[thackney]

The false statement in the post are many. Just looking at the first two paragraphs there is far more wrong than right.

First, 2 of the 5 are not US companies. BP is British and Shell is Dutch. Chevron dropped the Texaco name in a previous year.

ExxonMobil made $9.28 billion 1Q07, not $158.5 billion.

Exxon Mobil Corporation 1Q’07 Press Release
http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/11/115/115024/items/242049/1Q07_Earnings_Press_Release.pdf

Shell made $7.281 billion 1Q07, not $108.5 billion.

Royal Dutch Shell’s first quarter 2007 results
http://www.shell.com/home/content/investor-en/quarterlyresults/2007/q1/q1_2007_results_03052007.html

BP made $4.664 billion 1Q07, not $89.2 billion.

BP Group Results First Quarter 2007
http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/B/bp_first_quarter_2007_results.pdf

Chevron made $4.715 billion 1Q07, not $60.9 billion.

Chevron Reports First Quarter Net Income
http://investor.chevron.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=130102&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=992152&highlight=

ConocoPhillips made $3.546 billion 1Q07, not $46.9 billion.

ConocoPhillips Reports First-Quarter Net Income
http://www.conocophillips.com/newsroom/news_releases/2007+News+Releases/042507.htm

So the initial claim is overstated by 1,546%. Do you really expect people to take the rest as truth?

[thackney]

My mistake. I read the post in 79 to be talking about on 1st Quarter 07. It is actually referring to the entire time President Bush has been in office.

[TommyDale]

First, I cited an article which was shown with the link. I never made any claim, they did. However, since you are claiming that they misquoted figures, it should be pointed out that YOU are the one who misquotes. Go back and read it again. The very first sentence clearly states:

"Since George Bush became President in 2001, the top five oil companies in the United States have recorded profits of $464 billion through the first quarter of 2007:"

Who is miquoting whom?