JimboF's Blog

Obama MEND-ing Fences

2008-05-06T13:46:31Z

While Hillary Clinton panders her gas tax 'relief' program that will help reduce the price of gas very little (if at all), Obama is actually doing something to solve petroleum issues abroad. In this Reuters report that got little attention yesterday, Obama evidently has convinced the MEND rebel group to consider a ceasefire.

Rebels who have stepped up attacks on Nigeria's oil industry in the last month said on Sunday they were considering a ceasefire appeal by U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has launched five attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta since it resumed a campaign of violence in April, forcing Royal Dutch Shell to shut more than 164,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd).
"The MEND command is seriously considering a temporary ceasefire appeal by Senator Barack Obama. Obama is someone we respect and hold in high esteem," the militant group said in an e-mailed statement.

Anyone who follows international news knows that Nigeria oil production has been drastically reduced in the past few years due to attacks on petroleum facilities in the Niger Delta. This has been one reason for the increase in gas prices. If peace is established in Nigeria, we can expect to see in increase in oil production out of Nigeria. Thus, prices could drop. As the article concludes:

The latest wave of attacks and an eight-day strike by senior oil workers at U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil which ended on Thursday, had slashed Nigeria's output by 50 percent, helping to push oil prices to new records.

Kudos to Obama for actually doing something about the oil crisis. If he can solve problems like these as a Presidential candidate, imagine what he could do in office.

Here is another link to the article.

Grandpa Simpson/John McCain Video

2008-04-20T03:30:03Z

Some have blogged about getting the Grandpa Simpson label to stick to McCain. McCain is old. He's tired. He's crabby. He's crazy. He loves Matlock. If elected, it's possible that he'll attempt to eliminate 2 states...starting with Missouri. McCain and Abe Simpson are just alike. So, a small campaign has been started to help make the label stick. Watch and disseminate...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wW5Eqycf4d4

Video: Pennsylvanians discuss 'bitter' comments

2008-04-13T18:10:39Z

This is a very short post and I hate to add to FOX News' website clicks, but these two videos are very revealing. It turns out that some communities are bitter:

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/04/12/are-people-bitter-in-pennsylvania/

This issue has potential to blow up in Hillary, McCain, and the media's face.

What's up with Politico?

2008-04-12T15:33:18Z

They've already labeled Obama's 'bitter' comments a gaffe and a stumble, even though Obama is sticking by his comments. One of their 'journalists' stated that Obama was taking a 'swipe' at rural voters. This was no gaffe. This was no stumble. This was certainly not a swipe. Politico wants nothing more than to extend this race so that they can generate more clicks and thus more ad revenue. They can continue to misread, distort, and tell outright lies all they want. But I would submit that it's Politico and other news outlets (e.g. Jake Tapper) that are out of touch with America, more so than Clinton and McCain. Being from rural America, I can confirm that people are, in fact, bitter when it comes to the economy and the failed promises of past Presidents. And they do turn to other places for comfort such as other political issues and to social ideas. I don't need Politico, a D.C. based outfit, to tell me that what Obama said is not true. They are wrong, and Obama is right.