Cheney blames Democrats for gas prices
Cheney blames Democrats for gas prices

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By Michael McNutt
Published: May 3, 2008

TULSA — Americans fed up with seeing high fuel prices at the pump should take their frustration out on Democrats, Vice President Dick Cheney told a cheering partisan crowd Friday evening in downtown Tulsa.

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"Something that is absolutely critical is for us to produce more oil and gas right here in the United States,” said Cheney, who appeared at a fundraiser for the Oklahoma Republican Party on the eve of its daylong convention today.

"The problem in Washington is that a lot of our Democratic friends year after year have tried to stand in the way of increased energy production,” Cheney said.

Cheney was interrupted several times by applause during his address of about 20 minutes.

"I don't care what you say, I'm not running again,” he joked.

Cheney said President Bush supports increased energy production in areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but he's met stiff opposition.

"The obstructionists obviously have prevailed so today we're no closer to ANWR production than we were 10 or 20 years ago,” Cheney said. "The American people are paying the price for that inaction every time they fill up their gas tanks.”

What he said on economy
The economic stimulus checks being sent to Americans will help revive the nation's slowed-down economy, he said.

"Republicans believe that when Americans are facing tough times the first thing we should do is let them keep more of their own money,” he said.

What he said on terrorism
Cheney noted it's been nearly seven years since terrorists have launched an attack in the United States.

"No one can guarantee that we won't be hit again because the danger remains very real,” Cheney said.

Leaving Iraq prematurely without ensuring a democratic government is in place would tell America's allies that the U.S. "cannot be counted on even when people put their lives on the line for freedom,” he said.

It also would validate the belief that some countries have that the United States "doesn't have the stomach for a fight,” the vice president said.


 

Related Topics: U.S. Government, Science and Technology, Technology, Domestic Policy, Political Policy, Politics, U.S. Politics, Energy Policy, Energy Technology

