Puppet Masters

TEXT: Who is Pulling the Strings on John McCain’s Energy Plan?




MCCAIN: “Now as then, all a windfall profits tax will accomplish is to increase our dependence on foreign oil, and hinder exactly the kind of domestic exploration and production we need.” [McCain Speech to Oil Executives (Houston, TX), 6/17/08]




TEXT (over applause): Big Oil: $143 Billion in Profits Over the Last Year [Securities and Exchange Commission, 2007-2008]




MCCAIN: “I propose that the federal government suspend all taxes on gasoline now paid by the American people from Memorial Day to Labor Day.” [McCain remarks (Pittsburgh, PA), 4/15/08]




TEXT (over applause): 200 Economists: Gas Tax Gimmick Means Even More for Big Oil [CNN, 5/6/08]




TEXT: 33 McCain Advisors and Fundraisers Lobbied for Big Oil [Campaign Money Watch, 7/31/08: http://www.campaignmoney.org/files/Its_A_Gusher.pdf]




TEXT: Oil Industry Contributes $2 Million to McCain Campaign [Center for Responsive Politics; Washington Post, 7/27/08]




TEXT: Big Oil in the White House? We’ve Seen This Show Before.




TEXT: John McCain: More of the Same on Energy

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[knowledgemonger]

Yes it most certainly is capitalism to take a portion of a companies profits in the form of taxes.

The windfall profits tax is a very good idea. If you increase the taxes on oil and move the money elsewhere in the economy you will prevent that wealth from being exported and improve the economy.

[10sj71]

It's a real shame that Obama wants them to pay taxes like any other big corporation. I mean, did you think they should still be getting tax cuts cuz business is so tough for them? I kinda think they're gonna bo OK with their record profits...so it's time they start to pay taxes, like me and my friends do and our companies do. Maybe you don't pay taxes, so you don't care...whatever.

[falinx101]

Destroy the worlds oil, and you've solved the worlds problems.

[gunsnroses0987]

u shuda put master of puppets as the background song

[missycop133]

What a terrible man! He has no GUTS.

[OrmondRender]

drill drill drill? then USA confirm build up solar, wind,..? and confirm build new

eletric car?

confirm NO more gasoline car?? Are be sure?

promise?

if yes and truth? then we do vote McCain 08

if lie? McCain trash.

We watch McCain vs. Obama.

[Teriyaki07]

Despite McCain's refusal to vote for renewable energy, he ran TV ads during the Olympics, showing a wind farm full of spinning turbines, the exact same energy he WOULD NOT vote in support of EIGHT TIMES over the past year.

McCain presumes Americans are SO stupid that if he just shows them wind turbines in an Olympics ad they'll actually think he showed up and voted for such renewable power — when he didn't.

[Teriyaki07]

Refusing to vote on legislation needed to address our energy crisis not only harms our national security interest by extending the duration of US dependency on foreign countries. But, it also risks marginalizing the US in terms of which countries will be the leaders in the alternative energies that replace oil dependency.

After 26 years of conservatives, like McCain, repeatedly blocking wind budgets and tax credits, the US is now a bit player in the $36 billion global market.

[Teriyaki07]

Non-scientists claim there is more undiscovered oil left in the world than all the oil that has ever been discovered.

But even if this is true, it cannot sustain our growing population.

A catastrophic energy crisis will occur in just a few decades if we don't find alternate energy sources IMMEDIATELY.

Search for a video called "The Most Important Video You Will Ever See" to learn how we are one minute away from chaos and why we must pursue renewable energy NOW as if it were the Space Race.

[paultherolls]

The USA is so fucked.

[knowledgemonger]

I worry a lot more about his anger issues causing him to start another much worse war.