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  • Posted By: surprize @ 08/08/2008 7:24:23 PM

    John Mc Cain at least recognizes that we have an energy crisis and is willing to shift positions to actually help us become energy independent which is much more than Obama is willing to do. The extreme positions supporting enviromental groups will destroy our economy and Obama has refused to really include drilling and nuclear in his energy plan.

    • Posted By: raddave @ 08/08/2008 7:29:39 PM

      Obama has said he is open to new limited drilling if it is part of a greater energy bill. Obama has also not said absolutely no new nuclear plants either.

      • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 8:31:05 PM

        raddave -

        So, does the empty suit unequivocally stand in support of oil drilling in the oceanic and gulf coasts, ANWR, the Rockies, and the Dakotas, and is he in favour of nuclear plants?

        I guess that we'll just have to "tune in" tomorrow to learn what one of his handlers has directed him to say, and then "tune in" again the next day to discover what another puppeteer has him say as a correction and contradiction.

        Yes, the American public definitely wonders who is the real Barack Obama, and with good reason!

    • Posted By: notyard @ 08/08/2008 7:35:10 PM

      Mcain is calling congress back in session to have an up or down vote on drilling, however he himself has miss the last 11votes on energy reform

  • Posted By: ironmike10 @ 08/08/2008 7:29:06 PM

    he needs to change his name,mcCain too McLame thats what he jokes are and his ad;s

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 8:13:42 PM

      ironmike10 -

      After reading your comment, it is evident that you have been skipping way too many classes.
      Hopefully your parents may be entitled to a tuition refund.

      In one measly sentence, you have achieved 4 spelling errors.
      Here, let me "point them out" for you -
      too should be to
      thats should be that's
      he should be his
      ad;s should be ads.

      Do you really think that your inept post would actually convince anyone regarding anything that your state?

      p.s. - Keeping your sentences shorter might help your "case."

      Are you the best that the obamabot camp can present?
      If so, then it's in for a blunt surprise in November!

  • Posted By: elyhim @ 08/08/2008 7:34:20 PM

    Actually, Obama saying he reserves the right to attack inside Pakistan and use nukes is not what liberals wanted to hear. Obama has his own mind and as a liberal I'll agree with most of his ideas but not all. All the same he is the most intelligient thoughtful person running for president in my lifetime (since Carter) and I will base my vote on that.
    Obama's view also that oil is done for and is willing to spend the capital to put a man on the moon (Green energy infrastructure) is a HUGE deal. The technical jobs and manufacturing are going to spur an economy the likes of which we haven't seen in almost a decade. Get ready for a new deal!

    And btw, the economy is already ruined, let's let America do what it does best, engineer new ideas and create innovative technologies.
    Would you really trust a president in this day and age who can't use a computer? How hard is it to point and click? The fact that McCain can't is truly representative of who is not in touch with the "real world" and I can't believe that hasn't been given hardly any press at all.

    • Posted By: Jaray24 @ 08/08/2008 7:39:36 PM

      The problem with the economy isn't the President. It's the Big Businesses of the World Greed. It doesn't matter what we are able to make, the everyday person will get screwed in the end. The only thing that can help the economy is when the free enterprising companies start to care and help the American people in stead of fleecing them.

      • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 7:37:42 PM

        Jaray24 -

        I agree with your statement that "the problem with the economy isn't the President."

        But I partially disagree with your contention that it's the "Big Businesses of the World Greed."

        A desire or intention to maximize profit isn't necessarily greed - it's what has made America the internationally preferred place to reside and do business.

        When big business prospers, the result is job creation and profit, thereby improving the economy.
        But international companies, if headquartered abroad, may and sometimes do have other objectives which may run contrary to American interests.

        The solution, in this global economy, if for Americans to demonstrate that they collectively have the desire and ability to work to benefit international big business companies, both at home and abroad.
        They have to show that they are an intregal part of that profit "picture or puzzle."

