I don't know about you guys, but I, for one, am tired of these ridiculous gas prices. I saw on the News that several people have been emailing different news stations about a boycott on gas...I think that this is an excellent idea. :) Channel 15 stated that a boycott for a day or a weekend wouldn't do much good, as far as gas prices go, but I just don't agree with that.\nThink about it...if gas and oil companies lost an extremely large amount of money for an entire weekend, they would have to hear us, when we say, "we can not afford this, and we should not have to!"\nIt's pretty sad, when used to we would worry about the survival of our families, and putting clothes on our childrens backs, and putting food in our childrens mouths, but now the things that we worry about is scrapping up enough money just to make it to work and hopefully home. I feel like I have to work just to buy gas, and I don't want to feel that way any more. We should not have to work an entire day and a half to buy one tank of gas that will last for a week, maybe. I have other bills to pay too.\nHere's my proposal, we should all just STOP buying gas on the weekend of May 12 thru May 14, 2006. We will try it from 7Pm on the 12th to 7AM on the 15th. That will give everyone time to get their vehicles filled up on or before the 12th and another fill up day on the 15th. Which will give you all some freedom to carry on with your everyday lives, such as work or school or whatever...\nLet's get together everyone and pass this blog along, so that we can involve everyone physically possible and actually get something done about this. It's time for us as Americans to come together and stand up for ourselves. What's our MOTTO "Together we stand divided we fall." Keep that in mind....We are Americans, and we can do anything that we set our minds to do....That's our Right!!!\n\nHey can you send this to all of your friends please!!!!! :)\n \nthanks for writing and have a nice day.
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I agree !!!!!!!!!!! 1000000% LETS BOYCOTTT!!!
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What this country needs is to stop all the opposing party bashing and just get down to what we as american's want to know.  How are they going to fix the problems of this country? (i.e. the job situation, poverty, making employers pay a liviable wage, health care) I don't want promises they are never going to keep or even intended to keep.  I want to know how they are going to do it.  We are one of the most powerful nations in the world yet we can not seem to be able to keep work here.  It is all being shipped overseas, why, my theory is because of the rich people are to dang selfish and want to keep all the money to themselves so they send the jobs to china, mexico, or any other place they can get cheap labor.  It doesn't matter to them that the people in this counrty are starving, homeless, have no health care as long as they are lining their pockets.  These are the real issues that is troubling america.  I don't care if Joe Blow sent someone an email that was distasteful.  I don't care if former President Clinton did his secretary, housekeeper or his maid that is not the issue that we as Americans should be worried about.  \n\nOur people are in trouble here and no amount of any community or country service is going to do any good if we keep having people in office that just don't give a damn.  In my state we have a guy running for govenor who has sent so many jobs over to china, set up his own company in the Bahamas just so he didn't have to pay taxes.  I am sorry people like that I do not want running my state.  He says he is all for jobs, yea as long as he don't have to pay someone a livable wage.  As long as he can send his jobs to China what makes everyone think he is going to create jobs here.  \n\nPoliticans can promise you everything under the sun and so many people believe them.  I don't.  Unless someone who is running for office will put himself in the shoes of the poor in this country and work that dead end job for minimum wage and try to pay his bills, take his family to the doctor when needed without having any health insurance, drive a vehicle that is on its last leg because you can not afford to finance another one.  If they would do that without the help of any money they have coming from their big money jobs they have right now then I say let them do it.  I can guarantee you they will not beable to last a month.  \n\nA former govenor tried it here in my state but he was getting money from his accounts to live on and he said that anyone can live on a minimum wage job.  Needless to say he lasted one term.  Your idea is good but it would not work.  Just about eveyone I know good or bad has done what you are asking.  They vote for the idiot that we have in office now.  It doesn't matter if it is the congress, presidency, or your own state office seats that they are voting for.  They usually end up picking someone because they are from their favorite party and not looking at the issues and what would be good for the whole state or country instead they look at what is going to benefit them.  They usually end up losing in the long run.\n\nOk, I am done rambling.  I know some of you are probably going to rate this as a negative but that is ok because it is your choice.  That is what is so great about this country we at least still have a voice and we are able to make the choices that we do.  \n\nGood luck to you when you go and vote on the 7th.  I do hope you pick someone who is worth it and can do the job.
