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Kennedy calls Venezuela our friend!!

Doc

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One of Bobby Kennedy's sons is a spokesman for the heating oil for the poor effort. In the commercial he calls Venezuela our friend, and if I heard it right he also named Citgo by name. Maybe the ad was recorded before the outrageous comments by Chavez at the UN, but I would still expect him to have the ads pulled or modified.

I got this in an email earlier today. I thought it worth copying here.


>I had to forward this, because Chavez is starting to feel the loss of
>revenue from his holdings in the US . This is a very important move that
>everyone should be aware of and what he is doing to try to fool the
>American buyers.
>
>
> VERY IMPORTANT MEMO:
>
> ANNOUNCED JUST RECENTLY, CITGO, BEING AWARE THAT SALES ARE DOWN DUE TO
> U.S. CUSTOMERS NOT WANTING TO BUY FROM "CHAVEZ".... HAVE STARTED TO
> CHANGE THE NAME OF SOME OF THEIR STORES, TO: "PETRO EXPRESS"
>
> DO NOT BUY FROM "PETRO EXPRESS", EITHER. AS TRUE ABOUT CITGO, "PETRO
> EXPRESS" IS ALSO 100% OWNED BY "CHAVEZ" ....
>
> KEEP THIS MEMO GOING SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING. Venezuela
> Dictator Vows To Bring Down U.S. Government
>
> Venezuela government is sole owner of Citgo Gasoline Company Venezuela
> Dictator Hugo Chavez has vowed to bring down the U.S. government. Chavez,
> president of Venezuela , told a TV audience: "Enough of imperialist
> aggression; we must tell the world: down with the U.S. empire. We have to
> bury imperialism this century."
>
> The guest on his television program, beamed across Venezuela , was Cindy
> Sheehan, the antiwar activist. Chavez recently had as his guest Harry
> Belafonte, who called President Bush "the greatest terrorist in the
> world."
>
> Chavez is pushing a socialist revolution and has a close alliance with
> Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
>
> Regardless of your feelings about the war in Iraq , the issue here is that
> we have a socialist dictator vowing to bring down the government of the
> U.S. And he is using our money to achieve his goal!
>
> The Venezuela government, run by dictator Chavez, is the sole owner of
> Citgo gas company. Sales of products at Citgo stations send money back to
> Chavez to help him in his vow to bring d own our government. Why should
> U.S. citizens who love freedom be financing a dictator who has vowed to
> take down our government? Very important. Please forward this to your
> friends and family. Most of them don't know that Citgo is owned by the
> Venezuela government.
>
>
 

Melensdad

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Kennedy is a liberal jerk who is more than happy to support any petty socialist who would undermine democracies anywhere in the world.

Regarding PETRO EXPRESS, the information posted above appears to be incorrect. I know of 2 companies called Petro Express, one is based in Alaska and the other in North Carolina.

Petro Express Drops Citgo Gas

http://sadbastards.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/petro-express-drops-citgo-gass/


Petro Express sees no future in Citgo.
Hugo Chavez’s `devil’ speech has spurred boycott of Venezuelan product
By Mick Gregory
Petro Express in the Charlotte area is phasing out Citgo gasoline. By early 2007, the company will no longer sell the brand.
Citgo, the refining and marketing arm of Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA, has become the subject of a growing boycott in the United States since Venezuelan strongman Hugo “The Boss” Chavez referred to the president as “the devil” in a United Nations speech.
Petro Express is dropping Citgo gas from 45 of its 66 locations as fast as they can this year; the rest within the first quarter of next year. The company joins convenience store giant 7-Eleven, which on July 31st, dumped Citgo at its 2,100 locations, joined by Circle-K which reports it is dropping some 700 Citgo locations to go with more reliable gas suppliers and brands.
Petro Express has redoubled remodeling its locations and called the changes “renewed emphasis on the Petro Express brand.” They have signed with other fuel companies. It’s not just a name change.
NEWS ALERT: Several U.S. companies file a federal class action lawsuit against Citgo for price fixing.

