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hschulein

(1,168 posts)
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 01:16 PM Mar 2016

Mike 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 OP
She has had her plan for WV coal-miners area on her website for months now, riversedge Mar 2016 #1
Your concern shouldn't be with the Sanders supporters... Herman4747 Mar 2016 #2
yes, I know--many Independents are into stupid sound bites also. riversedge Mar 2016 #3
Sigh... ejbr Mar 2016 #4

riversedge

(70,095 posts)
1. She has had her plan for WV coal-miners area on her website for months now,
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 01:21 PM
Mar 2016

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...
Sun Mar 20, 2016, 01:32 PM
Mar 2016

...but with how Independents will react to the stupid things she says.

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