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. “It’s just that it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.”
Palin told supporters to listen to the audiotape. “You’re 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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What a shameless liar.
Maybe he doesn’t know we’re got the tape yet......Shhhhh Let’s not tell him till morning.
Obama is an egomaniacal idiot. He PUNKS himself all by himself, no other fools are needed... Bankrupting coal industry, 57 states, bitter clingers ... a one man gaffe machine ... makes me wonder how much drugs he did back in the day, and how fried it left his brain.
As I posted on a similar thread on how his taxes would cause coal plants to go bankrupt:
Well, at least Obama admits that he understands the FACT that the power to tax is the power to destroy.
Remember when he told Joe the Plumber he didn’t want to “punish” him for his success?
No. He wants to DESTROY him.
Clearly, Obama has admitted, repeatedly, that he knows TAXES KILL. He intends to use TAXES to KILL the energy industry on the altar of Al Gore’s carbon credits.
Can you hear me now? Anyone?
I’m guessing, but I think it’s called “tongue in cheek”.
LOL
People need to ask who is pulling this man’s strings and WHO (other than Soros) wants to bankrupt the USA?
That's what I said. That's why it's a renewed effort (as I said) and not brand new. The video of Obama is new, but I didn't mention that.
Let's hope it works.
Newt kept trying to talk about this to CAvuto this afternoon and Cavuto cut him off... Cavuto was VERY negative toward McCain the whole show.
A Sunday Night issue is kinda hard, but if they pound it on Fox and Friends tomorrow morning, it has a chance of keeping legs.
Good idea, but it won’t happen, because if it does, we’ll hate him for doing it. He’s in Lockdown Mode, and nothing is going to change that now.
I saw that too. Newt brought it up twice and tried to talk about Obama wanting to bankrupt the coal industry. Cavuto interrupted him both times and changed the subject, obviously not wanting any details about this getting out to the audience. B*strd.
that’s a lot of coal spread across several key states =)
Palin/Patraeus 2013!
Starting to get picked up by MSM:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=as.wTY1nJKPI&refer=home
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/02/republicans-play-coal-card-pa-oh/
27 states produce coal... many electrical grids in this country run on coal... Bambi is clearly wanting to bankrupt this country... why?
I hadn’t been pinged by so many different people on the same topic in a while! Wow! Sarah must have the wrath of God in her!
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