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Title: Who here DOESN'T know the Federal Gas tax, approx . 18 cents per gallon EXPIRED on Sep 30?
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Published: Oct 10, 2011
Author: itistoolate
Post Date: 2011-10-10 11:21:10 by Itistoolate
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#24. To: lead.and.lag (#23)

it's just too bad that, once you factor peak oil into the current situation, everything makes sense.

Oh, it does absolutely.

If you are trying to control a large mass of people you need to have a handle on them. That handle can be either overt, through force, or covert through information control thus manipulating what people perceive to be reality. Documentarian James Burke pointed out some interesting stuff in his book and documentary "The Day The Universe Changed". One of the more interesting points was right on page one of his book: "What you see is determined by what you know." So, what a person "sees" and perceives as reality is to no small degree a result of what they know. It gives them a framework to understand the world around them. That is why for centuries everyone "knew" that the sun revolved around the earth.

The philospher Wittgenstein had some fun with that one, and this is anecdotal. Confronted by the question, "Weren't those ancients so silly and stupid to think the Sun revolved around the Earth rather than the Earth around the Sun?

To which Wittgenstein thoughtfully replied, "Yes, but I wonder how it would have looked if it did?"

The point being of course that to the observer on the ground it would have looked exactly the same.

So, if you control access to information, the types of information which people are allowed to know and are promoted, etc., you can shape public perception by presenting information which creates the desired conclusions and viewpoint. Basic PsyOps that.

So, if someone "knows" that pink oil is real then that is what they see and interpret out of the controlled news reports which themsleves in turn serve to reinforce the desired behavior and set of perceptions/interpretations of data.

Therefore it follows that if someone is fed something false then any conclusion based on false data will itself be false. If you know that 1+1=3 then you will always have the wrong answer, and never know it because you KNOW that 1+1=3 so your answer HAS to be right since it is based on what you believe to be a fact.

Personally, I prefer to get my information ad data from reliable sources rather than ABCNNBCBS-FAUX NOOZE.

Remember The White Rose
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Original_Intent  posted on  2011-10-10   19:25:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: Original_Intent (#24)

too bad that the common sense of the situation will wipe out a bunch of Wittgenstein.

too bad that the primary deniers of peak oil are allies of israel.

too bad israel is concerned enough about peak oil to mount the 9/11 operation.

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   19:29:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: lead.and.lag (#25)

And the proof for your far-fetched speculations is?

Remember The White Rose
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Original_Intent  posted on  2011-10-10   19:36:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Original_Intent (#26)

crude oil and lease condensate production has been flat for the last five years.

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   19:39:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: Original_Intent (#26) (Edited)

i got to say that, as an oregonian in my heart, i'm ashamed of you.

but we dont really know if you're an oregonian, and we have to accept the fact that there must been an abundance or loons in oregon. just like everywhere

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   19:42:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: lead.and.lag (#27)

No new refineries have been built in at least 30 years. Interesting isn't it that "Oilman Bush" blocked the permits that were applied for by independents to build new refineries? Interesting too in that the environmental groups that oppose new drilling and refineries are largely supported by old OIL money family foundations who stand to profit quite well by blocking new production and thus keeping prices up.

That is a very telling datum.

If you have a shortage of product in a "free market" which is resulting in monopolistic pricing why would you block the introduction of new production capacity?

Why would you cap off and keep out of production the massive find at Gull Island, Alaska? Oh, and it was recently proven that Venezuela's offshore fields measure in the TRILLIONS of barrels. What a shortage! Why we might run out sometime around 2340. That is before we consider the cold fusion technology being developed in Italy, or the rumors of suppressed energy production technology in the American black budget world.

Interesting what a few "obscure" (meaning never reported by "Pills" or the Talking Heads) datums will do for your perceptions of reality.

Remember The White Rose
"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Original_Intent  posted on  2011-10-10   19:53:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Original_Intent (#29) (Edited)

if the crude oil supply is gonna decline , why would oil companies spend billions of dollars building new refineries?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   19:56:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: Original_Intent (#29) (Edited)

the critical thing, when it comes to denying peak oil, is israel's awareness of peak oil... that awareness would lead to israel's motive to stage the 9/11 operation.

so... if you're gonna protect israel, you'd deny peak oil

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   20:02:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: Original_Intent, All (#29)

Obama Picks Gas Tax For First Round Of Fiscal Fight | Fox News

"31 Aug 2011 ... President Obama wants Congress to quickly pass an unconditioned extension of the federal gasoline tax, which is set to expire at the end of the ..."

www.foxnews.com/politics/...first-round-fiscal-fight/

Itistoolate  posted on  2011-10-10   20:07:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: abraxas (#17)

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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.

