I have an article written by Mac Johnson of Townhall in November's issue, that we are going to try to scan and post here for all to see. I got it when I signed up for their newsletter at Townhall.com. The site has tons of info, writers, etc. that I think ev1 would like.
Here are
infuriating excerpts from the article. There is a lot more but I can't type all of it. Jos. Kennedy is a thief! and that uncle of his doesn't want to wreck his view at the Kennedy compound. These excerpts will explain why liberal democrats refuse to drill. they are making money by refusing to do so.
Chavez is stealing oil from his own people to broker deals w/the Kennedys, and other democrats. Democrats who benefit from it are Delahunt and others and they oppose drillling in ANSWR, offshore and elsewhere but even oppose a wind farm off the coast of Nantucket - lest it ruin the view for the millionaire yachters, including on Ted Kennedy. America sits on billions of barrels of off-limit oil in our own backyard then sell out to Chavez for a few million gallons of oil sold at a 40% discount. Delahunt has made many Americans poorer by increasing energy prices, then offered charity to them in exchange for votes.
For the reaminder of the country, an unseen hand in our elections is that of Hugo Chavez, enabled by his Democratic supporters in congress:
The article says:
How a hostile foreign dictator is using the wholly owned CITGO Corp. to funnel more power to liberal Democrats in Congress. the crooks are Joseph Kennedy II, Wm. Delahunt, Democrat of the 10th Dist. in Mass. and dictator Hugo Chavez. Another snippet says: Jos. Kennedy, chairman and pres. of Citizens Energy, carries a fuel-oil hose to a a home in Quincy, Mass. The heating oil was provided by CITGO, a subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company that is run by the country's dictator, Hugo Chavez.
Kennedy, a former U.S. rep., is one of several democratic apologists for the S. American strongman who are using Chavez's oil for political gain. Here is a quote from Marxist Chavez: The U.S. empire is on the way down and it will be finished in the near future, for the good of all mankind. Go to H*ll, gringos. another quote by Mass. Rep. Bill Delahunt, Democrat: Hugo Chavez is an excellent friend. Another quote: America sits on billions of barrels of off-limit oil in our own backyard, while the democrats who put it off limits then sell out to Chavez for a few million gallons of oil sold at a 40 percent discount.As the plan has grown, Hispanics and African Americans have been targeted, even delivering oil to "select" bldgs., as noted on the U.S. House office website of
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-NY, in some areas such as NYC and not others. Indian reservations are also singled out for special treatment via the "CITGO-Venezuela Tribal Heating Oil Program. Chavez's power base in Venezuela lies in areas populated by Indians and other minorities, and
Chavez's CITGO effort appears to be aimed at recapitulating this constituency in the US, splitting Americans along racial and immigration lines. Democrats seem happy to play along.Chavez touts this program around the world as evidence of the injustice of America to its own people, ignoring that the poor in America are already eligible for food stamps, welfare, Medicaid and federal, state, local and private assistance with heating bills.
Wm. Delahunt of Mass. brokered a deal, using a meeting with Chavez, to obtain 12 million gallons of discounted heating oil to Delahunt's constituents in Mass. What Chavez rec'd in exchange was described as "good will" or a chance to demonstrate his corp. citizenship.
Massachusetts democrats are now essentially conducting their own foreign policy negotiations outside the authority of the State Dept.Delahunt quickly moved to distribute his personal prize from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela via
Citizen's Energy, a non-profit corp. founded and run by Joseph P. Kennedy II, the former 6 term Mass. congressman and scion of Mass.'s ruling family. Joseph is the son of Sen. of RFK and the nephew of JFK and Ted Kennedy. Citizens Energy, like many of the charitable efforts of the Kennedy clan, is intensely and deliberately branded by the political family that runs it. To apply for an oil handout, for example, one must call 1-877-JOE-4-OIL and the ads for the charity are essentially 30 second spots of Joe personally hosing poor Mass. residents full of free home heating oil.
Chavez's new CITGO oil came w/a political catch: It wasn't for all poor people - just those in the correct districts. The program requires buy in from the political leaders of any participating state or district. Before the needy can get their charity, their leaders must kiss Chavez's ring. He even flies select recipients to his country to personally thank him on tv to praise him for helping them when no one else would - because America hates poor/brown/red/black people.
