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fabulous trip to Saudi Arabia and UAE or some other compensation. And if he’s
never received any compensation from an oil industry member, then I say double shame on him for putting his family at risk without receiving any incentive to
do so. If he’s passing along the lies and disinformation that’s contained in his
book for free, then he is truly insane.
BREAKING NEWS: NO HOSTAGES TAKEN AT ETHANOL PLANTS
...AGAIN
Counting today, it appears - unofficially at least - that this is the 14,430th consecutive day since the October 1973 oil crisis that no hostages have been abducted by any militant group from any ethanol plant. There was a report in May
2003 that Mary B, a sales clerk at an Iowa-based ethanol plant was taken hostage, but it turned out it was just friends of hers who were taking her to the local
Applebee's for a birthday celebration.
Today's report means that, once again, no lives were lost, no U.S. combat
troops were dispatched, no naval assets were deployed, no Tomahawk missiles
were fired, no helicopters were shot down, and no drones were needed to go
behind enemy lines in order to protect any ethanol production facilities or the
flow of ethanol to American service stations.
AMERICA’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE AUTOMOBILE STARTS TO SOUR
Who hasn’t heard the old saying a million times, “America’s love affair with the
automobile.” It was so true, and to a large degree, it’s still true even though
young people seem to not have gotten the memo that all Americans love cars
and trucks.
Interestingly, the bromide isn’t just correct about America, it’s also true around
the world. The British also say, “Britain’s love affair with the automobile.” Although they say “motorcar.” The French are the same, the Italians are the same,
the Germans – forgetaboutit, the Swedes, the Japanese, the Koreans, everyone has a love affair with the automobile. And judging from the way that the oil
sheiks have spent hundreds of millions on their car collections, I’d say the
Arab’s love for the automobile has spilled over to near-religious ecstasy. I wonder if the word “car” is in the Koran.
Bryce writes about America’s love affair with the automobile. He writes, “American’s are incredibly mobile. They also love to fly, ride motorcycles, and take
boating trips. But they really love cars.”
