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7-11 Drops Citgo

Posted on September 27, 2006

This is just to accompany earlier posts about Venezuela and boycotting Citgo Gas.

AP Story

Citgo Petroleum Corp. is a Houston-based subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-run oil company and 7-Eleven is worried that anti-American comments made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez might prompt motorists to fill-up elsewhere.

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“Regardless of politics, we sympathize with many Americans’ concern over derogatory comments about our country and its leadership recently made by Venezuela’s president,” said 7-Eleven spokeswoman Margaret Chabris.

Also see: Hot Air

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7 Responses to “7-11 Drops Citgo”

  1. John on September 27th, 2006 6:36 pm

    Agreed. I’d have a problem with a foreigner coming here and bad-mouthing any of our government officials regardless of their political affiliation. And that goes for the U.N. as well.

  2. John on September 27th, 2006 6:40 pm

    By that I meant U.N. members. But I think we’re on the same page.

  3. John on September 27th, 2006 6:49 pm

    Okay so perhaps somebody could tell me what happened to the other posts here? Mine seem like I’m talking to an imaginary friend now.

  4. Jay on September 27th, 2006 7:01 pm

    I don’t know. Who were you talking to? I will check into it.

  5. John on September 27th, 2006 9:54 pm

    Maybe I’m finally losing it.

  6. aflansburg on September 27th, 2006 10:55 pm

    Testing again…..

  7. apostle on September 28th, 2006 12:38 am

    I’m not giving Hugo nutbag a dime of my money. But then, I don’t have a car…

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