“… each and every year, we become more, not less, addicted to oil — a 19th-century fossil fuel.”
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“This (Canadian Oil Sands web)site will wind up either being flooded by the perpetually disgruntled and brainwashed Grade 5 students…..”
In other words, Obama supporters. Just say it.
First, it was NAFTA that Obama was attacking, now it’s the oilsands? At least McCain came to Canada and appears to understand that Canada has the big hammer when it comes to energy, dirty or not.
Until the US starts allowing drilling in Alaska and offshore, they have no power over Canada in the energy sector. They (Obama and the mayors) actually look like ignorant fools. You want secure oil? Obama, up here, Canada!
Why is it that everyone is rushing to stake their claim in the Arctic? Might it be oil and gas? No, couldn’t be, they like the beaches.
He is a politician–and he does hope to get elected. What’s he going to burn in his limo?? Watermelon seed oil!! (Just kidding.)
Well I think we should re-open NAFTA. And the re-negotiating should include
1. Absolutely NO wAter sales
2. No constraints on the sale of petroleum products. In that way we can refuse to ship them oil sands petroleum and jack up the price of other oil (they can buy as much as they want). That would then subsidize the oil sands oil so it can be sold to Canadians at substantial better pricing. Like perhaps 75 cents per litre of gas.
It would be fun (not to mention econominally beneficial) to stick it to the yanks for a change.
Horny Toad
“It would be fun (not to mention econominally beneficial) to stick it to the yanks for a change.”
Mind gettin’ in line?
BDS
Obama is using the Bush=Republicans=Iraq=Oil=EVIL spin to keep the MSM talking heads(especially Oprah)on side. The Messiah must be right after all.
Especially when it comes to energy dependence and technology saving the day in the form of alternative energy.
Batteries
Let America go electric for its transportation needs. Replace that “dirty” fossil fuel technology with batteries. Batteries that auto makers will never be able to mass produce in the quantities America requires due to the EPA killing the manufacturing process.
China and India will be where they are made, Then imported into America only to be exported out again for disposal thanks to the EPA.
That’s self reliant isn’t it!
All the while China and India will produce internal combustion engines for there transportation needs because electricity will be required for their industry. Oil will be used for transportation, not just because its efficient, but it is their RIGHT to advance as economic and industrial nations in the most expedient and efficient maner possible.
Watching LA and New York rationing “Charging Allotments” due to brown outs will please the EPA because they did their job in blocking anything that would have helped America from becoming energy self sufficient.
Way to go Obama!
China salutes you!
Thankfully, its not going to happen. Battery labeled snake oil.
I can’t tell whether Obama is preternaturally cynical, or dumb as a post. It is pretty obvious that if we don’t buy Canadian oil, China will, and we will buy some other oil to replace it, accomplishing nothing positive.
The logical result of Obama’s policies will be the same as the logical result of Gray Davis’s policies in California, first leave yourself defenseless and at the mercy of others on energy, then cry foul when others do the logical thing and jack up the price.
Unfortunately, “RecallObama.com” domain name has already been taken, not that it is possible to recall a president, like what happened to Davis.
US Mayors are whining about Canadian Oil Sands Oil, you know a”19th-century fossil fuel”. So, grant them their wish and sell it to China. They will take all of it and the US Mayors can sleep at night.
If BO becomes POTUS – which I think is highly unlikely – we will be pining for the days of a comparative moderate like Carter.
Relating to the Dems.,caught a talk show on a Denver radio station last night regarding the Democratic conv.coming up in Denver.this fall.It has been labelled the ‘Greenest show on Earth’ and this host was really ridiculing the lofty goals of the big show.This am,I found article from Wall Street Journal (by Stephanie Simon)on same.Some highlights:
15,000 fanny packs for volunteers must be made of organic cotton.By unionized labor.In the USA.After scouring the country,the ‘official merchandiser concludes ‘they don’t exist’
ditto for the ball-caps.”we have a union cap,or an organic cap,but we don’t have an organic,union cap”
Much of the hand-wringing can be blamed on Denver’s Dem.mayor who challenged his party to ‘make this the greenest conv.in the history of the planet Conv.organizers hired the first ever ‘Director of Greening’ longtime environmental activist Andrea Robinson.Her response to the mayor’s challenge:”that terrifies me!”
