Author Topic: Remember when gas prices skyrocketed under Bush... (Read 1675 times)

Fury · « **on:** July 13, 2011, 04:02:11 PM »

...and the media wouldn't STFU about them? I haven't heard jack shit about gas prices in months now. So much so that I actually realized I've been conditioned to be ecstatic about finding gas for $3.90 a gallon yesterday. And that was regular.

Derp, derp, the media is objective. Derp, the media is balanced. Derp, the media asks the hardball questions.

240: "Derrrrr, what's the job of the media?"

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2011, 06:17:03 PM »

The msm is in full reelect barry mode on all fronts.

OzmO · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2011, 06:21:51 PM »

Easy explanation.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2011, 06:23:13 PM »

Its the truth. The media largely frames the debate.

They are in 24 7 "operation reelect barry" mode.

MM2K · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2011, 06:53:39 PM »

I remember back when Bush was president, the USA Today used to have this headline ticker at the top of the front page every day, which showed the current average price of gasoline and the average price of a year ago. Do they still have that?

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2011, 06:58:57 PM »

Quote from: MM2K on July 13, 2011, 06:53:39 PM

I remember back when Bush was president, the USA Today used to have this headline ticker at the top of the front page every day, which showed the current average price of gasoline and the average price of a year ago. Do they still have that?

No to mention breaking news every time a soldier died.

Agnostic007 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2011, 07:01:15 PM »

Gas is 3.30 a gallon here.. lower than bush

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2011, 07:02:15 PM »

Quote from: Agnostic007 on July 13, 2011, 07:01:15 PM

Gas is 3.30 a gallon here.. lower than bush

For most of the 8 years? No.

In NYS is still over 4 dollars.

OzmO · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2011, 07:51:27 PM »

This isn't a big deal because we have been here before. We all knew that when gas prices went up again there wasn't going to be the same outcry as before.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2011, 07:55:42 PM »

Quote from: OzmO on July 13, 2011, 07:51:27 PM

This isn't a big deal because we have been here before. We all knew that when gas prices went up again there wasn't going to be the same outcry as before.

Correct.

Bush gas prices = Cheney, haliburton, Saudis , 911 ct's, etc.

Obama high gas prices = not potus fault, weather, global warming, speculators, etc

Truth. Obama in never to blame for anything at all. Everything that goes well is due to his competence, expertise, graciousness, and expertise.

Anything that goes wrong has nothing to do with him, weather related, bush' fault, etc.

Quote for truth.

OzmO · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:11:32 PM »

Dude that's what you got from my post?

I wasn't blaming Bush, you homophobe, I was only showing why people aren't freaked out as much because they already Experienced $4 a bgallon gas. It was predicted on this board back then too.

My post Had nothing to do with bush or obama.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:13:52 PM »

Quote from: OzmO on July 13, 2011, 08:11:32 PM

Dude that's what you got from my post?

I wasn't blaming Bush, you homophobe, I was only showing why people aren't freaked out as much because they already Experienced $4 a bgallon gas. It was predicted on this board back then too.

My post Had nothing to do with bush or obama.

Ha ha ha. People don't care as much because they are not working, driving, vacationing, etc.

Energy prices are killing the economy.

OzmO · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:15:50 PM »

No.

They care about it, bitch about it, but not like the first time. If this was the first time, OB would be getting shredded like Bush was.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:16:49 PM »

Quote from: OzmO on July 13, 2011, 08:15:50 PM

No.

They care about it, bitch about it, but not like the first time. If this was the first time, OB would be getting shredded like Bush was.

Not true! It's all the collective media narrative.

OzmO · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:19:36 PM »

The. Media is a business if people were outraged as much. As in 2007 there would be the same coverage.

Stop the media CT bullshit.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:23:16 PM »

Quote from: OzmO on July 13, 2011, 08:19:36 PM

The. Media is a business if people were outraged as much. As in 2007 there would be the same coverage.

Stop the media CT bullshit.

It's not a ct. 88 percent f these pukes voted for Obama. They are all in the tank for him.

