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Old 07-10-2008, 02:27 PM   #1
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Default T. Boone Pickens calls for energy independence

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-99....html?hhTest=1

There's a revolution going on in America where people aren't going to put up with the usual BS.
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Old 07-10-2008, 02:29 PM   #2
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There's a revolution going on in America where people aren't going to put up with the usual BS.
He's just afraid we're going to run out of fuel to power his stadium.
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As I watched his commercial I thought of another curmodgenly Texas billionaire about whom everyone got excited. This from a guy who only recently thought it best to spend $165 million for OSU athletics.
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As I watched his commercial I thought of another curmodgenly Texas billionaire about whom everyone got excited. This from a guy who only recently thought it best to spend $165 million for OSU athletics.
Would you rather 1 billion be spent on a school or on a strip mall in SLC?
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Would you rather 1 billion be spent on a school or on a strip mall in SLC?
I vote for the development in Utah.
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I vote for the development in Utah.
BOOOOO!

I thought you believed in the market. The church putting in 1 billion in downtown is basically govt. largesse, the church being the govt.
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BOOOOO!

I thought you believed in the market. The church putting in 1 billion in downtown is basically govt. largesse, the church being the govt.
I thought we were talking about crazy Texas billionaires.
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I thought we were talking about crazy Texas billionaires.
How dare you kick Mike's pet topic!
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Something tells me that T. Boone Pickens stands to make a lot of money from wind farms and natural gas.
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Something tells me that T. Boone Pickens stands to make a lot of money from wind farms and natural gas.
Sure he does... but in his words:

"I will make money on this. I however have 5 billion and I'm 80 years old so that is not the most important thing here " - USA today 7/8/08
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