Comments on: shocking audio: Obama said he will bankrupt the coal industry… http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/02/shocking-audio-obama-said-he-will-bankrupt-the-coal-industry/ Right of Center, Not Stuck on Stupid Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:14:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Traveling Hypothesis » A dirty November surprise or no news at all http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/02/shocking-audio-obama-said-he-will-bankrupt-the-coal-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Traveling Hypothesis » A dirty November surprise or no news at all Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:56:12 +0000 http://www.politicalbyline.com/?p=3922#comment-2414 [...] can bet, but dozens and dozens are reporting (from a single source of course) That Obama said he would bankrupt the coal industry. (Try any of the links. They all report from the exact same transcript, [...] [...] can bet, but dozens and dozens are reporting (from a single source of course) That Obama said he would bankrupt the coal industry. (Try any of the links. They all report from the exact same transcript, [...]

]]> By: Donald M Carrasco http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/02/shocking-audio-obama-said-he-will-bankrupt-the-coal-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2405 Donald M Carrasco Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:03:44 +0000 http://www.politicalbyline.com/?p=3922#comment-2405 We live in a world of multi-use energy. You can sum up the reasons behind the stop of coal use...Money! How about the bonus under the table as contributions to take coal off the market? ( And make oil a more needed commodity...possible???) This falls into the same concept of oil industries who were said to be buying up all the land of non used train track land to stop future resurection of the rail use in the late 60's so to remove additional non "gas" used transportation choices? We can only surmise what next by big money used the wrong way. We live in a world of multi-use energy. You can sum up the reasons behind the stop of coal use…Money! How about the bonus under the table as contributions to take coal off the market? ( And make oil a more needed commodity…possible???) This falls into the same concept of oil industries who were said to be buying up all the land of non used train track land to stop future resurection of the rail use in the late 60’s so to remove additional non “gas” used transportation choices? We can only surmise what next by big money used the wrong way.

]]> By: The Libertarian Paleo-Conservative http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/02/shocking-audio-obama-said-he-will-bankrupt-the-coal-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 The Libertarian Paleo-Conservative Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:16:45 +0000 http://www.politicalbyline.com/?p=3922#comment-2378 I see your point. But I still just do not agree with punishing one industry to develop another. I see your point. But I still just do not agree with punishing one industry to develop another.

]]> By: Sphere http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/02/shocking-audio-obama-said-he-will-bankrupt-the-coal-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2377 Sphere Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:07:15 +0000 http://www.politicalbyline.com/?p=3922#comment-2377 This entire thing is a bit silly. Most of the right wing blogosphere is currently screaming that Obama wants to "bankrupt the coal industry". This is, of course, based upon an audio clip where Obama says no such thing. I'm not talking about the word "bankrupt." I'm talking about the word "industry." Obama is clearly talking about a market based cap and trade system that would make development of NEW dirty coal fired power plants unfeasible uneconomically: "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it’s just that it will bankrupt them." That is, after all, the point of cap and trade. Given that the debate on this ended a long time ago, and given that McCain also supports cap and trade, I don't expect this to have traction with anyone but right wing bloggers. The only people who are going to be outraged by this are people who are looking hard for something to be outraged about. This entire thing is a bit silly. Most of the right wing blogosphere is currently screaming that Obama wants to “bankrupt the coal industry”. This is, of course, based upon an audio clip where Obama says no such thing. I’m not talking about the word “bankrupt.” I’m talking about the word “industry.” Obama is clearly talking about a market based cap and trade system that would make development of NEW dirty coal fired power plants unfeasible uneconomically: “So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it’s just that it will bankrupt them.” That is, after all, the point of cap and trade.

Given that the debate on this ended a long time ago, and given that McCain also supports cap and trade, I don’t expect this to have traction with anyone but right wing bloggers. The only people who are going to be outraged by this are people who are looking hard for something to be outraged about.

]]> By: Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry | Right Voices http://www.politicalbyline.com/2008/11/02/shocking-audio-obama-said-he-will-bankrupt-the-coal-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-2366 Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry | Right Voices Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:36:18 +0000 http://www.politicalbyline.com/?p=3922#comment-2366 [...] shocking audio: Obama said he will bankrupt the coal industry… – Political Byline [...] [...] shocking audio: Obama said he will bankrupt the coal industry… – Political Byline [...]

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