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Oh there is outrage.  It just doesn't make the paper.  We are marching, we are writing,  we are talking.  Hopefully if will show up in the next election.  Even in Ohio where the next guy running for governor is in charge of the election, is head of the GOP in Ohio and is being supported by the mega churches.  He also says he see not conflict of interest in this situation. He is the same man in charge of giving Bush Ohio via the election irregularities that he claims didn't happen.  Like more Republican votes in Gahanna than there were registered voters.  Like having two voting machines that worked in mostly Democratic neighborhoods with a wait line of two to three hours while in the Republican neighborhoods it was a twenty minute wait.  I live here I know.  I live in Republican neighborhood.  Son lives in Democratic neighborhood.  We both vote.  Like having stock in the company he recommended for the contract for voting machines in Ohio where there is not curtain around the vote.  Eventually everybody gets caught.  Karma is a b**ch.  I just hope I will be around to see it.\nAnd if one more person talks about 9-11 I am going to scream.  There was not ONE Iraq terrorist in the bunch.  The majority of them were Saudis.
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Don't sweat the idiots hon...  NO ONE in this country understands poverty that grave and that kind of desperation is foreign to the people who say such things...\n\nI'd feel bad for this country if anything were ever to happen that we couldn't get ourselves out of... (I'd be on my way to Japan personally)   and being that there are madmen with weapons all over right now...  I'd think rather than yap.  Never know how life is going to go.  If we were ever on the balls of our asses...  I would imagine Mexico would be a country we would go to for help in fighting?  \n\nPeople go nuts when we have gas shortages, can you actually imagine any american (one having known nothing but a lifetime of privlidge and freedom) having to revert back to their more primal human structures? It would be laughable to see how a good golf game works in with having to get dirty and defend your country...\n\n Most americans can't even plant a garden, or filter water or do very much of anything needed to survive in case of a war or an emergency.  We are all interdependent and trust the government exclusively to keep us in our decadence and our luxury.  Therefore we have no right to judge another country that lacks that kind of government support.  It is not the common working Mexican citizens fault that they are oppressed to such an extreme.  We should be happy to help them considering.  \n\n"To whom much is given,  much is required..."  The Bible\n\nWhen people talk, and observe and live closer  to what they only otherwise judge from distances.  Then they come to understand.  We need more social experimentation like the guy that does those 30-days shows and less accusation and blame.  \n\nPersonally...  I woud love to see the rich fall a notch or two.  It would be rather interesting to even things out again like in the crash in the 40's.  Im certain it was the rich that jumped out windows when the market fell...  The poor just sucked in their guts, tightened their belts, adjusted  and hustled... they were used to it.\n\nPeople have got to remember...  Not all citizens ancestors came through legal channels and if the country was so very concerned with border patrol, they would have more policing along the coast of Oregon and California...  There is 1 border officer for the ENTIRE state of Oregon!  \n\nIt is rediculous all around.
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By now i think every one is as riled up for their own cause as it gets,  some of us are tired of the same old attack adds as we see very little real differences in those running since they all authorise attack and mudd slinging, its like chose the lesser of two evils. I made my decisions a couple of months ago on all the issues. While gas prices may influence some only history will tell if it was connected to the elections or not. I think OPEC looks for excuses to exploit us, anyway.
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Yes - the oil companies are gouging - look at the record profits\n\nThe best way to deal with it is by switching to other fuels and reducing our use\n\nPrice is all supply and demand - If the demand is reduced the price will drop\n\nI changed my habits to drop half my mileage driven in a week and am still getting everything done - just fewer trips\n\nall of us together would make a major difference
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It is ridiculous,  and I am scared about it.  The gas prices drive up the prices of all other products because, the products have to be driven to the stores in trucks run with gasoline.  So, not only do we end up paying more for gas, but for everything else as well.\nNow, I suppose for the upper and probably mid-level middle class this isn't that huge of a deal, but if you are mostly paycheck to paycheck, like my family, this can really hurt.\nOf course the rich get richer....that's just the way it goes.\nAnd what bugs me is that there isn't even a good reason for this gas spike...it is just speculation in the market driving up the price....\nWhere is our president when we need him?  He is NOT here for the majority of citizens in this country.  He has an agenda that goes against helping his own country, and that is pathetic.
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They are but prices for gas right now are through the roof. Try at least $3.50 for a gallon of gas. Everything is more expensive. There are a lot of locals who don't like tourist/ military here.
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George remember we all got together the other day and discussed this. My god you are like retarded or something. Dick came up with the idea to have a huge festival. Is any of this ringing a bell? The games, the rides, the BBQ and the dunk tank? We could have people pay alot of money to throw balls at a white lever and if they hit you drop into a tank of oil. You were completely stoked. You even said that you could use all the money you raised as a nest egg if you get fired!\nI swear sometimes I think I'm talking to Ronald Reagan before he passed away!
