[aruanan]

As the largest single consumer of oil in the world I’m suggesting that we put our boot heels on the throats of the bastards that are artificially inflating the prices and keep them there until they submit or suffocate.

Please, it's embarrassing to see someone make such a fool of himself in public, though it is entertaining to see many others answer your populist hysteria with actual facts.

[Anonymous Rex]

Is it now, and just what facts might those be? So far I haven’t seen a single “fact” that disproves my contention that speculators (many of whom are controlled by big oil) are causing this problem.

The big oil execs themselves admitted yesterday that they are doing what’s best for their shareholders. What does that sound like to you?

The price of gas more than doubles in just a few years and the majority of you yahoo’s just lap up out of the bowl what the big oil companies are putting down for you to drink.

It’s pathetic.

[Anonymous Rex]

Read em’ and weep, articles from as recently as this week and as far back as 2005.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-roberts10dec10,0,7648253.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail

http://www.jubileeinitiative.org/RiggedOil.html

http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=00100

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06212007/business/oil_speculators_secret_business_john_crudele.htm

http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/20/news/economy/senate_commodities/index.htm?postversion=2008052010

http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/features/fex53581.htm