Posted on 05/31/2008 1:23:50 PM PDT by Daniel T. Zanoza
RFFM.org Commentary
He's a shameless self-promoter. He bloviates with the best of them and admits it. And he has one of the most entertaining political shows on television. I'm talking about Bill O'Reilly and The O'Reilly Factor (FNC--Fox News Channel).
However, besides the incredibly useless segment titled, "Body Language" with guest Tanya Reiman, O'Reilly's plan to have Americans boycott purchases of gasoline on Monday's is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Body Language segment, it is almost as bad as his weekly interview with ...
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I don't know why anyone cares. This idiot gets picked up and driven to the show in a gas sucking limo like all the FOX personalities. Guarentees arrival time
That doesn’t make any sense. I don’t stop for gas every day, and I’m sure no one does. I usually stop when my gas gauge gets near “E”. If I was to boycott on the day I was almost out of gas, I couldn’t get to work. I can’t wait until the next day to buy gas. I suppose the days I don’t stop for gas could be considered boycotting. I’m trying to figure out how this would work even if I wanted to entertain such a notion.
He does seem to have a big blind spot when it comes to economics. Have always respected his going after issues that nobody else seems to, however. And, he’s pretty talented newscaster, been around a long time anyway.
What amazes me is that an industry like that is predicated now on opinions and political beliefs rather than ability in a chosen field. Hell, it’s happening in a lot of fields and it’s just scary.
But yeah, when he talks econ it gets wooly.
_Technically_ though, it’s better to keep above half at minimum, because of condensate problems over time, and many modern fuel pumps are cooled by the fuel in the tank. Too, running out of gas can be very dangerous depending on the area. It happens. Perennially running near “E” isn’t a good idea. Some folks can’t afford it, but otherwise...
Voting out 535 members of Congress will lower the price of gas quicker than a 1 day boycott. Throw the bums out!
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