Here is what Republicans said in 2000 about Clinton's gas prices (LMAO!)

[dhinojosa]

This is from the usenet (from author r wiley) so I am not taking credit for the research, but read these links:

What did Bush supporters say when gas prices
approached $2.00 gal in 2000?

http://www.gop.gov/item-news.asp?docId=36898

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/14/gas.prices/

http://www.house.gov/sensenbrenner/pr20000907.htm

http://www.house.gov/herger/pr_000317.htm

http://www.nationalreview.com/kudlow/kudlowprint032800.html

http://www.freedomworks.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=410

on edit...changed title

[BillZBubb]

1. But, the Repugs made noise then.

What do the Dems do now? The silence is deafening. The Repugs know how to attack. We apparently know how to be nice.

[Don_1967]

24. nice

the time for being nice is over but the Dem leadership doesn't get it

[ktowntennesseedem]

27. Welcome, Don_1967!!!

Your right, the Repugs deserve no less from us than they have dished out against us over the years. No use being polite about it; it's not like they are giving us any credit for good manners!

Besides, we can still stick it to them and still be nice and polite about it all. The sarcasm would speak volumes!!!

[wicket]

2. heh, those are great

Oh what a difference a Republican President makes in their rhetoric! :grr:

[Sparkly]

3. Some are still carping about the energy shortages Carter faced

and blaming him for gas lines. :shrug:

[WLKjr]

14. and chastized for asking people to sacrifice

and wear sweaters........didn't he even take lead and do just that?


where have all the REAL leaders gone?

[Up2Late]

4. My Favorite, is looking at the BBC News site like these

And the best part is, almost ALL of the links at these stories, still work.

Wednesday, November 17, 1999 Published at 21:52 GMT

Business: The Economy Oil reaches nine-year high

Oil prices have reached another record high in London as OPEC ministers met to discuss the future of the production cuts that have driven up the price. Crude oil has soared from a low of $10 a barrel this time last year to reach $24.94 for January delivery in London on Wednesday. At one point it went above $25.07 a barrel, above the previous high of $25.05 set in January 1991, just before the Gulf War when the invasion of Kuwait seriously disrupted supplies.
(more at link)

OR This

Thursday, 18 November, 1999, 20:11 GMT
Chinese imports boost US trade gap

The US trade gap rose to a near-record $24.41bn in September. The increase was fuelled by rising imports, high oil prices and a widening gap with China which was the largest with any country on record.

The Commerce Department said the result of a booming economy which had resulted in an unprecedented $106.11bn-worth of imports. This overshadowed the level of exports which fell to $81.71bn as aircraft shipments declined.

China's "record" deficit

US trade officials were particularly critical of a widening trade deficit with China. Chinese imports surged to an all-time high of $8.22bn, boosting the deficit to a record $6.90bn.
(more at link)

Or my ALL-Time Favorite

Wednesday, August 4, 1999 Published at 16:54 GMT 17:54 UK

Business: The Economy US to buy back national debt
<>
For the first time in 25 years, the US Government plans to reduce the size of the national debt. The news represents a transformation of the US budget position, after struggling with huge deficits for most of the last decade.

(more at link)

[tridim]

5. That graph makes me sad

What could have been, had Bush not stolen two elections. Sigh..

[bananas]

6. It's not "the usenet"

It's not "the usenet", it's just "usenet",
as in "This is from usenet".
Here are some direct links.
- bananas

news:uSX4e.48980$[e-mail]

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.impeach.clinton/msg/f65694687e6429a8

[dhinojosa]

7. Oh, brother.....

I am sure you have some contrived and unknown link to prove that.

[bananas]

8. dagnabit!

dagnabit! ive become a grammer-nazi!

[dhinojosa]

10. It's spelled 'grammar'

Oh shit! What have I become!?!?! :)

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. Their's nothing wrong with that

Internet speling is a creeping dizeeze. Succumb... Succumb...

[Jacobin]

18. That would be 'rong'

:hi:

[Rageneau]

9. Another Example of How Our National Media Helps the GOP Lie

I remember lots of televised Republican criticism about high gas prices back when Clinton was prez. The media obligingly made sure those criticisms got lots of prime time on the nightly news.

Then Clinton opened the strategic reserve, gas prices stabilized, and the issue dropped from view, although Clinton got no credit for that from the GOP or the press.

For months and months now, Bush has sat there like a toad on a rock as gas prices have gone up, up and up. He has done nothing, but somehow has received (to my knowledge)zero criticism from the Dems or from the press about it. How convenient.

Were Clinton still President, we can all just imagine how much criticism from the GOP and talking heads we'd be hearing and seeing on TV every night. (We can imagine it because we've actually SEEN it before.)

