The GOP are ignorant hypocrites for blaming gas prices on Obama

" Pro's principle evidence is the opinion of biased bloggers and ideologues who repeat Pro's claims without proof."If you prefer more evidence showing the hypocrisy of Republicans then help yourself,http://www.youtube.com...http://veracitystew.com...http://couriernews.suntimes.com...http://www.dccc.org...http://www.huffingtonpost.com...http://www.forbes.com..."Pro must establish that saying that is just a pretense, and that Republicans really believe that policies affecting supply have no significant effect on oil prices."There is a difference between being ignorant and not knowing how oil prices are affected by a multitude of factors then it is to be hypocritical and be against policies that would reduce dependency on oil and make prices lower which is something Republicans advocate for. The Republican party was being ignorant for blaming only Obama for gas prices, but what makes Republicans hypocritical is that they routinely shoot down legislation that would help lower gas prices which makes them hypocritical.So without further ado, links showing how Republicans have had their share in raising gas prices. http://www.huffingtonpost.com...^ (scroll down to #2)http://rangel.house.gov...http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com...http://fuelfix.com...http://www.slate.com..."The truth is that oil prices are affected by US policies on exploration, and Republicans know it. That's what they say so they are neither ignorant nor hypocrites. Republicans frequently add the disclaimer hat other things affects prices as well, but, big surprise, leftist bloggers don't quote that." So your saying that Republicans DO say that Obama isnt responsible entirely for gas prices, but that because the media is liberally biased those statements are covered up? Why then even on Fox News or on any website controlled by a Republican congressmen do Republicans only rail against Obama for high gas prices and dont mention anything else? "The most direct way Pro might make his case would be to cite concurrent polls that show Republicans believe US policies on development do not affect prices, and at the same time they believe President Obama's policies do affect prices"Domestic policies DO affect prices, and Obama's policies DO affect them. Thats not the debate here. I challenged you to this debate for you to argue how Republicans are not in any way hypocritical for blaming gas prices on Obama when 1) They have been ignorant to acknowledge that gas prices can only be partially controlled by legislation and 2) Are hypocritical for blaming gas prices entirely on Obama when the Republicans have done damage to gas prices themselves and have blamed other past presidents rather then their own. "Pro mainly cited a bunch of left-wing loggers and ideologues who repeated Pro's unsupported claims."I didnt realize that footage from Fox News counts as a left wing blogger site..."All those Republicans said was that they thought the President's policies were increasing prices. That's not evidence of hypocrisy. that's logical."All those Republicans only went on record claiming that Obama is responsible for the rise in gas prices, not any other market factors or events outside of anyones control. Obama has had a hand in gas prices, but Republicans are painting it to look like only the president is responsible which is hypocriticial because 1) When Bush was president and gas prices rose, many Democrats attacked Bush, and Republicans channeled blame to other factors. Now though that Obama is president and the same thing is happening, Republicans are attacking him while Democrats are pointing the blame elsewhere. So Republicans are acting hypocritical because they are pinning gas prices solely on the presidents shoulders when under Bush a majority of them blamed everything BUT the president. And 2) Republicans have been blaming Obama for the rise in gas prices but the Republican party has had a share in driving up gas prices too which is makes it rather hypocritical for them to blame Obama for gas prices when they themselves have been against policies that would have lowered them. "Pro's attempted to prove the generality the the Republicans who where alleged to be ignorant and hypocritical were typical used the claim that all Republicans are hypocrites all he time. He made that accusation without evidence of a single identifiable Republican having done so"I never once said that Republicans are hypocritical all the time, I am only citing evidence from the past showing how Republicans have been hypocritical in the past which you claim must be done to show if they are being hypocritical over this issue. "There were in fact criticism from Republicans that Bush had delayed opening off shore drilling for too long."This argument is over whether or not Republicans placed blame on Bush for high gas prices, not for Republicans blaming Bush for delaying offshore drilling.... There are no Republicans who had blamed high gas prices on Bush prior to 2008 while he was in office unless the con can prove otherwise.My 10 sources1 - Definition of hypocrite, not disputed2 - Yes I am saying that, it shows that Republicans are blaming only Obama for high gas prices if you listen closely3 - Factcheck.org shows how Gingrich and Romney blaming Gas price rises only on Obama's policy4 - Forbes is emphasizing how Obama, or any president for that matter, has relatively little control over gas prices compared to what Republicans say5 - Maybe you were looking at a different link, this one is one of many interviews showing how its not completely Obamas fault that gas prices are high and for natural reasons. 6 - This link isnt about the one statement you chose to emphasize, the article explains how supply and demand hasnt dramatically shifted and that gas prices could be the result of speculation. This is more evidence showing how Republicans are going out of their way to say Obama is the only one responsible for gas prices 7 - This article from 2006 showed how when prices were high under Bush, Republicans tried to blame Clinton for it. This emphasizes how the gas prices fight is all political talk during election years and how it is hypocritical for Republicans to blame presidents for gas prices just because on the ballot they have a "D" next to their name instead of an "R"8 - The title asks that. If you read the actual article it describes how the blame game over gas prices is an ignorant way for the party that is not in power to try to criticize the other party that is in power. This shows how both parties have been ignorant over gas prices in the past, and how this time around Republicans are the ones who find themselves being ignorant.9 - Oy vey, this source shows how hypocritical Republicans have been in the past over a recent issue and how this is indicative of how they can be hypocritical over other issues since they are not perfect (and neither are democrats, trust me)10 - This video came from Fox News interviewing a person who started an ad campaign meant to blame only the white house for gas prices, and then in the same 30 seconds that same person changes his stance to say that Obama is a KEY reason for gas prices while his ad campaign is saying that he is the ONLY reason gas prices are hiking. Out of characters :P