Posted on 02/20/2006 6:17:50 PM PST by BurtB
Boycott Chevron
Posted: February 20, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Al Gore got his share of criticism for attacking his country while on hostile, foreign soil last week.
And, of course, he deserved it.
In case you missed it, Gore took money from the Saudis – presumably big money, perhaps as much as $250,000 – to tell the Arab world that his country was guilty of "terrible abuses" against Arabs.
Gore claimed Arabs had been "indiscriminately rounded up" and held in "unforgivable" conditions following Sept. 11.
"The thoughtless way in which visas are now handled, that is a mistake," Gore said during the Jiddah Economic Forum. "The worst thing we can possibly do is to cut off the channels of friendship and mutual understanding between Saudi Arabia and the United States."
Gore must have missed the news that some 25,000 Saudi students are being given preferential visas to study in the United States in the next five years. (I'm an Arab-American and I wouldn't let one of them in the country unless it was on a layover to Gitmo.)
Gore told the largely Saudi audience, many of them educated at U.S. universities, that Arabs in the United States had been "indiscriminately rounded up, often on minor charges of overstaying a visa or not having a green card in proper order, and held in conditions that were just unforgivable."
"Unfortunately there have been terrible abuses and it's wrong," Gore said. "I do want you to know that it does not represent the desires or wishes or feelings of the majority of the citizens of my country."
But I don't want to talk any more about Al Gore. Suffice it to say he is a liar and a political prostitute. End of story.
Yet, perhaps because of the explosive nature of Gore's remarks, those of another participant in that same conference – call it "the conference of whores" – were all but overshadowed.
I refer to the remarks of Peter Robertson, vice chairman of Chevron.
I'm so incensed by what he said in Saudi Arabia that I personally will go out of my way to avoid filling up at Chevron stations until this clown is replaced or apologizes.
In criticizing President Bush's call for independence from foreign oil sources, Robertson, too, told the Saudis what they wanted to hear.
The United States would be better working toward energy "interdependence" with oil-producing countries, rather than seek independence.
Think long and hard about this today – the day we celebrate the birthday of the founder of our country, the man who helped achieve independence in a gallant war for liberty. (Let me also explain right here that there is no meaningful difference between "dependence" and "interdependence." Whenever you hear that word "interdependence" used by people who make it sound like a noble state, just substitute the word they really mean – "dependence.")
What would George Washington say about the kinds of foreign entanglements some Americans are encouraging today?
Like Gore, Robertson is all too willing to sell out his American birthright for a mess of oil.
"This notion of being energy independent is completely unreasonable," Robertson told the Mideast oil barons. "I don't think anyone actually believes that the U.S. can end its dependence on oil in the Middle East at all."
May I suggest to Robertson that he do his thinking about American policy and priorities back here in the United States – quietly and soberly – rather than thinking out loud in front of the entire Arab world?
Why would any American shoot his mouth off like this? I understand Gore. This kind of sleazy, treacherous behavior is what we have come to expect from him. But how does a guy get to be vice chairman of Chevron without learning a little bit about decorum and diplomacy and patriotism?
"Quite frankly, I think these comments [by President Bush] reflect some misunderstanding of global energy supply," he continued. "Saudi Arabia's massive resources will continue to promote international energy security and serve as a moderating force in balancing supply and demand."
This guy has a fundamental misunderstanding of "security" and "moderation."
Fifteen of the 19 9-11 attackers were born, bred, educated and trained in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia created the Taliban. Saudi Arabia birthed Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida. There's nothing "moderate" or "secure" about Saudi Arabia. It is a nation where it is illegal to worship God as anything but a Sunni, Wahhabi Muslim. It is a nation that prohibits Jews and Christians from even entering its most famous city, Mecca. It is a nation without a single church or synagogue. It is a nation that burns Bibles and arrests those who read them.
I hope you will join me as I declare my own personal energy independence movement from Chevron.
I believe that Joseph Farah is right.
We Should Boycott Chevron until VP Peter J. Robertson retracts his remarks.
The folowing quote "The United States would be better working toward energy "interdependence" with oil-producing countries, rather than seek independence. " (and more)
imply that the US should remain a vassal state to the house of Saud. Because "interdependence" really means "dependence".
http://www.chevron.com/about/company_profile/board_bio_robertson.asp
Peter J. Robertson is vice chairman of the board of Chevron Corporation.
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It is stupid to boycott anything based on a news item from either WorldNut Daily or New Smax.
Farah couldn't even give the quote, just one word. And we're supposed to follow his lead?
Joseph Farah is a lunatic. If he's right, it's by accident.
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Wow, this is the second time tonight that I'm using this link.
This guy Robertson is a brown-nose suckup...
Thank you. I fixed the link, changed the title, and changed the author.
Um... just what exactly would you expect an excutive of any company to say to its suppliers??? Call me crazy but I cannot see how this even compares to any remark that Gore has made.
Do you mean Citgo?
Aw Jeesh! I already boycott Exxon because they are a bunch of slimebuckets that polluted Alaska and then didn't have the gonads to face up to it and to this day are trying to litigate the thing to death. Then, they merged with Mobil, so I boycott them, also...then, you should avoid Citgo because of Hugo Chavez...now, this... and Chevron is the same as Texaco, so who is left? Fina? Shell? Racetrac?
What's all this talk about boycotting Cisco? I thought he was one of the good guys, him and his sidekick, Pancho. Oh, I know it's politically incorrect to have the stereotype Mexican running around like that, but...
What? Citgo?
Never mind.
I think you mean Emily Littela.
Never mind.
One word: fungible
He could have said nothing, just smiled and nodded, no?
Look if the President of the USA just told my suppliers we should learn to live without them I would probably be trying to soothe their fears too (its called business go figure). Maybe I am reading this wrong but he didn't bad mouth the Prez or the US or anything... he just said he disagreed with the Pres and that more likely the US is not going to go cold turkey on foreign oil.
Why in the heck would I boycott Chevron over that???
I wish the POTUS would, instead of running around sounding like Jerry Brown (1976) and Ariana Huffington.
Well I haven't seen a Chevron in my area, however, I'm boycotting Citgo...
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