The oil drilling off the coast of Fl.

[Binky]

Am I the only one that thinks because Cuba, Vennezela and China are drilling right at our back door that it seems fishy as though they are trying to stir up trouble? Let me see, aren't they doing it about 30 miles out of our waters? Does that bother anyone? Do you think something is going on? It just seems creepy to me that these three are in bed with each other. It's as though they are gloating, to say the very least.

But then, it could only be me...Maybe I'm just suspicious because after all this time, they've finally gotten together to do it. They could've been doing it all along. Makes me wonder, why now?

[Bill]

Wasn't it proved that this was a hoax by the radioheads?

[doctordog]

Am I the only one that thinks because Cuba, Vennezela and China are drilling right at our back door that it seems fishy as though they are trying to stir up trouble? Let me see, aren't they doing it about 30 miles out of our waters? Does that bother anyone? Do you think something is going on? It just seems creepy to me that these three are in bed with each other. It's as though they are gloating, to say the very least.

But then, it could only be me...Maybe I'm just suspicious because after all this time, they've finally gotten together to do it. They could've been doing it all along. Makes me wonder, why now?

Thanks to the Democrats

[Kanadesaga]

:lmao2: :lmao2: :lmao2:

[Smurf-Herder]

Wasn't it proved that this was a hoax by the radioheads?

No Bill, that's not true.

Cuba is selling offshore leases for drilling oil. Right now everybody is setting up to explore; to find the oil.

The only thing they got wrong was that they're referring to the drilling in a present tense.

[Moby]

George H. Bush signed the original law to prevent off shore drilling.
Cheney has admitted he lied about this.
George Will made it up to elicit an emotional response in the easily manipulated American public.
The Neoconservative media jumped on it to amplify the emotional response
George W. Bush never wanted to lift the ban when congress was controlled by the Republicans

This is a perfect example of how the political games are played by using Neurolinguistics Programming and the Neoconservative media. Everyone is now emotionally involved in a lie.

[bairdi]

George H. Bush signed the original law to prevent off shore drilling.
Cheney has admitted he lied about this.
George Will made it up to elicit an emotional response in the easily manipulated American public.
The Neoconservative media jumped on it to amplify the emotional response
George W. Bush never wanted to lift the ban when congress was controlled by the Republicans

This is a perfect example of how the political games are played by using Neurolinguistics Programming and the Neoconservative media. Everyone is now emotionally involved in a lie.
Excellent Observation!!!!! :thumbsup:

[Cat slave]

No Bill, that's not true.

Cuba is selling offshore leases for drilling oil. Right now everybody is setting up to explore; to find the oil.

The only thing they got wrong was that they're referring to the drilling in a present tense.

"Intent" is the word here! And they will. And we will sit around with our green
cloaks on and point fingers and threaten anyone who suggests that we do
anything to scar the earth. Of course they havent thought down the line and
how it will effect them same as the rest of us.

My very good friend of many, many years is creme del la creme of typical
libruls and she hates big oil. Of course she has a Lexux SUV and another
gas guzzler and lives in a house big enough for a small army, but, thats
different and she is totally clueless as to the real problem we face.

[bairdi]

"Intent" is the word here! And they will. And we will sit around with our green
cloaks on and point fingers and threaten anyone who suggests that we do
anything to scar the earth. Of course they havent thought down the line and
how it will effect them same as the rest of us.

My very good friend of many, many years is creme del la creme of typical
libruls and she hates big oil. Of course she has a Lexux SUV and another
gas guzzler and lives in a house big enough for a small army, but, thats
different and she is totally clueless as to the real problem we face.
Your friend is a hypocrite, just like Big Oil. They currently hold leases on 90 million acres and yet 70+ million of these offshore acres remain untouched. If they were to drill on the leases they own, they could generate 5 million barrels of oil a day. Why are they not drilling? The only reason that this whole offshore thing is an issue at all right now is because the greedy bastards want to gobble up leases while Bush and company are still in office and in doing so, they will potentially ruin the multi-million dollar industry that is generated by the pristine shoreline off Florida and the other Southern states.

[Bill]

No Bill, that's not true.

Cuba is selling offshore leases for drilling oil. Right now everybody is setting up to explore; to find the oil.

The only thing they got wrong was that they're referring to the drilling in a present tense.

So, you're saying, what?

That i'm wrong for saying it was a hoax?

And that cuba hasn't the right to sell it's oil?

[Smurf-Herder]

So, you're saying, what?

That i'm wrong for saying it was a hoax?

And that cuba hasn't the right to sell it's oil?

Yes, It wasn't a "hoax". People are just repeating exagerrations of the time-frame. But the intent is to drill.

Cuba has the right - and so do we, if our fucking idiot politicians listen to their constituants.

[Cat slave]

Drill, drill, drill.

[Moby]

Yes, It wasn't a "hoax". People are just repeating exagerrations of the time-frame. But the intent is to drill.
Israel Nuked Iran!

If you read the above would you consider that the truth since Israel has shown "intent"?

It was exaggerated for the sole purpose of eliciting an emotional res ponce in the American public. How long does this have to go on before you get it? It's no different then the terror alerts, Bin Laden's release of a tape 4 days before the 2004 election or Glenn Beck saying, "There's no proof of ......, but I'm starting to wonder".

It's all for the same purpose of programming you to stop looking at facts.

[Smurf-Herder]

Israel Nuked Iran!

If you read the above would you consider that the truth since Israel has shown "intent"?

It was exaggerated for the sole purpose of eliciting an emotional res ponce in the American public. How long does this have to go on before you get it? It's no different then the terror alerts, Bin Laden's release of a tape 4 days before the 2004 election or Glenn Beck saying, "There's no proof of ......, but I'm starting to wonder".

It's all for the same purpose of programming you to stop looking at facts.

Get a life!

This has been news since 2006.

Cuba Plans Offshore Wells Banned in U.S. Waters - Published: May 9, 2006, NY Times

WASHINGTON, May 8 — In 1977, the United States and Cuba signed a treaty that evenly divided the Florida Straits to preserve each country's economic rights. They included access to vast underwater oil and gas fields on both sides of the line.

Now, with energy costs soaring, plans are under way to drill this year — but all on the Cuban side.

With only modest energy needs and no ability of its own to drill, Cuba has negotiated lease agreements with China and other energy-hungry countries to extract resources for themselves and for Cuba.

"Cuba's drilling plans have been in place for several years, but now that China, India and others are involved and fuel prices are unusually high, a growing number of lawmakers and business leaders in the United States are starting to complain...."