The last time the dems met in Denver was in 1908,they dispatched horse-drawn wagons to bring snow from the Rocky Mtns to cool the mtg.hall.Ms.Robinson suspected modern day delegates would prefer air-conditioning.So,she quickly modified the mayor’s goal:she’d supervise the most sustainable political conv. in modern American history.
Now,she must pull it off.
To test whether the celabratory ballons advertised as biodegradable actually will decompose,Ms.robinson buried samples in a steaming compost heap.She hired an Official Carbon Adviser who will measure the greenhouse gas emissions of every placard,every plane trip,every appetizer prepared and every coffee cup tossed.The Dems hope to pay penance for those emissions by investing in renewable energy projects.
There will be 900 volunteers to ‘police’ the trash-they will ‘paw thru every bag before it’s hauled away’
-NO fried food..theory is ‘nutritious food is more vibrant’ and each meal will contain at least three food colors..garnishes don’t count.
70% of food must be organic or grown locally,to minimize emissions from fuel burned in transport. Matt Burns,a spokesman for the Republicans,said,’one would think,that the Dems in Denver have bigger fish to bake-they’ve ruled out frying- than mandating color-co-ordinated pretzel platters’
Read the rest,includes a big conflict as well with Coors brewing co.
Here in Vermont the fear is that everybody is going to switch to electric space heaters on account of the cost of oil, and the grid will be overloaded. The reason our electricity is so cheap? Glad you asked, it is the nuclear power plant the greens are trying to shut down.
Obama threating Alberta oil is like a junkie threatening his pusher. When America need its energy fix, high-falutin’ principles won’t mean much.
horny toad, would the same restrictions apply to the yanks. you know that they ship us far more water than visa versa.
Yes, the 19th century truly were the bad ‘ole days before catalytic converters were installed on the latest hybrid horse buggy…
Can someone who isn’t a leftard please inform this twit when the internal combustion engine took over from steam? The first “horseless carriage” wasn’t invented until the late 1880’s and it wasn’t until the model-t that the auto went into wide use. In the year 1900 there may have been 2000 autos ever made but I doubt it was that many. It was more likely to be a few hundred or less.
Does BHO know where Alberta is, do those mayors know, that we are not in the mid-east.
Listen to the americans cry when we decide to shut of their supply, for even a few days, just to show them the results.
“It would be fun (not to mention econominally beneficial) to stick it to the yanks for a change.”
Horny Toad
Mind gettin’ in line?
Jim R
You tell em Jim,, Mexicans are stealing our jobs, Muslims are trying to shove Sharia down our throats, Blacks want reparations from racist whitey, China is ruining our economy, North Korea is printing our money faster than we are, US Health Insurance has tripled, Ribeyes at $15/lb., and you want to stick it to the Yanks over some Oil Sands?
Hahahahaha,,, that’s really funny.
,
The modern use of petroleum does indeed date to the 19th century. From the Petroleum History Institute’s website (among other possible references):
“The mission of the Petroleum History Institute is to pursue the history, heritage and development of the modern oil industry from its 1859 inception in Oil Creek Valley, Pennsylvania, to its early roots in other regions in North America and the subsequent spread throughout the world to its current global status.”
Perhaps the Obama people should examine their own sources of oil vs. Alberta oilsands for polution.
Shale oil and gas both emit more GHG. Venezuala, and Mexico both produce heavy dirty oil. U.S. produces 3% of its own oil, but uses 25%.
Alaska oil and gas must pass through Canada in a pipeline, and U.S. needs a new secure source of gas. The alternative is by tanker for oil, (a nono to greenies) or LNG for gas – cost. I’d say Canada holds the trump cards.
QE
And what was the total output for the year 1859? 3 Quarts?
You have too much time on your hands if you think googling useless information that doesn’t change the point.
