WHAT AN OUTRAGE! Saudi Arabia Strikes deal with the White House to Lower Oil Prices as Election Approaches

Seems that there's news of a political deal between the President and the Saudi's to lower fuel prices between now and november. It seems a Saudi Envoy slipped up and made a comment which prompted a swift follow-up from the Saudi's claiming that they wouldn't REALLY be tampering with our election like that. all this prompted the following exchange with the White House Press Secretary:

QUESTION: To follow up on that then, I would gather that the White House view is one of expectation that the Saudis would increase oil production between now and November.

MR. McCLELLAN: Our views are very well-known to Saudi Arabia. Prince Bandar made a commitment at the stakeout that I will let speak for itself. You all should look back to those remarks.

QUESTION: We’re missing the allegation here, which is that Prince Bandar and the Saudis have made a commitment to lower oil prices to help the President politically. Is that your --

MR. McCLELLAN: I’m not going to speak for Prince Bandar. You can direct those comments to him. I can tell you that what our views are and what he said at the stakeout is what we know his views are, as well.

QUESTION: Does the White House have any knowledge of such a commitment?

MR. McCLELLAN: I’m sorry?

QUESTION: Does the White House have any knowledge of such a commitment?

MR. McCLELLAN: Again, I’m not going to speak for Prince Bandar. You can direct those questions --

QUESTION: Is there a deal?

MR. McCLELLAN: -- I wouldn’t speculate one way or the other. You can direct those questions to him, but I’m telling you --

QUESTION: I’m not asking you to speculate either. Do you have knowledge of such a commitment?

MR. McCLELLAN: I’m telling you what our views are and what we've stated, and I'm telling you what I do know, which is that our position is very clear when it comes to oil prices and what our views are. And Prince Bandar spoke to you all just a few weeks ago out at the stakeout after meeting with some White House officials and expressed --

QUESTION: So you have no knowledge of such a commitment?

MR. McCLELLAN: -- and expressed their view. I'm not going to try to speak for Prince Bandar. You can direct those questions to him.

QUESTION: The President is confident that the American elections are not being manipulated by the world's largest oil producer?

MR. McCLELLAN: Our view is that the markets should determine --

QUESTION: The market doesn't. It's a cartel.

MR. McCLELLAN: But our view is that that's what -- that the markets should determine prices. And that's the view we make very clear to producers around the world, including our friends in OPEC.


You know what? if you can't lie better than that, you may as well come out and say it. Bush wants it rigged for the election. there. i said it...was it that hard? It is clear that a deal was struck and Scott McClellan has done everything he can to avoid talking about it. do you realize what this means? Bush not only is trying to manipulate oil markets to his political advantage, he may have a hand in the current record oil prices we have now. Ladies and Gentlemen we've just gone beyone conspiracy theory to corrupt bargain.

DISCLAIMER: If I'm wrong here, McClellan needs to be fired.