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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: CNN: town in Kentucky votes Republican after 144 years of voting Democrat [View all]raging moderate
(4,522 posts)35. No, she did not vow to put coal miners out of business!
That quote was taken out of context and run again and again relentlessly in Republicon ads, clipped from a policy speech about the probable future of the human species on Planet Earth. The word "we" in her speech clearly referred to the future actions of our species, on a planet where the coal reserves will eventually run out, and where mining coal will soon become increasingly dangerous to us all. She clearly advocated for the coal miners in that speech, urging everyone to think of phasing out the coal miner profession gradually with honor and with assistance into other professions where they could use their abilities and skills to win good incomes and build good lives.
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CNN: town in Kentucky votes Republican after 144 years of voting Democrat [View all]
C Moon
Dec 2016
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They will suffer for the next 4 years, maybe that will bring them to their senses.
putitinD
Dec 2016
#30
That's true. I haven't watched the news or read the newspapers since the election.
C Moon
Dec 2016
#5
And they're fucking us all again showing crap like this to prove "conclusions" they already scripted
bettyellen
Dec 2016
#8
they probably ONLY get FOX news and don't have any other access to the outside world.
putitinD
Dec 2016
#31
I know which town that is. They weren't a progressive bastion really, but it is shocking.
DemocraticWing
Dec 2016
#7
It's the bullshit "Businessman President" narrative that corporations and the M$M have been peddling
SaschaHM
Dec 2016
#25
Did ya hear the guy at the end who said he voted for Trump because Hillary is a baby killer.
TrekLuver
Dec 2016
#38