Panic about fuel supplies leads to long lines in Britain in 2000.
Picture from BBC article up above.
Posted on 04/24/2006 10:42:01 PM PDT by ncountylee
Folks are afraid to be called racist.
Many here on FR are Mexican descended themselves. They are allied with their kinsmen.
Identity is a strong pull for most folks except white Americans
No. You will be responsible for handing the Democrats congress. Then sit back and watch your taxes go up and prepare for more terrorist attacks while government hand-outs for everybody (not just illegal immigrants) skyrocket.
Perceived fuel scarcity probably causes the biggest increase in fuel prices.
Spread the word that fuel supplies will be limited and, voila, the the prices shoot up. Doesn't matter whether the stories are true. I'm sure that the libs are happy to pass along any scare stories that they think they can get away with.
Everyone wants a full tank of gas in their car if they are afraid they won't be able to get gas or if they are afraid the price will go up.
When everyone insists on a full tank, a "shortage" is created. I saw what panic did 2-3 decades ago.
Tuesday, 19 September, 2000, 17:05 GMT 18:05 UK Ration warning over fuel panic
Petrol may have to be rationed if motorists continue to panic buy, oil companies have warned.Unfounded rumours that blockades were about to be reintroduced caused huge queues at garages around the UK. The police, the government and oil firms appealed for calm.
The rumours, which started in South Wales, have spread rapidly to other parts of the country, leading to a warning from the Petrol Retailers Association that the situation could become "extremely serious". [snip]
The panic buying began when an inaccurate report on a local radio station in South Wales, Red Dragon FM, on Monday, said fuel protesters were about to restart their action.
BP warned that if the panic buying continued, the 46 sites previously designated for emergency only might once again have to be closed to the public.
Panic about fuel supplies leads to long lines in Britain in 2000.
Picture from BBC article up above.
ping to basic article
How so? Tell me exactly, how does voting for Republicans hand the Dems the Congress? Can't wait to see how you spin out of this one.
Thank you for your comments
What is truly fascinating to observe on FR these days, is all those people who are in total denial about the lack of conservative leadership we've received from this GOP President and Congress on domestic issues. After Clinton, we all had high hopes for Bush to get America back to more of the Reagan model of conservative governance. We expected sound and solid leadership from our elected officials and not for our leaders to make the same mistakes of the past all over again. After 5-1/2 years its quite obvious Bush, Cheney, Hastert, Frist and the rest of the GOP majority have dropped the ball on issue, after issue, after issue. Pathetic!
Even though the country was in a recession, property values were decreasing and it seemed like everyone was getting downsized, the reneging on the tax pledge was the big one for me. Nothing else (the deficit, proposed NAFTA and loss of jobs ) Ross Perot said would have resonated with the voters if the taxes had stayed the same.
Also Bush was suffering from a chronic ailment and looked sickly and lethargic in the debates, especially the last one. Voters enjoy voting for a person who appears able to live out the term.
Very cute..another third party advocate. Dream on. All the infighting is just over what will be the main issues in November. Sit back and relax..the GOP ain't going anywhere and immigration is pulling up the rear end of the the elephant's arse.
you make a good point, mdbob.
---You know, there ARE other problems in this country.
I hope you all are happy after you all sit home and elect Democrats.---
Do you let strangers come into your home univited and let them make themselves to home, then critisize members of your own family when they complain about the situation?
Thanks for your post. There are more of us of your view than the naysayers would like us to believe.
"after you all sit home"
I don't believe anyone will sit home. I believe they (@30%) will be out voting third party. At least, that's what the FR poll showed,I think.
>>And I don't understand why the president is taking all the heat for the immigration problem. What about the past presidents who have done nothing to address it? What about a congress that has done nothing about it for decades?<<
9/11 should have been a wake up call to tighten the borders. It wasn't, at least for the President.
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