        If they "lose out" to other countries in manual labour considerations, they have to demonstrate that America can surpass those other countries in research and development, packaging, transportation, marketing, customer service, etc.. When they excel and dominate in a critical niche, then their collective salaries and earnings will benefit the US economy.

        In short, it necessitates a readjustment of attitude, away from the self detrimental scapegoat mentality which serves as the cornerstone of the Obama campaign!

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 6:47:30 PM

      elyhim -

      You say that Obama is the most intelligient (do you mean intelligent?) thoughtful person running for president in your lifetime (since Carter). It's quite astonishing that you would even bother to link those 2 persons, whereas most democrats strive to avoid that obvious comparison.

      Maybe Obama, if he were somehow able to steal the election, would have a perfect opportunity to prove himself to be even more incapable than that notorious peanut farmer. Go ahead - waste your vote!

      Oil is not done - it's the lifeblood of the nation.
      New sources for it need to be obtained. Eventually other alternate energy sources will be discovered and refined, but nowhere as quickly as oil can be utilized interim.

      And I'm sure that many Americans would just love to put Obama on the moon!
      Yes, he would be able to languish in the belief that he would be truly America's interstellar ambassador!

      You assert that the economy is ruined - that means destroyed. Not in reality, but maybe in your fiction!

      To answer your ridiculous contention regarding McCain's preference to avoid using a computer - has it ever "dawned on you" that he could actually hire someone to do that menial task, thereby allowing him to spend more time on presidential considerations?

      So, as you can see, your opinions are fraught with contradictions!

  • Posted By: jmacken @ 08/08/2008 8:01:42 PM

    Let's face it. When it comes to presidential elections, McCain lies as much as Bush. Both of them love to make sweeping false statements about their opponent's position on taxes, energy, terrorism, etc.

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 6:07:18 PM

      jmacken -

      Would you care to support your allegation with any credible facts?

      I know, for many democrats feelings cannot be supported by those dreaded facts.

  • Posted By: irwind @ 08/08/2008 8:03:35 PM

    I wish the media wouldn't let McCain get by with this nonsense about off-shore drilling. First there's lots of acrage out there that oil companies are not drilling on, so why give them more?? Next it would be a drop in the bucket on the world market after many years. If, and when we get this oil it will be part of the world supply. Why should it be sold at a lesser price than other countries oil? The Republicans will enforce this? What a joke!

    Nuclear is a joke too. McCain will really force the expensive creation of new plants, which will take 20+ years?? Then there's the waste disposal problem! The media gives McCain a free ride on these gimmicky policies, We need real renewables like wind, solar, natural gas, not mining uranium or driling for oil. Those are old technologies that will perpetuate our environmental problems as well as offer miniscule relief for our energy needs.

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 6:01:17 PM

      irwind -

      I'm waiting to see Obama flying to or from Hawaii on a jet plane fueled by solar power, or him riding in a Volkswagen outfitted with a mast and sails!

      Don't hold your breath waiting for those to happen!

  • Posted By: mccainsupporter @ 08/08/2008 8:15:45 PM

    Twelve acres for every adult American, suggestion for John McCain to help follow through on his promise to increase offshore drilling, help the American people and create an immediate economic stimulus to the American economy.
    Democrats under the leadership of Barack Obama want to effectively give away in trust our offshore exclusive economic zone by standing in the way of any current offshore development. Under the 1982 United Nations Law of the Seas Convention the US has an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles and mineral seabed rights up to 350 nautical miles extending along the Continental shelf. A nautical mile is 6080 feet so our exclusive economic zone extends about 240 miles and mineral seabed rights extend 420 miles. The US has the world's largest offshore exclusive economic zone totaling 4.4 million square miles. In comparison, the total land area of the United States is only 3.4 million square miles.
    On the East coast alone, if you drive from Key West Florida to Bangor Maine it is 2000 miles. Multiply the 2000 miles by mineral seabed rights extending out 420 miles results in a total of 840,000 square miles of ocean acreage. Because we have the world's largest offshore coastline which is twenty-five percent greater than our land area, it only makes common sense that we exploit our offshore resources to achieve our energy independence.

    • Posted By: raddave @ 08/09/2008 2:38:51 AM

      Forty acres and a mule, we have all heard that one before.

      • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 5:56:19 PM

        raddave -

        Yes, but that mule or jackass is the mascot for the democrat party!

    • Posted By: calbert @ 08/08/2008 8:22:04 PM

      Great comments

  • Posted By: JayGuy @ 08/08/2008 8:25:29 PM

    At this time McCain is starting to worry that Obama is getting better support then what he is so he is doing what he is good at takeing someones ideas and twist it around. to make him look better but the truth is no matter what you say the truth always comes to the serface. i think that Obama will be a good leader.

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 5:53:20 PM

      JayGuy -

      The truth is that the Obama campaign and its patronizing main stream media are unable to comprehend why their empty suit messiah is not leading by at least 15 - 20 points in the current voter polls!

      They are truly worried! Is this a prime example of buyer's remorse?

  • Posted By: tiredoflies @ 08/08/2008 9:05:44 PM

    I will remind everyone McCain and his party OWNED THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT FROM 2001 TO 2007. The republicans could have gotten almost anything through that they wanted.

    DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER NOW.

    OBVIOUSLY, the republicans do NOT give a damn about electricity generation or the lowly consumer. If they did, they could have made it happen when they were in ENTIRE CONTROL.

    As it turned out, all they made happen is ENRON.

    Were talking VOTER PANDERING by McCain baby, nothing else but.

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 5:44:44 PM

      tiredoflies -

      If you are truly tired of lies, why do you continue to spout them?

      McCain and his party didn't "own" the entire government from 2001 to 2007.
      Yes, the Republicans did have the presidency, and a majority in the House and Senate.

      But proposed measures or bills do require a certain finite number of votes in order to pass.
      Often that number was not achieved due to individual representatives who did not support the ruling party's proposal for whatever reason, so they either voted against it, refrained from voting, or were absent at the time of voting.

      And your capitalized rant to avoid considering nuclear power is childish. Hopefully you'll "get over it".

      In regard to the generation of electricity, the Republicans have suggested the continuation of coal powered generators, and other means which were dismissed because they weren't proposed by democrats.

      The Republicans do care about the lowly consumer - that's why they champion the idea of drilling for additional sources of oil, instead of just conserving the dwindled currently available supply.
      At least 70% of the US population support that viable drilling option.

      You have demonstrated that many (not all) democrats are dumbfounded by actual facts and reality!

  • Posted By: maramara @ 08/08/2008 10:29:31 PM

    McBush thinks we are stupid and that he can feed us with rubbish call ads. Someone should tell John Mccain that he is the most stupid person that has ever lived by using the Cheney-Bush political book for his campaign. The respect I had for him is gone. I started losing respect for him when I observed the way he treated female journalist who asked him questions on the campaign trail. John Mccain is not different from Mugabe who can say anything even if t means discredit ing himself to get elected.
    John Mccain, the protector of Big Oil

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 5:36:44 PM

      maramara -

      Your comment that John McCain is "the most stupid person that has ever lived" underscores your gross lack of objectivity and rationality!

      Take some time, and just THINK about it!

  • Posted By: maramara @ 08/08/2008 10:46:40 PM

    Mccain is driving towards a cliff. I am an independent who voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004. It is clear to me that Bush is a liar and manipulator. The evidence that have emerge to date concerning the invasion of Iraq and other hot issues have left me very dissappointed with the Bush era. Lies during presidential campaigns might have been successful in the past but this time around, lies will leed the candidate to doom because we know what the lies and propaganda of the Iraq war has done to us; 4500 lives, trillion Dollar cost, distractions, poverty and misery in American families. John Mccain should stop lying to the American people because it is very annoying.

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 5:26:37 PM

      maramara -

      I doubt the validity of your post.

      Even most independents would know how to spell McCain's name correctly (hint - capital C).

      And the mentioning that you voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 does seem to be in accordance with the standard obamabot attempt to deceive.

      With regard to your statement that you voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 - if you were the required minimum 18 years of age to vote in 2000, that would put you at approximately 26 years of age currently.

      Your post and its naive assertions seems to indicate that you are barely entering your twenties.
      Maybe I have failed to enter in consideration for possible arrested development in your case.

      If, for whatever reason, you are as annoyed as you say - good - maybe now you will actually strive to begin to become informed.

  • Posted By: tiredoflies @ 08/08/2008 10:59:52 PM

    Comment: I will remind everyone McCain and his party OWNED THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT FROM 2001 TO 2007. The republicans could have gotten almost anything through that they wanted.

    DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER NOW.

    OBVIOUSLY, the republicans do NOT give a damn about electricity generation or the lowly consumer and what they have to pay. If they did, they could have made it happen when they were in TOTAL CONTROL.

    As it turned out, all they made happen is ENRON.

    Were talking VOTER PANDERING by McCain baby, nothing else but.

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 4:53:19 PM

      tiredoflies -

      If you are truly tired of lies, why do you continue to spout them?

      McCain and his party didn't "own" the entire government from 2001 to 2007.
      Yes, the Republicans did have the presidency, and a majority in the House and Senate.

      But proposed measures or bills do require a certain finite number of votes in order to pass.
      Often that number was not achieved due to individual representatives who did not support the ruling party's proposal for whatever reason, so they either voted against it, refrained from voting, or were absent at the time of voting.

      And your capitalized rant to avoid considering nuclear power is childish. Hopefully you'll "get over it".

      In regard to the generation of electricity, the Republicans have suggested the continuation of coal powered generators, and other means which were dismissed because they weren't proposed by democrats.

      The Republicans do care about the lowly consumer - that's why they champion the idea of drilling for additional sources of oil, instead of just conserving the dwindled currently available supply.
      At least 70% of the US population support that viable drilling option.

      You have demonstrated that many (not all) democrats are dumbfounded by actual facts and reality!

  • Posted By: maramara @ 08/08/2008 10:54:10 PM

    Those people who are advocating drilling as a way to energy independent surely have a psycological problem. The have a very good Dr. for there problem, Who? John Mccain-Bush

    • Posted By: Davole @ 08/09/2008 4:22:05 PM

      maramara -

      Could you explain why most obamabots can't pay attention to detail, yet they insist on posting their flawed comments?

      I notice that in your mere 2 sentences, you have displayed 4 spelling errors.

      OK, I'll even explain them for you -
      independent should be independence
      psycological should be psychological
      the should be they
      there should be their.

      It sure seems that you've been skipping way too many classes.
      Your parents may be entitled to a tuition refund.

      Also, would you care to explain to whom you refer when you state John Mccain-Bush?
      Are you unable to differentiate between John McCain and George W. Bush, your current President?

  • Posted By: mccainsupporter @ 08/08/2008 10:38:53 PM

    Twelve acres for every adult American, suggestion for John McCain to help follow through on his promise to increase offshore drilling, help the American people and create an immediate economic stimulus to the American economy.
    Democrats under the leadership of Barack Obama want to effectively give away in trust our offshore exclusive economic zone by standing in the way of any current offshore development. Under the 1982 United Nations Law of the Seas Convention the US has an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles and mineral seabed rights up to 350 nautical miles extending along the Continental shelf. A nautical mile is 6080 feet so our exclusive economic zone extends about 240 miles and mineral seabed rights extend 420 miles. The US has the world's largest offshore exclusive economic zone totaling 4.4 million square miles. In comparison, the total land area of the United States is only 3.4 million square miles.
    On the East coast alone, if you drive from Key West Florida to Bangor Maine it is 2000 miles. Multiply the 2000 miles by mineral seabed rights extending out 420 miles results in a total of 840,000 square miles of ocean acreage. Because we have the world's largest offshore coastline which is twenty-five percent greater than our land area, it only makes common sense that we exploit our offshore resources to achieve our energy independence.

    • Posted By: raddave @ 08/09/2008 2:37:17 AM

      Do you honestly think McCain or the big oil companies are going to let evey adult American have 12 acres of that area?

      • Posted By: mccainsupporter @ 08/09/2008 12:55:09 PM

        Raddave: the big oil companies such as Shell and British Petroleum are foreign owned. Shell is based in Holland and British Petroleum is based of course in London. The big oil companies do not care who they pay leasing to fees for the rights to look and drill for oil. It does not matter if they pay the leasing money to the United States government through the Mineral Management Service or pay ordinary Americans. Ordinary Americans might be more likely to strike a harder bargain with the oil companies just as you are more likely to negotiate a better deal when you sell or buy your own car or house. But on the whole, oil companies could care less who they pay for the right to drill and who they pay royalties on the production. Remember if they find oil on your twelve acres, they will pay you normally a royalty of one eight of the production. At todays prices that is about $15 for every barrel that is produced. Only one well at Hibernia oil platform 300 miles south of Newfoundland is producing 50,000 barrels of oil a day. If you owned the twelve acres close to it, you would earn 750 thousand dollars a day in royalties off of your leased acreage. There are a lot of Democrats that could become millionaires under McCains plan.

  • Posted By: mccainsupporter @ 08/09/2008 12:32:19 PM

    Under the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift, 300 million years ago when oil was formed all of the continents were one supercontinent called Pangea. The continents then drifted apart. The Africa coast was right up against North Carolina 300 million years ago. Half of Nigeria???s oil production today is now offshore and the odds of large offshore deposits off our east coast are very strong. There are also huge oil deposits off of Brazil???s east coast. Brazil has tied up almost all of the world ocean drilling ships in the hopes of developing those deposits. Given there is confirmed oil off of Brazil, likely oil off the Southern US east coast and there is confirmed large deposits south of Newfoundland then it is likely there is oil all up and down the entire United States east coast. The United States has the world???s largest coastline and it is simple common sense to make use of those offshore resources to achieve our energy independence. John McCain energy proposals will bring about this development that we so desperately need.

  • Posted By: mccainsupporter @ 08/09/2008 11:56:42 AM

    Comment: Democrats under the leadership of Barack Obama want to treat the American people just like the Iraqi government treats its people. Iraq has been reported to be sitting on 50 to 80 billion in oil revenues. The money is just sitting in their banks. Iraq is pumping 2.5 million barrels a day. At one hundred and twenty dollar ($120 ) a barrel that is $300 million dollars a day. The total population of Iraq is 28 million. If the government funneled that $300 million dollars a day in oil revenue directly to the Iraqi people then every person in Iraq would get a daily $11 check and a family of four could receive $44 a day without walking out the door. If each Iraqi family received that kind of money the war and insurgency would be over tomorrow. Al Queda and other foreign extremists in the country could not receive the checks because they would not be able to document that they are native Iraqi citizens.

    Similarly, Democrats and Barack Obama want to treat American citizens the same way the Iraqi government is treating its people. There is 2.7 billion acres of offshore land that is currently unavailable for drilling due to the leadership of Democrats and Barack Obama. If this acreage were divided up, each adult American citizen would be entitled to twelve acres. Tens of thousands of Americans including Democrats too would become instant millionaires.

  • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 08/09/2008 11:50:42 AM

    I had a dream that McCain took office as our President. The whole country became like automatons, chanting "Don't worry, be happy" and guzzling gas like there was no tomorrow. Suddenly, we ran out of gas, and the Government hadn're prepared us for it. They kept telling everyone in ads running on TV sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute that "We have plenty of oil, enough to fuel 65,000,000 cars and vehicles for 60 more years..." and everyone believed them because all the oil experts and geologists, who were trying to tell people otherwise, and alert them to the coming shortage, were not being listened to.

    The Government took over everyone's tv sets and all publications told us about the wonderful amounts of oil we had onshore and offshore, and everyone would go to bed at night feeling really good that they elected McCain.

    But one day, we all woke up from our dream. The country's economy was in a shambles; oil had run dry and the global economy was suffering - people were starving even in the USA because there was no more oil to fuel the big huge trucks that we used for transporting our food across the country.

    The planes couldn't fly so nobody could trade, travel overseas or even to the next state. Cars and trucks were inoperable, plants shut down (no energy), and the world came to a complete halt.

    We started using horses to get around from place to place. We started scavenging for food in the forests (what's left of them) and killing each other over our hoarded supplies of dwindling sustenance.

    The world was chaose because we hadn't planned ahead for hard times.

    Vote for McSame and realize your worst nightmares - but rest assured that you're still a super-patriot. That's all that matters.

  • Posted By: notroubleatall1963 @ 08/09/2008 11:39:35 AM

    Scientist 101 is absolutely correct. I work in the oil biz and family members are geologists who concur with this: WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME FOR USING PETROLEUM FOR TRANSPORTATION; need to wean ourselves off it as soon as possible. Our economy is based on OIL. It's hard to imagine what we'll do without it - and politicians are the last ones to tell us what we don't want to hear.

    Petroleum forms plastics, medicines, food mftg lubricants, cosmetics, synthetics, etc. We are wasting it driving our big fat SUVs and demanding our politicians to allow more drilling. It's a waste of time, effort and money. The oil companies know this - that is why most are investing in repurchasing their stock than in exploration for more oil - they want to ride the tide of the high prices as world supply /demand fundamentals shift to cause price increases like you've never imagined - until we run out completely of recoverable crude.

    All you folks posing as "experts" demanding Pelosi and Congress allow more offshore drilling - that is a sad joke and it won't make a tinker's damn worth of price impact. Exploring for oil takes time, then it will be 10 years before the wells become producing. By then, oil will be so expensive (unless world demand drops significantly) that we won't really benefit from this drop in the bucket and it will be sold on the world market anyhow. There is no "national oil company" for the USA.

  • Posted By: REDSONJA55 @ 08/09/2008 12:47:30 AM

    SORRY, I DON'T CARE. i DON'T HAVE A WIND GENERATOR IN MY CAR. IT USES OIL. ANYONE WHO IS FOR DRILLING--THAT'S WHO I'M VOTING FOR.

    • Posted By: Notrepublican @ 08/09/2008 4:34:46 AM

      Although, you won't see any of that oil until five years later, and than even after that, it will take another decade to to reach full production. Even by that time time, you would be getting less gas per day than you would save by having your tires properly inflated. Properly inflating your tires would save 1.2 million gallons of gas per day. By that time, offshore drilling will only produce 800,000 gallons of gas per day.

  • Posted By: El-Cid @ 08/09/2008 2:05:29 AM

    I wonder if inflating the tires makes more sense to Lori Robertson?

  • Posted By: SKVAM @ 08/09/2008 1:59:49 AM

    RedSonja. People with serious psychiatric disorders focus on bizarre visitations of God and Satan. I think you, your boss, and your daughter need help. McCain lying? Like he lied to his first wife with his vows, then he committed repeated adultery against her then divorced her for a trophy wife? He lies? Can't believe it, not McCain, not the man of the Republican Party, the party of honesty and decency, that never resorts to lies like they did several years ago when McCain ran against Bush and McCain was smeared as having an illegitimate black baby. Not the Republican McCain who loves the Confederate flag. Not the Republican McCain who has as endorsers preachers who say hurricaine Katrina was a punishment to America from God, who gives speeches to right wing conservative in-name Christians of Liberty University, one of the last places to desegregate. I can't believe it! You mean our beloved Republican machine would lie against such people as Vietnam war heroes such as Kerry and Max Cleland? The Party that rejected McCain several years ago for Bush who had no foreign policy and national security experience and now wants us to believe that McCain's so-called experience is oh so very important? The party that bankrupted the country and ruined our reputation throughout the world and claims to be patriotic? I can't believe it.

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