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They wouldn't let Dickie Boy in the military cause he kept hitting people in the face at target practice.
Candace, Lakeland - May 5, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I could a flaming F#$@ what this man says. Big oil and,Dickie boy with there record setting profits can take a flying leap.
Alex, Dallas - May 3, 2008 at 10:43 pm
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I could a flaming F#$@ what this man says.
Big oil,Dickie boy and,with there record setting profits can take a flying leap.
Alex, Dallas - May 3, 2008 at 10:42 pm
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Toby, your doctorate is showing. LMAO!!!!
Jimmy, Sandy Shores - May 3, 2008 at 10:21 pm
dang, I guess not all Oklahomans are stuck on stupid. Just the Jesus freaks who have not weighed in on this yet. ha ha ha
GS, Norman - May 3, 2008 at 6:53 pm
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Dick Cheney is a shameless pathetic moron. When he gives up his stock options in Haliburton and shares with us all the people he met with in secret to form the administration's energy program then maybe...nah I'd never believe that lying toilet turd. And America is not stuck on stupid, maybe Oklahoma is, but America is not. This entire problems rests in the lap of the current administration.
GS, Norman - May 3, 2008 at 6:48 pm
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This country is like a drug addict: we will pay whatever price for our fix. Until we find a way to stop our addiction, we only dig a deeper hole, stealing from our friends and neighbors until we fade away and die. What is it going to take to get these SUV driving idiots to realize: your car does not make your ---- bigger. What is so bad about going on a diet? Save some money on gas and use it for an enlargement!
Neal, Oklahoma City - May 3, 2008 at 6:42 pm
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I totally agree with you D, Midwest City
John, Lacrosse - May 3, 2008 at 6:09 pm
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Actually it is good that they stay high. It is about time we develope other choices that do not rely on old fuels. Green House Gases will damage the earth Cheny.
John, Lacrosse - May 3, 2008 at 6:08 pm
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With the inflated prices, I enjoy my motorcycle more and more, though my worst scares still come from the oversized trucks and huge SUVs that invariable have people driving with phones glued to their ears. Do you think Freud would say those are phallic symbols for people who feel inadequate?
Kevin, Oklahoma City - May 3, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Prices of gas are high and production is low? And he dares say we should jack up production? If all the jackasses who are up there would have put at least 1% of their profits into researching alternative, nonpolluting sources of energy and shift their freaking business interest from oil to alternative energy sources, we wouldn't be in such a deep mess with the global climate change. Jack up the production, and soon with all the ice-storms and super-tornadoes and storms there won't be anybody left to buy the freaking gas.
D, Midwest City - May 3, 2008 at 5:12 pm
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Uh no, Dickie boy, the prices are high because of you and your buddies jacking them up and telling us that we are running low. Yet the oil companies seem to be posting record profits and the CEO's are getting nice tidy bonuses! Do you and Bush really think the rank and file are that stupid?
K, Oklahoma City - May 3, 2008 at 2:51 pm
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Jimmy - you are the one that started the name calling on this board, i.e. idiots, nut jobs, uneducated, spineless, and so on. Maybe it's time for you to look in the mirror and grow up? Your passive-agressive antics are a little late aren't they?
Dell, cyril - May 3, 2008 at 2:23 pm
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Jimmy - hate to bust your bubble dude, but Hillary would be the last of the three candidates left that I'd cast a vote for. And now since your little "positive" theory about my political allegiance has been debunked, let us move on to your concept of education. Since I do not have a Doctorate, perhaps I am 'undereducated'. But that's still a far cry from being 'uneducated', like the bawling republican sheep that you come off as being.
Dell, cyril - May 3, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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Scoresby - you're damn straight that I'm malcontent toward this administration! And it doesn't take a crystal ball to see how inept, self-serving, and loathsome that this administration has been. The only gamble these suits took was to see how fast they could enact the Neocons grand plan of changing Middle Eastern politics by invading and occupying Iraq. All in the name of the "War on Terror". What utter BS. To this day Cheney still tries to assert a link between 9/11 and Iraq, even when all of the security agencies and the 9/11 commission state that there was none. From the quagmire of Iraq, to the Katrina recovery debacle, to all of the scandals such as plamegate and the Gonzo spectacle, this admininistration truly has earned the gratitude of the people with it's decision-making.....I think not.
Dell, cyril - May 3, 2008 at 1:59 pm
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haha i swear picking a president for this election is like picking what hole you want it in for the next 4 years!!!
Bryan, Lawton - May 3, 2008 at 1:48 pm
P.S. Why don't some of you malcontents invest in oil????
Jimmy, Sandy Shores - May 3, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Toby, I expected such a response from a typical Democrat like you. When you can't come up with anything you just go into the vast right wing conspiracy theory or you call people names . Grow up little man. As I stated before I am now positive that you are one of the undereducated followers of Hillary's. Live in your world & when Bush & Cheney are gone & you get your Democrat in office & your life still sucks I guess you can vote for change again in four years. lol !!!! Democrats you have to love them.
Jimmy, Sandy Shores - May 3, 2008 at 1:30 pm
c. from duncan, i meant cheney, ie republicans, will have their hands in it
Bryan, Lawton - May 3, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Bryan from Lawton, just how many oil rigs does Halliburton own? I'll give you the answer= 0.
c, duncan - May 3, 2008 at 1:08 pm
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another point is of course the cheney wants, to drill in the us or off shore WHO DO YOU THINK WILL GET THE CONTRACT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! my money is on haliburton.
Bryan, Lawton - May 3, 2008 at 12:57 pm
brad from edmond, yes a gas tax holiday would be beneifical... for a moment, while yes it would be nice to save around 39 cents per gallon, think of the long term effects. the tax on gas goes to items such as road maintence and repairs, and energy. so by the tax being paused for 3 days, do you honestly think that the govt. will just sit there and say oh well we won't need that right now? no there will be something else taxed or more tolls, but some way they WILL get the money back from us.
Bryan, Lawton - May 3, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Let's see here. We have a V.P. that had NO business experience go to work as CEO of Halliburton. Five years later he picks himself as VP and hands Halliburton the keys to the US Treasury. And you repugs actually believe what this man says? On yea, Jesus told you to.
Jeff, pauls valley - May 3, 2008 at 12:53 pm
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Toby, can I gaze into your crysal ball to validate your prophesy? None of us alive today will be able to live long enough to accurately judge this Bush Administration. Your are a malcontent blowhard. At a minimum, this administration took the tough gambles for national security and we haven't been attacked on our home soil after 911 woke everybody up. A war time presidency has never been easy. Heck, some crack pots believe that FDR set up Pearl Harbor. If that ever becomes truth, I'd think the FDR administration would be much worse and sinister than GW's. Cheney is probably the most shrewd and astute VP to ever hold office. We, especially libs, would not be able to handle the truth of the back ground that influenced his and the administration's decision making. We all could demonstrate just a tad bit more of gratitude.
Say it, isn't so - May 3, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Jimmy,Sandy Shores: Your arrogant, condescending rhetoric is only to be expected from someone who wants to be first in line to kiss Bush/Cheney's a$$. I know of plenty of republicans who are disqusted with this current administration. Obviously you are not one of them because your man-crush will not allow you to see the light....History will eventually prove that this in fact was the worst presidential administration in U.S. history and retread republican retards like you were just taken along for the ride.....
Dell, cyril - May 3, 2008 at 11:59 am
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