Thanks to these quotes from the past, we can once again see that the MSM has completely different standards for Dems and Pugs. When gas prices go up and a Dem is president, it's the president's fault and the media lights a fire under him.

But when gas prices go up and a Pug is president, the media gravely reports that there's nothing to be done, because it's just irresistible market forces at work again.

[flpoljunkie]

12. And has the major media, print or otherwise, mentioned record oil profits!

No, we must look to BBC news.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4223573.stm

Exxon Mobil profits exceed $25bn

US oil giant Exxon Mobil made a record $25.3bn (£13.4bn; 19.4bn euros) profit in 2004 as it benefited from the surge in crude oil prices.

The world's largest public oil company saw income from exploration, production and refining soar despite a decline in the amount of oil and gas produced.

Revenues hit a record $298bn as worries over disruption to oil supplies in Iraq, Nigeria and Russia lifted prices.

more...

[dhinojosa]

13. I heard that NPR

so it's not all bad.

[flpoljunkie]

15. NPR has mentioned the record oil profits? Is that what you're saying?

If so, I missed it. If they did, good for them.

[dhinojosa]

16. oui......nt

[Clark2008]

20. Who's the MSM?

Because there "ain't" NOTHING mainstream about this bunch of corporate shills.

[Jacobin]

17. National Review is so utterly delusional that they must have to

drive their contributing writers to work and feed them by hand.

I could not fucking believe the article in that link.

[dhinojosa]

19. Yep...pretty messed up nt

[nytemare]

21. Here is what Bush said during the campaign.

I think the average price of gas was about 1.60 during all this. Some places it was above two, but not nearly as high as it is now in some places.

I think the tax cuts to the wealthy make a tax cut on fuel not feasable now.




http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/06/23/politics/main209159.shtml

[Amonester]

30. History is for fools?

<...>

Both candidates have gotten campaign contributions from big oil, but

Bush has pulled in 15 times more.

He started his business career in the Texas oilfields and keeps tapping those oil reserves. Many of his top fund-raisers and campaign officials are tied to the industry.

"There seems to be an effort out of Washington to blame me for rising energy prices," said Bush. "The American people aren't going to buy that."

<...> yeah... sure. They didn't buy that.

You robbed them.

When it comes to high gas prices, about the only thing everybody agrees on is that somebody else is responsible.

"People are looking to Congress for leadership and constructive action," House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., said at a news conference Friday. "Instead, the Republicans in Congress have served up inaction and a fast and furious blame game."

At another news conference 90 minutes later, House Republican Conference Chairman J.C. Watts Jr. of Oklahoma ofered a different view.

"It becomes blatantly obvious that Democrats would rather do what is politically convenient rather than provide relief to the American people," he said. "It's time for Democrats to join us and

help provide relief at the pump for millions of Americans."

<...>

relief (edited sp) : A pleasant or amusing change; a diversion. (!)

yeah... ExxonMobile sure got some. :grr:

[nytemare]

32. Yeah, I think we should have a commercial on this

Quotes of Bush when gas was 1.50 talking about getting rid of the gas tax and picking on Clinton for tapping the reserves to ease the burden on the wallet.

Bush has done neither of these, and his bullshit energy plan that will just make it easier for oil companies to pollute won't either.

COMMERCIAL!

[Champion Jack]

22. Kicked

:kick:

[paineinthearse]

23. Time to recycle this in the corporate media

Question is, how?

[Lasher]

25. What Dubya Said

Back in 2000, George W. Bush used rising gas prices as a campaign issue. He said, "I think the president ought to get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say, 'We expect you to open your spigots.' … The president of the United States must jawbone OPEC members to lower the price."

From Top 10 Conservative Idiots No. 165

http://www.democraticunderground.com/top10/04/165.html#2

[Don_1967]

26. working people

& the eldery are the ones who get screwed as usual.the rich can spend hundred os dollars a week on gas & never miss it the rest of us do good to fill up once a week

[paineinthearse]

28. Rep. Everett's is from Alabama

Ref the first link http://www.gop.gov/item-news.asp?docId=3689

Rep. Everett (Alabama 2nd CD) is still serving in the House - http://wwwc.house.gov/everett/

Call this bozo's bluff. Any Alabama members willing to take up the cause?

[74dodgedart]

29. I remember Dubya promising that he would tell OPEC to"open those spigots

What's he waitng for ?

[Amonester]

31. The next Dem President

or his rapture?

:sarcasm:

[agincourt]

33. Since chief, freeper, repig W is in charge,

JeeeWuz says it's Ok to screwed by oil companies. It's good for our souls.