Eric Stratton  posted on  2011-10-10   20:32:01 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#34. To: FormerLurker (#10)

it went from $3.95 to $3.50 here.

Itistoolate  posted on  2011-10-10   20:40:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#35. To: abraxas (#11)

You noticed a twenty cent drop in one day?

No, but it went from 3.93 down to 3.75 in one day, then from 3.75 down to 3.73 in a day or two after that..


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:09:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#36. To: lead.and.lag (#23)

Do you really believe that petroleum comes from dinosaurs?


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:11:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: FormerLurker (#36) (Edited)

Do you really believe that petroleum comes from dinosaurs?

oh, for sure

FormerLurker, another confirmed loon

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:14:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: Itistoolate (#34)

it went from $3.95 to $3.50 here.

We were up to about $4.05 for super, now it's down to $3.75. I can't use regular in my car so I never keep track of the price for regular gas.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:14:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#39. To: lead.and.lag (#37)

FormerLurkerm, another proven loon

Hey Mr. comedian, do you have anything intelligent to say, or are you just here to be an asshole?


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:15:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#40. To: FormerLurker (#38) (Edited)

my prices were regular

watch the Fox video here: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/31/obama-picks-gas-tax-for-first-round-fiscal-fight/

Itistoolate  posted on  2011-10-10   21:16:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#41. To: FormerLurker (#39)

you just here to be an asshole

want to explain what chemtrails are for?

are they to kill billions of people, or are they to stave off global warming,which which will kill billions of peole?

why are alex jones fans so fucking stupid?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:18:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#42. To: lead.and.lag (#37)

So Einstein, do you care to explain how dinosaurs can turn into petroleum, and in such huge quantities that it can power mankind for close to a century so far in terms of transportation, clothing, plastics, and a wide array of chemicals, and longer than that in terms of heating and lighting?


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:21:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#43. To: FormerLurker (#42) (Edited)

anygody that trots out the dinosaur argueemnt is a cretin.

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:22:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#44. To: lead.and.lag (#41)

want to explain what chemtrails are for?

So you're trying to state that petroleum really comes from chemtrails? What are you smoking dude? I bet you think the Easter Bunny lays all the eggs that make it to market too right?

why are alex jones fans so fucking stupid?

Are you one of them, because I'm certainly not a "fan" of his. Try again idiot.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:23:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#45. To: lead.and.lag (#43)

anygody that trots out the dinosaur arguemnt is a cretin.

Try spell check next time.

Anyways, where do YOU think petroleum comes from then, eh?


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:24:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#46. To: FormerLurker (#44)

you're in the same category as original intent.

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:26:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#47. To: lead.and.lag (#46)

you're in the same category as original intent.

Uh huh.

So THAT'S your "argument" eh? I say you're in the same category as Dick Cheney. So take THAT.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:27:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#48. To: FormerLurker (#45)

the critical question remains: why are you defending israel by denying its motive to stage 9/11?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:28:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#49. To: lead.and.lag (#48)

Neither Israel nor the NWO care about peak oil. They care about money, power, and the ability to control governments.

Sale of petroluem is a means, not a raison etre.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:41:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#50. To: FormerLurker (#49)

the ability to control government hinges on the ability to control oil.

what is your motive in denying that oil production has flatlined for the last five or six years?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:46:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: lead.and.lag (#50) (Edited)

the ability to control government hinges on the ability to control oil.

The ability to control government and the world in general hings on the ability to control ENERGY, its production, and use. Oil is just the most "rewarding" form of energy for those who own and control the oil fields and refineries.

what is your motive in denying that oil production has flatlined for the last five or six years?

What is YOUR motive in trying to sell the idea of peak oil? And again I ask you, how do YOU think oil came to be in the first place?

Production can easily be artificially capped in order to raise profits. And you haven't shown how that is not the case.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:51:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#52. To: FormerLurker (#51)

what is your motive in denying oil production has flatlined for the last five or six years?

why do you refuse to anwswer the question?

are you protecting israel?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:55:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: FormerLurker (#51)

why does israel need protection from tthe idea of peak oil?

could peak oil have been israel's motive for staging the 9/11 attacks?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   21:57:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#54. To: lead.and.lag (#52)

Hey pal, learn to read, I DID answer your question. Production can easily be capped in order to raise profits. It's much more profitable to sell less for more than to keep producing more and selling for less.

