Biden's Coal Gaffe

Discussion in 'West Mall' started by Mr.Wizard, Sep 23, 2008.

  1. Mr.Wizard

    Mr.Wizard 1,000+ Posts

    Shhhhhh Joe.

    The Link

    "No coal plants here in America," he said. "Build them, if they're going to build them, over there. Make them clean."

    "We’re not supporting clean coal," he said of himself and Obama. They do, on paper, support clean coal.

    The answer seems to play into John McCain's case that Obama has been saying "no" to new sources of energy.

    In the primary, Biden opposed Obama's push for clean coal, which is seen as a way of maintaining or expanding America's coal-burning power plants -- many of which are in rust belt swing states.

    "I don't think there's much of a role for clean coal in energy independence, but I do think there's a significant role for clean coal in the bigger picture of climate change," he told Grist last year. "Clean-coal technology is not the route to go in the United States, because we have other, cleaner alternatives," he said, but added that America should push for a "fundamental change in technology" to clean up China's plants.
     
  2. Runamuck

    Runamuck 25+ Posts

    I think he just lost the Pennsylvania vote.
     
  3. Michael Knight

    Michael Knight 1,000+ Posts

    "Clean" coal is a ******** myth
     
  4. washparkhorn

    washparkhorn 2,500+ Posts

    Is Biden trying to get kicked off the ticket?

    Is Clinton ready to ride to the rescue?
     
  5. brntorng

    brntorng 2,500+ Posts


     
  6. DCA_HORN

    DCA_HORN 500+ Posts


     
  7. toughandcool

    toughandcool 100+ Posts

    Obama pledged $200 million to that ******** myth. [​IMG]

    Biden is making this election a lot more fun than I ever thought it could be. [​IMG]
     
  8. ousuxndallas

    ousuxndallas 500+ Posts

    And the Dems are painting Palin as the stupid candidate??
     
  9. bozo_casanova

    bozo_casanova 2,500+ Posts

    what a huge gaffe. that crazy biden
     
  10. washparkhorn

    washparkhorn 2,500+ Posts

    Biden is a gaffe machine. He will get a teleprompter.
     

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