politico.com - 11/4/2008
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An Obama aide said that an audio clip that seemed to show Obama threatening to bankrupt the coal industry is "wildly edited to take it out of context."
As both sides release the last shreds of possibly damaging information, the conservative site Newsbusters quoted Obama saying:
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hotair.com - 11/3/2008
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hotair.com —
Yesterday, we featured the audio , and today,
we have the 4-minute video clip of Barack Obama...
talking about bankrupting new coal plants in the US. [...] Read the rest »
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Video of Obama, coal bankruptcy
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/3/2008
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
MARIETTA, Ohio (CNN) – Campaigning in coal country
just two days before the presidential election, Sarah Palin...
is highlighting an interview Barack Obama gave to the San Francisco Chronicle in January in which the Democrat suggested coal plants ...
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Palin knocks Obama over months-old coal comments
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The Right Wing’s Phony Controversy About Obama Bankrupting the Coal Industry
Firedoglake —
Right wing blogging sites are exploding with stories that Obama told an interviewer he intends to bankrupt the coal industry or at least the builders of coal plants. This is a manufactured story based on a predictable misrepresentation of what Obama was talking about.
Politico's Ben Smith picks up the story and provides an extended transcript, in which, the winger bloggers focus on the following: ...
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Obama’s Plan to Bankrupt the Coal Industry
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Gateway Pundit posts the audio and a transcript from a January 2008 San Francisco Gate interview in which Barack Obama said twice that he will bankrupt coal plants with heavy fees for emitting greenhouse gases:
“So if ...
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michellemalkin.com 11/2/2008 — Sundy morning buzz: Everyone’s sending me the audio clip now up on YouTube of Obama telling the San Francisco Chronicle he’ll make it impossible for new coal plants to be built. [...] Read the rest »
Coal is not the answer
coalisnottheanswer.org 10/20/2008 — The truth about coal. The coal industry has spent over $40 million on misleading advertising that touts coal as the next great thing to solve the energy crisis. It’s time for a reality check. We will not stand by idly as they spew their propaganda. ...
Obama’s Plan To Bankrupt The Coal Industry
nicedeb.wordpress.com 11/2/2008 — Do the voters in Pennsylvania, and Ohio know about this?:
Transcript via Newsbusters:
Let me sort of describe my overall policy.
What I’ve said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more ...
How to bankrupt the coal industry
powerlineblog.com 11/3/2008 — Barack Obama advocates a cap-and-trade approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He forthrightly describes the result: "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to ...
Shocking Audio: Obama Promises to Bankrupt Coal Industry
stoptheaclu.com 11/2/2008 — In the name of the almighty environmental movement...
Gateway Pundit provides a partial transcript:
Let me sort of describe my overall policy.
What I've said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more ...
First town weighs in at midnight —
CNN Political Ticker 11/3/2008
Dixville Notch residents are the first to weigh in.
(CNN) — The first wave of election returns won't flow in until 7 p.m. ET Tuesday night, but the results in one precinct will be known much sooner.
Dixville Notch, an isolated village located ...
Obama, McCain fire final shots of campaign —
Reuters: Politics 11/4/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain took their final shots at each other and swept across battleground states on Monday to wrap up a U.S. presidential campaign in which Obama was leading but McCain hoped to pull off ...
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