Now, when will you answer MY questions, or is it that you don't have any valid answers to those questions?

Who are YOU protecting? Haliburton? Mobil, EXXON, BP, etc.?


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   21:58:59 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: lead.and.lag (#53)

could peak oil have been israel's motive for staging the 9/11 attacks?

Nope, there were MANY other reasons for 9/11. Look up PNAC for ONE such piece of information as to ONE of the reasons WHY it happened.

Look up the Patriot Act, Homeland Security, TSA, for more pieces of the puzzle.

And oh yeah, don't forget about all those who profit from the Iraq and Afghan wars.

Finally, look up the 2.2 TRILLION DOLLARS that sort of "went missing" as reported by Donald Rumsfeld on 9/10/2001.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   22:02:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: FormerLurker (#54)

the logic is there.

PNAC needed a new pearl harbor, and they got it.

PNAC partners, exxon, have been making record profits.

PNAC is a front organization for israel.

wwhy are you denying israel's motive to stage 9/11?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   22:05:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: FormerLurker (#55) (Edited)

it's motive, means, and opportunity, isnt it?

the PNAC people demonstrated motive when the said they needed a new pearl harbor.

netanyahu demonstrated motive when he said the 9/11 attacks were "very good".

neocon cheney said that oil supply would fail to keep up with demand.

plaease explain why you are defending israel.

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   22:09:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: lead.and.lag (#56)

why are you denying israel's motive to stage 9/11?

You have to understand that Israel is but a creation of those who control THIS country, and they are more than likely not even US citizens. In fact, I'd say most of them are European.

In terms of who profits the most, it isn't Israel. They were certainly HAPPY that it happened and may have helped out, but they didnt' plan the attacks or execute them.

If there were no direct US government involvement, then the fact is, even with the degree of corruption which exists at the highest echelons of this government, we would have gone to war against Israel if there was any evidence at all that Israel was the culprit behind the attacks.

Just as with the USS Liberty, Israel was given the green light if they were in fact involved at the operational level in 9/11. And that green light came from the same people who gave Johnson the order to pull back the air support that was on its way to defend the Liberty against an act of war.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   22:17:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: lead.and.lag (#57)

neocon cheney said that oil supply would fail to keep up with demand.

And Tricky Dick Cheney ALWAYS tells us the truth, eh? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   22:18:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: FormerLurker (#58) (Edited)

c'mon

it's time for you explain why you are defending israel by denying that israel had motive to stage 9/11.

if you cant do that in plain english, then we'll know that you're firmly in the same category as original intent... a limited hangout bullshitter in defense of israel.

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   22:21:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: lead.and.lag (#57)

And BTW, your premise that Israel carried out the 9/11 attacks due to "peak oil" doesn't make any sense whatsoever. In terms of the Israeli government, their motive would have been to expand Israel's borders and "get rid" of Saddam Hussein as a bonus. That, and they have a LOT more free weapons and billions of dollars from the US taxpayer as a result of any "war against Islam", which is what this "war on terror" is really about.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   22:24:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#62. To: FormerLurker (#61) (Edited)

israel must be secured, by grabbing the high ground in the west bank and subduing its neighbors, before its american protection expires from oil shortages.

makes all the sense in the world.

the only people that say they cant see the sense of it are protectors of israel.

why are you pprotecting israel?

lead.and.lag  posted on  2011-10-10   22:27:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#63. To: lead.and.lag (#60)

why you are defending israel by denying that israel had motive to stage 9/11

I am not doing any such thing idiot. Learn to read what is written, rather than what you fabricate in your own mind.

Now answer THESE questions or STFU;

  1. Why are you insisting that Israel would even be interested in "peak oil"?
  2. How do you think oil came to exist in the first place?
  3. Who are YOU protecting? So far you appear to be protecting those corrupt individuals within OUR own government who were involved in the attacks. Why is that?


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   22:28:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#64. To: lead.and.lag (#62)

before its american protection expires from oil shortages.

That doesn't make any sense. We do not protect them by oil, we give them weapons and large amounts of money each year. They have nuclear weapons remember, so they don't even really NEED our protection.


"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen

FormerLurker  posted on  2011-10-10   22:29:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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