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Pickens: Obama abandoned ‘all of the above’ energy policy

The Hill -- Billionaire oil-and-gas man T. Boone Pickens on Wednesday said President Obama had failed to follow through on pledges to increase natural-gas and oil production, thwarting a potential renaissance in domestic energy.

Obama “never does anything” to match his “all-of-the-above” energy rhetoric, said Pickens, during a panel discussion hosted by Politico at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

“Obama’s had four years and has done nothing,” Pickens said. “I feel like Obama is trapped with the environmentalists,” said Pickens. “They are against fossil fuels ... and I think he is with that crowd in his party.”

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flyboyUT Champion Author Utah Posts:22,867 Points:1,012,710 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2012 1:42:06 PM Ignore flyboyUT Report Abuse ItisAJeepThing are those tax breaks unique to the oil patch or are they common ones availabel to most or all manufacturing sectors? Are the direct subsidies givent to the 'green' energy folks available to others too or are they just for them alone?
ItisAJeepThing Champion Author Tucson Posts:19,765 Points:2,153,530 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2012 1:36:41 PM Ignore ItisAJeepThing Report Abuse The United States is currently the world's third largest producer of oil and is the world's largest producer of natural gas. President Obama has more than doubled the amount of electricity we get from wind and solar over his first term -- and his plans for wind power are expected to help grow the wind industry to support 100,000 jobs by 2016. Both Romney and Ryan want to kill the wind production tax credit, which could come at the expense of 37,000 American jobs. Oh, but they would keep giving $4 billion in tax breaks to Big Oil every single year.
gvan Champion Author Chicago Posts:21,548 Points:2,838,240 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2012 11:14:03 AM Ignore gvan Report Abuse "Obama is a big phony who will say anything and make promises to get re-elected!" And this makes him different than Romney/Ryan how?
pbug101 Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,469 Points:581,850 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2012 9:22:02 AM Ignore pbug101 Report Abuse ok
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:269,765 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 8:36:20 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse Oblama has failed and we need to let him go.
RockCity Champion Author Denver Posts:7,921 Points:1,429,210 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:56:11 PM Ignore RockCity Report Abuse Well I for one have benefited from the affordable healthcare bill and my folks pay less for their prescriptions, and osama is no longer with us, and people don't have to hide their identity to fight for our country, and we are not losing 500,000 jobs a crack, and we are bringing our troops back from the industrial complex made up war, and we added regulations (although watered down, by those patriots in the house) to the banks and wall street crooks, and... I know, I know we did not stop the war on women or make gasoline free, perhaps.
nfldude Champion Author San Diego Posts:3,885 Points:447,755 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:47:55 PM Ignore nfldude Report Abuse I though T Boone was on the Obama team, sounds like that Promised Change did not work out so good for him either.
A2J Champion Author Richmond Posts:3,085 Points:604,900 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:25:16 PM Ignore A2J Report Abuse So ?
Wanda127 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,499 Points:916,755 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:18:09 PM Ignore Wanda127 Report Abuse Obama has let America down big time! I don't agree with RecountFL. He clearly is Liberal & needs to read up more about Obama & watch the movie 2016 & learn about Obama's dream to bring down America & join the New World Order. As for Clint he said it right last night: "And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go." [Edited by: Wanda127 at 8/31/2012 9:20:16 PM EST]
Agarre Champion Author Richmond Posts:1,335 Points:263,785 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:09:34 PM Ignore Agarre Report Abuse BAD
RecountFL Champion Author Miami Posts:8,754 Points:1,503,835 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 4:27:42 PM Ignore RecountFL Report Abuse "BHO has spent too much time blaming the previous administration" and Romney already started. Haven't heard a single solution out of him yet. Every President is going to have faults, but no evidence that Romney is any better. And stuff like, "Obama has only one strategy. Destroy our economy to bring this great Country to it's knees." Really? Grow up. As much as some of you hate him for whatever reason, I doubt the President took office with the soul mission of destroying a country. A country that was already on it's knees. If that was his mission and with all the Tea Party help he had, it would have been done. If you aren't willing to bring a little more to the table than conspiracy theories, then you are just as crazy as Clint Eastwood. Like him you will find yourself speaking to empty chairs.
