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Related: About this forumMike Malloy - Hillary Clinton Against Coal Miners...Then Not Anymore
Last weekend, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton made an unexpectedly strong statement about her intentions for coal country.
Speaking in Ohio about her plans to revitalize coal country, Clinton said, "We're going to put a lot of coal companies and coal miners out of business." That comment was immediately preceded by a promise to invest in the clean-energy economy in those places, and immediately followed by a pledge to "make it clear that we don't want to forget those people." But it's not hard to guess which comment will end up as a sound bite in attack ads in coal states during the general election.
Unsurprisingly, the comment was quickly condemned by lawmakers from coal country. In response, Clinton sent a letter to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D), to "clarify" what she meant.
Full story: http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2016/03/hillary-clinton-just-walked-back-controversial-statement-about-coal
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Mike Malloy - Hillary Clinton Against Coal Miners...Then Not Anymore (Original Post)
hschulein
Mar 2016
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riversedge
(70,095 posts)1. She has had her plan for WV coal-miners area on her website for months now,
Unfortunately she did give the RW a soundbite. But was hoping that Sanders supporters would know better.
Herman4747
(1,825 posts)2. Your concern shouldn't be with the Sanders supporters...
...but with how Independents will react to the stupid things she says.
riversedge
(70,095 posts)3. yes, I know--many Independents are into stupid sound bites also.
ejbr
(5,856 posts)4. Sigh...
Her misspeaking is becoming too much to keep up with...just sayin'