[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('stupid_monkeys', 'I') watch that fucking DICKHEAD purely for entertainment. His "solution" is simple: a boycott, which (I guess) in the mind of the avg american rings powerfully true. Ironically, Fox is probably going to be a new pulpit for conservation.

I can see it now: The New American Conservative Conservationist.

[Trindelm]

Good to see you back Toe Cutter
Your harsh wisdom is more than welcome here and I think I speak for everyone.

[aahala]

I see a certain irony here. What we label as mostly a rightwing network
and a rightwing person bashing the rightwing concept of letting companies
charge whatever they want, no matter what.

Do we have political realignment on a particular issue? Strange bedfellows
indeed if Ted Kennedy and Mr. Bill join forces against corporate oil prices.

We might call it "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('aahala', 'I') see a certain irony here. What we label as mostly a rightwing network
and a rightwing person bashing the rightwing concept of letting companies
charge whatever they want, no matter what.

Do we have political realignment on a particular issue? Strange bedfellows
indeed if Ted Kennedy and Mr. Bill join forces against corporate oil prices.

We might call it "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."

[EnemyCombatant]

I disagree that letting oil companies charge what they want is a right wing concept.

It's a greedy capitalist concept.

Conservatives and Liberals have a whole lot more in common than they think. I don't think OReilley should be criticized for his boycott gesture, but embraced by liberals and conservatives.

I expect OReilley will change his stance once he is tapped on the shoulder. Let's wait and see.

[Typhoon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnemyCombatant', 'I') disagree that letting oil companies charge what they want is a right wing concept.

It's a greedy capitalist concept.

Conservatives and Liberals have a whole lot more in common than they think. I don't think OReilley should be criticized for his boycott gesture, but embraced by liberals and conservatives.

I expect OReilley will change his stance once he is tapped on the shoulder. Let's wait and see.

[EnemyCombatant]

I'm not a communist. I have my own business and love capitalism.

I used the term greedy capitalists. I believe in benevolent capitalism. I don't think you have to earn a profit at the suffering of others.

[falser]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnemyCombatant', 'I') disagree that letting oil companies charge what they want is a right wing concept.

[jdmartin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('falser', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnemyCombatant', 'I') disagree that letting oil companies charge what they want is a right wing concept.

[ubercrap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Typhoon', ' ')I am amazed at the liberal and anti-Bush attitude of most people who post on this site.

[Typhoon]

Of course I know that a lot of people hate Bush with a passion. I'm just saying that I'm amazed at their opinion. Yes, Iraq is a big mess, but I'd rather have Bush in charge than a big-government socialist Democrat.

[turmoil]

people never cease to amaze me either typhoon, but not because of their political views, which are to a great extent based on deep-seated emotional baggage passed from generation to generation.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

[ubercrap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Typhoon', 'O')f course I know that a lot of people hate Bush with a passion. I'm just saying that I'm amazed at their opinion. Yes, Iraq is a big mess, but I'd rather have Bush in charge than a big-government socialist Democrat.

[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ardalla', 'O')'Reilly, Bush, Hannity, and that blonde "How to talk to a Liberal" tart -- what's her name? -- don't bother me. Whenever I see their face, I click them into oblivion.

Well, I wish it was that easy.

[jdmartin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Typhoon', 'O')f course I know that a lot of people hate Bush with a passion. I'm just saying that I'm amazed at their opinion. Yes, Iraq is a big mess, but I'd rather have Bush in charge than a big-government socialist Democrat.

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')his statement demonstrates core misunderstandings of markets. People pay what they are willing to pay. When something is plentiful, some other producer can and will undercut you thus forcing prices to stay relatively low. When there is more demand than supply though, a seller can simply sit on his higher price while the lower price guy gets bought out and he knows that the higher price will still be bought simply because there is not enough supply to go around. Basic economics. Cost of production has zip to do with retail price of anything. It didn't in the past and doesn't now. This is why prices have gone up.

You can call this "gouging" but it's just the market at work. The market is telling all of us that this stuff is scarcer than it was, and thus more valuable than it was. As supplies improve, refineries come back online, and demand drops due to higher prices, we'll start to see prices drift downward some. When that starts to occur on a widespread basis then we'll know there is some surplus back in the system.

Your comment seemed to indicate a basic misunderstanding of how markets work (and have worked for centuries). I certainly do not mean to sound harsh, and if I do, I apologize for that in advance. However, I did feel compelled to address what seemed a basic misunderstanding.

[Specop_007]

Its amazing, but the guy is right on 99% of everything he talks about.
Very impressive! We should be thankful to have such a knowledgable person on TV.

[fossil_fuel]

i hope to god you're joking/trolling

[evilmonkeyspanker]

Dude, Are you freaking nuts

[The_Toecutter]

Depends on which meaning of 'right' you're using. Politically 'right', then this topic's title would be fairly accurate.

Either this was said tongue in chek with an intentional double meaning to bait people who don't see it, or I'm reading too much into it.

Personally, I think O'Reilly is a bloated windbag and nothing more.