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Don't kid yourselves people.  IT'S ALL OF US WHO ARE TO BLAME!!!  If you want to cut our nations dependence on oil, quit using so much of it!  Utilize public transportation, change out that SUV for a hybrid, or a more fuel economical vehichle.  Don't go to Wallmart every day, make your trip to the store only once a week.  Lower the heat in your house in the winter, don't run the AC so much in the summer.  It's all up to us.  I work in the oil field, and I tell you, the oil companies will continue to provide more and more oil at higher and higher prices until people quit the cycle.
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The gas prices are absolutley ridiculous.  This is captalism at its worst.  I am not saying I am communist, heck no, but our government needs to change its policy ASAP and make laws that restrict huge, unfair profits for corporations that are making money selling an essential consumer product.  Laws must be made, people NEED gasoline, it isn't an option to most, and it isn't right to have us pay outrageous gas prices, while someone else gets incredibely wealthy.  Unfortunatley, money equals power in this country, and if we don't do something about this we are all going to continue to get screwed over.  Good question!!
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At first yes, I did feel helpless.  I mean I am a single mom and its hard enough making ends meet.  But you learn to make adjustments in other financial aspects to accommodate the rising gas prices. I totally understand where you are coming from, but we have to deal with it right? I guess we don't have to-but what else are we going to do? Just like you said, would we rather be able to provide for our families and end up getting bitten in the but because of the financial struggle or get fired or quit and live off of the state for the rest of our lives? I guess for me, I am way to proud to have to live off of the state the rest of my life, therefore I deal with the rising prices in EVERYTHING.  I hope all works well for you!
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It's 5PM on election day and already the claims of "abuse" are flying (from BOTH sides).  It's getting ridiculous.\n\nI'd support a national "Citizen I.D." but not because I believe that Dems are bussing illegals to the polls.  I just think it'd be helpful, not only to precinct workers, but also to employers, banks, businesses, airlines, etc.... anyplace that would appreciate a more foolproof way to be assured of whom they are dealing with. \n\nBut as for our American system of voting, I think we do a pretty good job with the volunteers who work long hours to make our elections the most honest on planet earth.  \n\nIf you don't agree with that, you've been drinking too much partisan KoolAid.  Now take a deep breath and repeat after me: "America is a wonderful country!"
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This is a difficult situation. Oh course my children come first, as I know yours do. Our country was established with the idea that thw petroleum engine would lead us on forever. We individuals have to start thinking of our own solutions; such as carpooling, bus, etc. Let your mind leave the angry place and see if you can come up with a solution that might work for you.
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ITS IN OUR HANDS OR NOT.WELL BIG COMPANYS KNOW THAT THE SMALL BUSSINESS OWNERS WILL BE BATTELING TO STAY AFLOAT AHA WALLMART LIKES THAT,ENRON STOCKS NOT FALLING.This is pure discrimanition against the working class,ONLY THE AFLUENT GET TO BE ON THE ROADS DURING THE PEAK GAS INCREASES.WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO STRAND THE LESS DESIRABLES THAN TO PRICE THEM OUT OR OFF THE ROADS,MEAN WHILE THE DECENT FAMILYS WHO STRUGGLE TO MAKE A VISIT TO THERE LOVE ONES ARE FORCED TO STAY HOME MISSING THE HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT MAKE A FAMILY AFAMILY,BREAKING THE BONDS THAT WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE PROUD OF. i SAY WHO DO I CHARGE WITH DISCRIMINATION. oR ARE WE ALL LIVING IN A PRISON CAMP CONTROLLED BY THE ELITE WORLD GOVERMENT THAT HAS TAKEN ROOT SINCE bUSH SR AND SON HAVE TAKEN OVER AND 911.lETS SEE HOW HIGH OUR TAXES WILL GO UP SO THE LOCAL GOVERMENT WORKERS USE THER SUVS TO GO LUNCHING,LAUNDRYING.WHAT ARE THE INCREASES WITH THE AIRLINES?
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Hey kid - get used to it.  Libs/Dims will never answer a straight forward question with a straight forward response.  \n\nJust expect vile and vitriol from the vacuous region between their ears.  \n\nSince today was  the letter "V" day on Sesame Street, I thought I would give you libs the opportunity to learn a few more.\n\nBYW answer to your question  price=supply/demand.  Simple math, nothing more, nothing less.  \n\nI suppose liberals want to save the oil so one day we can have what, an organic deposit zoo. I apologize for their ignorance and insults
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I agree with you to a point.  This government isn't that weak to listen to some protesters.  But they are doing something about it.  Other people gripe...and do...NOTHING.  That will really get you nowhere.  What are you doing about gas prices?  I know you're griping, but they you are, filling your tank up once more.  Protesters do something.  They gripe to the right people.  The media love this stuff.  Either that or a rescue story of a stupid dog.  \n\nEven though protesting gets you nowhere, doing nothing gets you some place worse.