OzmO · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:49:10 PM »

Quote from: 333386 on July 13, 2011, 08:23:16 PM

It's not a ct. 88 percent f these pukes voted for Obama. They are all in the tank for him.

No.

That's not why there isn't the same coverage.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2011, 08:52:30 PM »

Quote from: OzmO on July 13, 2011, 08:49:10 PM

No.

That's not why there isn't the same coverage.

Yawn. You could switch out gas prices for any other issue and it's the same shit. Please bro - don't act so stupid. Others I expect that from, not from you.

OzmO · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2011, 09:43:47 PM »

Quote from: 333386 on July 13, 2011, 08:52:30 PM

Yawn. You could switch out gas prices for any other issue and it's the same shit. Please bro - don't act so stupid. Others I expect that from, not from you.

No, you are being stupid here. Everyone knew an expected the outcry to be far less when prices went back up

240 is Back · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2011, 09:47:21 PM »

the media is a business. it's that simple.

maybe you have some romantic viewpoint of the Edward Murrow days, but let's face it, wasn't that Civil War photog famous for re-posing dead bodies to frame things the way he wanted?

it's a business. Liberal viewers are younger and SPEND MORE MONEY. Conservative viewers are older and SPEND LESS MONEY. So commericals (and therefore news tv shows) are mainly geared toward younger (libereal viewers). FOX fills the niche for conservative viewers and does well.

But the reason most of "the media" is liberal is because most cash spending, revenue-delivering, commercial-watching viewers are liberal. it's taht simple.

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #20 on:** July 13, 2011, 10:45:36 PM »

I'm just curious, who isn't talking about? When it took it's big jumps a while back, it was all over news stations.

I just did a google search for "gas prices" in the news section that returned 15,600,000 results for the last week. A lot of those will be repeat stories, but searching a combination of search terms around gas prices I was able to find stories in many many major newspapers as well as stories on tv news.

It seems to me like they're talking about it. what am I missing?

Fury · « **Reply #21 on:** July 14, 2011, 04:19:04 AM »

Quote from: Hugo Chavez on July 13, 2011, 10:45:36 PM

I'm just curious, who isn't talking about? When it took it's big jumps a while back, it was all over news stations.

I just did a google search for "gas prices" in the news section that returned 15,600,000 results for the last week. A lot of those will be repeat stories, but searching a combination of search terms around gas prices I was able to find stories in many many major newspapers as well as stories on tv news.

It seems to me like they're talking about it. what am I missing?

Wow, you did a Google search? Astounding! Scientific proof right there, folks.

Watch or read any of the major MSM organizations and there is a blatant discrepancy between how they approached $3.00 gas with Bush and how they're handling sustained $4.00 gas with Obama.

The True Adonis · « **Reply #22 on:** July 14, 2011, 05:10:48 AM »

Quote from: BerzerkFury on July 14, 2011, 04:19:04 AM

Wow, you did a Google search? Astounding! Scientific proof right there, folks.

Watch or read any of the major MSM organizations and there is a blatant discrepancy between how they approached $3.00 gas with Bush and how they're handling sustained $4.00 gas with Obama.

And thats your "scientific proof"?

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #23 on:** July 14, 2011, 10:20:22 AM »

Quote from: BerzerkFury on July 14, 2011, 04:19:04 AM

Wow, you did a Google search? Astounding! Scientific proof right there, folks.

Watch or read any of the major MSM organizations and there is a blatant discrepancy between how they approached $3.00 gas with Bush and how they're handling sustained $4.00 gas with Obama.

Yea, it's real special... I'm really hyped about it... I did a few searches on the INTERNETS and found several links to media sites, newspapers and major news organizations that had raised issue with gas prices. Why couldn't you do this before saying nobody was talking about it? From what I see they're talking about the gas prices...

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #24 on:** July 14, 2011, 10:24:21 AM »

LOL, just go do the search, set the parameters however you want... It's pretty clear they're talking about it.

BF missed it in the papers and on the news so it's our fault lol.. maybe BF just missed it...

When the prices jumped up several months ago, the shit was all over the news... and it's still in the news... up down up.... they're talking about it all over the news.