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T. Boone Pickens on Larry King Live

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August 5, 12:19 PM

by Bernie Thomas, Baltimore News and Traffic Examiner

T. Boone Pickens, the man who made billions on oil, appeared on Larry King Live last night to tell us how we can free ourselves of its strangle hold. Considering the price of gas these days, maybe we should listen.

King opened the show with the now familiar sound bites of McCain and Obama pointing fingers and mocking each other’s “energy plan,” as if either of them actually have one. What they have are ideas, and they’re old ideas at that. As always, they continue to give us what we’ve become so used to getting. Hot air.

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, a King panelist, commented that we are the only country in the world that has made it illegal to access our own energy. Do you think that just might be part of the problem? You betcha!

When asked why we find ourselves in this situation, Pickens answered in one word. Leadership. Because gas was so cheap, there was no urgency to move us away from it, even while the rest of the world did. So, what to do about it? Pickens says he has a plan, something McCain and Obama, do not. In case you missed it, here’s your chance to catch up.

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Election Day — Now, it’s our turn

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“It’s not about the money. It’s about, sending a message.”The Joker—The Dark Knight Not all politicians see themselves as American Royalty. Most junior senators and representatives go to Washington with a gleam... Read More
Topics: economy , Congress , Presidential Race , US government , corruption , Term Limits , elections 2008

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October 28, 9:09 PM

“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need”Karl Marx Joe the Plumber asked Obama about his tax policies. He said he wouldn’t tax the Middle Class, only those making over two-hundred and fifty-thousand a... Read More
Topics: Obama , economy , Presidential Race , corruption , elections 2008 , Karl Marx , Marxism

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October 27, 4:54 PM

CNN reported today, “U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate disclosure forms. Stevens, 84, is the longest-serving Republican senator in history.”So what did we expect? Why are we distressed these... Read More
Topics: Congress , corruption , Ted Stevens , Term Limits , elections 2008

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