Posted by
Cuda on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:04:23 PM
Well I tried posting this at 6:30 in the morning, but thanks to Seattle liberal Bill Gates' program internet explorer, I lost the post before I had to go to work, so we'll try this again, but with less coffee in my system. Now, the title is fairly self explanatory, boycott citgo. Why? You may ask. Well before I begin, let me first state that I understand the people that own Citgo stations and that work there, and even most of the people working in corporate functions in the company are upstanding decent Americans, and I truly do apologize in advance, but this must be said. Citgo is partially owned by the Venezuelan government. The same government that the communist dictator Hugo Chavez runs also owns Petroleos de Venezuela, parent company of Citgo. Don't believe me? Hear it from the horse's mouth. Taken directly from Citgo's website: "Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.(PDVSA) is a world energy corporation, owned by the Venezuelan State. Its operations cover the exploration, production, refining, transport and marketing of hydrocarbons, as well as the Orimulsión®, chemical, petrochemical and coal businesses."
http://www.citgo.com/AboutCITGO/PDVSAprofile.jsp Why should we be concerned? What has Venezuela ever done to us? Well our round little South American friend Hugo (pronounced "Ooo-go" by cuturally sensitive liberals) doesn't much like us yankee gringos.

According to Jim Heintz of the Associated Press from 7-25-06 taken from
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/07/25/venezuelas_chavez_in_russia_to_ink_deal/ Heintz states "Chavez is to sign a series of major Russian weapons contracts, including a more than US$1 billion (790 million euro) deal for 30 Su-30 fighter jets and 30 helicopters." Hmm, what would he possibly need that for? To protect himself from Barbados? Oh, along with the sixty aircraft, Chavez ordered some 100,000 assault rifles, just FYI. Ah but the fun doesn't stop there. Chavez has visited Iran and met with the Hitler of our times Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and condemned our ally Israel's defensive opperations against Hezbollah. He has also met with leaders in the only remaining European dictatorship, Belarus, and often states that he is standing up to the imperialism of the United States. This man is a clear and present danger, and is within our own hemisphere. He controls one of the largest oil reserves in the world. Everytime you fill up at Citgo, you are indirectly sending a chunk of that change to the war chest of Chavez. Perhaps filling your tank up with Citgo gas has helped buy a kalashnikov rifle for Venezuela, or contributed to a shiny new MiG. As I stated in the beginning of my post, I truly wish no ill will towards the good and hard working employees of American Citgo stations and affiliates. However, the fact remains, money from American drivers does go to Chavez and his government to be used against us. I realize it may be impractical, if not impossible for many in the fuel industry to just abandon their jobs or try to find another vendor, but would you feel right working for a company that gives money to our enemy? Make up your own minds, and stand strong.