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Blacksheep214

(877 posts)
19. Drill Baby Drill?
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:53 PM
Dec 2011

Can anyone explain how this brain dead slogan actually resonated with people?

Oh yeah! Most Americans are now uneducated, violent ultra-nationalists without a lick of common sense!

Gee, did I say that out loud?

Posted in LBN late November. dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #1
They finally admitted it was the No.1 export in dollars FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #2
In which case dipsydoodle Dec 2011 #3
Spoilsport! freshwest Dec 2011 #32
oooh, but we must be energy independent and keep deepwater drilling & fracking wordpix Dec 2011 #4
disgusting, isn't it. BootinUp Dec 2011 #9
We import a good chunk of our petroleum supply Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #23
I work in Oil Refining - I'm glad you read our reports however wrong the interpetation FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #29
No irony here. sulphurdunn Dec 2011 #5
Keystone Pipeline is destine for Port Arthur Texas (Tax Free Zone) FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #6
"All the Pollution but None of the Tax Revenues" I did not know that wordpix Dec 2011 #13
Yeah. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2011 #7
U.S. refineries can take a tanker full of crappy low quality oil and turn it into excellent fuel. hunter Dec 2011 #8
And were paying for it a the pump ....... Historic NY Dec 2011 #10
Simple answer. It's not that exports of such have increased. alphafemale Dec 2011 #11
Actually that would not be entirely accurate FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #12
The US is most definitely not a net exporter Yo_Mama Dec 2011 #22
USA is a Net Exporter according to these reports FreakinDJ Dec 2011 #28
Oh - you meant refined products Yo_Mama Jan 2012 #41
We import crude oil. The exports the article talks about are refined fuels. tclambert Dec 2011 #33
apples and oranges - refined product versus crude oil bhikkhu Dec 2011 #38
Yes, we are steadily cutting petroleum use.n/t Yo_Mama Jan 2012 #42
K&r alfredo Dec 2011 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author alfredo Dec 2011 #15
Not exactly anything to boast about here sandyd921 Dec 2011 #16
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you one of the reasons fuel costs so much these days. ixion Dec 2011 #17
That makes one wonder why keystone. alfredo Dec 2011 #18
No need to wonder....get tar sands oil to Gulf Coast refineries KeepItReal Dec 2011 #21
It's letter writing time. alfredo Dec 2011 #34
Drill Baby Drill? Blacksheep214 Dec 2011 #19
Did anyone forget war? (NT) The Wizard Dec 2011 #20
Tinnitus Blacksheep214 Dec 2011 #24
Bilateral Tinnitus, the gift that keeps on giving. alfredo Dec 2011 #35
Sucks doesn't it n/t Scairp Jan 2012 #45
Yeah, it sucks, but it got me that "service connected" line on my VA card and a few dollars. alfredo Jan 2012 #46
I'm going to volunteer with VA for any experimental treatments. n/t tabasco Dec 2011 #36
Good luck! nm Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #39
Getting hearing aids this week The Wizard Jan 2012 #43
My insurance only covers cheaper ones. Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #44
Have you gone to the VA for that? My ears are fried from my years as Morse Intercept. alfredo Jan 2012 #47
The VA is giving me hearing aids. (NT) The Wizard Jan 2012 #49
Great! alfredo Jan 2012 #50
America still relies on imports. Spider Jerusalem Dec 2011 #25
Less than 50% of our oil use is now imported bhikkhu Dec 2011 #37
Just started rereading The Unsettling of America Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry and this jwirr Dec 2011 #26
Ed McClanahan is another good Kentucky writer. Image below alfredo Jan 2012 #48
As was the hype of the Alaskan Pipeline; greiner3 Dec 2011 #27
Yeah, we knew that. They are internationalists when it come to money. That national thing, well, freshwest Dec 2011 #31
If it keeps our mitts out of other countries, fine. Fracking for it, NO. freshwest Dec 2011 #30
Yet gas prices remain high. Because oil is an international commodity. Drill, baby ... DirkGently Jan 2012 #40
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