Members of the media who wish to speak to Plaintiffs’ Counsel in this case should contact:
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
Charles J. Cooper
David H. Thompson
David Lehn
Stuart M. Paynter
(202) 220-9600
ccooper@cooperkirk.com
Cunningham Bounds Yance Crowder & Breedlove, LLP
John T. Crowder
Robert T. Cunningham, Jr.
Richarf T. Dorman
(251) 471-6191
jtc@cbycb.com
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Robert Eisler
(212) 355-9500
reisler@lchb.com
Susman Godfrey, LLP
Geoffrey L. Harrison
(713) 651-9366
gharrison@susmangodfrey.com
For the past two years Citgo has discounted a 3 million gallons of heating oil to the poor in several “blue” states — including New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine — in what is widely seen as an effort by Chavez to embarrass the U.S. government, make himself look good to American liberals, and influence elections.
A strange ploy in that the crime-ridden slums of Caracus are home to some of South America’s poorest people. They are in reality the ones discounting their oil profits to boost Chavez’s image in America.
But this year, some communities are balking at Chavez’s offer.
Maine Gov. John Baldacci, who approved an agreement last winter to buy discounted oil, said he had no plans this year to seek a similar arrangement. In Boston, a City Council member wants a Citgo sign behind the outfield of Fenway Park taken down and replaced with an American flag. In Florida, a lawmaker asked the state to cancel Citgo’s exclusive contract to sell fuel at Florida Turnpike service stations.
A clerk at one of the Petro Express stores that still carries the Citgo brand said the gasoline would remain at his location until next year when the final 21 stores are remodeled. He said the station would still accept the Citgo gas card until then.
– CHRISTOPHER KIRKPATRICK of the Charlotte Observer
And some Alaskan villages threw an “Eskimo pie” at Chavez and refused his discounted heating oil promotion, on the patriotic principle that no foreigner has the right to call their president “the devil.”

At the same time, the Marxist president, Chavez signed agreements with China to supply 500,000 barrels a day in crude, half of America’s supply. A barrel of oil converts to aproximately 40 gallons of gasoline. That puts into the focus the future of Citgo in America.

The Citgo boycott has signs it is working. The “mom and pop” retailers are getting the message. They know what their customers are saying and can see the falling receipts. Their managers have stories to report every day of homemade signs saying “Boycott Citgo Chavez,” “Shit-Go,” and “Say No to Citgo.”

Chavez threatens private television stations with closure Progress Socialist President Hugo Chavez warned Friday that he is disposed to close those television channels who lend themselves to spreading messages of “hate” and non-recognition of the authorities during the December 3 election campaign, AP reported.

“A television channel which lends itself to the spreading of the messages of terrorism, of hate, of war, or calling for the non-recognition of the authorities, it has to be closed,” Chavez declared during an event held with sympathizers on the Island of Margarita.

Chavez denounced that “new destabilizing plans” existed for the next elections in which he will seek re-election.
The Chief Executive indicated, without citing names or proof, that there were some media and business sectors who would be in favor of destabilizing plans.

He urged on civil employees, prosecutors, and the National Armed Forces that “we are taking the lead and we must fulfill the laws,” and take action against those sectors who would be supporting these acts.

“We are not going to permit Venezuela to run with blood again,” the President indicated after recounting the events of April 2002 which removed him from government for two days.

“I am not myself obliged to take drastic actions because I have no thoughts of any type except safeguarding the sovereignty and stability of the country,” Chavez added.

Chavez reiterated that the Venezuelan military has to be identified with his political project. “The Venezuelan armed forces has to be “red/light red,” patriotic to the marrow, he made clear. (Light red because of his love for Marxist politics).



