Venezuela offers fuel, food to hurricane-hit US

Yahoo News | 8/30/05

[msnimje]

He is doing precisely the right thing. We should accept his aid and all other his example generates and humbly say thanks

This week he called on the President of the United States to extradite Pat Robertson to Venezuela for punishment. I don't think we should be dealing Chavez at all. If it were up to me, we wouldn't use his oil either.

[Brofholdonow]

Maybe Pat Robertson will be the laison for this noble effort from Fidel's good friend.

[ARCADIA]

Talk is cheap.

Maybe he will come through, maybe he won't; if he does we will appreciate it. What I want to know is where are the rest of our alleged friends? Where is the UN organized rescue effort? It loks like our global "partners" just don't give a damn.

[Doe Eyes]

Guess we know who our real friends are.

Not a word from the UK or Australia.

[wmileo]

"C'mon Chauvez, I'll take your gas"

We already received his gas the moment he opened his mouth.

[funkywbr]

Yeah right! Wake me when the 1st Tamker rolls in!

[Cobra64]

They already jacked the gas price to 3.00 a gallon...

Who is "they?"

[js1138]

Isn't Citgo owned by these folks?

[Paul C. Jesup]

Bingo! He wants that bullseye off of him.

Exactly, but it is to our advantage in the long term, because we will get the aid he is offering. Also, it will take the heat off of him from us, but the iranian mullahs are going to be angry with him for doing this, thus defusing the creation of a possible oil axis.

[Amalie]

Trickly lil' SOB, ain't he. In all honesty, if it is a real strings-free offer, it would put President Bush in a hard spot to turn it down. We still have no idea how bad it will get before NO is completely underwater. My worst-case scenario - they'll never get the water back out of it....

[JoeSixPack1]

...but where is the UN or our close "friends and allies" in this mess.

And where is that pukeface that called our entire nation "CHEAP" as we were almost singlehandedly feeding every tsunami victim we or anyone else could find!

[Cobra64]

When we NEED your OIL, we will TAKE IT! Amazing how these freaks think they have the power to bargain.

What flavor of KOOL-Aid are you drinking?

[Antonello]

This week he called on the President of the United States to extradite Pat Robertson to Venezuela for punishment. I don't think we should be dealing Chavez at all. If it were up to me, we wouldn't use his oil either.

When people are watching everything they own get ripped away, when they are devastated, without food or shelter, and devoid of hope, it is no time to assert prideful, political spite. Accepting aid in time of need from one that you would under normal conditions consider an adversary is not weakness, any more than offering it when the conditions are reversed is a sign of superiority.

Sometimes even those you hate help their fellow man in times of disaster.

[metmom]

I'll believe it when I see it but really, I don't remember anyone else making an offer like this after a disaster like this. God can reach the hardest hearts. Remember Nebbachadnezzer.

[Shannon]

This may turn out to be a worse disaster than the tsunami. Expect to see the movie stars etc start donating big time. I hope so anyway.

[splint]

Expect to see NO ONE from Hollywood donate. Oh, there MIGHT be a fundraiser but youre dreamin if you think they'll donate.

[bert]

Thjat was then, this is now.

Chavez is a problem but accepting his gesture of aid is an excellant step in the right direction. The proper exercise of power involves adroit dealing with ones opponents. We have vast two way trade and there are more people interested in maintaining the trade than opposing it.

[COEXERJ145]

They already jacked the gas price to 3.00 a gallon...

Except it to go up another $1.00 to $1.50 by the end of the week if not sooner.

[COEXERJ145]

Except=Expect.

[Antonello]

Might be, but where is the UN or our close "friends and allies" in this mess.

Well, I finally found something that shows the UN has at least heard of Hurricane Katrina. Too bad the extent of the 'aid' they are offering amounts to basically telling us we should have been better prepared. But the good news is this disaster will 'provide an opportune moment for the media to pass the message that it is important for all to be prepared in the future.'

Thank God for the UN. Everything is all better now. /sarcasm