Obama: I’ll make energy prices “skyrocket”

Hot Air ^ | November 2, 2008 | Ed Morrissey

[joinedafterattack]

You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you know — Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I’m capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers.

[joinedafterattack]

You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you know — Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I’m capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers.

[squidly]

Would’ve been nice if this had been released a month or so ago. Oh well.

[andy58-in-nh]

Barack Obama is a clear and present danger to the health and economic well-being of the Republic.

Any questions?

VOTE. Call your neighbors. Call your friends. Risk a friendship, if you have to. But please, dear God, do not let this man become President. We as a people have made mistakes before. But we do not deserve this.

[Diogenesis]

Don;t need electricity in Obama's World.

Obama on video campaigning for Marxist "cousin" Raila Odinga, Kenya's "Agent of Change"

[elhombrelibre]

Wow! Obama will bankrupt us and especially coal ping.

[Mygirlsmom]

Well, the lady who said, “I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car or paying my mortgage” was right after all. If BO is elected, we’ll all be living in caves.

[Tarpon]

Basics — Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.

[Crimson Elephant]

Even HE thought it would be a huge campaign issue.....and?

[Osage Orange]

I've been beyond angry at the MSM / DBM for years.....

I've said it before..and I'll say it again....the MSM / DBM complex...is THE most dangerous entity in the U.S.A.

PERIOD.

[goodnesswins]

Well..also...like Rush says.....IGNORANCE is our MOST COSTLY commodity...and there seems to be a plethora of IGNORANT liberals...who the MSM/DBM aim their idiotic lamentations toward.

[generalhammond]

The whole global warming BS is all about destroying wealth by implementing horrendous taxes on energy, allowing the government to pick and choose which businesses survive via free handours of carbon credits (Rat supporters paying big lip service and/or payola to Obama and Co. - eg New York Times) and which go under (the rest of us), so that socialists like Obama and his Rat Congress can mainrain absolute power forever. Just follow the trail of freeby carbon credits being issued. I guarantee they won’t be Republican supporters or Townhall.com.

[Mad_as_heck]

A chilling visual record of the future Diogenesis. Sadly, I have very little doubt it will come true if Obama becomes emperor on Tuesday.

[combat_boots]

1. More people use cell phones....and so can be tracked.

2. Each ATM/Credit card transaction...can be tracked.

3. The ‘media’ is controlled with the exception of places like this, talk radio and Christian television...and so you will only hear what can be helpful to those in control.

And now for what has to happen if 0bomber is elected:
4. Movement will need to be controlled, and so gasoline prices must rise to hitherto unforeseen prices.

5. Alternative energy sources must be used, and so electrical and natural gas prices will be artificially inflated, but partially funded by oil ‘windfalls’ (even if gasoline costs under $2.00 per gallon).

6. Speech must be controlled, and so we should expect hate crime legislation that invades Christian precepts. Also, the ‘youth for 0bomber’ and National Civilian Defense Force will report those who are not ‘loyal.’

7. Population control will need total abortion capabilities in force and the creep of euthanasia, so expect national health care to exert influence on denial of care services. Remember that you can’t be dialyzed in the U.K. after age 59 (source: my brother, a physician).

8. Military power will be enforced at the expense of the 2nd Amendment. Even Mao understood that the guy with the guns controls the people. We should expect our guys to be sent to Tora Bora and Pakistan, where, for some reason, intelligence will leak their locations. We’ll leave the ME, never to return.

If we survive, we will not know the United States of America as free.

[Mike Darancette]

I know that Obama is not a deep thinker but doesn’t he realize that higher energy prices hurts the lower 95% of working Americans disproportionately?

[mj81]

Stop and think how dependent we are on electricity. Disrupting its supply would affect every aspect of our society, particularly food.

Can we withstand an Obama presidency?

[reformedliberal]

That’s why he’s sending out checks.

[SlowBoat407]

Welcome to Detroit, November 5. (No matter who wins)

[Marine_Uncle]

He figures those that will vote for him are so stuck on stupid they will continue to either not hear all the stuff we do, or they don’t care. They want change, hope. And he continues to bank on these idiots being of sufficient numbers to win the EC vote for him.