Is Media’s Love for Al Gore Stronger Than Their Hatred for George W. Bush?

NewsBusters ^ | May 15, 2007 | Noel Sheppard

[SunkenCiv]

Astonishingly, though it didn't go far enough to identify the real culprit for the recent price rise, Reuters did indeed point a finger at an extraordinarily unlikely target (emphasis added):

Gasoline prices are up about 50 cents since March, with energy experts blaming this year's spike on planned maintenance and breakdowns at U.S. refineries struggling to meet tough environmental fuel regulations.

"Because oil prices today are at least $10 less expensive per barrel than when gasoline prices previously exceeded $3 a gallon, almost all of the price pressure on gasoline can now be attributed to America's continuing -- and increasing -- inability to supply enough refined gasoline to the marketplace," AAA said in a statement earlier this month.

Unbelievable. An American media outlet actually tied this problem to "tough environmental fuel regulations."

...[And] didn't you know that ethanol blended gasoline actually adds to ozone forming pollution, and that this is why states like California have been going through huge refinery changes every winter – and dramatically higher spring and summer gasoline costs – to comply with clean air requirements?

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Ping!

[Names Ash Housewares]

OH I love that pic!

Throws it back on the true problem. The people.

Supporting politicians with over-zealous environmental concerns put us where we are today.

This is what happens when we let environmentalism dictate national energy policy.

But the people will still blame big oil, bush, blah blah blah.

Really dysfunctional electorate we have. Ain’t it grand!?

[jtal]

is that picture legitimate or photoshopped?

[SunkenCiv]

It’s generated online by one of those online graphic generator things.

[MNJohnnie]

Rush played a clip of CNN browbeating some guy from a Refining company. Want to really get sick of this whole stupid mess?

We currently import about 13% of our gas from overseas. BAD enough we have to import oil but NOW we are going to make ourselves dependent on foreign gas as well? Just so a bunch of trust fund babies can feel good about how “green” they all are?

[Alas Babylon!]

Well, from your headline I’d say the driveby media HATE George Bush—lots more—than they love algore.

The DBM is defined by who they hate. Most likely, every FReeper on this board, all that we believe, and all that we stand for.

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