Halliburton isn't even buying me dinner, and they're fucking me like this? I am not impressed.
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OxQQme Donating Member (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:54 PM
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12. Sounds Enronish to me.
Aaah, poor granny.
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 08:05 PM
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13. You beat me to it...
Edited on Tue Aug-16-05 08:06 PM by calipendence
I was going to say that sounded like a line from one of Enron's energy traders that was echoed again in the "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"... All of them look to be aspiring "Economic Hit Men" that Jack Perkins has told us about so well! SCUM!
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Cats Against Frist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:53 PM
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10. UH....could someone please, please, please, please
post this over at "the inside of Satan's asshole," so I can see how the freepers react? This is pretty blatant. I'd like to send anyone who attempts to rationalize this a "how's it feel to be a sheep with Cheney's dick in your ass, you brainless puke of a piece of human capital?," e-mail. Thanks, in advance.
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fujiyama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:17 AM
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15. Wow
This guy doesn't even try to hide the fact that he's an ass hole.
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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-16-05 07:53 PM
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11. Just like the Enron employees not so very long ago.
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