[MissesBush]

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you! And by the way, there are some here on Free Republic who want to absolve Obama policies as well as per a discussion I had last week on another thread. Yes, speculation plays a role. Yes the weak dollar plays a role. But both of these conditions have occured largely because of Obama administration policies which set the stage for their impact on the price of oil.

[Terry Mross]

It is sickening how the media covers for this guy. And if they lost all viewers the government would simply subsidize them. Of course, we’re already doing that everytime GM buys a commercial spot.

[henkster]

I’m not shocked.

The House of Representatives needs to pass “drill here/drill now” legislation immediately, and get the real truth out in the media.

[Snickering Hound]

[Lorianne]

I’m all for drilling here, drilling now, but this analysis is faulty.

Oil price rose before Obama was in office and before the Macondo blowout and subsequent moratoria, such as they are.

Gas prices rise on all kinds of bad news, particularly in prime oil extraction portions of the globe.

Oil prices have always been volatile.

[NWFLConservative]

No matter how badly he screws up, the leftist media in this country will cover their boy’s ass. He could get caught up in anothe Monica Lewinsky style scandal and somehow they would manage to minimize it.

Can you imagine that daily venom that would spew forth from their pieholes if we had a Republican President screwing up everything as bad as Obama-lama-ding-dong??? They would be utterly RABID in their scathing hatred and criticism. It would be 10 times as bad as they treated W.

It is all part and parcel of the utter hypocrisy which defines the left in this country. There was a time in this country’s history that ‘yellow journalism’ was frowned upon. Now it is considered the norm. How far we have fallen.......

[IncPen]

Every dollar Obama and Bernake print makes every other dollar worth less. The Saudis get it.

Why doesn’t the US public get it?

[NavyCanDo]

Nicely written. I've been myself trying to find something like this to post on FR, but stories pointing a finger at Obama’s Energy policies are difficult to find, even if you search for them.

But, I can understand the missing media. Hey they are Liberal, and they are doing what Liberals do - protecting Obama. I want to know WHERE ARE THE REPUBLICANS? They have been given a campaign issue on a silver platter that nearly every American Voter can relate too. Seems to me they are as silent on this as the Democrats on the other side of the aisle.

[The Cajun]

The MSM can try to hide it all they want, but people will be reminded once or twice a week when they visit *The Pump*.
Anger will build as the wallet gets lighter, even to the woefully stupid and ignorant.

[Inyo-Mono]

Bttt.

[PGR88]

Remember when Olbermann used to end every broadcast with the statement: and today is XXX days since Bush's declaration of the end of hostilities in Iraq

That quietly disappeared also, even before Olbermann was canned.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Look. let’s be honest!!! Most of the media is in Obama’s pocket. They will stick with him, even as he destroys the economy and the country, period. They live in a bubble of fantasy, destructive fantasy, at that!!! That’s the bad news. The good news is, a good majority of the American people now get their news and opinion content from other sources. No one with half a brain believes the mainstream media one iota. The Obama media will go down in being credible as POTUS Obama goes down to defeat next year. Fact is, POTUS Obama is directly responsible for the high gasoline prices down any avenue or venue you travel on. Destruction of the American economy and the American nation is his most ardent goal!!! End of story!!!

[djf]

Help me, Obi Bam Werebrokie,
You're our only hope!!

[WKUHilltopper]

If you’re Brazil, China, et al, you get to drill the **** out of the Gulf of Mexico. US drill bits must aggressively and meanly seek out fish to kill—go figure.

This clown is intentionally destroying the country.

[P-Marlowe]

The price of gasoline today has absolutely nothing to do with Obama’s off shore drilling ban. It takes years after an offshore drilling permit is given before it reaches the production stage.

The current price of gasoline is directly liked to the stimulus package and the quantitative easing. The US Treasury has been flooding the world with worthless dollars. It is not a lack of oil that produced this problem. It is an abundance of freshly printed US dollars.

[mo]

The Nazi Germany regime, 70years ago..was more advanced in its quest for energy independence than America is today...not withstanding 30 years if the dedicated efforts of our “employees” at the bogus “Dept of Energy” in DC.

Hitler would have executed his leaders over such failure to perform.

[grumpygresh]

Rising prices is due to chiefly to debt monetization caused by zero’s overspending. I do not believe that gas prices have risen against REAL money (precious metals)
Anyone have a graph of oil priced in Au or Ag?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Obama’s water carriers in the media have no credibility. It’s not even news anymore, it’s politics. I stopped watching the nightly socialist propaganda crappola a long time ago.....

[Buckeye McFrog]

so where are all of the paid ads pointing this out four times an hour? (Citizens United, anyone???)

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

The 4th estate is the 5th column. Has been for ages.