Posted on 05/06/2016 4:19:17 PM PDT by John Semmens
Seeking to dissuade West Virginia voters from holding her promise "to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business" against her, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton maintains that "those remarks have been distorted by being taken out of context."
The specific context, according to the candidate "was the need to get the votes of environmentally conscious individuals in states that have no coal industry. For my opponents and the media to inject that statement into the West Virginia primary distorts the nuanced messages I am trying to express to the varied constituencies around the nation. It is an unfair and sexist assault on my long history of selfless public service to this country."
"The important thing that is getting pushed aside is that preserving the dirty and dangerous job of mining coal is no longer necessary in our economy," Clinton argued. "Under my Administration the displaced coal miners who still want to work will be moved into the solar energy sector. Those who are tired of working will be assured of abundant government benefits if they drop out of the workforce. This has been the basic thrust of President Obama's economic policy for the last eight years. I am pledging to continue that policy. I can't see why voters who twice gave their state's electoral votes to President Obama wouldn't want to give them to me."
Even if West Virginia voters don't warm to her, Clinton took comfort from her perception that "the whole world is pulling for me to beat Donald Trump in November. That has got to be a bigger coalition than whatever fragments of opposition might coalesce around a nativist like Trump."
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She is quite the politician. Say something wrong, say it was taken out of context.
My grandfather was a West (by GOD) Virginia coal miner; forcibly retired at 70 because of black lung, just pissed him off that the company made him retire.
The OBASTARDS, CROOKED CLINTOONS, and all the rest of the ENVIRONAZIS can kiss my REDNECK ASS.
Wait till you see the results of their vote.
Liar, liar, pantsuits on fire! Despicable woman, Hillary.
Not only a liar but an idiot if she thinks that coal is no longer needed
Out of context. Isn’t that always the case? Nevertheless she said what they say she said and that’s what she meant too. Is she now saying that she won’t put the mines out of business?
To Mrs. Clinton,
I will proudly show you the sign that I have for you, from all those years ago.
(Displaying single finger ‘i love you’ sign)
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