Our friend Elwood Foreclift over at I Eat Gravel (Alaska) asks a serious question, “Without Hugo Chavez, how will rural Alaskans survive?”
Over the past two years, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez gave village families more than $16 million worth of heating fuel through his country’s government-owned oil company, Citgo Petroleum.
What?! This is a joke, right? For three freaking months we have to listen to that Wasilla redneck lecture us about her “energy knowledge”. Next, I’m going to find out that Palin really can’t see Russia from her doorstep.
Citizens Energy, the Boston-based nonprofit that oversees the program, announced Monday that the free fuel is on hold as Citgo tries to recover from sinking oil prices and a wounded world economy.
Oops, I guess after Chavez is done spreading some Venezuelan crude all over Palin. Hey, Sarah, I don’t think he’s going to be taking you to the Iditarod this year.
Politics aside, Monday’s announcement arrived amid a punishing cold snap and painful fuel prices. It is rotten news for villagers who were counting on hundreds of dollars of free heating oil to offset the winter’s crippling fuel costs.
People, this is seriously f’ed up. Maybe Palin can spare some designer threads for some of her constituents to help keep them warm.
Update: It’s seriously cold in Alaska right now. CabinDweller over at FieryBlazingHandbasket tells us how freaking cold it is with I’d Whine About It, But I Have No Idea How Cold It Is. Umm, I know you Alaskans are a proud people, but you might want to consider moving. 😉