Joe Biden attended fundraiser hosted by fossil fuel company co-founder despite backlash

[Hassin Bin Sober]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/06/biden-attends-fundraiser-andrew-goldman-western-lng-co-founder/2230264001/


Joe Biden attended fundraiser hosted by fossil fuel company co-founder despite backlash

Former Vice President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser Thursday that was hosted by a fossil fuel company co-founder after he faced backlash because he has pledged not to accept money from the fossil fuel industry.

During CNN's town hall on climate change Wednesday night, Biden was accused by an audience member of taking money from a fossil fuel executive despite signing on to the No Fossil Fuel Money pledge.

“He’s not a fossil fuel executive,” Biden responded, referring to Andrew Goldman, one of the fundraiser's hosts.

[redstateblues]

1. Meh

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. How many times are you going to post this?

[stonecutter357]

3. good let's go Joe !

[bearsfootball516]

4. Don't care.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. The HORROR!!!

[BlueMississippi]

6. After being beaten so much

the dead horse no longer looks like a horse ... it is all mush

[George II]

7. This is funny. The lengths some people....................

[NurseJackie]

9. Biden frightens them.

[George II]

10. Terrified. But it's okay to accept money from the fossil fuel industry, as long as it's not....

...at a fundraiser.

Just like it's wrong to accept the maximum $2800 from a contributor in one donation, but it's perfectly fine to accept $2800 from a contributor as long as it's made in 900+ small, underaverage dribs and drabs.

[melman]

11. Nothing funny about broken pledges

Nothing funny at all.

[W_HAMILTON]

12. It wasn't a broken pledge -- read the pledge.

Here, I'll do your work for you:

"I pledge not to take contributions over $200 from oil, gas, and coal industry executives, lobbyists, and PACs and instead prioritize the health of our families, climate, and democracy over fossil fuel industry profits.

Taking the pledge means that a politician or candidate’s campaign will adopt a policy to not knowingly accept any contributions over $200 from the PACs, lobbyists, or SEC-named executives of fossil fuel companies — companies whose primary business is the extraction, processing, distribution, or sale of oil, gas, or coal."

Taken from: http://nofossilfuelmoney.org/

The person in question that was co-hosting the fundraiser was apparently none of those things, hence, the pledge was not broken. Now that you are educated on the topic, please stop slandering our Democratic frontrunner with lies. Thank you.

[NurseJackie]

14. Don't hold your breath.

Now that you are educated on the topic, please stop slandering our Democratic frontrunner with lies. Thank you.

Don't hold your breath.

Great information though... thank you!

[George II]

8. What do you think about your candidate accepting money from ExxonMobil and Shell Oil?

[myohmy2]

13. hmmm...

"...Joe Biden attended a fundraiser Thursday that was hosted by a fossil fuel company co-founder after he faced backlash..."

...

[Joe941]

15. This is concerning. Not sure what he is thinking.

[betsuni]

16. He's not a fossil fuel executive.

Backlash is from people who believe misleading headlines online.

[melman]

18. He absolutely is

Here's Western LNG President and CEO Davis Thames describing Goldman as part of a "seasoned team of executives"




https://www.bcuc.com/Documents/Proceedings/2018/DOC_52129_C1-5_WLNG-Evidence.pdf

[betsuni]

19. Says right there he's a co-founder and investor.

Who cares. No matter how many times you try to make Joe Biden corrupt because he knows people, he is not corrupt. No matter how many times you try to make everybody except one guy corrupt, they are not corrupt.

[Gothmog]

17. Anderson Cooper clarified that Andrew Goldman is in fact NOT a fossil fuel exec

Link to tweet