Palin Unleashes New Attack Against Obama On Coal
(CBS)
(MARIETTA, OHIO) - Seizing on a newly released audio tape picked up by the Drudge Report, Sarah Palin took the opportunity here in coal country to accuse Barack Obama of "talking about bankrupting the coal industry."
"He said that, sure, if the industry wants to build coal-fired power plants, then they can go ahead and try, he says, but they can do it only in a way that will bankrupt the coal industry, and he's comfortable letting that happen," Palin said. "And you got to listen to the tape."
The audiotape Palin was referring to was recorded by the San Francisco Chronicle in a Jan. 17 interview.
"Why is the audiotape just now surfacing?" Palin asked, leading someone in the crowd to shout, "Liberal media!"
"This interview was given to San Francisco folks many, many months ago," Palin said. "You should have known about this, so that you would have better decision-making information as you go into the voting booth."
In the audiotape, Obama reiterated his call for a cap and trade system on carbon and greenhouse gases.
"So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can," Obama said. "It's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted."
An Obama spokesperson said that Obama's remarks were taken out of context and pointed out that in another part of the interview, Obama said that the idea of eliminating coal plants was "an illusion."
"The point Obama is making is that we need to transition from coal burning power plants built with old technology to plants built with advanced technologies--and that is exactly the action that will be incentivized under a cap and trade program," the spokesperson said. "We know that additional work is necessary to develop and deploy these technologies. That is why Obama has argued for a robust funding program for carbon capture and sequestration. It's strikingly similar to what McCain has said (in fact McCain goes a step further saying he wants to transition completely away from coal)."
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By the end of this election we will at best be able to build our nation on principles of patriotism and constitutional law; or, we will be enmeshed in a civil war against tyranny.
Do not be deceived. Obama represents the most destructive forces in our nation. Support him at your peril.
Both McCain and Palin today spread this lie knowing it was not true. They trust that the American public will not know that it is a lie and swallow it hook line and sinker. But in today''s world, most folks have access to the net plus, except for Fox, the media prides itself on finding out the true facts on statements like McCain and Palin make.
Why does UMWA''s website say this:
"McCain campaign''s last minute distortion of Obama%u2019s coal record an act of desperation"
Who does the UMWA say it is (all caps added by me in one instance)?
"The United Mine Workers of America is a growing union with a diverse membership that includes coal miners, CLEAN COAL TECHNICIANS, health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees throughout the United States and Canada."
Sarah Palin needs to go back to Alaska. And she can take John McCain with her.