Disturbing Email

BA17 · #1 02-19-2006, 11:34 PM

I got one of those boycott so and so emails today. I kept thinking about it and decided to check it out. The email was about Citgo (gas) apparently Citgo is owned by Venezalua. I am sure you have heard of this country's leader, Chavez, and his anti America attitude. I went to www.citgo.com and followed links to http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO.jsp and found out that the company is indeed owned by the State of Venezalua.

I am not sure that I want to do business with a company that ultimately is funding anti-American politics. Chavez has expressed interest in destorying America and promoting his socialist platform. Can anyone share a different opinion? I am hoping that non of this is true and it is all just a hoax.

Sorry if this is in the wrong area and sorry for a political topic.

Thanks,
BA

Finster · #2 02-19-2006, 11:39 PM

As this is not a politicaly orientet site, I have to say......F'm!
If we stop using their gas it will hurt them much more than us. They have a crude that is basicly unsellable anywhere else. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

BTW, this my put a little more light on the subject.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021901063.html

BTW2, besides the Russians would be happy to take up the slack. I don't know if many of you guys see them, but Lukoil stations are popping up all over around here. Saw the first one at the docks last week.

Not sure if thats good or bad.

hermco · #3 02-22-2006, 07:30 PM

Don't worry they were fully investigated and checked out by DHS,NSA etc. and thats why bush just let them buy the rights to run the Mississippi river!

Finster · #4 02-22-2006, 07:50 PM

Spoken just like a liberal.

Next thing you know you'll be driven a Mako.

hermco · #5 02-22-2006, 07:54 PM

Hillary is comin by this weekend for a barbeque. Care to join us Finster? Bring your camera and maybe get some pics! Maybe she will drop her top for ya! I know your a closet Hillary lovin repug!

Finster · #6 02-22-2006, 08:02 PM

Now thats hit'n below the belt.

I've never once made issue of your close ties to Sharpton, now have I?

Ya think she's got silver dollars?

hermco · #7 02-22-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Ya think she's got silver dollars?

Now thats disturbing!
Just comin over the wires,bush sold the Chinese ..........

Abe's Rocket · #8 02-23-2006, 11:10 AM

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Ya think she's got silver dollars?

I just puked in my mouth.

Ikan Besar · #9 02-23-2006, 02:28 PM

If you're going to boycott Citgo because of Chavez' anti-American sentiment, you'd best widen the scope of your boycott to include a great many companies owned by all manner of foreign countries. For those that don't get out of the country much and therefore haven't heard, America ain't too popular worldwide at the moment.

hermco · #10 02-23-2006, 03:54 PM

More than half of U.S. debt available for public purchase is held by foreigners, according to the Treasury Department. In December, foreigners owned $2.2 trillion in U.S. Treasury securities out of a total of $4 trillion of privately held U.S. debt. The biggest holders were Japanese, who owned $685 billion of Treasury securities at the end of 2005.