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| Joe K's "Friends in Venezuela" pull plug on free oil |
| 2009-01-06 |
| Bush is out, gringo. We don't need you anymore to make him look bad... Joe Kennedy announced yesterday he’s laying off 20 employees and temporarily halting most of his winter fuel-assistance programs due to Citgo yanking $100 million in support for the nonprofit Citizens Energy. Joe will, of course, keep his job and his $400,000 salary. Nice work if you can get it. Citgo, owned by the Venezuelan government led by leftist loudmouth president Hugo Chavez, recently informed Kennedy that it was “temporarily” suspending its oil donations for the low-income program. "Our friends in Venezuela" will now be known as "that fat rat bastard commie dictator". Kennedy, who was clearly distraught by the unexpected decision, said Citgo’s move is apparently tied to the recent dramatic fall in crude-oil prices. Hey, gringo. I got commie revolutions to fund. Things are tough all over. Hundreds of thousands of needy Americans in 23 states and on Indian reservations will have to go elsewhere to get heating fuel, because Citizens no longer has the resources, Kennedy said. “I’m very hopeful we can turn this around,” said Kennedy, who vowed to try to meet with Chavez in Venezuela to pitch keeping the project. C'mon, el jefe. I may have to go out and get a real job... He urged people to directly write to Chavez to appeal to him to restart the 2009 program, which was supposed to officially begin yesterday. Dear El Jefe, It's a tough economy so please send us more free oil so senor Jose Kennedy doesn't have to go out and find a real job or, God forbid, run for office. Muchos gracias, Citgo, which declined comment yesterday, has been providing oil to Citizens since 2005. The Citgo donations have been controversial because of the perception that Chavez, a notorious anti-American, was using the program for propaganda purposes. Kennedy has countered that the U.S. gets much of its oil from far more controversial nations, such as Saudi Arabia. Fuck off, peons. I'm a Kennedy, dammit! At a press conference yesterday at Citizens’ South Boston headquarters, employees who will lose their jobs stood in back of the stunned Kennedy as he announced Citgo’s move. I'll bet he wasn't nearly as stunned as they were... Citizens will still run other energy-related programs, and Massachusetts homeless shelters and some needy individuals will get fuel delivered to their homes. Geez, no more "JOE FOR OIL" commercials? Joe standing on the bow of a tanker cruising into Boston Harbor like he drove it up himself? No more Joe in coveralls lugging the hose up to granny's three decker while granny waves out the window like this is what he does everyday? I'll miss them... But Kennedy said Citgo’s support amounted to about 90 percent of the funding for Citizens’ fuel-assistance programs nationwide. So, Joe, I guess you'll be looking at a 90% pay cut then, right? Of course you will... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 "Citgo, owned by the Venezuelan government led by leftist loudmouth president Hugo Chavez" Dang, tu, you found a lot better source than I did. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-06 15:14 |
| #1 But the bushwa oil baron owes me a free lunch? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-01-06 14:42 |