The Ethanol Papers - Paperturn manuscript - Flipbook - Page 377
By the way, The Jacki Daily Show episode is titled "Pipeline Benefits and Ethanol's Drawbacks," and you can listen to the entire show by CLICKING HERE.
Well, I didn't hear my name or any veiled reference to having had some correspondence with someone (me) that was critical of her past comments about
ethanol. I would say that if it was possible to attend stupid classes, Ms. Fix went
back to school and now holds a Masters in Stupid. But I'm jumping ahead of
myself.
The Jacki Daily Show begins with a recorded disclaimer that she (Jacki Pick)
uses all her experience to present an independent view that brings "America
great energy security," and she follows it up by saying that her opinions are her
own and free from any outside influence.
I was hopeful.
The live part of the show didn't start with Ms. Pick introducing Ms. Fix. Instead,
Ms. Pick led off by reading an email from Brian Williams, Legislative Director of
The National Center For Policy Analysis. Coincidentally, Jacki Pick is the COO
of this National Center.
She reads, "I ruined a weed trimmer and a chainsaw on this stupid E15 ethanol
gasoline." (See that, everyone uses the word "stupid.")
I was in mid swallow of my Yankee-rita but the stupidity of the statement made
me do a spit-take (look it up). This guy, this Legislative Director, said that he
ruined a weed trimmer and chainsaw by using E15! Where the heck did he find
E15, and what the heck made him want to use E15 in his weed trimmer and
chainsaw? If he's based in Dallas where the "National Center" is, I doubt that
E15 is available. I also don't think it's especially easy to find in the DC area, if
that's where he's based. Additionally, any pumps that do offer E15 have warning
labels that clearly state that E15 should NOT be used in gasoline-powered
equipment, such as weed whackers and chainsaws. So, was he lying? Did he
intentionally not follow instructions? In other words, did he intentionally drink a
bottle of Liquid Draino just to see what would happen, even though the label
clearly states that it is poison to drink? Is he a liar or just dumb (I switched up
on 'stupid' for the sake of variety).
Now you would think that Jacki Pick being as schooled in energy as she is, and
as intelligent as her resume seems to indicate that she is, that she would have
either laughed or at least said something teasingly flippant about her
