Metro Nashville Councilman and founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America – Middle Tennessee chapter Sean Parker posted an insensitive tweet Wednesday about rising gas prices.
When The Tennessee Star called Councilman Parker Thursday to ask his thoughts about soaring prices at the pump and its impact on Tennesseans, Parker declared he had no comment and abruptly ended the call.
The Wednesday tweet read, “Reminder: gas prices go up every summer and they’re going to do it this year too. It sucks but there are other things we need to discuss.”
Reminder: gas prices go up every summer and they're going to do it this year too. It sucks but there are other things we need to discuss.
— Sean Parker (@SeanForFive) March 9, 2022
It is unclear if Parker considers the month of March to be part of the summer season.
The Star’s phone exchange with Parker to ask about the tweet was met with an extended pause followed by, “I don’t have a comment.”
When The Star asked Parker if his tweet stood for itself, the councilman responded, “No comment,” and then immediately hung up the phone.
According to a chart maintained by Gas Buddy, a website and app that helps users find both current and historical fuel prices at filling stations in their area, the national average price per gallon of gasoline two weeks prior to the Biden administration taking office was under $2.25 a gallon. One year ago in March of 2021, the national average was above $2.80 per gallon. In November of 2021 it was above $3.30. Thursday, the national average currently sits at $4.33 a gallon.
During the same timeframe in Nashville, the local average was slightly above $2.00 per gallon in January of 2021, over $2.70 in March of 2021, above $3.o5 in November of 2021, and is currently sitting over $4.09 a gallon.
In the Metro Nashville area, one 15-gallon tank cost roughly $30 to fill up before Biden took office. Just two months later, the cost rose approximately $10. In November of 2021, one tank cost nearly $46.
Today the same amount of gas costs over $61 – slightly more than double the amount to top off the tank prior to Biden taking office.
Parker’s bio on the far left George Soros-connected website The New Leader’s Council says:
Sean Parker is the current Metro Nashville City Council for District 5, and is the first Democratic Socialist to sit in the Metro Council. Sean is also a founding member of the Middle TN Democratic Socialists of America chapter, and is actively involved in various grassroots groups and campaigns around Davidson County.
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Aaron Gulbransen is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected]. Follow Aaron on GETTR.
Photo “Sean Parker” by Sean Parker.
