Joe Manchin (owner of his own coal company) was a headliner at a secretive coal CEOs' confab

[Doodley]

PROOF MANCHIN PUTS HIMSELF FIRST


Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a key foil of Democratic plans to fight climate change, was a top speaker at a recent secretive confab of coal company executives.

Manchin’s role was revealed when the event program and a video touting the “Coal and Investment Leadership Forum” in September was unearthed by an investigative journalist for Documented. The three-day, invitation-only event was held in Virginia at the luxe Olde Farm golf resort, owned by Jim McGlothlin, a founding partner of the United Coal Co., Documented reported Monday.

Those attending — which included coal and energy CEOs and other top executives and bankers, according to an event roster — had to pony up $7,000, plus lodging expenses, according to a website’s information on the gathering, which was tracked by Documented.

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Meanwhile, according to his financial disclosures, Manchin last year earned at least $490,000 from his co-ownership of Enersystems, a coal company he founded. (His Senate salary is $174,000). He owns as much as $5 million in stock in the company.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-manchin-coal-forum-headline-speaker-climate-change_n_61804b14e4b059d0bfc19fc4

[Kid Berwyn]

1. The "Coal and Investment Leadership Forum"

Sounds like the good Senator has arrived, as they say at the club.

[Harker]

3. To thunderous applause, I'm sure.

He's still bleating about bipartisanship as though it really matters.

[Kid Berwyn]

6. A real gas.

'Manchin Wasn't Done' Killing Climate Action: Coal Baron Objects to Methane Fee

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/26/manchin-wasnt-done-killing-climate-action-coal-baron-objects-methane-fee

[Harker]

9. Thanks for the link.

It's refreshing to see the Democratic congressional tools of the fossil fuel industry referred to as "right-wing Democrats."

[moondust]

2. Perhaps the coal barons

learned long ago that people who are too "comfortable" won't do their dirty jobs. And therefore...no BBB for you!

[KS Toronado]

4. Manchin is a lot like Qrump

Me Me Me first, the hell with everybody else. His kind should not be in congress.

[HootieMcBoob]

5. He's not going to support it

No matter what. He’ll continue to move the goalposts until the rest of the caucus has no choice but to vote for the infrastructure bill and bbb will never pass.

The only thing to do is vote in more Democrats who are not beholden to fossil fuel and pharmaceuticals.

[Harker]

10. There's no telling how long he'll stretch out his fifteen minutes.

I agree. Making him irrelevant by numerical means is critical.

[Botany]

7. The Luxe Olde Farm Golf Resort was built with coal money

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You can't golf, eat, stay, or even visit there w/out a member's invite and the menu doesn't even have
prices on it.




Joe is willing to sell out his constituents in W.V. and curse the planet with global warming so he can
eat beef tenderloins, lobster bisque, and baby redskin potatoes as he is drinking $300.00 red wine.

[NurseJackie]

8. I'm certainly glad he's a Democrat instead of Republican.

[Evolve Dammit]

11. I thought this was an Onion piece. How did a coal baron end up here? Oh, the money trail...

He bought his Senate seat

[lark]

12. Mancin's press conference while Biden is out of country was despicable.

In other words, fuck you Democrats, you don't matter to me, just my wealth and money matters and I will fuck the country every way I feel like doing and you can't stop me. Repugs, your money was well spent, I will stop all major Democratic progress. So he told America, Democrats and the working class yesterday that there will be no progress. Everything else he said was a lie and he had to keep repeating it because no one believes that he is actually doing anything other than obstruction and he knows how incredibly destructive he was..

[George II]

13. Enersystems is not a "coal company".

[usaf-vet]

14. When I was on the local school board in the late 80s early 90s I WAS REQUIRED TO ABSTAIN voting...

... on any issues that affected teaching staff income. My wife was a member of that union.

Why can Manchin have any say on issues that impact HIS businesses? He is opposing legislation that would affect climate change, energy price, clean air, etc, etc,.......

In my mind, that makes him as corrupt as TFG. "Requiring" U.S. citizens that were traveling doing government business (i.e., flight crews) flying in the vicinity of TFG's hotels (In Scotland) to stay in those facilities at full price.

TERM LIMITS won't solve all of these issues. But it will prevent legislators from having lifetime jobs (gerrymandering) to enrich themselves.

This blatant crap needs to stop.

[Calista241]

16. If Manchin abstains, the BBB won't pass.

it'll be 49-50, unless you think a Repub will cross party lines and vote with us.

[usaf-vet]

17. And your sure he will vote yes. Or will he dismantle it and not vote yes. Why should we trust him?

[George II]

18. We don't know if a half dozen in the House will vote for it. They've already publicly said they....

...won't and they haven't publicly changed that position.

[usaf-vet]

19. Then why worry about Manchin. My point was LONG TERM. Manchin needs to go he is an impediment!

He is not even serving his own constituents. HE IS SELF SERVING and a disgrace.

[George II]

20. Who would you propose replace him? This isn't Jay Rockefeller's West Virginia.

[usaf-vet]

21. Why do you think he is a asset to W Virginia. Why do you think there isn't someone who could win?

He is first and foremost is a self serving hypocrite.

[George II]

22. I'm not the one saying "Manchin needs to go." If he needs to go who would replace him, any thoughts?

[The Jungle 1]

15. The earth is being destroyed and this coal pig will do nothing to help.

Pennsylvania has 5,600 miles of dead waterways, polluted by the state’s historical coal mining industry. Cleaning up these rivers and streams would cost millions of dollars. The clean up would have to go on forever as the leaching of pollution into the streams cannot be stopped. Guess what the coal industry is paying nothing to clean up the mess they made. You can bet the coal barons families are still around.
Coal is filthy and has done great harm to this nation.
Now in Pa they are fracking for natural gas. With little control and lousy enforcement.
43rd Statewide Grand Jury Finds Pennsylvania Failed To Protect Citizens During Fracking Boom. ... HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the findings and recommendations of Pennsylvania's 43rd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury report on the unconventional oil and gas industry.Jun 25, 2020. https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/taking-action/press-releases/43rd-statewide-grand-jury-finds-pennsylvania-failed-to-protect-citizens-during-fracking-boom/
Pa has a republican majority congress and no hope of controlling this blooming pollution. These pukes are allowing the frackers to do the same thing the coal barons did.