Oil Expert Palin Says U.S Bans Oil Exports (Congress, thought, vice president) - Elections - City-Data Forum

padcrasher · 10-13-2008, 09:46 PM

You betcha they do!

The Associated Press: Palin wrongly suggests Congress bans oil exports

"A questioner at a town hall-style meeting in Wisconsin said he had heard that at least 75 percent of the oil drilled in Alaska was being sold to China and said, if true, he would like to know why.

"No. It's not 75 percent of our oil being exported," Palin said, suggesting some of Alaska's oil, in fact, may be going abroad but not that much.

"In fact," she added, "Congress is pretty strict on, um, export bans of oil and gas especially."

No Alaska oil has been exported since 2004, and little if any since 2000, according to the Energy Information Administration and the Congressional Research Service.

And Congress has never imposed outright bans on oil exports. Congress prohibited exports of Alaska oil in 1973 when the Alaska oil pipeline was built. But that ban was lifted in 1996 when there were large volumes of Alaska oil coming down from the North Slope and U.S. demand was soft.

Metlakatla · 10-13-2008, 09:53 PM

Uh....my head hurts. She didn't even know that Clinton lifted the Alaska oil export ban in 1996?

golfgod · 10-13-2008, 09:55 PM

I wonder if T. Boone Pickens knew that. I guess not since she knows more than anyone else, including him about the petro-biz.

golfgod

Zel Ya · 10-13-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Metlakatla

Uh....my head hurts. She didn't even know that Clinton lifted the Alaska oil export ban in 1996?

Don't ask Palin about the Valdez spill No doubt she would say Juan Valdez spilling his coffee beans.

Metlakatla · 10-13-2008, 10:11 PM

It's funny...speaking of the Valdez spill, when she was asked what Supreme Court decisions she disagreed with---she didn't even remember the one concerning that.

Siouxcia · 10-13-2008, 10:30 PM

I hope this makes SNL! LOL

Zel Ya · 10-13-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Siouxcia

I hope this makes SNL! LOL

I hope so, too. I'd be willing to sell it to them for a cheap price. Nothing under six figures.

walidm · 10-14-2008, 05:24 AM

Imagine the Governor in control of "expanded powers" for the Vice President and Our Energy future....

AONE · 10-14-2008, 06:23 AM

ok she is more of a moron that i previously thought...lol not possible I already had a pretty low opinion of her.
you betcha I did, gosh darn it.

Joe pass me another beer.

Could you imagine if Sarah Palin and Dan Quayle were together? it would be a comedians delight... oh please Sarah open your mouth more. I need more humor in my life..

albion · 10-14-2008, 07:20 AM

Yeah she's an expert all right. she reminds me of schultz in Hogans Hero's " she knows nothing."