OBAMA: Plan To Bankrupt Coal Industry

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OBAMA: Plan To Bankrupt Coal Industry
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Sun, 11-02-2008 - 1:57pm
Hidden Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry

By P.J. Gladnick (Bio | Archive)
November 2, 2008 - 07:26 ET (Please read update about the San Francisco Chronicle neglecting to mention Obama's willingness to bankrupt the coal industry at bottom of this blog.)


Imagine if John McCain had whispered somewhere that he was willing to bankrupt a major industry? Would this declaration not immediately be front page news? Well, Barack Obama actually flat out told the San Francisco Chronicle (SF Gate) that he was willing to see the coal industry go bankrupt in a January 17, 2008 interview. The result? Nothing. This audio interview has been hidden from the public...until now. Here is the transcript of Obama's statement about bankrupting the coal industry (emphasis mine):



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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 10:59am

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 11:06am
Yes we would still be suffering if we were already driving cars that got 50mpg.

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 11:14am
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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 11:49am

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Ohio-Coal-Association-Says-Obama/story.aspx?guid=%7BDFD1EBEB-73EC-4661-B8BA-40D8EBD7D93D%7D


Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association said, "...the Obama-Biden ticket spells disaster for America's coal industry and the tens of thousands of Americans who work in it."

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 12:14pm

Of course Mike Carey will say this since he is a lobbyist for the coal association http://209.235.208.145/cgi-bin/WebSuite/tcsAssnWebSuite.pl?Action=DisplayBuyersGuide&AssnID=OLA&DBCode=6401928&Sections=1&Style=1.


Since both Obama and McCain are for caps and trade, how are you going to deal with this issue?

 

 

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 12:18pm

 

 

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 12:23pm

I just look that up and I agree with Biden much more than I agree with

 

 

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 12:24pm

Also, where on earth did you get that quote on Biden?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ55UzAsp6M


Biden said, "No coal plants here in America"

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 12:29pm
Yep, and context means everything, because he goes on to say he doesn't believe to build new ones here and I am agreement with him.

 

 

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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 12:31pm
You wrote: I just look that up and I agree with Biden much more than I agree with

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