Citgo striking lowest blow among oil giants

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One of the ironies of the high-gas-price period is the dwindling ad spending among top gasoline retailers. With the exception of Chevron, they’re all spending less now than in recent years, doubtless to keep a low profile when their commercials likely prompt middle-finger salutes. (“Special additives, my ass!”) But Citgo is continuing a campaign of Marxist propaganda even more reprehensible than the supposed “greenwashing” led by BP. It’s been a while since an American agency has been asked to front for a fascist dictator (Hollywood and the American left carried water for Il Duce, but he was mostly selling himself), but Citgo is running more ads mentioning its

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