Okay, Obama and the coal comment (help)

[holiday]

Now my understanding is that Obama said those things about coal production but it's because he wants clean coal technology right? And McCain feels the same way?

My cousin just sent an email (actually called and I had a feeling that it was election related so I didn't answer).. asking if I heard about Obama's coal comments and how that would put my husband out of a job because he works in a steel mill that uses coal.

[liberalmuse]

Obama supports clean coal...

and he supports miners.

[Ashy Larry]

1. What comment are you refering to?

[holiday]

2. The audio that the repubs are trying to use now with Obama

saying that he would bankrupt coal industry

[rawtribe]

3. This link will help

http://www.umwa.org/index.php?q=news/mccain-campaign’s-last-minute-distortion-obama’s-coal-record-act-desperation

[City of Mills]

4. Show him this

http://www.umwa.org/index.php?q=news/mccain-campaign%E2%80%99s-last-minute-distortion-obama%E2%80%99s-coal-record-act-desperation

[holiday]

5. AWESOME thank you so much.. I love throwing things in her face!!

couldn't be a better links to show her she is wrong

[Lochloosa]

7. You can say that again

[holiday]

6. AWESOME thank you so much.. I love throwing things in her face!!

couldn't be a better links to show her she is wrong

[Madam Mossfern]

9. Please ask her to forward that link

to any who forwarded her the McCain distortions. As a matter of fact politely demand that she forward that link and ask those who misinformed her to forward that link to the person who sent it to them. If it got to her, it also got to alot of others.

[holiday]

13. I actually had to use it AGAIN.. at a message board!

[Viking12]

8. Debunked here

Full interview audio:

http://cdn.sfgate.com/blogs/sounds/sfgate/chroncast/2008/01/17/20080117-obama-interview.mp3


Numerous caveats and plenty of nuance that was omitted and distorted by McShame/Phalin. Go figure.

[Kadie]

10. Here are a couple of links that might help.

Citing YouTube tape, Palin slams Obama on coal policy
Obama camp: Tape was edited, remarks taken out of context.
By Seema Mehta | Special to The Morning Call
November 4, 2008

http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/state/all-a7_5coal.6657085nov04,0,6925063.story?track=rss



Palin suggests Chronicle withheld Obama remarks
Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer

Monday, November 3, 2008

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/02/MNTL13SU6S.DTL&feed=rss.news

[progressivebydesign]

11. There are several good resources debunking the BS on his statements.

If you can google SFgate, they clear up the fact that there was no hidden audio, and he never said those things. AND the head of the Coal Miners union came out in support of Obama after this childish attack by the RWers perpetrated by Brent Bozzell, the nastiest RWer out there, and his fake news site Newsbusters.

[Kokonoe]

12. It means West Virginia is in play

We win, just have some fun.

[grantcart]

14. they have the same policy - cap and trade

it would force coal plants that refuse to upgrade and clean up their technology to pay extra.

This is the system used in Europe and supported by both Presidential candidates.