RobertSpratt Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:4,845 Points:1,047,715 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 1:32:57 PM Ignore RobertSpratt Report Abuse Osama Obama! What an a-hole
tes283 All-Star Author Tampa Posts:865 Points:368,850 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 10:55:45 AM Ignore tes283 Report Abuse B.Ho. tried. I say change partners.
SycamoreISU Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,040 Points:261,185 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 8:06:19 AM Ignore SycamoreISU Report Abuse BHO has spent too much time blaming the previous administration and not enough time on solutions--unless you count trillions of dollars in pork projects to be a solution.
W4YAH Champion Author Florida Posts:1,153 Points:233,795 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 7:59:13 AM Ignore W4YAH Report Abuse Cool!
BWJM Champion Author KW Posts:1,113 Points:303,780 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 7:46:39 AM Ignore BWJM Report Abuse ok
leemun Champion Author Utah Posts:5,544 Points:1,042,075 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 7:17:17 AM Ignore leemun Report Abuse And here I thought Pickins was a good buddy of the Great Prevaricator.
craigsf38 Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,723 Points:1,512,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 7:14:36 AM Ignore craigsf38 Report Abuse OK
Rich1430 All-Star Author Indiana Posts:761 Points:259,590 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:55:49 AM Ignore Rich1430 Report Abuse Obama has only one strategy. Destroy our economy to bring this great Country to it's knees.
ARCO Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:2,358 Points:2,379,320 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:54:43 AM Ignore ARCO Report Abuse YES HE DID
Rans35PG Champion Author Modesto Posts:2,470 Points:997,000 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:51:10 AM Ignore Rans35PG Report Abuse speeches and action are two different animals. vote for action
Rhino8of8 Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:1,256 Points:376,440 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:47:12 AM Ignore Rhino8of8 Report Abuse It is just so hard to read these things. Its like no one can tell the truth. Maybe they can't. Maybe there isn't just a single "truth", and it is just a matter of opinion.
sdiddydaddy Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,101 Points:397,145 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:45:30 AM Ignore sdiddydaddy Report Abuse At least Obama is consistent. Consistently doing nothing except spending money and not following through on promises. I can see why people want him re-elected.
otherdave Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,403 Points:1,271,110 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:43:43 AM Ignore otherdave Report Abuse BHO HAS GOTTA GO!
7SPEEDY7 Champion Author Flint Posts:1,301 Points:607,625 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:40:19 AM Ignore 7SPEEDY7 Report Abuse ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
hallows Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,708 Points:2,806,570 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:40:09 AM Ignore hallows Report Abuse I agree, treehood!
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,593 Points:2,597,170 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:39:53 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse "Rick01" that do nothing congress he had for the first 3 years were his own party.
Deeme3090 Rookie Author Washington Posts:7 Points:565 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:37:07 AM Ignore Deeme3090 Report Abuse I don't like Obama and what he stands for! And, I'm part African American so it has nothing to do with race. Obama is a big phony who will say anything and make promises to get re-elected! Just like when he got elected! He won't do what he says he's going to do! He hasn't yet! The economy is still in the toilet!
treehood Champion Author San Diego Posts:2,054 Points:398,710 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:36:25 AM Ignore treehood Report Abuse boone pickens #1 concern is boone pickens. I have yet to see any signs of real integrity from him. He will weasel, lie and distort for his own benefit any day. Ask Stossel.
