Posted on 11/03/2008 8:44:57 AM PST by pissant
A comment made by Sen. Barack Obama in January - revealing his true agenda on coal - is just now coming to light. It shows that Obama favors preventing construction of new coal-fired plants by using air pollution rules to make them prohibitively expensive.
In January, Obama talked with members of the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board. He discussed his "cap and trade" air pollution proposals. If implemented, they would have the effect of levying stiff fees against plants emitting "greenhouse gases."
Clearly, Obama wants the scale set low on how much greenhouse gas a plant could emit before being forced to buy "credits" allowing it to operate. Here, in his own words, is what Obama told the Chronicle in regard to use of coal: "So, if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. 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."
That would help explain comments made earlier this fall in Ohio, by Obama's running mate, Sen. Joe Biden. "No coal plants here in America," he emphasized. Obviously, Biden made his comments in the context of Obama's plan to price coal out of the marketplace through use of draconian air pollution rules.
Sen. John McCain has made it clear that he supports clean-coal technology - with no hidden agendas such as those Obama has in mind. As we have stressed repeatedly, McCain's plan should appeal not just to coal-state voters - but to all Americans worried about energy.
(Excerpt) Read more at theintelligencer.net ...
“Obama wants to destroy the middle class” ~ Rush Limbaugh 12:45 pm (aprox) 11/3/08
This is pretty bad. Makes one wonder what is on the tape the LA Times is suppressing.
Of course the MSM sleeps. Everything is surpressed. This is becoming nazi Germany as the miltant racist marxist is protected and shielded by the WHORES in the Propaganda Ministry. A total non-story in the MSM. Amazing...piss on it....let it burn - the MSM !
The MSM loves him. The entertainers love him. He’s here to fix the economy. He promises change. He promises this nation is going to change. He states the nation will never be the same. He has announced plans for brown shirts. History repeats...
we can pray that it does.
How mindless? How about 100% mindless.
This is the 2007 U.S. Coal Production by State & by Rank
1. WyomingNote that Illinois is #9 in production. Annnnnnd we have 21 active coal mines in IL. That's a lot of jobs that will go ... POOF! .. if numbnutz wins. Plus look at all the swing states in the above.
2. West Virginia
3. Kentucky
4. Pennsylvania
5. Montana
6. Texas
7. Colorado
8. Indiana
9. Illinois
10. North Dakota
11. Virginia
12. New Mexico
13. Utah
14. Ohio
"Joe The Coal Miner" may be the final nail in Barry O'Bullsit's coffin.
I didn't bookmark the website where I found the coal data. (I Googled 2007 State Coal Ranking.)
When I sold steam and stoker coal, Illinois was my favorite state to travel in. HW 2 along the Rock River was my favorite road...
Well, chemical business for one. That will wreck just about everything else.
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