Does Pick A Number Romney think Canada is part of the U.S.?

[peach174]

I will fight to create more energy in this country, to get America energy secure. And part of that is bringing in a pipeline of oil from Canada...

Really?

He never said that Canada is part of America.
Getting America energy secure, bring in oil from Canada and Mexico as well as America.
Don't see why you would continue to want us to be dependent on Arab oil. They hate us.

 

[OohPooPahDoo]

I will fight to create more energy in this country, to get America energy secure. And part of that is bringing in a pipeline of oil from Canada...

Really?

I suspect this post is a product of an inner-city public education.

Does "producing energy in this country" mean importing it from Canada outside of the city?

 

[paulitician]

Well, he sure kicked your Dear Leader's ass on the Corporate Tax Rate issue. As usual, your guy appeared dazed & confused. Canada has lowered its Corporate Tax Rate and has flourished as a result. And Romney will lower ours if elected. Your guy tried to pathetically argue that he sort of agreed with Romney. Yet he's had 4yrs. to lower it, and hasn't. It's clear Romney absolutely trounces your guy on Economic matters. You Obmabots better hope & pray he gets his Teleprompter back for the next Debate. Because it's not looking so good for him at this point.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

I will fight to create more energy in this country, to get America energy secure. And part of that is bringing in a pipeline of oil from Canada...

Really?

He's on record saying his goal is to get NORTH AMERICA energy independent.

 

[WillowTree]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It_3CAcOUT8]Romney outlines plan for U.S. energy independence - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Rat in the Hat]

I believe he says "North American" energy. fuckwit.

Fuckwit Probably does not know Canada is in North America.

lol

I've never seen a more stupid poster other than TM but by golly I think oooppp a loop has bested TM today.

Somebody has to be the board idiot while she's gone.

Who better than DooPahTuba?

 

[WillowTree]

demoncraps are stupid people.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

I will fight to create more energy in this country, to get America energy secure. And part of that is bringing in a pipeline of oil from Canada...

Really?

From the same debate you took your quote from.

Let’s take advantage of the energy resources we have, as well as the energy sources for the future. And if we do that, if we do what I’m planning on doing, which is getting us energy independent, North America energy independence within eight years, you’re going to see manufacturing jobs come back. Because our energy is low cost, that are already beginning to come back because of our abundant energy. I’ll get America and North America energy independent. I’ll do it by more drilling, more permits and licenses.

We’re going to bring that pipeline in from Canada. How in the world the president said no to that pipeline? I will never know.

 

[OKTexas]

You prefer mideastern oil don'tya? fuckwit.

I prefer a President who has the basic sense to know Canada isn't part of the U.S.

" I have visited all of the 57 states" Your leader said that. Double standard I believe, ey?

If your going to quote dear leader Maobama, please get it right.

He said he had been to 57 states with one to go, and his staff wouldn't let him go to Alaska and Hawaii. By my count that makes 60 in total.

We can't accuse the left of taking things out of context and do it ourselves, so let's give credit where it is due.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws]Obama Claims He's Visited 57 States - YouTube[/ame]

 

[emptystep]

I will fight to create more energy in this country, to get America energy secure. And part of that is bringing in a pipeline of oil from Canada...

Really?

He never said that Canada is part of America.
Getting America energy secure, bring in oil from Canada and Mexico as well as America.
Don't see why you would continue to want us to be dependent on Arab oil. They hate us.

Saudi Arabia hates us? Really?

Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries
Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries)
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country Sep-11 Aug-11 YTD 2011 Sep-10 YTD 2010
CANADA 2,324 2,240 2,157 1,937 1,971
SAUDI ARABIA 1,465 1,075 1,180 1,082 1,072
MEXICO 1,099 1,150 1,113 1,108 1,132
VENEZUELA 759 806 893 919 928
NIGERIA 529 854 826 1,107 1,018
COLOMBIA 510 365 364 308 328
IRAQ 403 637 473 422 464
ECUADOR 299 303 203 229 215
ANGOLA 283 311 323 404 413
RUSSIA 275 252 246 286 295
BRAZIL 163 213 225 177 270
KUWAIT 145 165 164 172 204
ALGERIA 139 140 204 366 337
CHAD 74 32 54 30 14
OMAN 72 52 39 0 0

Total Imports of Petroleum (Top 15 Countries)
(Thousand Barrels per Day)
Country Sep-11 Aug-11 YTD 2011 Sep-10 YTD 2010
CANADA 2,829 2,637 2,670 2,479 2,537
SAUDI ARABIA 1,479 1,075 1,187 1,093 1,086
MEXICO 1,192 1,185 1,218 1,254 1,260
VENEZUELA 806 906 979 1,008 1,007
RUSSIA 592 585 609 648 624
NIGERIA 580 892 876 1,174 1,053
COLOMBIA 529 395 395 363 360
IRAQ 404 637 473 422 464
ECUADOR 305 309 205 229 217
ANGOLA 304 331 335 417 422
ALGERIA 291 298 396 543 512
VIRGIN ISLANDS 189 185 189 302 261
BRAZIL 188 228 240 181 289
ARUBA 149 81 79 0 0
KUWAIT 145 165 165 172 206

 

[paulitician]

Romney was very wise to point out Canada's success in lowering their Corporate Tax Rate. Obama had no real rebuttal. Romney will lower ours, while the Dear Leader is still waffling on it.

 

[Charles_Main]

Really?

He never said that Canada is part of America.
Getting America energy secure, bring in oil from Canada and Mexico as well as America.
Don't see why you would continue to want us to be dependent on Arab oil. They hate us.

