my dad voting romney



Fiction wrote:Jstar1 wrote:^I skim through your posts in this thread and your really cynical about both parties and talk as if you know everything.
Is there a reason I shouldn't be cynical about both parties? As someone who works for a living, I don't get any welfare checks, so why would I vote democrat? As someone that doesn't agree with policing the world and endless wars, why would I vote republican? As someone that disagrees with having my personal liberties stripped away, why would I want either party? I talk about what I know, you won't see me in an anime thread talking about Dragon Ball Z because I don't know shit about it, but I know enough about politics to rant on the subject for months... el oh el..
About the one thing you had the heart to rebut, oil prices are still driven by speculators, so not all variables that effect price at the pump come from the international market. The U.S. government has plenty of ways of raising and lowering the prices at the pump just through taxes, not even mentioning other legislation/regulations. Again, not "dead wrong" and why would I need to listen to any thing Gingrich has to say on the matter.. If you want to give me facts, I'll happily concede to you being correct, but as long as we're talking theory, anything is open to interpretation. (even my beliefs which evolve base off information and certain events)


XemnasXD wrote:
you're an idiot.
also oil prices are driven by china and india.
also you're a complete idiot.

Imagine if campaigns been... extended by one month or two. xDTasdik wrote:So tired of hearing about politics.

Fiction wrote:XemnasXD wrote:
you're an idiot.
also oil prices are driven by china and india.
also you're a complete idiot.
Always good to see the opposition's facts laid out so plainly. I forgot how oil was being traded in Rupees & Renminbi...
If you don't think that the American government cannot effect the price of oil inside it's own boarders, than you're a bigger idiot than you seem to think I am. The taxes and regulations inside the U.S. are just as big a factor as the national market, when it comes to shooting yourself in the foot and buying from Saudis and other oil rich counties. We could easily bring the price of gas down just by drilling more of our own supply.


XemnasXD wrote:Fiction wrote:XemnasXD wrote:
you're an idiot.
also oil prices are driven by china and india.
also you're a complete idiot.
Always good to see the opposition's facts laid out so plainly. I forgot how oil was being traded in Rupees & Renminbi...
If you don't think that the American government cannot effect the price of oil inside it's own boarders, than you're a bigger idiot than you seem to think I am. The taxes and regulations inside the U.S. are just as big a factor as the national market, when it comes to shooting yourself in the foot and buying from Saudis and other oil rich counties. We could easily bring the price of gas down just by drilling more of our own supply.
you do realize that we're drilling more on our own land than we have ever done before? We're pulling out more natural gas in the US than at any point in history. Whats your reaction to this information.
WE'RE NOT DRILLING ENOUGH BECAUSE OF OBAMA!
that's why you're an idiot. Gas prices will remain high and will probably only increase. This is the new normal. There are other countries in the world now that are using fuel just as aggressively as we are. The goal at this point is not to hoard as much oil as possible. It's to remove your need for an unsustainable environmentally damaging and costly product. That's why China is investing so much money into solar and wind technology and the reason we aren't is because about 50% of our population keeps on screaming JUST DRILL MORE! And you idiots actually believe that is the solution.
.curve wrote:I voted just now....for everything except President. I refuse to vote for either candidate so instead I chose to fill in a name, and wrote "We The People"


Fiction wrote:
Your theory is filled with generalizations and assumptions... I've worked in the pipeline and also the oil field business, I know what goes on.. Hell I'm from Houston, I've gotten the chance to be involved in most aspect of the business when it comes to producing and selling the crude oil.
Fiction wrote:You talk about renewable energy, and assume just because I think there are too many taxes and regulations on oil, it means I don't think we should be trying to find new ways to produce energy. It's a complete generalization, and you truly show how ignorant you are, and how terrible your debating skills are.
Fiction wrote:I'm a big supporter of building nuclear power plants, more natural gas technology and even personal solar panels. I just believe the market should control which technologies thrive and not the government. They've already propped certain failing energy alternatives up and wasted billions..
Fiction wrote:Even something as small as home ownership will teach you, you need to do more than just "DRILL BABY DRILL".. I have my own home, -I'm quiet the handy man- and I have made damn sure to take every step possible to keep it energy efficient. Everything from upgrading windows, insulation, appliances, heat&air, and even made sure it's air tight.
Fiction wrote:I digress... I'm not sure how we even got on the subject of energy or oil, but you've made it perfectly apparent how you operate on emotion and not rationality. Instead of having a factual discussion, you let your emotions feed your flame and you see fit to make assumptions about people you clearly know nothing about. You can even go back and read my previous post and see how wrong your silly childish argument hold true.


Tasdik wrote:93% of black people have voted for Obama. Yay racism!

Tasdik wrote:93% of black people have voted for Obama. Yay racism!


Fiction wrote:Great talking points you've manage to compile.. I'd start dissecting your argument and spin them to fit my points, but I don't need to.Here is your comment I was replying to, since you've obviously forgotten what you said. My reply was in response to you making the assumption that I was for big oil, and against alternatives, and then I lightly touched on the fact that the U.S. still has control over prices in it's boarders. So if anyone's argument is void, it would have to be the idiot that can't even keep his context straight. You made a point about China and India, then you went on to attack me with assumptions, my post was in response to your attack, and you take my entire response as a reply to your one factual statement. You get a cookie for being able to spin just like the rest of the bloggers.Spoiler!
Anywho, to assume just because we have more drilling operations going on here than we have had in history, and oil prices aren't falling, is kind of a skewed argument, and it's a fallacy I'm sure you love using. You're trying to make a direct link between the two, when there are a lot more factors in the equation. So drilling more oil from our own natural resources doesn't necessarily mean it will not have an effect on our oil prices. Either way we're working off a retroactive scale of inflation.
Also about the subsidies and tax breaks, and how the government is somehow keeping these businesses a float. What business these days doesn't get subsidies and tax breaks? Even households get some sort of subsidies or tax break. The way tax laws are written, this is the nature of the game. To go as far and say that this is the reason oil can even compete in America is kind farfetched.
... but just to make sure I'm getting your theory... If you sell something for 100 bucks, I tell you, we normally would take 40% of your profit, but since you're such a good guy, I'll let you off with 35% from your profit, and then at the end of the year I give you 10 dollars because you conducted your business in a reasonable way. Through this intervention, I've made it possible for you to survive? Now how exactly does that work out? Excuse me for getting this confused, again, I didn't study under Krugman.
Fiction wrote:Anywho, to assume just because we have more drilling operations going on here than we have had in history, and oil prices aren't falling, is kind of a skewed argument, and it's a fallacy I'm sure you love using. You're trying to make a direct link between the two, when there are a lot more factors in the equation. So drilling more oil from our own natural resources doesn't necessarily mean it will not have an effect on our oil prices. Either way we're working off a retroactive scale of inflation.
Also about the subsidies and tax breaks, and how the government is somehow keeping these businesses a float. What business these days doesn't get subsidies and tax breaks? Even households get some sort of subsidies or tax break. The way tax laws are written, this is the nature of the game. To go as far and say that this is the reason oil can even compete in America is kind farfetched.
... but just to make sure I'm getting your theory... If you sell something for 100 bucks, I tell you, we normally would take 40% of your profit, but since you're such a good guy, I'll let you off with 35% from your profit, and then at the end of the year I give you 10 dollars because you conducted your business in a reasonable way. Through this intervention, I've made it possible for you to survive? Now how exactly does that work out? Excuse me for getting this confused, again, I didn't study under Krugman.







TheDrop wrote:i sense redneck rage![]()
If the race was b/w a liberal white guy and a conservative business black guy the votes would have been more or less the same.
