Will Levis start a game for the Titans in the 2026/2027 season?

[ctm]

15 minutes ago, SleepingTitan said:

Definitely regional and it wasn't just one isolated thing that caused it. But Obama did inherit 1.85 gas. It was 200% higher when he left office. 

 

I personally don't attribute gas prices to presidents -- or the overall economy for that matter. I think it's hilarious how Dems AND Repubs always point fingers at the opposing leaders and then say it doesn't apply to theirs when it's their turn. 

 

The Dem clapback on this: oh well gas prices are directly related to Iran blah blah blah. Venezuela and Iran have been major issues facing Presidents for decades. You can blame Trump, or you can blame all the other Presidents for failure to act because they knew it would be politically unpopular and expensive. 

 

There isn't much doubt about who caused the current high prices.

[titanruss]

4 hours ago, SleepingTitan said:

Definitely regional and it wasn't just one isolated thing that caused it. But Obama did inherit 1.85 gas. It was 200% higher when he left office. 

 

I personally don't attribute gas prices to presidents -- or the overall economy for that matter. I think it's hilarious how Dems AND Repubs always point fingers at the opposing leaders and then say it doesn't apply to theirs when it's their turn. 

 

The Dem clapback on this: oh well gas prices are directly related to Iran blah blah blah. Venezuela and Iran have been major issues facing Presidents for decades. You can blame Trump, or you can blame all the other Presidents for failure to act because they knew it would be politically unpopular and expensive. 

 

I almost always attribute gas prices to elections. Gas companies manipulate the elections and public more than just about anything. They have an incumbent that they think will make them more money? Gas prices stay low. Incumbent likely to hurt the gas companies profits compared to the challenger? Jack the price up several months before elections. 

 

We are in a trapped economy where the only way to reasonably travel is by using gas and the only way to ship is by using gas. If hydroelectric and nuclear werent so damn cheap, the only way we'd have electricity would be by using gas. 

 

The price for everything is influenced by gas. So they have power and control politics via that power. 

 

Bush was happy to start a war over oil control - both Bushes were - as they were oil magnates themselves. Start a war, raise prices, profit. Get cheaper gas purchases from your installed regime? profit. 

 

 

 

Edited May 7 by titanruss

[Strunk'sDessert]

55 minutes ago, SleepingTitan said:

Here ya go crybabies: 

 

Key Aspects of the 2009 Southeast Gas Crisis:

 

Trigger Event: Hurricanes Gustav and Ike shut down Gulf Coast refineries, leading to severe fuel shortages and panic buying in states like Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.

 

Price Levels: During the height of the shortages in September 2008 and following investigations in early 2009, some stations were found to be selling gasoline between \(\$4.69\) and \(\$5.98\) per gallon.

 

Legal Action & Settlements: State Attorneys General launched massive investigations, resulting in numerous lawsuits and settlements. Tennessee alone registered over 4,000 complaints, leading to settlements with 27 gas stations. Georgia fined over 30 gas stations, with some penalties reaching up to \(\$10,000\).

 

Nature of Complaints: Retailers in states like Tennessee were accused of raising prices to over \(\$5\) a gallon, far exceeding their wholesale costs. Some station owners argued they were not gouging but rather trying to pay high replacement costs for fuel. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

 

 

Key Regional Incidents (2009):

Tennessee: In April 2009, Tennessee reached a settlement with 27 gas stations that sold regular unleaded gasoline for up to \(\$5.98\) per gallon. The state Attorney General accused firms, including some Pilot Travel Centers, of violating the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act.

 

You realize Obama took office in February of 2009, right? He won the election in fall of 2008.

[Downtown]

2 hours ago, SleepingTitan said:

But Obama did inherit 1.85 gas. It was 200% higher when he left office. 

 

 

Left office?

 

This is where you can easily spot misinformation and propaganda with an easy search on the internet...

 

Gas was $2.33 the day that Trump took over in 2017. 

 

 

https://www.convenience.org/Media/conveniencecorner/Does-the-President-Control-Gas-Prices#:~:text=Bill Clinton left office with,20%2C 2025)

 

 

 

[TF_Titan]

1 hour ago, ctm said:

 

There isn't much doubt about who caused the current high prices.

 

Will Levis?

[NashvilleNinja]

Mexicans caused it with all their refried beans.

[SleepingTitan]

2 hours ago, ctm said:

 

There isn't much doubt about who caused the current high prices.

And it's justified. Previous presidents should've dealt with Iran instead of enabling them. 

[SleepingTitan]

46 minutes ago, Downtown said:

Left office?

 

This is where you can easily spot misinformation and propaganda with an easy search on the internet...

 

Gas was $2.33 the day that Trump took over in 2017. 

 

 

https://www.convenience.org/Media/conveniencecorner/Does-the-President-Control-Gas-Prices#:~:text=Bill Clinton left office with,20%2C 2025)

 

 

 

 I misspoke. I was referring to his first term and typed "when he left office." That's my bad. And I did give him credit for his efforts to lower them. 

 

"In April 2011, President Barack Obama announced the formation of the Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group, a task force aimed at investigating potential price gouging, market manipulation, and fraud contributing to high gasoline prices."

[Jamalisms]

Come on over to the politics forum and explain the positive outcomes of the war in Iran, as you see them, and what "dealing with Iran" actually means.

 

I'm going to suggest we don't go any further on that particular subject in this thread.

[NashvilleNinja]

Anyway, getting back on topic...

 

 

 

 

[Number9]

21 hours ago, titanruss said:

 So... I expect Cams shoulder is probably not going to be 100% ever again until surgery. 

 

Stick it on in there.  You wash it out right now, or I send @woolfolksunclesuncle in to help you with the soap.

[Number9]

10 hours ago, Jamalisms said:

Also, not that anyone cares about nuance (and, yes, this is more interesting than the thread itself) but there's some good discussion here about causes and impacts and what Obama may or may not have been responsible for. 

 

https://www.factcheck.org/2011/03/is-obama-to-blame-for-4-gasoline/

 

 

 

**I moved my post to the Politics fighting board.**

Edited May 7 by Number9
moved

[OILERMAN]

 

[Number9]

1 hour ago, OILERMAN said:

 

Tannehill was a tough as nails bad ass QB.  If you could add one more piece to that team to get to the SB?  What else did the need?  AJ Brown was just coming into the league.  They wasted a lot of time with Mariota forcing them to play every game to get into the playoffs.  No rest.  Houston was actually their first playoff game.  The odds were against them.

[oldschool]

On 5/6/2026 at 4:01 AM, abenjami said:

I couldn't care less about gas prices.  I haven't bought a tank of gas since 2018!

 

Don't you watch landman? Oil is in nearly everything we consume... lol

Edited May 7 by oldschool