Saudi Arabia hates us? Really?

Did you seriously just ask that Question? 17 of the 19 sept 11th Attackers were Saudi. Yes, the Saudi People for the most part Hate the US.

 

[Dot Com]

Now the Rightards are claiming that Mitt meant that he is responsible for Canada's energy independence as well Rightards- like a fat lady in a malt shop- grasping at straws

 

[paulitician]

Is this another one of those tired 'Romney is Dumb' threads? Because for a dumb guy, he sure is doing well kicking some Dear Leader ass. Obamabots should probably just stick to what they do best..."Romney Evil Rich Racist!" and 'BOOOOOOOSH!!"

 

[Charles_Main]

Now the Rightards are claiming that Mitt meant that he is responsible for Canada's energy independence as well Rightards- like a fat lady in a malt shop- grasping at straws

Oh the Irony of your claim.

 

[emptystep]

He never said that Canada is part of America.
Getting America energy secure, bring in oil from Canada and Mexico as well as America.
Don't see why you would continue to want us to be dependent on Arab oil. They hate us.

Saudi Arabia hates us? Really?

Did you seriously just ask that Question? 17 of the 19 sept 11th Attackers were Saudi. Yes, the Saudi People for the most part Hate the US.

And 100% of the people responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing were American. As was the Colorado shooter. You're point?

 

[Meathead]

Saudi Arabia hates us? Really?

Did you seriously just ask that Question? 17 of the 19 sept 11th Attackers were Saudi. Yes, the Saudi People for the most part Hate the US.

And 100% of the people responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing were American. As was the Colorado shooter. You're point?

If it has to be explained, then it is perhaps not your "step" that is empty.

 

[Katzndogz]

Saudi Arabia hates us? Really?

Did you seriously just ask that Question? 17 of the 19 sept 11th Attackers were Saudi. Yes, the Saudi People for the most part Hate the US.

And 100% of the people responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing were American. As was the Colorado shooter. You're point?

The point is that as a religious and political policy the Saudi's hate the US. As do many muslims whether from Saudi Arabia or not. The latest bomber was a muslim from Bangladesh.

 

[edthecynic]

It's starting in Canada but going into Texas.. Is Texas part of the U.S.?

You do know it's going to texas for EXPORT, don't you? There is plenty of excess pipeline capacity to bring Canadian oil to the US already, but that oil goes to the midwest where it can only be bought by the US. The purpose of a pipeline to Texas is to divert oil from the midwest to Texas where it can be exported. Canada refused to make an agreement that the oil from the Keystone pipeline can only be sold in the US. So what will happen is the oil from the Keystone pipeline will be refined in Texas and sold abroad taking away refining capacity for American oil products raising the price of those products here in the US.

Keystone XL is a tar sands pipeline to export oil out of the United States | Anthony Swift's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

One of the most important facts that is missing in the national debate surrounding the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is this – Keystone XL will not bring any more oil into the United State for decades to come.* Canada doesn’t have nearly enough oil to fill existing pipelines going to the United States. However, existing Canadian oil pipelines all go to the Midwest, where the only buyer for their crude is the United States. Keystone XL would divert Canadian oil from refineries in the Midwest to the Gulf Coast where it can be refined and exported. Many of these refineries are in Foriegn Trade Zones where oil may be exported to international buyers without paying U.S. taxes. And that is exactly what Valero, one of the largest potential buyers of Keystone XL's oil, has told its investors it will do. The idea that Keystone XL will improve U.S. oil supply is a documented scam being played on the American people by Big Oil and its friends in Washington DC.*
The fact that Canada has excess pipeline capacity is well known. In a Department of Energy report evaluating Keystone XL's impacts on U.S. energy supply over the next twenty years, the agency found that it will take decades for Canada to produce enough oil to fill existing pipelines. On page 90, the report concludes that the United States will import the same amount of crude from Canada through 2030 whether or not Keystone XL is built.
From Canada's perspective, the problem with existing pipelines is they all end in the U.S. Midwest and only allow one buyer - the United States. As Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver recently said, "we export 97 percent of our energy to the U.S. and we would like to diversify that." However, the Canadian government has put the brakes on the two pipeline proposals to export tar sands through its provinces due to the need to take more time to listen to its own public's concerns about water and safety.*
Keystone XL would be Canada’s first step in diversifying its energy market. The pipeline would divert large volumes of Canadian oil from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast, where it would be available for the first time to buyers on the world market. To sweeten the deal, many of the refineries on the Gulf Coast happen to be located in foreign trade zones, where they can export Canadian oil to the world market without paying U.S. taxes. Oil Change International investigated this issue in a report that found the Keystone XL pipeline was part of a larger strategy to sell increasing volumes of Canadian crude on the international diesel market.
When Canadian regulators at the National Energy Board (NEB) considered the Keystone XL proposal in 2008, they asked TransCanada to justify another pipeline when there was already so much spare capacity.* TransCanada conceded that Keystone XL would take oil from existing pipelines, increasing shipping costs. However, TransCanada argued that this cost would be more than offset as shifting Canadian oil from the Midwest to the Gulf would increase the price that Americans paid for Canadian oil by $3.9 billion.
In fact, TransCanada refused to support a requirement that oil on Keystone XL be used in the United States in a recent Congressional hearing.

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Simply stated, Keystone XL is a way to get Canadian oil out of the United States, not into it.

 

[Dot Com]

There is no "gain" for the U.S. by letting Canada route a tarsands pipeline through the U.S. so they can sell oil to the Chinese.