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Manchin: Obama declared ‘war on coal’
The Hill ^ | June 25, 2013 | Justin Sink

Posted on 06/25/2013 1:51:55 PM PDT by jazusamo

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) blasted President Obama's proposals to address climate change, saying new regulations on power plants would unfairly burden the coal industry.

“The regulations the President wants to force on coal are not feasible. And if it’s not feasible, it’s not reasonable,” Manchin said in a statement.

“It’s clear now that the President has declared a war on coal,” he added. “It’s simply unacceptable that one of the key elements of his climate change proposal places regulations on coal that are completely impossible to meet with existing technology."

The Democratic senator’s comments highlight the tough — and bipartisan — resistance facing the White House's new energy proposals.

Manchin’s comments echoed remarks made by a member of a White House panel of outside science advisers, who told The New York Times on Monday that the president should use Tuesday’s climate speech to launch a “war on coal.”

“Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they’re having a war on coal. On the other hand, a war on coal is exactly what’s needed,” Harvard geochemist Daniel P. Schrag told the Times.

Republicans have also seized on the remark, saying the president's energy plan — unveiled Tuesday at Georgetown University — would cause energy bills to spike and increase unemployment among the middle class.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: 3rdworldenergy; bhofascism; coal; criminalpresident; democrats; energy; fascism; govtabuse; manchin; marxism; obama; obamabuttkisser; obamaclimateapeech; obamaclimatespeech; tyranny; waroncoal
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To: jazusamo

He can go screw himself with a cactus. He is a Harry Reid buddy and he means nothing to this regime but for a reliable rat vote.


41 posted on 06/25/2013 2:27:31 PM PDT by lone star annie
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To: Bryanw92
If he plainly stated that “effective immediately, I am going to start feeding people into wood chippers”, all they’d hear is “I’m going to save trees.”

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42 posted on 06/25/2013 2:28:21 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: jazusamo

Brain dead comes to my mind...


43 posted on 06/25/2013 2:32:50 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: smoothsailing
Looks like Shaun Adkins had Manchin nailed then.

Manchin knew full well what Obummer was all about, he must be a convincing liar with the people of WV.

44 posted on 06/25/2013 2:36:59 PM PDT by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: jazusamo

Manchin is even worse than than the cheapest of street whores.


45 posted on 06/25/2013 2:38:31 PM PDT by dforest (I have now entered the Twilight Zone.)
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To: jazusamo

Manchin is the biggest hypocrite in Washington DC. He claims to be pro-life, pro-2nd amendment, pro-real marriage, and now he says Comrade Obama has declared war on coal. But for some reason he refuses to leave the the democrate party.......that he has absolutely nothing in common with. What an unprincipled hypocrite of the first degree.


46 posted on 06/25/2013 2:41:03 PM PDT by NKP_Vet
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To: jazusamo

And what are ya gonna do about it?


47 posted on 06/25/2013 2:43:35 PM PDT by jersey117
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To: jazusamo

Supporting Obama that’s where just like all the other deomcrats.
He is a liar just like o. He is just saying he against what o is for so he can get re-elected just like he shot a hole through the healthcare bill big effing whoop.


48 posted on 06/25/2013 2:47:13 PM PDT by funfan
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To: jazusamo

What a cracker as in nutty!

Joe votes for all of his dear leader’s transformation.


49 posted on 06/25/2013 2:53:59 PM PDT by Christie at the beach
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To: jazusamo

Manchin is the traitor. Making Obama stronger and stronger with all that “hep” on other issues.

Now O is a full-blown monster and devouring your (our) own people.


50 posted on 06/25/2013 2:55:00 PM PDT by shalom aleichem
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To: jazusamo
Technology exists to effectively (and cost effectively) reduce pollution from coal (and oil) fired power plants to near zero using industrial grade water pumps. Using these pumps the total gaseous and particulate exhaust of these plants' smokestacks can be subverted into water and thereby isolated from any atmospheric pollution. Look up the following patents:

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All it would take is a couple of good mechanical engineers to prove the effectiveness; and I guarantee the cost would be remarkably lower than a coal-less economy. You're welcome.

51 posted on 06/25/2013 3:35:13 PM PDT by Thom Pain (U.S. Constitution is a CONTRACT!)
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To: justlurking

It’s too little,too late Joe.YOU’RE TOAST.


52 posted on 06/25/2013 4:17:02 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: jazusamo

You should thought of that before you sod your soul to him, Joe. But, don’t worry about that because you are going to have a lot of company in the next few months and years. The only problem is they do not have the intelligence to know that their demise ia all of their choosing.


53 posted on 06/25/2013 4:21:17 PM PDT by sport
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To: MrB

Yep.


54 posted on 06/25/2013 5:01:16 PM PDT by sheana
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To: clintonh8r

Gun control is one BIG example. Eat it, Manchin!


55 posted on 06/25/2013 6:21:14 PM PDT by lu shissler (an take his naiv)
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To: jazusamo

This guy ran as a “conservative” or “moderate” Democrat and has done nothing but tow the company line since he’s been in the Senate.

He’s a liar and I doubt cares nothing at all about his fellow West Virginians.


56 posted on 06/25/2013 6:22:06 PM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: clintonh8r

Gun control is one BIG example. Eat it, Manchin!


57 posted on 06/25/2013 6:22:30 PM PDT by lu shissler (an take his naiv)
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To: woweeitsme

I thought the guy who ran against him in that first special election did a good job & almost beat this fraud.....what happened to him ?


58 posted on 06/25/2013 6:28:14 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: LongWayHome

manchin is such a complete moron. I hope all the unemployed coal industry people in W VA who voted for this fool and for nobama enjoy being laid off.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!


59 posted on 06/25/2013 6:42:31 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: jazusamo

What is he going to do about it?


60 posted on 06/25/2013 8:50:43 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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