“Listen to the americans cry when we decide to shut of their supply, for even a few days, just to show them the results. ”
OMG! Canada is going to go on strike! But to be honest, we deserve it if we elect this guy, who five years ago was a state senator from Illinois making sure that families got their food stamps and potholes got fixed.
The same people who want to “stick it to the US” support Obama. Hmmm. I wonder who they would support if they truly had the US’s best interests at heart? The Obamanation is surely a worldwide phenomenon.
By the way, have fun defending your Arctic from Vladmir Putin, who is laying claim for oil all over up there. I am sure you can stop him with one Inuit posted every hundred miles with a Springfield rifle. I am not really sure whose side we would be on if it comes to blows between you and our good friend Denmark over Hans Island. Studious neutrality while you face a formidable air force with your Sea King choppers will be our policy, I am sure.
Tim,
I’m not one of the AntiAmerican types but you must admit, a nation doesn’t rely on Americans to support their interests as Americans (like every other country on earth) are intested in their own interests.
You haven’t been any help thus far and we can’t expect that to change. In fact, the US gov’t doesn’t even consider Canadian Internal waterways to be Canadian territory against every international convention revolving around marine territory.
Sorry buddy, we weren’t holding our breath waiting for uncle sam to help us out. Of course the leftards are waiting for the UN to come to the rescue. They’re even dumber than average.
As for retards and other Obama supporters, they’ll get the government they vote for, and suffer for it.
Warwick, the “point” of this post isn’t to criticize any particular aspect of Obama’s energy policy position, but to highlight what Kate thinks is a erroneous factual claim within his speech. If others want to use the opportunity to launch a tangential screed against Obama, so be it, but the fact remains that this post takes specific issue with Obama’s claim that oil is a ‘19th c. fossil fuel.’
Since you asked, 2000 barrels that first year, and by 1899, over 50 million barrels annually. This volume is admittedly small relative to more recent production levels, but nevertheless is of sufficient quantity to place the origins of the modern oil industry firmly in the 19th c.
Or tell me, do you think there’s some numerical threshold that must be crossed before the pre-modern oil era becomes the modern one? 100 million barrels? 1 billion?
Stelmach: Who run Bartertown?
Obama: Damn it! I told you, no more embargos.
Stelmach: More, Blaster. Who run Bartertown? Who – run – Bartertown?
Obama: You know who.
Stelmach: Say.
Obama: Alberta.
Stelmach: Say loud.
Obama: Alberta runs Bartown.
Stelmach: Louder!
Obama: Alberta runs Bartown.
Stelmach: Lift embargo.
I personally am somewhat addicted to water, which I’m almost certain was discovered before the 19th century, maybe even way, way earlier than that. I think water used to be dirtier in those olden days before the invention of the municipal water treatment facility.
I personally am somewhat addicted to water, which I’m almost certain was discovered before the 19th century, maybe even way, way earlier than that. I think water used to be dirtier in those olden days before the invention of the municipal water treatment facility. I occaisionaly opt for newer technologies like beer, and wine, but I think they go away back too. I try not to indulge too much in the latest technology, stuff like Coke, or Pepsi.
To: Lone Ranger. Good one Ranger!! i thought cottonseed oil would burn cleaner!!
QE,
The early oil production was for kerosene for lamps, not gasoline for cars.
Nice try though.
Does anyone see the Irony of a black Democrat nominee being announced at a convention that has banned fried food(chicken). This has Billery written all over it. I wonder if they will also ban watermelons due to the carbon emissions from transporting these large fruit. Perhaps they should have some Granny Smith apples.
I wouldn’t suggest Canada goes on strike. Steven Abootman found this out the hard way on South Park episode 1204 (#171) http://www.southparkzone.com/episodes/1204/Canada-on-Strike.html
“You haven’t been any help thus far ”
OK, so absent the US, Canada would not have had any problem handling the Soviet neighbors, unlike, say, Afghanistan, Most of Eastern Europe, etc. Whatever. People only see what they want to see. And this statement is a wee bit strong
“against every international convention revolving around marine territory”
You can’t project sufficient power to enforce any law you may pass, that is one international convention regarding sovereignty. Get a military and your position might be stronger. And waterways that connect ocean to ocean are not “internal” by universally accepted defintion. Usually it is the leftards who state complicated issues in terms of absolutes.