Chavez has made a career of calling for the downfall and destruction of the U.S. and refers to the U.S. residents by the racial epithet "gringos," called the U.S. President, "the Devil," at the UN General Assembly and has sought alliances w/Iran and N. Korea among other anti-American powers, many congressman and governors (and many Americans in general) were unwilling to accept Chavez's propaganda-driven gifts if it mean they had to praise him to their constituents. Many liberal Democrats, however, have no problem praising Chavez and his revolution. The result is that the oil has flowed nearly exclusively into areas that elect and re-elect liberal democrats to congress.Delahunt, Kennedy and many others, Danny Glover, Jesse Jackson and more extreme militants.
more on the subject from another writer:
You've probably seen the TV commercials -- former congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II beckons you to enjoy reduced-price heating oil if you are struggling to keep your house warm, thanks to "our good friends in Venezuela." He then offers a few heartwarming examples of poor people who have taken advantage of the program and offers the toll free number: 1-877-JOE-4-OIL (1-877-563-4645).
So what if Joe Kennedy and Hugo Chavez get a propaganda bonanza, you may say, so long as poor people are benefiting? Kennedy himself has defended the program as "righteous."
So let's see, the poor should accept charity from a would-be dictator who has formed an alliance with Iran and Cuba, who has denounced the United States as the greatest threat to peace and security in the world and called the U.S. president "the devil" and "a genocidal murderer." They should permit themselves to be used by a man who attempted to subvert his country's constitution, proclaimed his goal as "socialism or death," and launched the most comprehensive assault on freedom of the press in Latin America this side of Castro?
"Our good [friend] in Venezuela" just last month suffered a key rebuke from his own people when he attempted to amend the constitution. Chavez's proposed "reforms" would have permitted him to serve for life, ended the autonomy of the central bank, permitted the president to rule by decree, and given him broad powers to suspend civil liberties and seize private property under indefinite states of emergency. A broad spectrum of Venezuelan society united to oppose this "constitutional coup" and narrowly defeated the measure. With his characteristic good grace, Chavez called it a "s---t victory."
How can Mr. Kennedy reconcile the fact that Chavez has in the past pushed OPEC to reduce output to increase prices which affects all Americans, but the poor most of all -- with his pose as Mr. Bountiful? Gosh, is that the act of someone who truly cares about the world's poor?
It isn't as if Chavez has improved life so much in Venezuela that he can now look abroad for charitable opportunities. According to the Associated Press, Venezuela's inflation rate has now topped 22 percent, Latin America's highest. The government has imposed price controls in a bid to control inflation, which has led to shortages of basic items like milk, eggs and sugar. Consumers are also having trouble finding chickens, cooking oil and black beans in supermarkets.
One can understand Mr. Kennedy's desire to help the poor heat their homes in the winter. But to shill for a figure like Chavez? There are other options, including federal programs. Doesn't Kennedy cringe when he reads accounts like this from CNN last May?
"Venezuela's most-watched television station -- and outlet for the political opposition -- went off the air after the government refused to renew its broadcast license . . . Police on Sunday used water cannons and what appeared to be tear gas to break up thousands of demonstrators protesting the government's decision to close the country's most-watched television station . . . Inside the studios of Radio Caracas Television, employees cried and chanted 'Freedom!' on camera."
Does it not cause Kennedy to question his association when he reads accounts like this mid-2007 report from the State Department and the Organization of American States?
"Regarding Venezuela, the State Department report said the human rights situation for 2006 was characterized by 'politicization of the judiciary and harassment of the media and of the political opposition.'
"The report said the human rights violations in Venezuela included unlawful killings, disappearances reportedly involving security forces, torture and abuse of detainees, harsh prison conditions, arbitrary arrests and detentions and attacks on the independent media.
"The OAS report on Venezuela said it was concerned about the administration of justice in that country, the problem of sicariato (paid killings) and the 'impunity that surrounds reports of extrajudicial executions at the hands of agents' of the Venezuelan government.
"Extrajudicial killings are a particular concern in Venezuela. More than 6,370 people were victims of homicides committed between 2000 and 2005 by the 'agents' of Venezuelan state security forces . . ."
But what are a few homicides when you can claim to be helping the poor?
http://townhall.com/columnists/MonaCharen/2008/01/04/joe_kennedy,_hugo_chavez_and_that_free_heating_oil?page=full
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