Anyone else boycotting Citgo products?

DrGP · 12-23-2007, 06:05 PM

I refuse to buy ANY Citgo products due to their ownership by the Venezuelan government. As you may or may not be aware, the President of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez is Communist dictator. HE HATES America and is not shy about his dislike. He recently had his bid to become "President for Life" narrowly defeated 51% to 49%. It would not be a surprise if he would again make an attempt to become "President for life". He has also made threats to cut of all Venezuelan Oil to the US as a means to hurt the US economy and raise oil prices. I am not a political expert, but I, also with many others, refuse to buy Citgo products. I have read that in light of the situation, many others are also boycotting Citgo products. In response, Citgo is contemplating a name change on their gasoline service stations. I won't tell anyone what products to buy. Just saying what I and others are doing and why.

E nine T · 12-23-2007, 06:05 PM

+1

ybbiz34 · 12-23-2007, 06:22 PM

Fuck Hugo Chavez.

lawdude · 12-23-2007, 06:23 PM

I hope he doesn't buy Shell.

fedinand · 12-23-2007, 06:42 PM

He doesn't necessarily hate America - he has actually said he likes America. He does hate the current administration, however - and is not shy about saying that.

BoostedBMW · 12-23-2007, 07:27 PM

F*CK CITGO... I will never pump a gallon of their fuel into my car. :finger:

dth656 · 12-23-2007, 07:29 PM

nah, wasnt planning on boycotting citgo. hell, if its substantially cheaper, i'll go there myself.

and "dictator" is overstating things; to my understanding he was democratically elected by a majority. (a majority that is poor and typically underserved by previous administrations, but a majority nonetheless).

lawdude · 12-23-2007, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dth656

nah, wasnt planning on boycotting citgo. hell, if its substantially cheaper, i'll go there myself.

and "dictator" is overstating things; to my understanding he was democratically elected by a majority. (a majority that is poor and typically underserved by previous administrations, but a majority nonetheless).

You know what Morris Udall used to say.

purplewidow · 12-23-2007, 07:36 PM

of course i never buy that crap...it's like buying cocaine....there government makes bank on cocaine and and oil...it sucks ass!!!! never buy that crap and there gas isn't as good as bp, shell, or mobil anyways!!!! 99% of the time literally i have filled up with bp ultimate it's clear....i love shell v power also...it is 99% the same fuel used in Ferrari's formula 1 team!!!!
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Driver72 · 12-23-2007, 07:41 PM

Boycott WalMart while your at it too.

Not many Citgo stations in So Cal.

JoOrge1 · 12-23-2007, 07:49 PM

Shouldnt this topic be moved to General Off Topic Discussion?

This topic is poluting the General E90 Sedan/E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe ...... Forum section.

I hope the Website Admin realizes this.

+1 for Hugo hating this adminstration, not America.

Munich_Menace · 12-23-2007, 08:27 PM

Didn't Chavez "donated" tons of heating oil/gas to the poor community of New Orleans after Katrina; while your administration abandoned them

Bush ruined the States

!Xoible · 12-23-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Munich_Menace

Didn't Chavez "donated" tons of heating oil/gas to the poor community of New Orleans after Katrina; while your administration abandoned them

Bush ruined the States

oooohhhh +1000000

The_AMG_Hunter · 12-23-2007, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BoostedBMW

F*CK CITGO... I will never pump a gallon of their fuel into my car. :finger:

+1

rrandyy · 12-23-2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DrGP

I refuse to buy ANY Citgo products due to their ownership by the Venezuelan government....He has also made threats to cut of all Venezuelan Oil to the US as a means to hurt the US economy and raise oil prices. I am not a political expert, but I, also with many others, refuse to buy Citgo products.

In case you didn't take high school economics:
You're upset because they threatened to not sell us oil to drive up prices? So instead you're going to fight this buy NOT buying their oil? You don't make any sense. These two things are one and the same. Doing either will drive up prices.

This is *almost* as bad as the "lets not buy gas from this gas station and then it will lower prices and others will have to follow" argument. I firmly believe the reason the US economy is going down the drain is because of uneducated consumers like yourself.

Zirenz2006 · 12-23-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Munich_Menace

Didn't Chavez "donated" tons of heating oil/gas to the poor community of New Orleans after Katrina; while your administration abandoned them

Bush ruined the States

Worry about your own country.

bman5150 · 12-23-2007, 08:49 PM

See link:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/citgo.asp

Merry Christmas!

325 Baller · 12-23-2007, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Zirenz2006

Worry about your own country.

+1

ybbiz34 · 12-23-2007, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zirenz2006

Worry about your own country.

+ 2.

Munich_Menace · 12-23-2007, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Zirenz2006

Worry about your own country.

then get out of IRAQ and Afghanistan

hypocrisy of Bush followers

Munich_Menace · 12-23-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Munich_Menace

then get out of IRAQ and Afghanistan

hypocrisy of Bush followers

Touché

Jaws · 12-23-2007, 09:28 PM

Hmm, tough choice. Buy from Saudi Arabia which is no where near being a democracy (and many within probably support terrorism) or buy from Putin (democratically elected in name only) controlled Russia which is moving towards fascism. Or buy from Chavez. What to do?

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DrGP Lieutenant Colonel 137 Rep 1,914 Posts Drives: Sapphire 335i coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SE, PA iTrader: (0)	Anyone else boycotting Citgo products? I refuse to buy ANY Citgo products due to their ownership by the Venezuelan government. As you may or may not be aware, the President of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez is Communist dictator. HE HATES America and is not shy about his dislike. He recently had his bid to become "President for Life" narrowly defeated 51% to 49%. It would not be a surprise if he would again make an attempt to become "President for life". He has also made threats to cut of all Venezuelan Oil to the US as a means to hurt the US economy and raise oil prices. I am not a political expert, but I, also with many others, refuse to buy Citgo products. I have read that in light of the situation, many others are also boycotting Citgo products. In response, Citgo is contemplating a name change on their gasoline service stations. I won't tell anyone what products to buy. Just saying what I and others are doing and why.
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fedinand Major 74 Rep 1,271 Posts Drives: '11 X3, '11 GTI Join Date: May 2007 Location: MN iTrader: (6)	He doesn't necessarily hate America - he has actually said he likes America. He does hate the current administration, however - and is not shy about saying that.
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dth656 First Lieutenant 36 Rep 394 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ASCII iTrader: (0)	nah, wasnt planning on boycotting citgo. hell, if its substantially cheaper, i'll go there myself. and "dictator" is overstating things; to my understanding he was democratically elected by a majority. (a majority that is poor and typically underserved by previous administrations, but a majority nonetheless).
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purplewidow Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (2)	of course i never buy that crap...it's like buying cocaine....there government makes bank on cocaine and and oil...it sucks ass!!!! never buy that crap and there gas isn't as good as bp, shell, or mobil anyways!!!! 99% of the time literally i have filled up with bp ultimate it's clear....i love shell v power also...it is 99% the same fuel used in Ferrari's formula 1 team!!!! ________ vapor genie ________ LIVE SEX Last edited by purplewidow; 09-11-2011 at 05:39 AM..
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JoOrge1 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: Alpine White - 335i Coupe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, Texas, USA iTrader: (0)	Shouldnt this topic be moved to General Off Topic Discussion? This topic is poluting the General E90 Sedan/E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe ...... Forum section. I hope the Website Admin realizes this. +1 for Hugo hating this adminstration, not America.
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