Fox News Game

[TheVictors]

So here's how the game goes ... take a storyline and "FoxNewsify" it.

Here's my call for this summer .....

Oil inventories are very high as global demand has eased and burgeoning economies like China are slowing their pace of consumption just a bit. Here in the US we seasonally see gas prices spike (irrelevant of Oil prices, a shock to some people) because of the "summer travel season." For the past few weeks FoxNews has been running with a story and the GOP is running ads that compare the price of a gallon of gas in January 2009 to today and the assertion that the Presidents' office has anything at all to do with gas prices (or oil prices).

Now regardless of the fact that in Jan 2009 the country was in the throes of the worst recession since the 1920's and everything was cheaper ...and we were within weeks of the stock market bottom on March 9th and gas prices under Bush had been much, much, much higher than when Obama was inaugurated (as they are again now), the premise is simple --

"Obama is to blame for Gas Prices and you should vote against him/blame him for this!"


Well, gas prices are going to be coming down and coming down pretty nicely. Oil will be trading under $100/barrel and after the initial, traditional summer "bump," gas will actually be cheaper than it has been recently.

The situation will be FoxNewsified to be: "Obama is manipulating gas prices in order to win the election only after he caused it to rise for 3yrs"


This is what is so fun about the game -- it's easy and anyone can play and you don't have to be bound by truth or facts.


Sort of like how Rush Limbaugh said the BP gulf oil spill was no big deal because when you compare the millions of gallons of spilled oil to the much larger millions of gallons of water, well .....well, duh.



*Cue the token post and reply about MSNBC or Bill Maher or the mythical "liberal media"

 

[Slick]

Obama was born in Kenya.......oops they played that one already...lol

 

[tsmith7559]

So here's how the game goes ... take a storyline and "FoxNewsify" it.

Here's my call for this summer .....

Oil inventories are very high as global demand has eased and burgeoning economies like China are slowing their pace of consumption just a bit. Here in the US we seasonally see gas prices spike (irrelevant of Oil prices, a shock to some people) because of the "summer travel season." For the past few weeks FoxNews has been running with a story and the GOP is running ads that compare the price of a gallon of gas in January 2009 to today and the assertion that the Presidents' office has anything at all to do with gas prices (or oil prices).

Now regardless of the fact that in Jan 2009 the country was within weeks of the stock market bottom on March 9th and gas prices under Bush had been much, much, much higher than when Obama was inaugurated (as they are again now), the premise is simple --

"Obama is to blame for Gas Prices and you should vote against him/blame him for this!"


Well, gas prices are going to be coming down and coming down pretty nicely. Oil will be trading under $100/barrel and after the initial, traditional summer "bump," gas will actually be cheaper than it has been recently.

The situation will be FoxNewsified to be: "Obama is manipulating gas prices in order to win the election only after he caused it to rise for 3yrs"


This is what is so fun about the game -- it's easy and anyone can play.


Sort of like how Rush Limbaugh said the BP gulf oil spill was no big deal because when you compare the millions of gallons of spilled oil to the much larger millions of gallons of water, well .....well, duh.

blah blah blah...All President's get the blame...$4 gas prices.......those are the facts

 

[TheVictors]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!


Sorry you can't grasp fundamental economics. No wonder you rely so heavily on conservative corporate media to tell you what to think.

 

[tsmith7559]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!


Sorry you can't grasp fundamental economics. No wonder you rely so heavily on conservative corporate media to tell you what to think.

fundamental ecomonics sure got fucked up under this prez.....where to begin

 

[tsmith7559]

$3.95 gas prices anticipated thru September.....

 

[Slick]

$3.95 gas prices anticipated thru September.....

better tap those reserves.....:cheers:

 

[tsmith7559]

better tap those reserves.....:cheers:

reserves last a couple days.....oops

 

[TheVictors]

So when gas prices come down as you're in agreement on, FoxNews will pretend the President is manipulating prices just as they're asserting he has anything to do with them now.

"All Presidents get the blame..."

No shit, dumbass. That's the whole point. There is zero correlation between the office of president and the price of gas (or really the economy on the whole) but FoxNews knows their audience isn't very bright and will give it a shot.

"Small business owner" ..... heh

 

[Slick]

reserves last a couple days.....oops

Drill baby drill......:yay:

 

[Slick]

reserves last a couple days.....oops

actually 36 days >

 

[tsmith7559]

So when gas prices come down as you're in agreement on, FoxNews will pretend the President is manipulating prices just as they're asserting he has anything to do with them now.

"All Presidents get the blame..."

No shit, dumbass. That's the whole point. There is zero correlation between the office of president and the price of gas (or really the economy on the whole) but FoxNews knows their audience isn't very bright and will give it a shot.

"Small business owner" ..... heh

Funny, Bush announced lifting the ban on off shore drilling and....well...Oil dropped about $10 in a couple days. So there is a correlation. Obama on the other hand continues to have a ban in the gulf and no desire to expand drilling in public lands.

 

[tsmith7559]

actually 36 days >

oh the dumbass is depleting the whole reserve, eh???

 

[Slick]

oh the dumbass is depleting the whole reserve, eh???

hell ya...suck it dry...kinda like you when you suck dick :tup:

 

[TheVictors]

Yeah, and when planes slammed into the World Trade Center, Oil skyrocketed .... I guess you can say terrorism drives the price at the pump, right?

And oil trades up on rumors of North Korea test firing a missile ...and when Iran sneezes ...and when Oil traders see a spread between the spot price and the front month rolling contract.

Would you like me to explain backwardation and contango to you also?

 

[Slick]

Yeah, and when planes slammed into the World Trade Center, Oil skyrocketed .... I guess you can say terrorism drives the price at the pump, right?

And oil trades up on rumors of North Korea test firing a missile ...and when Iran sneezes ...and when Oil traders see a spread between the spot price and the front month rolling contract.

Would you like me to explain backwardation and contango to you also?

he wouldn't comprehend it...he voted for Joe McCarthy :yay:

 

[TheVictors]

I'm waiting to hear why -- as NET EXPORTERS OF OIL RIGHT NOW -- drilling anywhere and everywhere will be of interest to the Oil Companies.



Next topic will be the huge problems associated with Mexican immigration as there was actually a net outflow of people moving BACK to Mexico last year.

 

[tsmith7559]

hell ya...suck it dry...kinda like you when you suck dick :tup:

I see the debate is over for ya

 

[tsmith7559]

I'm waiting to hear why -- as NET EXPORTERS OF OIL RIGHT NOW -- drilling anywhere and everywhere will be of interest to the Oil Companies.

I don't see there request for permits dropping...next

 

[Slick]

I see the debate is over for ya

gets boring slapping you around....we're still waiting for you to come back and tell us why the Eagles are trading for a 5 million dollar a year DT when they're trying to shed salary...not add it. :lmao: