tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post116908721338737051..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: Guilt by association, Exhibit BFran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169311531247103802007-01-20T10:45:00.000-06:002007-01-20T10:45:00.000-06:00Go, Mr. BG! Funny how the email instructions have...Go, Mr. BG! Funny how the email instructions have changed. Just after 9/11, they said we <I>should</I> buy from Citgo because it didn't get gasoline from Saudi Arabia. So now it's supposed to be better to buy from the nation that raised most of the 9/11 hijackers than to buy from the nation whose president dared to criticize the emperor? I'd say I was confused, but I'm really not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169193412283609292007-01-19T01:56:00.000-06:002007-01-19T01:56:00.000-06:00If I ever bought gas, it would be from Citgo, but ...If I ever bought gas, it would be from Citgo, but I don't. Such a shame.<BR/><BR/>But hey, I do live relatively close to the famed <A HREF="http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO/BostonSign.jsp" REL="nofollow">Citgo sign</A> (which I don't think Citgo still owns, actually).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169155058158327742007-01-18T15:17:00.000-06:002007-01-18T15:17:00.000-06:00Like you, I have some serious concerns about Chave...Like you, I have some serious concerns about Chavez. However, to the best of my knowledge, he's been quite generous both to the poor of Venezuela and the poor of the US, and has neither tortured people nor embarked on a senseless, illegal war, so, until further notice, I say:<BR/>Viva Chavez!<BR/>Viva Blue Gal!<BR/>Viva Mr. Blue Gal!!!<BR/>Vinceremos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169147722279002352007-01-18T13:15:00.000-06:002007-01-18T13:15:00.000-06:00Ever since I discovered that Citgo was "Venezuelan...Ever since I discovered that Citgo was "Venezuelan" I've been going to Citgo. I've been upset, lately, as many of the stations that were <I>previously</I> Citgo, have changed petrol-suppliers due, I think, to the "bad-press" involved with Citgo Petrol.<BR/><BR/>Blue Gal, you have been a hero of mine for a while, and now your wonderful husband has joined into the choirs of "liberal" angels.<BR/><BR/>Cheers to you both!<BR/>-Tuckmactuckmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793236362687553926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169135906012541672007-01-18T09:58:00.000-06:002007-01-18T09:58:00.000-06:00Good point, Mad Patriot, about the small businesse...Good point, Mad Patriot, about the small businesses. My favorite gas station is a Mom and Pop that sells Exxon. I hate Exxon, but would rather get my gas there and support one of the last Mom and Pop gas station/convenience stores than to go across the street and get my gas from a big chain station -- especially in my tiny hometown in Podunk, USA where WalMart came in and shut down just about everything else in the town.<BR/><BR/>I guess conscientious shopping is something you do on a degree-scale, not so much a black and white decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169129053121324202007-01-18T08:04:00.000-06:002007-01-18T08:04:00.000-06:00I'll post the exact email I sent (with Reply All, ...I'll post the exact email I sent (with Reply All, too) when my uber-conservative father included me on the same idiotic warning.<BR/>----------------------------------<BR/>Yep, Chavez is so anti-American that he's selling heating oil at a 40% discount to low-income households here. No other oil company in the world was willing to join Citgo in that program.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, companies like Exxon and Chevron are taking in such huge profits they could give heating oil away free to every American household that uses it. Instead, they are actually receiving billions in corporate welfare, courtesy of the Republican congress and president they bankrolled. In other words, they are using our government to take our money right out of our paychecks. Who is anti-American, again?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and let's not forget that most of the other oil companies buy Venezuelan oil as well, so no matter where you buy gas, you're likely sending money to Chavez. Another big chunk of their oil comes from Saudi Arabia, where the money flows to people who are such great friends of America that they will fly hijacked airplanes into buildings for us.<BR/><BR/>Finally, as is typical in emails of this sort, we come to the actual lies. You see, Petro Express is not owned by Chavez at all. Petro Express is a chain of gas stations/convenience stores wholly owned by a U.S. company based in North Carolina. For that matter, even the stations bearing the Citgo name aren't owned by Citgo - they are mostly American-owned small businesses with a contract to sell Citgo gas. The boycott, if it has an effect at all, will hurt the owners and employees of these businesses, not Citgo or Chavez.The Mad Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00405579204069299413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169128797685526632007-01-18T07:59:00.000-06:002007-01-18T07:59:00.000-06:00hooray for him, you must be very proud. great guy....hooray for him, you must be very proud. great guy.Sherry Pasquarellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107407102753464356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169101913301112532007-01-18T00:31:00.000-06:002007-01-18T00:31:00.000-06:00That letter alone is reason enough to love the man...That letter alone is reason enough to love the man.<BR/><BR/>I imagine you have a few others . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169099211622569962007-01-17T23:46:00.000-06:002007-01-17T23:46:00.000-06:00You know, that's a real good letter to keep on fil...You know, that's a real good letter to keep on file. Printed. Hard copy. On archival-quality paper. Should also be indexed. <BR/><BR/>For your kids and grandkids and greatgrandkids to be proud of. And to mitigate the dilutive effect of lesser Americans on the pride the rest of us can take in being part of the noble experiment.Shunrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016600058016957827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169098355026712362007-01-17T23:32:00.000-06:002007-01-17T23:32:00.000-06:00Keep up the good fight, folks.Keep up the good fight, folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169094652865839722007-01-17T22:30:00.000-06:002007-01-17T22:30:00.000-06:00Hooray for MBG!Hooray for MBG!Yoga Koruntahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025840328976351307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169093698645839852007-01-17T22:14:00.000-06:002007-01-17T22:14:00.000-06:00You married well, Blue Gal.And Mr. Blue Gal marrie...You married well, Blue Gal.<BR/><BR/>And Mr. Blue Gal married even better.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/><BR/>TengrainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169093563334880072007-01-17T22:12:00.000-06:002007-01-17T22:12:00.000-06:00I'm still laughing out here in the midwestern hint...I'm still laughing out here in the midwestern hinterlands - even read this post out loud to Greatest Husband (another twin of sorts).<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Chavez is a loon. In fact, as the amateur ornithologist that I pretend to be, he gives loons a bad name.<BR/><BR/>But I'm with Mr. BG, and I go OUT OF MY WAY to find Citgo stations.threadingwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160933882285696582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169088593863317242007-01-17T20:49:00.000-06:002007-01-17T20:49:00.000-06:00I agree that Chavez is a bit of a loon. But he's ...I agree that Chavez is a bit of a loon. But he's also providing heating oil to low income families in this neck of the woods at lower prices. Yes, he's helping poor people. Go figure.<BR/><BR/>Where should I buy my gas? Exxon (Valdez)? BP? Do a little of the Google on those outfits.<BR/><BR/>Pass THIS on, there, Scout: I <I>always</I> buy my gas at Citgo. Because it's CHEAPER there, and it pisses off the kind of folks who sent your email. Money well spent, that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1169087386051919982007-01-17T20:29:00.000-06:002007-01-17T20:29:00.000-06:00I have to say in all honesty that Chavez worries m...I have to say in all honesty that Chavez worries me. He's too close to "dictator for life" ...<BR/><BR/><BR/>...but then I look at Bush. And smell the sulphur...Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.com