Yes..the whole CITGO thing is bothersome. I never buy it either but it's still around.
From their website:
"CITGO is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., the national oil company of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Venezuela, through PDVSA, has made substantial investments in CITGO, allowing CITGO to grow dramatically and become a major player in the world’s energy market."
Even worse from commondreams.org:
"Looking for an easy way to protest Bush foreign policy week after week? And an easy way to help alleviate global poverty? Buy your gasoline at Citgo stations.
And tell your friends.
Of the top oil producing countries in the world, only one is a democracy with a president who was elected on a platform of using his nation’s oil revenue to benefit the poor. The country is Venezuela. The President is Hugo Chavez. Call him “the Anti-Bush.”"
Neither these tools or Chavez give a damn about the poor - they are just props in their propaganda game.