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by Mark Finkelstein January 4, 2006 - 07:58 Once in a while, it happens. TV serves up human drama in real time. It happened on this morning's Today show when the bereaved son of one of the Sago miners confronted the governor of West Virginia over allegedly lax safety enforcement in the mine. Matt Lauer began with a stand-up interview, at the disaster site, of WV Governor Joe Manchin. Lauer then brought in John Bennett, the adult son of Jim Bennett, one of the miners who died, who stood on Lauer's other side. Bennett described the history of violations in...

Once again, the MSM (mainstream media)has exposed its complete lack of credibility, decency, morality and integrity. The story this morning of the trapped West Virginia miners is just another example of how our primary sources of information cannot be trusted. Let's face facts, folks....even here at FR, we get our information from the MSM. However, by assembling many sources and then testing those sources against the combined experiences of those on this forum, we determine whether a particular story passes the smell test. However, in order to separate the wheat from the chaff, we must still have some faith in...

TALLMANSVILLE, West Virginia (CNN) -- Rescuers found the sole survivor of an explosion that trapped 13 miners in a West Virginia coal mine "by the sound of moans," mining officials said Wednesday, about 12 hours after family members learned the initial report that their loved ones were alive was erroneous. Without giving a reason for the miscommunication -- and without assigning blame -- mining executive Ben Hatfield said he deeply regrets "allowing the jubilation to go on longer than it should have." Hatfield and Gene Kitts, senior vice president of International Coal Group, gave several possible reasons for how the...

Lost in all the uproar and commotion concerning the false reports about 12 of the 13 West Virginia Miners being alive is the sad story of what went on until they learned that unlike previously reported, only one miner had survived. Read More... Craig DeLuz Visit The Home of Uncommon Sense... www.craigdeluz.com

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - In a stunning and heartbreaking reversal, mining officials told family members early Wednesday that 11 of the 12 trapped coal miners initially thought to have survived a mine explosion had died. The devastating news came more than three hours after Gov. Joe Manchin announced he had been told 12 of the miners survived the disaster. Rescue crews found the first victim earlier Tuesday evening. "About the confusion, I can't tell you of anything more heart-wrenching than I've ever gone through in my life. Nothing," Manchin said. The sole survivor of the disaster, identified by mining officials as...

It's breaking on the news everywhere

MSNBC announced all 12 miners found alive!

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. — One body was found Tuesday night and company officials held out hope that 12 other miners trapped 260 feet underground in a West Virginia coal mine were still alive. "We do know where they have gone," said Ben Hatfield, chief executive officer for International Coal Group Inc., the mine's owner. "We are still operating in rescue mode and are looking for survivors." The unidentified body was found about 700 feet from a mine car, and it appeared the employee was working on a beltline, which brings coal out of the mine, Hatfield said. Red Cross volunteer Tamila...

he President met with several members of his Cabinet as well as key Prosecuters and United States Attorneys from across the Nation to discuss the importance of reauthorizing the Patriot Act. The President also spoke to Governor Manchin of West Virginia and offered his prayers and the prayers of the entire nation for the trapped Coal Miners in West Virginia. After the meeting in the White House a few of the US Attorneys spoke to the Press from the White House driveway and spoke how the Patriot Act helped them prosecute Terrorists living here in the United States

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - Rescuers trying to reach 13 trapped miners punched a hole into the mine early Tuesday, but a company executive said he was "very discouraged" by air quality tests. Carbon monoxide levels measured 1,300 parts per million, exceeding the 400 parts per million maximum safe level, said Ben Hatfield, chief executive officer of mine owner International Coal Group Inc. "We are very discouraged by the results of this test," Hatfield said. Still, Hatfield said the trapped miners could still be alive. "They could be in another location or they could be barricaded somewhere," Hatfield told reporters. The test...

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. Jan 2, 2006 — A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners underground Monday, officials said. The mine had been idle over the holiday and the explosion occurred as the first shift of miners entered to resume production, said Lara Ramsburg, spokeswoman for Gov. Joe Manchin. "As they were heading in, the car in the back either heard or felt some type of explosion. They headed back out. The first car never made it back out," she said. Four co-workers attempted to reach the missing miners, but they "came to a wall"...

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - An underground explosion at an Upshur County coal mine trapped 13 miners, a county emergency official said Monday.