Posted on 11/02/2008 12:41:49 PM PST by Maelstorm
Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin unleashed a new volley against Barack Obama on a four-city tour of Ohio on Sunday by touting newly released audio comments made by the Democratic presidential candidate promising to restrict the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the U.S.
The issue is particularly sensitive in coal-rich Ohio, West Virginia, and Colorado. Obama made the comments to the San Francisco Chronicle in January, which were posted on YouTube over the weekend.
Obama said that under his proposal to cap greenhouse gases, energy suppliers would get incentives to develop technologies to reduce pollution and to use cleaner sources of power. So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can, Obama said. Its just that it will bankrupt them because theyre going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas thats being emitted.
Palin told supporters to listen to the audiotape. Youre going to hear Sen. Obama talk about bankrupting the coal industry, she said. The Alaska governor also pointed to comments that Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden made to an environmental activist, promising no more coal-fired power plants in America. Biden was videotaped, likely without his knowledge.
In an Obama-Biden administration, there would be no use for coal at all, from Wyoming to Colorado, to West Virginia and Ohio, Palin said.
The Obama campaign scrambled after Biden made his comments in September, clarifying that Obama remained committed to exploring the as-yet-undeveloped clean-coal technology in order to produce cleaner-burning coal-fired power plants.
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CNN has the rally in full on tape.
If you find one please let me know.
HOLY CRAP! You gotta TELL me these things!!!!
No really, I didn't know. I just thought she was a really cute campaign aide.
Still good to have you back, even if you're way behind the curve.... 8->
Dude, I am a Certified DAWG, and even I don't mess with married ladies.
Snow machine racing. I just cannot seem to best this one guy. I think his name is Todd Palin.
Glad you came back in from the cold....
~sigh it just a blog in the paper....This needs to be on every nightly news. And every newspaper front page in the morning.
DAWG?
Talk about dropping a bomb right in the magazine! Wow, that is going to sting in the swing states. Hey VA, ya listening to all your Coal Jobs?? Coalminer Joe doesn’t need a job.
Pray for SaraCuda and Our Troops
You were missed Laz ;o)
DAWG.
After last night no one wants a certified Dawg...
The universe has to be out of whack. We did not just lose, we were humiliated.
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS ISN’T HEADLINED ON DRUDGE OR IN RED!!!!
RIGHTEOUS WIND?!!!!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!!!
LOL!
About 15 minutes into the video where she talks about energy.
16:30 minutes for the coal industry comment.
The McCain campaign would be non-existent without Right Wing Internet blogger’s, Talk Radio, and YouTube.
I thought McCain said, “Fight With Me!” not “Fight For Me!”
How are we supposed to power up our electric hybrid cars without generating plants? Does O believe electricity comes from the switch?
How are we supposed to recharge all of our cellphones, Ipods and laptops and run air conditioners and big-screen TVs without electricity?
I say this through grit teeth since my dad worked for local coal-powered “Light Plant” for almost 40 years and other relatives were coal miners.
This story needs to spread far and wide. Thank you for mentioning it.
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