Nick Rahall ‘thrilled’ to jump out of a plane for coal.
Nick Rahall ‘thrilled’ to jump out of a plane for coal.
This Saturday, House Natural Resources chair Nick Rahall (D-WV) jumped out of a plane in service of coal. As he announced in a press release, Rahall’s leap with the US Army Golden Knights parachute team at the Friends of Coal Auto Fair was a “Nick Rahall affirmation of the importance of coal“:
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be invited by the Golden Knights to join them for the Friends of Coal event. It is a very special honor for me to be able to show – in a bold way, my continued support for not only coal, but for everyone who serves the people of West Virginia and our Nation through their service in our armed forces and law enforcement agencies. It is a Nick Rahall affirmation of the importance of coal and an opportunity to pay tribute to those who extraordinarily serve and make personal sacrifices each day for the citizens of West Virginia and our Nation as a whole.
Last month, Rahall voted against the American Clean Energy and Security Act because he believed it would not “ensure coal mining jobs for the future,” even though the legislation has “huge subsidies for ‘clean coal.’” Rahall recently cashed a $5000 check from the Coal Miners PAC, $2000 from the Arch Coal PAC, $5000 from the American Electric Power PAC, $2500 from the CONSOL Energy PAC, and $1000 each from the Dominion Resources and Allegheny Energy PACs.
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A person that would jump out of a perectly good plane that’s not going down has to be numb on both ends.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:38 pmHow is it legally ok for an Army unit to be attending a partisan affair, in uniform, no less?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:40 pmnote to self: start list of Republican sub-cults and their wacky activities.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:41 pmI suppose if your friends jumped out of a plane for coal….
July 20th, 2009 at 4:41 pmhe announced in a press release, Rahall’s leap with the US Army Golden Knights parachute team at the Friends of Coal Auto Fair was a “Nick Rahall affirmation of the importance of coal“
– - Rahall and the press coalesced.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:44 pmIf he was making a delivery, a truck would have been a better choice.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:44 pmThis is so stupid! Are we supposed to be impressed? Just like these guys to think that a little flash and dazzle will win over the un-washed masses.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:44 pmOr maybe it is a way for this guy to get a lobbiest to pay for sky diving lessons.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:45 pmNote: Coal comes from under the ground not out of the sky.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:47 pmHe represents an area that is dependent on coal mining for work. I can see his point about the bill not protecting jobs in his area. Unfortunately, the area has little else to offer and if coal production is abandoned, there will be no jobs or voters left.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:47 pmCoal-powered autos
July 20th, 2009 at 4:48 pmHot futuristic concept!
Dinosaur rides next…
Who needs a parachute when you’ve got a backpack full of coal?
*splat*
July 20th, 2009 at 4:49 pm“Government for Sale! …Be the first on your block to buy your own member of the U.S. House of Representatives! …All morals and convictions must go! …No price too low! …Buy your own member of Congress fast before they are all gone!”
July 20th, 2009 at 4:51 pmHi Proud:
July 20th, 2009 at 4:52 pmCan you explain how jumping out of a plane is an indicator if intellectual capacity or did you just mean that central nervous system is required to operate the musculature needed to do so?
There’s a lot of flat mountaintops now for him to land on in WV.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:53 pmthe area has little else to offer and if coal production is abandoned, there will be no jobs or voters left.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:54 pm—- Do you have any idea how much weed is grown in that area. Maybe he should just jump out of a plane for reefer…
dbadass says:
Hi Proud:
Can you explain how jumping out of a plane is an indicator if intellectual capacity or did you just mean that central nervous system is required to operate the musculature needed to do so?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
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i’d like to answer that for proud
(because he’ll probably get “voted down”)
the answer is this:
if you jump out a plane,
you’re smart.
:)
glory, glory!
:)
pass the meth.
:) :) :)
July 20th, 2009 at 4:56 pmSo who paid the costs of his jump, I wonder? Instructor-assisted skydives can cost a few hundred dollars. Wouldn’t it be a violation of ethics rules and the Congressional Gift Ban to accept this type of in-kind activity from the coal industry?
July 20th, 2009 at 5:08 pmProud says:
Glory, Glory a Democrat with a brain. Maybe all hope is not lost.
I probably missed it, Proud, but did you write a scathing comment about former Colonel Peters and his nasty comments about the GI being held by the Taliban?
July 20th, 2009 at 5:12 pmpags2 says:
He represents an area that is dependent on coal mining for work. I can see his point about the bill not protecting jobs in his area. Unfortunately, the area has little else to offer and if coal production is abandoned, there will be no jobs or voters left.
July 20th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
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I could honestly not care less about the poor poor coal miners.
Worrying about coal miners losing their jobs due to climate change legislation is kind of like worrying about the poor poor terrorists losing their jobs due to intelligent foreign policy.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:13 pmThe poor poor coal miners eh Chiroptera, that some mighty nice compassion you are showing there.
If you lived in my area I’m sure you would have loved the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_Mine_disaster
You could have cheered when all those “poor, poor miners” drowned. You B!tch.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:59 pmchiroptera toasterhead says:
I could honestly not care less about the poor poor coal miners.
Worrying about coal miners losing their jobs due to climate change legislation is kind of like worrying about the poor poor terrorists losing their jobs due to intelligent foreign policy.
Or the poor opium growers in Afghanistan. Obviously, someone needs to find an alternative that people can make a living at. Not just keep doing what we’ve been doing because we’re throwing people out of work to save the planet.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:00 pmbarfly says:
How is it legally ok for an Army unit to be attending a partisan affair, in uniform, no less?
July 20th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
THAT is the biggest question, IMHO.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:23 pmToasterhead, for once I’m going to have to disagree with you. I DO feel sorry for the mine workers. It’s a sucky, dirty, dangerous job, made even suckier, dirtier and more dangerous by the mine owners’ fight against safety issues.
Hopefully greener, healthier jobs can be realized for these poor people. Go after the mine owners, not the workers.
July 20th, 2009 at 6:33 pmI’d like to see the Coal Miner’s daughters working in clean, small factories, making windmills and solar panels with a strong union and good benefits. They can keep the beautiful countryside and have clean aquifers.
July 20th, 2009 at 7:50 pmIf Rep. Rahall truly wanted to support coal, he should have jumped off a train instead.
July 20th, 2009 at 11:48 pm.
THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS IN THE USA…
… Thanks to Big Coal.
DO NOT FORGET IT!
The next closest runner up, EXXON!
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July 21st, 2009 at 1:36 amWill he be wearing a chute?
*yawn*
July 21st, 2009 at 2:26 amProudMoron. Shove it up your tarhole you worthless piece of garbage
July 21st, 2009 at 5:13 am