Matt Simmons uber doomer on CNBC

bobcousins

I think the panel just thought Simmons had totally lost it, especially when he said "no food". I fear Simmons will end up like Mike Ruppert, predicting "the US will collapse within 2 weeks" - that was 2 years ago.

I had to laugh at the trader punk, his face was in overdrive. Entertaining to watch, but is US TV really this bad?
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Well, I agree with what most are saying here. However, when Simmons starts out with "I am just flagergasted at the misinformation ...", I find that hard to believe. I for one am disgusted and pissed off, but flabbergasted and surprised? I don't expect the pundits, economists, oil 'historians' like Yergin, Congress and the Bush Admin to say and behave other than what I see in the media. I would be flaggergasted if they were saying anything else.

At least Bush appears to undersand that this is a supply/demand problem. I'll give him that much. Then in his next breath he emphasizes the necessity of more drilling -- as if that is a short term (or any term) solution. So we are addicted to oil and therefore need more drilling?

Now Bush proposing a sensible energy policy that admiited PO, that would be flabbergasting.

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Snowrunner · Heavy Crude Joined: Aug 24, 2005 Posts: 479

AlexdeLarge

alpha480v

Good video. Thanks for posting. Matt Simmons is da man!

sameu

he sure is Smile

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AlexdeLarge

Have I Had enough of the looney left or DO I WANT MORE?

I got a funny feeling we are all in for a lot more of the looney left! Change we can believe In.......Nope, Change you better believe it! LOL
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Turlox · Tar Sands Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 27

Here is someone who is most definitely a leftist who agrees with you AlexDeLarge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQv7oNdAYhg

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"I, for one, welcome our new * overlords" LOL
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NoWorries · Tar Sands Joined: Jun 05, 2008 Posts: 78

I agree with the other poster who fears Matt Simmons is sounding too shrill in that item. He has great credentials, but I fear he's losing "street cred" by jumping into the most apocalyptic scenario in that type of 6-minute discussion. He should have stuck with known facts (which are damning enough) rather than saying "it's the end of long distance travel" and "we all need to return to villages". Those types of comments would be better placed within the context of an in-depth 1-hour PBS discussion, or some such -- Not a 6-minute sound bite type of program.

I think he really came off quite badly in that piece. Everyone has an "off" day, but you can't afford to have too many "off days" when you're on national TV. I hope he is more focused in the next appearance, because he is a great commentator on this issue.