Cheney smirks at Bush's suggestion we reduce our dependence on foreign oil
What does the Vice President of the United States think about American's getting off of oil? Not much, as you can see in this 40-second clip.
This is kind of stuff I missed when I listened to the President's State of the Union speech on the radio instead of watching it on TV. Jay Leno, biodiesel fan, makes sure we're not deprived of it forever.
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Alex Nunez 12:50PM (1/28/2007)
Completely.
Effin'.
Hilarious.
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jwer 12:48PM (1/28/2007)
Even better, shortly after that in the speech, Cheney can be seen catching the eye of someone on the GOP side and, I kid you not, WINKING...
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Sebastian 2:09PM (1/28/2007)
jwer, do you know where this clip is online?
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beeri 5:04PM (1/28/2007)
You gotta love Cheney's facial expressions. And twitches. That guy is evil and he doesn't try to hide it.
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MikeW 8:21PM (1/28/2007)
Impeach them both!
1 strike and your out Pelosi, just a reminder.
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wettlaufer 9:57AM (1/29/2007)
Uh, I hope people realize Cheney's smirk is digitally created.
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Ian Bruce 6:04PM (1/29/2007)
On a related note, this travesty just crossed my radar.
Oil And Gas Companies Ready Drilling Projects For Newly Melted Arctic
Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is rapidly melting the Arctic. Sea ice coverage this past March “was the lowest in winter since measurements by satellite began in the early 1970s,” and NASA-funded U.S. scientists believe in 30-50 years, “summer sea ice will have vanished from almost the entire Arctic region,” conditions not seen in the area in a million years.
For energy companies, this catastrophe means a “new era of oil and natural gas exploration in the region,” Greenwire reports:
The Arctic region contains a quarter of the world’s remaining oil reserves, experts estimate. It also contains massive natural gas fields in the Barents Sea, including Russia’s huge Shtokman field. “By 2040 or 2050, the Arctic Ocean will be navigable and that will mean significant developments very soon,” said ArcticNet research group head Martin Fortier.
European Environment Agency head Jacqueline McGlade warned that “the region’s opening could lead to another rush like the Klondike gold rush, which ‘could potentially destabilize’ the area and its 10 million indigenous inhabitants.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/29/arctic-drilling/
Apocalyptically yours,
-- Ian
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Jim 12:31AM (2/03/2007)
Smirk not digitally created...I caught it live, I was watching Cheney very closely while Bush was talking. Pointed it out to a friend of mine while we watched.
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