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:9,682 Points:2,621,580 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:35:38 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse Obama “never does anything” to match his “all-of-the-above” energy rhetoric, said Pickens, during a panel discussion hosted by Politico at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. B.O. is not going to do any thing, unless it runs the country down....
mickey069 Champion Author Long Island Posts:13,593 Points:2,597,170 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:35:13 AM Ignore mickey069 Report Abuse Sorry "georgia2girl" but Obama took a broken economy and COMPLETELY DESTROYED IT.
kuang2011 All-Star Author Chicago Posts:734 Points:146,435 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:34:53 AM Ignore kuang2011 Report Abuse ok
goalie1950 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:6,420 Points:1,298,370 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:33:32 AM Ignore goalie1950 Report Abuse There's that word again "failed" that is used in the same sentence when talking about Obummer and what his "failed" administration has done for this country in four years. Hopefully this country gets back on track in November by electing a President that knows how to lead and not just a good speech reader.
DougtheEconMan Champion Author Akron Posts:1,903 Points:268,690 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:33:28 AM Ignore DougtheEconMan Report Abuse On an economic note, just dont see how our economy can take much more of the policies of this administration. Obama's energy policies are enough to drive us into depression. Obama and the far-left liberals have put the EPA and other goals ahead of the working family. I feel sorry for families and individuals making less money than me and trying to make ends meet. Very, very sad and troubling!
Rick01 Champion Author Utah Posts:9,028 Points:2,364,525 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:31:31 AM Ignore Rick01 Report Abuse Cannot blame the president for a do nothing congress.
HailstormCA Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,860 Points:1,472,995 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:31:18 AM Ignore HailstormCA Report Abuse Where's the protest signs?
MacGyver_1701 Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,975 Points:2,190,445 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:31:04 AM Ignore MacGyver_1701 Report Abuse Not that I support the decisions made by Obama, I also understand the difficulties. However, his "bail-out" deficit spending could have been saved and invested in alternative energies that might some day help us all, instead of save a few of the big elite supporters for making bad monetary decisions that got us all in the boat to begin with. "Time for Change" I think was the slogan. Yep, we got it alright.
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,172 Points:1,300,170 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:30:51 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse True , even though Pickens is out to run his big mouth to help his investments
PissedCanuck Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,454 Points:1,495,430 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:30:19 AM Ignore PissedCanuck Report Abuse If people do vote this guy in again for four more years in November, then there may not be any hope and change for America at all. Vote wisely.
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,984 Points:787,580 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:30:07 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse And what exactly did private industry, lobbyists and the republicans do to move this along? Nothing, but whine.
Hangnail309 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:6,034 Points:1,679,130 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:29:28 AM Ignore Hangnail309 Report Abuse more political rhetoric ...
ricoblanco Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,598 Points:361,830 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:29:08 AM Ignore ricoblanco Report Abuse Well put cjs1.
BeatOPEC All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:857 Points:197,030 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:28:52 AM Ignore BeatOPEC Report Abuse Maybe people are waking up to having the wool pulled over their eyes by the magician in the WH. Vote him out this November.
Tegger Champion Author Ontario Posts:3,133 Points:1,648,460 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:28:41 AM Ignore Tegger Report Abuse Politics
kyrunner Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,987 Points:1,701,875 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:28:28 AM Ignore kyrunner Report Abuse Obama has never given a crap about any energy production unless it has the approval of the radical environmentalists that he worships. I am ready for this country to have a real President in November, Mitt Romney. How about you all?
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,478 Points:1,745,445 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:28:21 AM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse So I guess we know where Boone's billions will go this election!
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ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,805 Points:1,234,035 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:26:49 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse 0bama = fail
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DougtheEconMan Champion Author Akron Posts:1,903 Points:268,690 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Aug 31, 2012 6:25:32 AM Ignore DougtheEconMan Report Abuse Many this morning have asked who did the most damage to the US, Carter or Obama. I think its pretty even. I dont think Carter tried to hurt us, he was just unbelievably incompetent. Obama, on the other, now hearing about this radical past and radical freinds, his ripping the USA all over the world, policies like limitting our off shore drilling but giving money to Brazil, etc, so they can drill and develope offshore, it's hard not to think he has done damage by design.