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Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« on: January 08, 2009, 03:42:43 PM »
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Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
Is President Hugo Chavez Struggling With His Own Budget?



The Venezuelan government has had a change of heart: just two days after announcing that it would end a controversial program to provide free home heating oil to low-income Americans, it decided to continue with the aid.

That's good news for the 200,000 households in 23 states that got free fuel but the suspension of the program -- if only for two days -- signals to some a decline in power by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"He's just running out of money," said Mark Falcoff, a Latin America expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative Washington think tank. "He needs that money to buy friends in Latin America as part of his attempt to expand his influence. But as we Americans know better than anybody, you can't really buy friends, you can only rent them."

Chavez and the leaders of other oil-producing nations are facing a quick and steep drop in the price of crude that they rely upon to keep their economies running.

The free oil from Citgo -- the American arm of the Venezuelan oil company -- is distributed through Citizens Energy, a nonprofit run by Joe Kennedy, son of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

Kennedy said in a statement late today that he is "personally aware of President Chavez's genuine concern for the most vulnerable, regardless of where they may live."

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Previous CC thread on this: Citgo Suspends Free Heating Oil Program for Low-Income Residents

He has enough problems with his own country that he needs to take care of.  But then he's just using this silly stunt again for the PR "Hugo Cares!!1!1!!" 
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2009, 04:56:11 PM »
Ah, socialism when it suits them.  No wonder the OPEC states think oil should be $100 a barrel--otherwise they're just your average dictator.
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2009, 05:08:46 PM »
Joe Kennedy is an ass.
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2009, 05:37:46 PM »
Quote from: BEG on January 08, 2009, 05:08:46 PM
Joe Kennedy is an ass.

As is Hugo Chavez. 
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2009, 05:39:04 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on January 08, 2009, 05:37:46 PM
As is Hugo Chavez. 

That goes with out saying.   :p
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2009, 05:39:24 PM »
And yet they still show all the commercials of these people who think just because they got some discounted heating oil, "Ooooo-go" and Joe the Younger Drunk are just the cat's ass.

Another reason why I'll never fill my car with CITGO.  Ever.
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2009, 05:44:38 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on January 08, 2009, 05:39:24 PM
And yet they still show all the commercials of these people who think just because they got some discounted heating oil, "Ooooo-go" and Joe the Younger Drunk are just the cat's ass.

Another reason why I'll never fill my car with CITGO.  Ever.

I go to Valero most of the time.  Valeros have diesel and it's hit or miss with other brands like Shell or Chevron. 
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Re: Venezuelan Heating Aid to U.S. Poor Restored
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2009, 06:03:23 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on January 08, 2009, 05:37:46 PM
As is Hugo Chavez. 
And he looks just like one too.
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