Why Is Senate Asking Soros' Opinion????, page 2
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reply posted on 4-6-2008 @ 11:31 AM by Icarus Rising
reply to post by JSR



Oh, he is rich and elite, no doubt about it. I don't think he is a fascist, though. It is possible to get rich taking positions and engaging in business practices that benefit the little guy, too. It doesn't make you very popular with the rest of the crowd, though. Maybe that is why he is getting raked over the coals by Murdoch and Co.

Edit to add that in case anybody is interested, the thread on the Senate hearings that prompted the question posed by this thread can be found here.

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reply posted on 5-6-2008 @ 12:27 PM by jsobecky
reply to post by jamie83



Originally posted by jamie83
And even so, it made FAR MORE sense to have oil execs than George Soros testify because the oil execs are in the oil business. Soros claimed he never trades oil, so what the heck was his alleged area of expertise on the subject?

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Bubbles. Soros has been avidly studying them for many years. The input from him was whether the current rise in oil prices are the result of a bubble, supply and demand, speculation, or what?

Why ask Soros? Well, if I were on a committee, I would want input from all parties involved. Otherwise you're just working on a pre-determined conclusion and are only looking for validation of your foregone conclusion.

Let everyone speak their piece. Then determine who's lying and who's not.


reply posted on 6-6-2008 @ 09:06 AM by ClintK
Originally posted by jamie83
Originally posted by ClintK
Hey, that same group asked the oil company execs what was going on just a couple weeks ago. Why can't they get an alternative point of view? If anything, those oil execs would have a MUCH more biased point of view than Soros.

But that's okay because they come from the right wing conservative faction, huh?


No, you have it completely backwards.

The oil execs were called in to testify because the Congress already had accused them of not doing enough to stop the rise in oil prices. They were not seeking the oil execs opinion for the purpose of forming policy. They were dragging them into the arena so they could be seen attacking the evil oil execs who are making the price of gas go up so much.

And even so, it made FAR MORE sense to have oil execs than George Soros testify because the oil execs are in the oil business. Soros claimed he never trades oil, so what the heck was his alleged area of expertise on the subject?

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Uh, no, I don't have it "backwards." You have it wrong. The oil execs were NOT called in because congress had "already accused them" of anything. Congress wanted to know why gas prices were rising so fast and it asked them. Simple as that. Congress had never "ACCUSED" anybody -- except perhaps in your fantasy.

To say that it makes "more sense" to have oil execs testify because they are in the oil business is clear evidence that you aren't street wise about the real world. This is like asking a shady used car salesman who ripped someone off on a car to justify the price he charged. OF COURSE he's going to come up with some B.S. to justify the price.
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