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‘Real News From The Blaze’: Energy Production Up Under Obama’s Watch….But Did He Have Anything to Do With It?

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar spoke at the National Press Club Tuesday, where he blasted House Republicans for residing in a “world of fairy tales” with some oil and gas industry leaders, blinded to what he claims is the Obama Administration’s commitment to domestic fossil fuels.

“There is this imagined energy world, maybe a world of fairy tales, falsehoods, that we often see in Washington, D.C.,” The Washington Times reports Secretary Salazar went on to say during his speech Tuesday. “It’s a divide between the real energy world that we work on every day and the imagined fairy tale world. It’s a place where up is seen as down, where left is seen as right.”

Several employers of thousands in the energy industry would argue that the damage the Obama administration has done is very real. 

Nevertheless, the president’s fellow Democrats on Capitol Hill will have the opportunity to affirm whether or not they truly support domestic fossil fuel production as Republican Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch has introduced an omnibus energy/federal land use bill Wednesday, which includes bills that call for expedited consideration of permits to drill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Christopher Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute joined “Real News” Wednesday to discuss the Obama Administration’s supposed support for the fossil fuels industry. Horner admits that energy production since Obama took office is up, but that does not necessarily mean that his administration had anything to do with it.

During his remarks Tuesday, Salazar patted the administration on the back for the increase in domestic oil production on federal lands since Obama became president. The Washington Times notes that the figures from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that Salazar’s assertion may be technically true, but the secretary left out the fact that the numbers are heading in the opposite direction; oil production on government land since 2008 is up overall, but dropped 14 percent from 2010 to 2011.

“It’s hypocrisy of the highest order,” Horner commented on the Obama administration taking credit for energy production highs they had nothing to do. Horner went on to bash the president’s “all of the above” energy strategy.

“All of the above doesn’t draw any line to exclude the asinine, or the truly economically destructive,” Horner said. Watch Christopher Horner’s complete interview on “Real News:”

Comments (18)

  • Tracy Y. Andersen
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 9:28pm

    If it sounds good, we’ll take credit for it. If we can spin it to sound bad, we’ll blame Bush.

    Anything to get a vote.

    But, why work so hard to get the vote — oh, that’s right, that’s their habitual thinking, even though they’ve got the election sewed up. That‘s what he told that Russian what’s-his-name.

    So why are we worried? He will take care of us for life, after he declares himself Ruler in Chief for life after the election — err, revolution.

    Does my sarcasm show? I try, I try, I’m very trying….

    Laus Deo

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  • tothepoint
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:39pm

    Obama is a proven serial liar.
    Believe absolutely nothing this corrupt President says.
    Watch everything he does.

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    • 4blackhorses
      Posted on April 26, 2012 at 8:09pm

      Yes, Obama is a liar from his candicancy on. But only those who have kept themselves educated in his socialistiic agendas will opt not to vote for him again. The rest, guided either by party loyalty, skin color or “what more can I get from the govermnent” will vote for the anti-American again.

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  • KKC003
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:11pm

    Funny BHO claims success on some of the prior presidents actions but in the same breath he criticizes them- hmmm
    I don’t recall any strong leaders cry like little babies and complain about the job when in office.
    Are you a man or mouse?-
    You don’t like the heat, don’t enter the kitchen, you cant have it both ways!

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  • getourcountryback
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 12:43pm

    Of course he didn’t. He is not responsible for anything remember? It is all Bush’s fault. Right?

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 9:11am

    Another time when they actually SHOULD blame Bush! :)

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  • HKS
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:50am

    From where I sit, energy production is in fact up in spite of Obama, his efforts to squash energy is failing.

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  • nojoke
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 7:16am

    Thank You Pres. Bush I think is in order.

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  • Chrison
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 2:53am

    It’s funny that Obama will take credit for increased oil production that was approved by Bush, not him, but then turns around and blames Bush for things that aren’t going so well, like the poor economic recovery. And we call this leadership???

    Hardly!

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  • Conservative_T-Rex
    Posted on April 26, 2012 at 12:45am

    north dakota is going to be a shining example of what happens to a local economy when drilling is opened up. all anyone has to do is point to ND and you can’t lose a single argument.

    game/quiz for avid fox news watchers: http://www.sporcle.com/games/Bohnfather/fox-news-personalities

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  • lassiegirldawn
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 11:56pm

    I would say yes commie in chief has helped production, especially of late. Production of guns ammunition, survival supplies, anything to fight back with, I know I have helped the economy in this way of purchases.

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  • REPUB1
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 11:29pm

    exit bush gas prices were at 1.79 cents per gallon, obummer enter and over night gas prices went up almost 1.00 then its been on a one way ride skyward, now who are the people that have been producing the oil that we need, obvious it is NOT obummer and his thugs.

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    • trmac
      Posted on April 26, 2012 at 8:35am

      Obama is on record stating he wouldn’t care if gas went up to $10/gal…would make people stop using gas. Instead he gave billion of $ to Free Energy & Er all see how successful that was.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:48pm

    Simple answer:

    Nope.
    Nada
    Nyet.

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  • progressiveslayers
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:40pm

    His commitment to fossil fuels? Yeah if you mean he‘s committed to bankrupting the coal industry and wanting our energy to cost more than it should then yes he’s very committed.

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    • lovenfl3
      Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:53pm

      Notice how he “inherited” everything from George Bush, yet when it comes to increased oil production on private land…..not so much. He has no problem taking credit for this, even though he had absolutely nothing to do with it. And the only commitment he’s shown is to his bundler friends in “green energy” failures. Solyndra anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJC5Zw-ggrc We need smaller, not bigger government!

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  • Lesbian Packing Hollow Points
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:25pm

    In spite of, not because of.

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  • aChameleon
    Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:23pm

    Obama IS the reason for increased gun sales. Oil production nah.

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