But this is completely beside the point. The poster who suggested an embargo of the US, probably beating off on the keyboard while doing so, has not given the slightest thought to what it means, and Obama is a fool, clear and simple.
oops sorry about the caps on irony
Let the Obama nation defend his every stupid comment. It only hurts their credibility, and they are going to wish they had it back as Erkel keeps sticking his foot in it day after day.
Warwick, you can shift the goalposts all you like. At the end of the day, Obama’s comment wasn’t made in specific reference to providing gasoline for cars. That would be Kate’s interpretation/added spin.
Obama is right, US shouldn’t use that “dirty” tar sands oil; it’s better to buy from Saudi Arabia. Yep, load up them supertankers, that’ll be good for the environment, right?
People should think before they open their mouth.
Laws of Thermodynamics don’t seem to apply.
“[T]he possibilities of renewable energy are limitless,” he declared.
I’m still pretty sure that energy cannot be created or destroyed but only changed into different forms of energy. Since there is a finite amount of energy in the universe I believe the limit is clearly defined.
Where’s Vitruvius to confirm my suspicions?
Wouldn’t it be nice if both Obama and the Financial post knew what the hell they were talking about?
QE
fossil fools….ER..fuels were irrelivent in the 19th century, it was horse power and sla…..woman power back then, with a few steam engines thrown in
Both the Ubermessiah and McCocaine believe they can free America from high oil prices by elliminating sources of cheap oil from the USA and friendly countries, and banning coal and nuclear power stations, and only buying oil from its enemies.
If America goes down, we know who to blame: those who believe the US of A will run on blow-hard wind and fart-arse solar.
Bartertown ! I love it …..
I had a picture in mind of hordes of lefty/libs in hemp shawls and birkenstocks shoveling hog manure in the methane plants of the future … the guys without guns or balls get to do the shoveling eh?
“This (Canadian Oil Sands web)site will wind up either being flooded by the perpetually disgruntled and brainwashed Grade 5 students…..”
In other words, Obama supporters. Just say it.
First, it was NAFTA that Obama was attacking, now it’s the oilsands? At least McCain came to Canada and appears to understand that Canada has the big hammer when it comes to energy, dirty or not.
Until the US starts allowing drilling in Alaska and offshore, they have no power over Canada in the energy sector. They (Obama and the mayors) actually look like ignorant fools. You want secure oil? Obama, up here, Canada!
Why is it that everyone is rushing to stake their claim in the Arctic? Might it be oil and gas? No, couldn’t be, they like the beaches.
He is a politician–and he does hope to get elected. What’s he going to burn in his limo?? Watermelon seed oil!! (Just kidding.)
Well I think we should re-open NAFTA. And the re-negotiating should include
1. Absolutely NO wAter sales
2. No constraints on the sale of petroleum products. In that way we can refuse to ship them oil sands petroleum and jack up the price of other oil (they can buy as much as they want). That would then subsidize the oil sands oil so it can be sold to Canadians at substantial better pricing. Like perhaps 75 cents per litre of gas.
It would be fun (not to mention econominally beneficial) to stick it to the yanks for a change.
Horny Toad
“It would be fun (not to mention econominally beneficial) to stick it to the yanks for a change.”
Mind gettin’ in line?
BDS
Obama is using the Bush=Republicans=Iraq=Oil=EVIL spin to keep the MSM talking heads(especially Oprah)on side. The Messiah must be right after all.
Especially when it comes to energy dependence and technology saving the day in the form of alternative energy.
Batteries
Let America go electric for its transportation needs. Replace that “dirty” fossil fuel technology with batteries. Batteries that auto makers will never be able to mass produce in the quantities America requires due to the EPA killing the manufacturing process.
China and India will be where they are made, Then imported into America only to be exported out again for disposal thanks to the EPA.
That’s self reliant isn’t it!