And some other information:




Myth Blaster - Petro Express and Citgo


November 7, 2006 at 9:43 am | In Myth Blaster | Debbie, Arkansas sent an e-mail forwarded (upon forward) to her and wants to know if this is “for real.” [unedited]
>>I had to forward this, because Chavez is starting to feel the loss of revenue from his holdings. He OWNS CITGO.
>> This is a very important move that everyone should be aware.
>> ANNOUNCED JUST RECENTLY, CITGO, BEING AWARE THAT SALES ARE DOWN DUE TO U.S.
>> (CUSTOMERS NOT WANTING TO BUY FROM “CHAVEZ”), HAVE STARTED TO CHANGE
>> THE NAME OF SOME OF THEIR STORES, TO: “PETRO EXPRESS”
>> DO NOT BUY FROM “PETRO EXPRESS”
>> “PETRO EXPRESS” IS ALSO 100% OWNED BY “CHAVEZ” .
First of all, Petro Express is a separate entity, in other words it is free to purchase any brand fuel. Petro Express should be commended, not boycotted. They are phasing out the Citgo gasoline brand from all of its locations starting 2007. Locally, here in Door County, I approached the Town & Country [Citgo] station where I like to do business, and they are also changing their fuel from Citgo to something else. They haven’t determined yet who will get their contract, but it won’t be with Citgo. A lot is involved, like changing all of those expensive lit signs and fuel pumps, so many will not change over until 2007. The 7-Eleven Corporation has already pulled the Citgo fuel brand from 2,100 locations last month. Although the local Town & Country station, as well as Petro Express has denied the reason for change being political (Chavez UN speech), it is happening nevertheless. Maybe this boycott will help Americans and those in Congress that we should be using as much domestic oil as possible. There are those who think that this boycott will hurt fuel stations in America — but they do not understand the business of petroleum products and oil companies and have falled under the propoganda myths released by the Left, specifically the Democratic Party over the years. If the DNC thinks corporations, like oil companies, are so “evil” — than why do they accept donations and election funding money from those entities? Sorry for the brief digression here, but it is just a side note concerning the subject material.

Myth Blaster Verdict: Incorrect information. Petro Express is an American owned and operated company that has been using Citgo fuel, as other independent and chain stations have, and now will be purchasing their fuel elsewhere.
Snopes has nothing on this subject at this posting, but End of Elite Media Empires and Rick’s Blog of Crappyness posted articles concerning this subject. According to Mick Gregory, Circle-K will also be dropping the Citgo fuel brand. Urban Legends & Folklore, Hoax Buster, Truth or Fiction and Hoax Encyclopedia, my main sources/cross-references (I still check out their sources) haven’t posted anything concerning the Petro Express affiliation with Citgo misinformation e-mail .
If you receive this e-mail or any other hoax/misinformation chain e-mail subject blasted by Myth Blaster, via LPJ, please reply/forward the link to inform folks in order to stop this form of media misinformation. Thanks.

 

Dutch-NJ

New member
Doc said:
One of Bobby Kennedy's sons is a spokesman for the heating oil for the poor effort. In the commercial he calls Venezuela our friend.......

Why does that statement bother you?

It depends on whom Kennedy is referring with the word, “Our.”

He didn’t say "Your" friend. Who is “Our.” It can’t be me. I’m not one of Kennedy’s friends. I can’t be included in “Our.”

Sounds like when Clinton said, "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is............”
 

Dutch-NJ

New member
Doc said:
OUR = United States.

That’s just what you are assuming.

Even if you are right, and Kennedy did say OUR = United States, "OUR" could mean his and their United States, NOT "OUR" as in your’s and mine.

When Martin Luther King said, "We shall overcome,” do you think he included the KKK?

You are assuming all Americans share the same values, I do not.

There is an active Fifth Column among us.

John F. Kerry said,
"I'm an internationalist. I'd like to see our troops dispersed through the world only at the directive of the United Nations."

I would never vote for an "Internationalist" to be an American President, but millions of others would and did.

When I heard Kerry say that, and heard BOTH Bushes talk about the "New World Order," I think of Novus Ordo Mundi
 

Doc

Bottoms Up
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Dutch,
In another thread as a reply to me you said it does not matter what you think.

I tend to agree with that statement.
 

Dutch-NJ

New member
Doc said:
Dutch,
In another thread as a reply to me you said it does not matter what you think.

I tend to agree with that statement.

Now, if I was a politician, I could say it depends on what "You" means. Does it mean "you, like in YOU, or "you" like in me, or "you" like in them?

What do you mean by "tend?" You do, you may, you might?

If I , in fact, did make that statement, it could have been simply my misstating what my statement writers wrote.

If could also mean that I said it before I said something else.
 
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