Considering the price of gas you might assume that an Obama gas station is a protest against the President’s energy policies (or anti-energy policies, if you prefer).
But, no, the guy who owns the station means it as a tribute to the President.
Live5News.com fills your tank with the facts:
A gas station on Columbia’s North Main Street has been renamed and redecorated after President Obama.
Two gas stations sit at the corner of Columbia’s North Main Street and Prescott Road, the El Cheapo and another station with a new name — Obama.
“I see more people come in excited with the name,” said owner Sam Alhanik, who got the idea from a friend who created an Obama Gas Station in Michigan.
Alhanik has only owned this station for two months. Although born in Yemen, he says he supports America’s president. “It’s the first president of black people,” he said. “It’s our president. We like him.”
He says he’s seen a boom in business since changing the name, one that has sparked quite the competition with the station across the street. Before our interview, the price at the Obama station was $3.59 for a gallon of regular. The price at El Cheapo $3.54.
When we mentioned the difference during our interview, Alhanik’s cousin lowered the price to $3.53. Just seconds later, the price at the El Cheapo fell too.
“That’s the business,” said Alhanik. “I don’t want to lose everything. It’s a competition.”
Alhanik sells a product that this President abhors. He makes a couple cents per gallon while the government makes far more. If he sells too many gallons the President will call him rich, confiscate what he’s earned and redistribute it to others.
Alhanik may want to reconsider the name.
Source: Live5News.com