All the while China and India will produce internal combustion engines for there transportation needs because electricity will be required for their industry. Oil will be used for transportation, not just because its efficient, but it is their RIGHT to advance as economic and industrial nations in the most expedient and efficient maner possible.
Watching LA and New York rationing “Charging Allotments” due to brown outs will please the EPA because they did their job in blocking anything that would have helped America from becoming energy self sufficient.
Way to go Obama!
China salutes you!
Thankfully, its not going to happen. Battery labeled snake oil.
I can’t tell whether Obama is preternaturally cynical, or dumb as a post. It is pretty obvious that if we don’t buy Canadian oil, China will, and we will buy some other oil to replace it, accomplishing nothing positive.
The logical result of Obama’s policies will be the same as the logical result of Gray Davis’s policies in California, first leave yourself defenseless and at the mercy of others on energy, then cry foul when others do the logical thing and jack up the price.
Unfortunately, “RecallObama.com” domain name has already been taken, not that it is possible to recall a president, like what happened to Davis.
US Mayors are whining about Canadian Oil Sands Oil, you know a”19th-century fossil fuel”. So, grant them their wish and sell it to China. They will take all of it and the US Mayors can sleep at night.
If BO becomes POTUS – which I think is highly unlikely – we will be pining for the days of a comparative moderate like Carter.
Relating to the Dems.,caught a talk show on a Denver radio station last night regarding the Democratic conv.coming up in Denver.this fall.It has been labelled the ‘Greenest show on Earth’ and this host was really ridiculing the lofty goals of the big show.This am,I found article from Wall Street Journal (by Stephanie Simon)on same.Some highlights:
15,000 fanny packs for volunteers must be made of organic cotton.By unionized labor.In the USA.After scouring the country,the ‘official merchandiser concludes ‘they don’t exist’
ditto for the ball-caps.”we have a union cap,or an organic cap,but we don’t have an organic,union cap”
Much of the hand-wringing can be blamed on Denver’s Dem.mayor who challenged his party to ‘make this the greenest conv.in the history of the planet Conv.organizers hired the first ever ‘Director of Greening’ longtime environmental activist Andrea Robinson.Her response to the mayor’s challenge:”that terrifies me!”
The last time the dems met in Denver was in 1908,they dispatched horse-drawn wagons to bring snow from the Rocky Mtns to cool the mtg.hall.Ms.Robinson suspected modern day delegates would prefer air-conditioning.So,she quickly modified the mayor’s goal:she’d supervise the most sustainable political conv. in modern American history.
Now,she must pull it off.
To test whether the celabratory ballons advertised as biodegradable actually will decompose,Ms.robinson buried samples in a steaming compost heap.She hired an Official Carbon Adviser who will measure the greenhouse gas emissions of every placard,every plane trip,every appetizer prepared and every coffee cup tossed.The Dems hope to pay penance for those emissions by investing in renewable energy projects.
There will be 900 volunteers to ‘police’ the trash-they will ‘paw thru every bag before it’s hauled away’
-NO fried food..theory is ‘nutritious food is more vibrant’ and each meal will contain at least three food colors..garnishes don’t count.
70% of food must be organic or grown locally,to minimize emissions from fuel burned in transport. Matt Burns,a spokesman for the Republicans,said,’one would think,that the Dems in Denver have bigger fish to bake-they’ve ruled out frying- than mandating color-co-ordinated pretzel platters’
Read the rest,includes a big conflict as well with Coors brewing co.
Here in Vermont the fear is that everybody is going to switch to electric space heaters on account of the cost of oil, and the grid will be overloaded. The reason our electricity is so cheap? Glad you asked, it is the nuclear power plant the greens are trying to shut down.
Obama threating Alberta oil is like a junkie threatening his pusher. When America need its energy fix, high-falutin’ principles won’t mean much.
horny toad, would the same restrictions apply to the yanks. you know that they ship us far more water than visa versa.
