Posted on 05/05/2016 4:43:14 AM PDT by HomerBohn
(Watch the video at the link)
Hillary Clinton already has an issue with being truthful, but her latest waffling on coal — and, specifically, coal miners’ livelihoods — has most of the country crying foul.
“Instead of dividing people the way Donald Trump does, let’s reunite around policies that will bring jobs and opportunities to all these undeserved poor communities,” Clinton boasted at a town hall meeting in March — immediately, hypocritically, and even jovially following up with this zinger:
“So, for example, I’m the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity using clean, renewable energy as the key into coal country. Because we’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.”
Granted, the chameleon presidential candidate elucidated, however vaguely, that “we don’t want to forget those people” — and she did ultimately apologize for the original remark. But the damage from such a powerful dismissal of the livelihoods of generations of Americans had already been indelibly marked in the hearts of coal mining families — as well as in the minds of members of West Virginia’s Republican Party.
Clinton has been touring West Virginia ahead of the state’s primary — and coal miners clearly can’t let her promise to put them out of work fall by the wayside.
Hillary sat down for a roundtable discussion with local residents on Monday as throngs of protesters could be heard outside, chanting “Go home!” One of the locals, Bo Copley, who recently lost his coal mining job, pleaded with Clinton to explain her statement from March.
“The reason you hear those people out there saying some of the things that they say,” Copley said, noting the loud protesters just outside the room, “is because when you make comments like ‘we’re going to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs,’ these are the kind of people that you’re affecting.”
Copley then thrust a picture of his family in front of an obviously uncomfortable — or possibly bored — Clinton, demanding to know if his family members would “have a future in this state” were she to be elected president.
“What I said was totally out of context from what I meant, because I have been talking about coal country for a very long time,” Clinton asserted during the conversation.
Hillary’s backtracking seems disingenuous at best considering her track record is more replete with mendacity than honesty. As you can see in the following footage, Clinton has more in common with a desperate chameleon than she does with the honest voters she actively attempts to court.
And, judging by the fully extended middle fingers greeting her in coal country, it seems more and more people realize they’re likely to hear Clinton say just about anything to win votes.
Hillary in the White Hut makes about as much sense as a pig applying lipstick and trotting off to Sunday school.
The footage of Billy Goat being confronted by miners while he’s trying to help the Kosovo Bitch is laughable. He is not long for this world as he croaks his way through an attempted response.
These two deserve to be imprisoned for the pile of dead bodies left in their wake on the way to riches.
Who thought that the way to accumulate millions upon millions of dollars was to become politicians?
I wonder what Loretta Lynn thinks of this latest controversy? (yes, I know that she is a Republican)
Granted, the chameleon presidential candidate elucidated, however vaguely, that “we don’t want to forget those people” — and she did ultimately apologize for the original remark.
Hillaryous Rotten Criminal Chameleon ALERT!
If anyone in West Virginia believes that Hillary Clinton, Barack Hussein Obama and the entire Democrat Party cares one iota for coal miners & their families in West Virginia that have lost their jobs.....thy must stoned by smoking too much Clinton/Obama reefer and, drinking too much of the poisoned, Kool-Aid, severed by (Clinton, Obama & Jim Jones)”!!! Hillary, the Witch & Obama, Satan himself, only care abpout one thing....and...only one thing....THEMSELVES!!!
Was that before or after the guy that climbed Mount Everest was named after her?
Regardless, you can bet this coal miner, and all the others, will skip to the marching orders issued from Union Hall telling them to vote the dem ticket.
Yep and all those never Trump elite plan to vote for her. The man’s comment in the video “ we don’t want your handout we want work” is a dying sentiment among so many who want that freebie world. These people are still proud Americans who value accomplishment. God Bless America!
You can write all the words that you want, but NOTHING beats imagery to leave an impression on people.
Trump will have more imagery of the outrages of Clinton specifically and Dems in general than there will be available media space to buy or even pay for.
West Virginia is ground zero in Obama’s/The Democrat’s war on coal.
I spent a lot of time there during my professional career and know that a lot of folks are hurting.
Why not? They voted for Obama in 08 and 2012. Their votes, not the Black vote was what put him in the White House. Think about it, the Blacks comprise what 10-15 percent of the population. 10 or 15 from 51 leaves from 41 to 36 to make up for. This is where the Never Trumpers came in. Only back then they went by another name.
The miner was the designated space ok Newman. It lacked the will to deliver a killing blow
His fear of her was obvious
Hillary did not have it in her to stand behind those words. She wants the coal industry to vote for her anyway. As far as she is concerned you have to "break a few eggs to make an omelet."
The false premise behind getting rid of the coal industry is that fossil fuels contribute to "global warming," and have to go.
Of course there are no systems studies to show that cleaning up coal emissions would cost less than ugly wind farms, etc. Coal is stored solar energy that works 24/7, unlike solar sources of energy that work only part time and have many unintended consequences. For example wind farms kill eagles, other birds, bats. Plus wind farms are NOT 24/7 producers of energy. Wind farms are very expensive and NOT economically viable.
Furthermore there is no man-caused global warming. The science says no, and is far from settled except by communists and Democrats who are willing to apply highly questionable policies that compromise the health and safety and economic well being of many "expendable" citizens to achieve their contradictory and twisted versions of their godless Utopia.
I saw coal miners protesting against Obama when he ran against Romney. I was a bit surprised, given Union support for Dems. Here we are four years later; perhaps the miners actually fear what another Dem administration will do to their livelihood and industry.
The miners should give Trump a try, because Sanders and Clinton definitely don’t want the coal industry to survive.
The government is dying
The end of coal means the end of coal severance tax that is a primary source of revenue
The governor lacks the funds to operate the state
Then leave her there.
Oh give her a break. She simply mis-spoke. Yet again. Yet again. Yet ....
He feared the Secret Service even more. Hillary’s goons don’t get very much media exposure since the cameras pull in tight enough you can count all her wrinkles.
The coal miners I talk to are still firmly owned by the unions who are firmly owned by the dems.
“Because we’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” She forgot to add;
“Because the Global Warming Scam, which is dear to the hearts of all of us Communist/Progressives, is a useful Socialist tool to destroy Capitalism and let us Elites become the rulers of these ignorant masses that believe every lie that comes out of my mouth.”
*Much cackling follows her demented statement*
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