Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Opinion

Sam Dealey

The McCain Campaign's Incompetence About Barack Obama's War on Coal-Fired Power Plants

November 03, 2008 03:30 PM ET | Sam Dealey | Permanent Link | Print

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Candy

well he won !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flag set ! good knowing you AMERICA

RE Bruce of NJ. TY

hehe!

S*** eating grin upon my face :) TY

PS. I’m ashamed that 1/2 of my country wants to vote a COMMUNIST/SOCIALIST into the White House.

I want to live in the 1/2 that is smart enough not to.

I am prepared to fly my flag at 1/2 mast for 4 years if BO wins and I have bought lots of ammo in case it doesn’t.

Was thinking also if there is one of those things that happen like electoral to popular vote, and BO still wins. I am going to place my flag UPSIDE DOWN! (the smart ones will know what it means) WHY!!!

Because I will be a WOMEN without a COUNTRY!

Now we will have to wait and see and trust in our own values and our beliefs.

Cause you know here in PA BO SAYS "we cling to our guns and our religion" and may I graciously say YOUR DAMM RIGHT!! BO.

Now his big mouth went and done it again about the coal industry, I bet those hard ass labor unions , that were in support of that man , had those phones in West VA. PA, KY, Utah ETC: jammed all night, saying NO WAY pull the plug on that dude he is about to take my job your job my uncles job my granddaddy's job my sisters job , my cousins job and so on , yep BO thats how it works , I 'll bet the farm on that comment, cause I am one of a 4th generation family of coal miners, we done been there and done that with tougher men and persons then you sir.

Now I usually try my best not to act this way but DANG!! That REDNECK girl in me has taken over my demur, candor, and intelligence at this very moment.

So what do you all think is going to happen when the great one BO can not fill the masses needs ?

Jesus could turn the water into wine and he could fill empty baskets with bread and fish's to feed his.

I hope every MSN, ABC, NBC, CBS news team is in his face as we watch the messiah BO preform his miracle, of some Sketches, some other tenners and some KOOL_AID.

LOL there on tv news as I type saying "I do not have worries about my MORTGAGE or my gas and my bills". OMG These CRACK HEADS really honestly believe this man is going to fix there whole broken down life's with US THE TAXPAYERS MONEY.

And by some chance that he can and is the messiah well heck I am first to quit working my 52 hours a week job and I am sure many will follow.

Obama can not fill even his own aunts fridge, he left that job to US taxpayers, too feed her also. enough ranting sorry blog had to get it out .. McCain just took West VA. LOL TOLD YA ..

That was funny!

That was funny Candy! Thanks!

Coal Gaffe?

Maybe--just maybe--the McCain campaign didn't jump all over this becaise it wasn't that much of a gaffe.

Plenty of people--myself included--think that the coal industry has to be more respectful toards the citizens and the environment in its daily operations. If that increases costs, and causes the worst polluters to go out of business, then so be it.

Sooner or later, we have to start paying the price for our overuse and relentless pillaging of the earth's natural resources.

Sam: McCain Campaign Didn't Bring this Out/Why Didn't You?

You know Sam if the MSM was doing their job it wouldn't have taken so long for the voters to be informed about this interview that actually took place in Jan 2008. My family works in the coal industry and Senator Obama has been pandering to us. First, he dismisses Biden's comments. Then he tell the radio station that he plans to put such high restrictions on carbon emissions that it will "bankrupt the coal industry." Will the steel industry be next?

The responsibility of vetting a candidate is not the sole responsibility of the McCain campaign. Obama's comments are all over the local airwaves here in OH. My entire family in OH will cast a vote now AGAINST Senator Obama. We need our jobs.

Coal Issue

Anyone should think twice before accusing the McCain campaign of vetting a legitimately vetting a candidate, given the media bias in favor of Obama. The fact is, 1) Obama renegged on his promise to accept public campaign funds and, 2) per the Pew Research just released, media bias has now been officially analyzed and confirmed and the results are sobering (though not to those of us who have watched all year as the media fawned all over Obama, first during the primaries and then during the Presidential election).

The McCain campaign is doing what they need to do while bucking against the enormous money machine (the source of which is not all entirely transparent) of the Obama campaign and media slant in favor of Obama. What McCain is doing is not different than what every politician does in a race (including Obama).

The issue of concern here has far more to do with the nature of how the media has shaped this race, not whether or when McCain does or does not bring up an issue that is perfectly fair and legitimate at the end of his campaign.

Obama's Incompetence

Obama has proven time and again that he says whatever he believes his audience wants to hear. He says what he really feels when he thinks cameras and audio equipment are not running or when he is questioned without a script. An increase in jobs is not part of Obama's agenda, which is to throw the people crumbs and keep the Democrats ruling over all.

Twas the night before elections

Twas the night before elections

And all through the town

Tempers were flaring

Emotions all up and down!

I, in my bathrobe

With a cat in my lap

Had cut off the TV

Tired of political crap.

When all of a sudden

There arose such a noise

I peered out of my window

Saw Obama and his boys

They had come for my wallet

They wanted my pay

To give to the others

Who had not worked a day!

He snatched up my money

And quick as a wink

Jumped back on his bandwagon

As I gagged from the stink

He then rallied his henchmen

Who were pulling his cart

I could tell they were out

To tear my country apart!

" On Fannie, on Freddie,

On Biden and Ayers!

On Acorn, On Pelosi"

He screamed at the pairs!

They took off for his cause

And as he flew out of sight

I heard him laugh at the nation

Who wouldn't stand up and fight!

So I leave you to think

On this one final note-

IF YOU DON'T WANT SOCIALISM

GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!

coal

November 3, 2008 - 15:03 ET by TN Mom

uh, oh:

Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association, issued a devastating response to the Obama audiotape today. He states:

"Regardless of the timing or method of the release of these remarks, the message from the Democratic candidate for President could not be clearer: the Obama-Biden ticket spells disaster for America's coal industry and the tens of thousands of Americans who work in it.

"These undisputed, audio-taped remarks, which include comments from Senator Obama like 'I haven't been some coal booster' and 'if they want to build [coal plants], they can, but it will bankrupt them' are extraordinarily misguided. "It's evident that this campaign has been pandering in states like Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania to attempt to generate votes from coal supporters, while keeping his true agenda hidden from the state's voters.

"Senator Obama has revealed himself to be nothing more than a short- sighted, inexperienced politician willing to say anything to get a vote. But today, the nation's coal industry and those who support it have a better understanding of his true mission, to 'bankrupt' our industry, put tens of thousands out of work and cause unprecedented increases in electricity prices.

Its not just the coal industry that should be concerned. Obama said his policy would cause electric rates to "Skyrocket". That will affect everything starting with the steel industry, and Aluminum industry too. The ripple effect will adversely affect the auto industry, the building and construction industry, the glass industry. And many more.

And the effect upon residential consumers will be a double hit. Rising costs for almost everything including rising costs for electricity for their home. The slowdown in the economy will affect every person in the entire United States. If Obama and the democrats are in charge, we are headed for a Greater Depression the like of which few alive today can remember.

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Sam Dealey is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and Reader's Digest. He has written for many publications, including Time, GQ, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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