tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post1257287765469786034..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: Apparently Lying To The Alaska Legislature Is OKStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-82011137158370641342014-04-10T10:02:39.830-08:002014-04-10T10:02:39.830-08:00Thanks for the answering my question.Thanks for the answering my question.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-29482507306224279302014-04-10T09:50:52.458-08:002014-04-10T09:50:52.458-08:00Well, I called both Senator's offices this a.m...Well, I called both Senator's offices this a.m. Told Giessel's aide that No, Corporate representative are NOT AK citizens and this one would like to be sure that what they are telling us is the truth. Told Sen. French's aide for French to keep up the good work. Think about it, if it weren't for public representatives like French, how much more would have Alaskans be ripped off by this group of oil company sycophants?hedgewytchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-22851938678483235492014-04-10T09:29:47.140-08:002014-04-10T09:29:47.140-08:00Sorry, I went on to bed after posting my comment, ...Sorry, I went on to bed after posting my comment, so thanks, Joe Blow, for following up on this. I really don't remember if this hearing actually got much "air time" on TV. Since Bush was President at the time, probably not. I give credit to Sen Cantwell, for her response to Sen Stevens "If the American people are to find this inquiry credible, it is essential that the oil executives testify under oath. Anything less would undermine the integrity of this Congress and these committees." Unfortunately, these words fell on deaf ears. It amazes me that these Oil execs, got a pass, but the baseball players testifying at the steroids hearings were sworn in.akbrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-88389782789332215552014-04-09T23:05:21.074-08:002014-04-09T23:05:21.074-08:00In regards the Alaska Senate Resources committee h...In regards the Alaska Senate Resources committee hearing, Geissel played the oil exec brownnoser and refused French's request. <br /><br />Refused it in just the manner one might expect out of Geissel too.<br /><br />Hat's off to French for trying to get to the truth of the matter. Geissel and the Republicans, true to form, protected the ability of the oil execs to spout their lies without being held to any accountability.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878884323732649241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-76465774967901552052014-04-09T22:47:04.304-08:002014-04-09T22:47:04.304-08:00Wait, Ted was Senate Commerce Committee chair in t...Wait, Ted was Senate Commerce Committee chair in the 109th Congress, why would you assume it was Ben and not Ted.<br /><br /> It was in fact, Ted, and the particular hearings were a very clear example of corporate executives lying to the government, (and a clear instance of those execs lying to the people), and suffering no consequences whatsoever.<br /><br />And predictably, it was dear old Ted who stood with the oil execs after Cantwell requested the execs be sworn to an oath.<br /><br />Oh, and those execs were lobbed softball questions from their obsequious Republican bootlickers, only the Democrats asked hardball questions that were answered with lies. Lies later confirmed and in some cases admitted by the same execs.<br /><br />Here's a link if you want to start looking into Ted's brown nosing.<br /><br />http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=487226d9-299e-4e09-9ee2-b4e83987840d<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878884323732649241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-71929322513136630442014-04-09T22:13:53.271-08:002014-04-09T22:13:53.271-08:00Interesting. I'm assuming this was Juneau and...Interesting. I'm assuming this was Juneau and you mean Ben Stevens. It would be interesting to see what they said and compare it to what came out later. But I'm guessing they weren't given hard questions. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-51725716583846767342014-04-09T20:08:52.452-08:002014-04-09T20:08:52.452-08:00This sort of reminds me of the Senate heaing, back...This sort of reminds me of the Senate heaing, back in November of 2005 <br />when oil company executives appeared before a Senate hearing on energy prices and profits. The Senate Commerce Committee Chairman, Ted Stevens, refused to place them under oath. Senator Stevens said:“There is nothing in the standing rules to require that witnesses be sworn. These witnesses accepted the invitation to appear before the committee voluntarily. I shall not administer an oath today.” I had always felt that was a little curious, to say the least.akbrightnoreply@blogger.com