Yes, the 19th century truly were the bad ‘ole days before catalytic converters were installed on the latest hybrid horse buggy…
Can someone who isn’t a leftard please inform this twit when the internal combustion engine took over from steam? The first “horseless carriage” wasn’t invented until the late 1880’s and it wasn’t until the model-t that the auto went into wide use. In the year 1900 there may have been 2000 autos ever made but I doubt it was that many. It was more likely to be a few hundred or less.
Does BHO know where Alberta is, do those mayors know, that we are not in the mid-east.
Listen to the americans cry when we decide to shut of their supply, for even a few days, just to show them the results.
“It would be fun (not to mention econominally beneficial) to stick it to the yanks for a change.”
Horny Toad
Mind gettin’ in line?
Jim R
You tell em Jim,, Mexicans are stealing our jobs, Muslims are trying to shove Sharia down our throats, Blacks want reparations from racist whitey, China is ruining our economy, North Korea is printing our money faster than we are, US Health Insurance has tripled, Ribeyes at $15/lb., and you want to stick it to the Yanks over some Oil Sands?
Hahahahaha,,, that’s really funny.
,
The modern use of petroleum does indeed date to the 19th century. From the Petroleum History Institute’s website (among other possible references):
“The mission of the Petroleum History Institute is to pursue the history, heritage and development of the modern oil industry from its 1859 inception in Oil Creek Valley, Pennsylvania, to its early roots in other regions in North America and the subsequent spread throughout the world to its current global status.”
Perhaps the Obama people should examine their own sources of oil vs. Alberta oilsands for polution.
Shale oil and gas both emit more GHG. Venezuala, and Mexico both produce heavy dirty oil. U.S. produces 3% of its own oil, but uses 25%.
Alaska oil and gas must pass through Canada in a pipeline, and U.S. needs a new secure source of gas. The alternative is by tanker for oil, (a nono to greenies) or LNG for gas – cost. I’d say Canada holds the trump cards.
QE
And what was the total output for the year 1859? 3 Quarts?
You have too much time on your hands if you think googling useless information that doesn’t change the point.
“Listen to the americans cry when we decide to shut of their supply, for even a few days, just to show them the results. ”
OMG! Canada is going to go on strike! But to be honest, we deserve it if we elect this guy, who five years ago was a state senator from Illinois making sure that families got their food stamps and potholes got fixed.
The same people who want to “stick it to the US” support Obama. Hmmm. I wonder who they would support if they truly had the US’s best interests at heart? The Obamanation is surely a worldwide phenomenon.
By the way, have fun defending your Arctic from Vladmir Putin, who is laying claim for oil all over up there. I am sure you can stop him with one Inuit posted every hundred miles with a Springfield rifle. I am not really sure whose side we would be on if it comes to blows between you and our good friend Denmark over Hans Island. Studious neutrality while you face a formidable air force with your Sea King choppers will be our policy, I am sure.
Tim,
I’m not one of the AntiAmerican types but you must admit, a nation doesn’t rely on Americans to support their interests as Americans (like every other country on earth) are intested in their own interests.
You haven’t been any help thus far and we can’t expect that to change. In fact, the US gov’t doesn’t even consider Canadian Internal waterways to be Canadian territory against every international convention revolving around marine territory.
Sorry buddy, we weren’t holding our breath waiting for uncle sam to help us out. Of course the leftards are waiting for the UN to come to the rescue. They’re even dumber than average.
As for retards and other Obama supporters, they’ll get the government they vote for, and suffer for it.
Warwick, the “point” of this post isn’t to criticize any particular aspect of Obama’s energy policy position, but to highlight what Kate thinks is a erroneous factual claim within his speech. If others want to use the opportunity to launch a tangential screed against Obama, so be it, but the fact remains that this post takes specific issue with Obama’s claim that oil is a ‘19th c. fossil fuel.’
Since you asked, 2000 barrels that first year, and by 1899, over 50 million barrels annually. This volume is admittedly small relative to more recent production levels, but nevertheless is of sufficient quantity to place the origins of the modern oil industry firmly in the 19th c.
Or tell me, do you think there’s some numerical threshold that must be crossed before the pre-modern oil era becomes the modern one? 100 million barrels? 1 billion?
