Gouging Americans for Profit

I just want to say that I think gas prices today are BULLSHIT. We're paying nearly $3 per gallon for what reason?? And before ANY of you leftys say anything about "the war in Iraq"...shut it. It has nothing to do with that.

It has EVERYTHING to do with oil execs here in the USA. That fat, turkey-necked prick named Lee Raymond (CEO of Exxon Mobil) personally made $69.7 million dollars last year. That's more than $190,000.00 a day! How do you think he made that money? That's right, you and I gave it to him. This jowel-flapping son of a bitch is getting a retirement package worth over $400 MILLION dollars now that he's retiring from the tough grind at Exxon. FOUR HUNDRED...MILLION...DOLLARS. Unfuckingbelievable.

"Exxon is giving Lee Raymond one of the most generous retirement packages in history, nearly $400 million, including pension, stock options and other perks, such as a $1 million consulting deal, two years of home security, personal security, a car and driver, and use of a corporate jet for professional purposes."

He'd better be glad they're paying for his security, because I'm sure there are many Americans that would love to get their hands on his greedy neck.

Keep in mind, this is the same company that just last year set a record for the LARGEST QUARTERLY PROFIT for ANY U.S. COMPANY...EVER. Wonder why they're so profitable?

Because we're stupid. You and I pay the equivalent to crude oil being $92/barrel. Crude hit an all time high yesterday at $72/barrel. So, why are we paying the cost for $92/barrel oil?

Because they can charge whatever they want and they know we'll pay it. What's our other choice? Oh, did I mention that the gas is being refined with oil that only costs like $63/barrel? Do you see the big margins here? Do you understand why old Fatneck Raymond is so rich? Do you understand why everyone in the oil business is rich? He's not the only one.

Anyway...go fill up your tanks. These guys are starving. They're hardly making ends meet. Poor guys. Lee can't even afford to fix that hare lip thing he's got going on.

Assholes. The whole bunch of them.

Happy Easter

Just taking a minute to wish everyone a Happy Easter....

HAPPY EASTER!

Fee, Fi, Fo, Figga...

Cynthia McKinney. Georgia Congresswoman. Crying racism. (sigh)

If you haven't heard the story yet, I'll give you a brief synopsis (or you can read a story about it here).

The Capital Police are responsible for ensuring the safety of the lawmakers at the capital (and the public, I suppose). Georgia rep Cynthia Mckinney tried to walk past security the other day and was stopped by Capital Police, because she didn't go through the metal detector and security check.

When the Capital Police reached out to grab her, she turned around and hit the officer. She HIT...a POLICE OFFICER. Where I come from, that's assault. And this is someone that MAKES LAWS for you and I in this country! (utterly ridiculous)

Now, Cynthia happens to be a black woman. But just because she's black, that doesn't give her the right to cry racism. And just because she's a congresswoman, that doesn't exempt her from treating law officers with respect. She should be subject to the same security checks that everyone else is. Although, I have heard that lawmakers have little pins that identify them as such, and make the security checks easier. She did NOT have one of these pins on that day, by the way. I personally think all lawmakers should have to go through metal detectors like everyone else anyway (even though they don't).

Regardless, I think it's detestable that this woman is blaming this incident on racism. As I've stated many times before, the racism argument is TIRED already. You can't blame every negative thing that happens in your life on racism. Take RESPONSIBILITY for your own actions and your own life already. Quit using the color of your skin as an excuse for your poor behavior (and the resulting consequences).

There's no excuse for assaulting a police officer. I don't care if you're a congresswoman or a bum on the street. If you make the conscious decision to do so, then you deserve whatever response you get at that point.

Secondly, I still have not yet heard this woman take responsibility for her role in this incident. That is neither admirable nor acceptable. She should be brought up on charges, no doubt. Just like anybody else would be in this situation. She should not be treated differently because of the job she holds.

ACCOUNTABILITY. I wish people would learn it. And I really wish people could look beyond the color of their own skin and quit using it as an excuse to act stupid. I couldn't care less if McKinney was a purple mutant hermaphrodite with 5 eyes and a tail. The reason why she is in the news right now is because she is a MORON with no class or common sense. The color of her skin and her gender are irrelevant. I wish someone would let her know.