[Dean's World] Dave Price: Oh Thank Heaven

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Posted by Dave Price:
Oh Thank Heaven
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1159376236.shtml


   In the wake of the Chavez' recent anti-Bush ravings at the UN, 7-11
   has [1]announced they are dropping the Venezuelan-affiliated Citgo
   brand of gas from their stores.

     A spokeswoman for Dallas-based 7-Eleven said its 20-year contract
     with Citgo Petroleum Corp. ends next week. About 2,100 of
     7-Eleven's 5,300 U.S. stores sell gasoline.
     ...
     7-Eleven spokesman Margaret Chabris said that, "Regardless of
     politics, we sympathize with many Americans' concern over
     derogatory comments about our country and its leadership recently
     made by Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez."

   No word yet on whether Chavez will counter by offering free Twinkies
   and Ho-Hos in Harlem.

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060927/ap_on_bi_ge/7_eleven_citgo_2