Stelmach: Who run Bartertown?
Obama: Damn it! I told you, no more embargos.
Stelmach: More, Blaster. Who run Bartertown? Who – run – Bartertown?
Obama: You know who.
Stelmach: Say.
Obama: Alberta.
Stelmach: Say loud.
Obama: Alberta runs Bartown.
Stelmach: Louder!
Obama: Alberta runs Bartown.
Stelmach: Lift embargo.
I personally am somewhat addicted to water, which I’m almost certain was discovered before the 19th century, maybe even way, way earlier than that. I think water used to be dirtier in those olden days before the invention of the municipal water treatment facility.
I personally am somewhat addicted to water, which I’m almost certain was discovered before the 19th century, maybe even way, way earlier than that. I think water used to be dirtier in those olden days before the invention of the municipal water treatment facility. I occaisionaly opt for newer technologies like beer, and wine, but I think they go away back too. I try not to indulge too much in the latest technology, stuff like Coke, or Pepsi.
To: Lone Ranger. Good one Ranger!! i thought cottonseed oil would burn cleaner!!
QE,
The early oil production was for kerosene for lamps, not gasoline for cars.
Nice try though.
Does anyone see the Irony of a black Democrat nominee being announced at a convention that has banned fried food(chicken). This has Billery written all over it. I wonder if they will also ban watermelons due to the carbon emissions from transporting these large fruit. Perhaps they should have some Granny Smith apples.
I wouldn’t suggest Canada goes on strike. Steven Abootman found this out the hard way on South Park episode 1204 (#171)
http://www.southparkzone.com/episodes/1204/Canada-on-Strike.html
“You haven’t been any help thus far ”
OK, so absent the US, Canada would not have had any problem handling the Soviet neighbors, unlike, say, Afghanistan, Most of Eastern Europe, etc. Whatever. People only see what they want to see. And this statement is a wee bit strong
“against every international convention revolving around marine territory”
You can’t project sufficient power to enforce any law you may pass, that is one international convention regarding sovereignty. Get a military and your position might be stronger. And waterways that connect ocean to ocean are not “internal” by universally accepted defintion. Usually it is the leftards who state complicated issues in terms of absolutes.
But this is completely beside the point. The poster who suggested an embargo of the US, probably beating off on the keyboard while doing so, has not given the slightest thought to what it means, and Obama is a fool, clear and simple.
oops sorry about the caps on irony
Let the Obama nation defend his every stupid comment. It only hurts their credibility, and they are going to wish they had it back as Erkel keeps sticking his foot in it day after day.
Warwick, you can shift the goalposts all you like. At the end of the day, Obama’s comment wasn’t made in specific reference to providing gasoline for cars. That would be Kate’s interpretation/added spin.
Obama is right, US shouldn’t use that “dirty” tar sands oil; it’s better to buy from Saudi Arabia. Yep, load up them supertankers, that’ll be good for the environment, right?
People should think before they open their mouth.
Laws of Thermodynamics don’t seem to apply.
“[T]he possibilities of renewable energy are limitless,” he declared.
I’m still pretty sure that energy cannot be created or destroyed but only changed into different forms of energy. Since there is a finite amount of energy in the universe I believe the limit is clearly defined.
Where’s Vitruvius to confirm my suspicions?
Wouldn’t it be nice if both Obama and the Financial post knew what the hell they were talking about?
QE
fossil fools….ER..fuels were irrelivent in the 19th century, it was horse power and sla…..woman power back then, with a few steam engines thrown in
Both the Ubermessiah and McCocaine believe they can free America from high oil prices by elliminating sources of cheap oil from the USA and friendly countries, and banning coal and nuclear power stations, and only buying oil from its enemies.
If America goes down, we know who to blame: those who believe the US of A will run on blow-hard wind and fart-arse solar.
Bartertown ! I love it …..
I had a picture in mind of hordes of lefty/libs in hemp shawls and birkenstocks shoveling hog manure in the methane plants of the future … the guys without guns or balls get to do the shoveling eh?