To be very clear: the coal industry is dying. Joe Manchin can’t save it any more than Donald Trump could. Worse, West Virginia politicians are propping the rotting husk of that industry up by pushing higher electric bills on widely poor West Virginians. mountainstatespotlight.org/2021/03/11/wes…
And he’s not alone. You know why Manchin thinks “bipartisanship” is real? Because in his state there is a bipartisan determination to artificially prop up coal by any means necessary, even at the expense of capitalism and common sense. Of course socialism for Big Coal is cool 👍🏿
And it’s not like there isn’t another choice. West Virginia could get off the mat by leaning more into the very clean energy alternatives Manchin is demanding be stricken from the Build Back Better bill. West Virginians would benefit, but not coal companies. So…
And it’s not like there’s nothing that can be done about that, either… news.climate.columbia.edu/2020/08/07/coa…
Telling poor people that they have an entitlement mentality when you represent the second poorest state in America and you’re rich and pulling big money from your state’s dying flagship industry is… well it’s something.
It is something…
@JoyAnnReid the guy demanding (bipartisan) compromise is unwilling to compromise (with his own party), by threat of compromise (of the dem senate majority)
@JoyAnnReid @sotomayor2020 Here's the real *entitlement mentality:* #Manchin’s firms…relied on mines & refuse piles cited for dozens of @MSHA_DOL violations & wastewater discharge that poisoned #MonongahelaRiver tributaries, hundreds of kilotons of carcinogenic coal ash dumped… theintercept.com/2021/09/03/joe…
@JoyAnnReid That is rather harsh coming from a senator that is worth about 7 million bucks?
@JoyAnnReid While you are spending this time on Joe, please encourage folks in Virginia to protect the right to vote..if the GOP candidate wins he will take away all of the gains made in Virginia.
@JoyAnnReid Joe Manchin has nerve saying he didn’t want an entitlement type society but keep a reward type society when he receives his Senator salary, has great benefits & healthcare & also receives a significant am’t of money from the fossil fuel industry. Talk about entitled.
@JoyAnnReid @VirginiaLoughn1 @SenatorManchin, the lady is talking to you. Pay attention.
@JoyAnnReid The media right here right now needs to spell out exactly what this means to West Virginians and Arizonans… and the rest of our country. FFS, we in Georgia didn’t elect Warnock and Ossoff for two selfish politicians who represent fewer to negate the will of all of Americans