Opinion of T. Boone Pickens?
       |           

Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
July 10, 2025, 09:50:13 AM
News: Election Calculator 3.0 with county/house maps is now live. For more info, click here

  Talk Elections
  General Politics
  U.S. General Discussion (Moderators: The Dowager Mod, Abolish ICE, Tokugawa Sexgod Ieyasu, Utilitarian Governance)
  Opinion of T. Boone Pickens?		 « previous next »
Pages: [1]
Poll
Question: Opinion of T. Boone Pickens?
#1
Freedom Fighter		  
#2
Horrible Person		  
Show Pie Chart
Partisan results
Total Voters: 23

Author Topic: Opinion of T. Boone Pickens?  (Read 2021 times)
Eraserhead
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 46,316
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« on: August 04, 2008, 08:59:11 PM »
I say he's an FF based on his name alone.
Logged
The Mikado
Moderators
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 22,184


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2008, 09:28:24 PM »
Really?  I'd have thought that funding the Swiftboaters to the tune of two million dollars would've turned most of you against him.

I have no real problem with Boone.  As he says, he's an awl man, and the awl bidness' interests align with the GOP.  He ain't no patsy.  Boone's smarter'n a tree fulla owls, so he knows that wind's the place to be.  He's become the nation's largest wind man, and sees the ol' awl bidness as yesterday.  Wants to make his units in a new field, so he wants you to use his wind.  He's fixin' to make a huge profit, and is libel'ta do a real boon (or Boone) to our country in the process.
Logged
Torie
Moderators
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 46,493
Ukraine


Political Matrix
E: -3.48, S: -4.70

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2008, 09:47:01 PM »
His plan is unbalanced, and unrealistic in this idea of converting plants to natural gas as the silver bullet, and the wind stuff, and he has a financial conflict of interest, but hey, he's precipitating debate beyond well we all need to ride our bikes, and pay much more for oil to save the planet, and for that I salute him.
Logged
Eraserhead
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 46,316
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2008, 10:04:24 PM »
You guys are too harsh? I mean, his name is T. Boone Pickens! T. Boone Pickens.

Okay, I actually voted "HP" in the poll.
Logged
Joe Biden 2020
BushOklahoma
Atlas Star
*****
Posts: 24,921
United States


Political Matrix
E: -4.77, S: 3.48

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2008, 10:32:14 PM »
Definite freedom fighter.  I like his energy initiatives and I hope he can become the GOP's answer to George Soros in terms of the money-think tank.  Plus, he is an alma-mater and donates regularly to one of the greatest engineering universities in the United States, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma -- Oklahoma State University -- The REAL "OSU" (Sorry, Ohio State and Oregon State, you are not the real OSU's).  In fact OSU's football stadium is named Boone Pickens Stadium.
Logged
Flying Dog
Jtfdem
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,404
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2008, 11:12:51 PM »
FF because of his promotion of wind farms. Michigan has the second highest potential for wind harvestment in the country.
Logged
ChrisFromNJ
Sr. Member
****
Posts: 2,742


Political Matrix
E: -5.35, S: -8.61

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2008, 11:17:51 PM »
HP. None of us Democrats forget what he did in 2004.
Logged
riceowl
riceowl315
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,533


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2008, 11:58:02 PM »
FF.  i have to say so, since i work in the t. boone pickens academic tower.
Logged
Queen Mum Inks.LWC
Inks.LWC
Atlas Superstar
*****
Posts: 35,011
United States


Political Matrix
E: 4.65, S: -2.78

P P P
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2008, 12:59:54 AM »
FF.
Logged
HardRCafé
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,364
Italy
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2008, 01:12:20 AM »
Quote from: New Deal Democrat on August 04, 2008, 11:17:51 PM
HP. None of us Democrats forget what he did in 2004.

Which was?
Logged
YRABNNRM
YoungRepub
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 10,680
United States
Political Matrix
E: 0.90, S: -6.09

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2008, 02:14:13 AM »

Quote from: The Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko on August 04, 2008, 09:28:24 PM
Really?  I'd have thought that funding the Swiftboaters to the tune of two million dollars would've turned most of you against him.
Logged
HardRCafé
YaBB God
*****
Posts: 4,364
Italy
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2008, 02:42:05 AM »
Ah.  Well, at least he loves his country.
Logged
opebo
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 47,009


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #12 on: August 05, 2008, 02:43:44 AM »
He's just another Ross Perot clone - disgustingly fake smarmy rural/dumbass rich bastard.
Logged
Eraserhead
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 46,316
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #13 on: August 05, 2008, 03:29:38 AM »
Quote from: HardRCafé on August 05, 2008, 02:42:05 AM
Ah.  Well, at least he loves his country.

Epic fail.
Logged
Flying Dog
Jtfdem
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,404
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2008, 08:54:31 AM »

lol Tongue
Logged
JSojourner
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 11,856
United States


Political Matrix
E: -8.65, S: -6.94

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2008, 10:54:49 AM »
Quote from: New Deal Democrat on August 04, 2008, 11:17:51 PM
HP. None of us Democrats forget what he did in 2004.

Thank you.  And yes, I am still bitter.  Over Kerry AND Cleland.  I will be for a long time to come.
Logged
Nym90
nym90
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 16,259
United States


Political Matrix
E: -5.55, S: -2.96

P P P

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2008, 09:25:24 PM »
His energy proposals are good.

Not enough to make up for his lifelong heavy contributions to Republican campaigns, however. It's at least good that he finally saw the light that those were helping worsen the problem, not solve it.
Logged
DownWithTheLeft
downwithdaleft
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 18,548
Italy


Political Matrix
E: 9.16, S: -3.13

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2008, 09:32:39 PM »
Wind energy and a swift boat funder?  Massive FF
Logged
jokerman
Cosmo Kramer
Junior Chimp
*****
Posts: 6,808
Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2008, 10:05:42 PM »
Quote from: opebo on August 05, 2008, 02:43:44 AM
He's just another Ross Perot clone - disgustingly fake smarmy rural/dumbass rich bastard.
^^^^

Precisely.  Regardless of the merit of his plans the man himself is merely embarking on a self-righteous publicity stunt.

I'm really suspicious of big-pocketed private figures trying to take solving the nation's problems into their own hands.  Some of their actions may have some good impact but they set awful precedents.  People have lost enough trust in governmental institutions as it is.  We need statesmen who will unify the country, not factionalist business leaders who would carve off a dominion of power for their own.
Logged
dead0man
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 48,813
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #19 on: August 08, 2008, 07:36:30 AM »
My gut tells me he's an old man trying to save his "image" at the last minute.  My brain isn't so sure, but suspects that might be the case.
Logged
Nym90
nym90
Atlas Icon
*****
Posts: 16,259
United States


Political Matrix
E: -5.55, S: -2.96

P P P

Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #20 on: August 08, 2008, 08:28:32 PM »
He stands to benefit greatly from his plan financially. No surprise there.

Plus, importing natural gas from Iran to replace our oil imports doesn't do much for national security.
Logged
หมูเด้ง
Angry_Weasel
Atlas Legend
*****
Posts: 41,999
United States


Show only this user's posts in this thread
« Reply #21 on: August 08, 2008, 10:41:12 PM »
It is what it is.
Logged
Pages: [1]  
« previous next »
Jump to:  


Login with username, password and session length

Terms of Service - DMCA Agent and Policy - Privacy Policy and Cookies

Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines

Page created in 0.049 seconds with 11 queries.