MARIETTA, Ohio (CNN) – Campaigning in coal country just two days before the presidential election, Sarah Palin is highlighting an interview Barack Obama gave to the San Francisco Chronicle in January in which the Democrat suggested coal plants would be bankrupted by his cap-and-trade proposal.
Audio of Obama’s comments began bubbling up on major conservative blogs over the last 24 hours, and Palin wondered why voters were only now hearing about the remarks. The insinuation that the Chronicle had been hiding the coal comments from the public brought about shouts of “Liberal media!” from the crowd.
“Why is the audio tape just now surfacing?,” Palin asked. “This interview was given to San Francisco folks many, many months ago. You should have known about this, so that you would have better decision-making information as you go into the voting booth.”
Contrary to her attempts to portray a media cover-up, audio and video recordings of Obama’s January 17 sit-down with the Chronicle editorial board have been freely available online for more than nine months.
In the interview, Obama said that his “aggressive” cap-and-trade plan would charge polluters for every unit of carbon or greenhouse gas they emit, a plan that would render polluting coal plants financially unviable.
“So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can,” he said. “It’s just that it will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.”
In the interview, Obama also made the case for alternative energy sources, adding that he does not believe coal production will be eliminated, and that he supports carbon capture and sequestration technologies.
John McCain also supports a market-based cap-and-trade proposal to reduce carbon emissions.
Regardless, Palin sought to use Obama’s words against him in a part of the country where coal has long been king.
“He said that, sure, if the industry wants to build coal-fired power plants, then they can go ahead and try, he says, but they can do it only in a way that will bankrupt the coal industry, and he's comfortable letting that happen.”
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One more day of her, then I don't have to hear about her for 4 years. Yay.
Just. Knock.It. Off.
If you can't win on your own merits, just quit.
I've had it up to here with the pitbull and all her ilk.
guess the witch exorcism didn't work on her
Palin, you are a bimbo!It's ovious that Bush and Cheney would want you two puppets in the White House so they can call the shots again.
at this demonic woman??....Alaskans await her return for a full impeachment process....rotten reptiles..her and the pitiful old warmonger................
Palin is an idiot who is only good at riling people up. Who needs someone like that in the White House?
She is such an idiot. Everyone please get out an vote on Tuesday. Do not let the wacko right steal this election and thus, finish the job of ruining our country that was started by their very own Dubya.
The longer this campaign goes on the less respect I have for John McCain. It's his campaign and everything that is said or done falls on his watch. If Sarah Palin thinks that the American people have a short memory whe will be surprised. She is a flash in the pan and I certainly don't think that the Republican Party would use her in the future a rallying figure given her attempts to portray herself as a leader.
I can't wait until Wednesday morning to see if the American people have given Barack Obama his mandate.
McCain-2008 and Palin: a double fraudulent act that even McCain-2000 would NOT approve of.
Sarah Palin is a dumb box. I doubt she has any political sway over the voters of california, let alone the rest of the country. What happened to her ethics violation? Well, I guess thats about as good as a hockey coach can do.
This crap from this ***** will end on Tuesday night, THANK GOD! Go back and shoot a moose.
Palin is so ignorant – GO OBAMA/BIDEN!
Sarah, you are pathetically stupid and have no ability to think for yourself.
My suggestion for your 2012 run for the presidency is to educate yourself and take a lesson from Obama's campaign strategy.
Us voters, are sick of negative campaigns. Why don't you and McCain start talking about how your policies will be better for me and my family. Why don't you and McCain start talking about why your are better people with higher morals than Obama and Biden. In short, why don't you both give me one reason why I should vote for you.
I'm sick of hearing you and McCain justify a vote for you because we should not be voting for Obama.
I certainly hope Tuesday will be the end of your and McCain's political career....... A symbolic ending to negative twisted corrupt politics.
Everyone knows you and McCain together have an IQ of 50, so Bush and Cheney can use you two to destroy the economy once again.
Just kinda curious that if Palin is so pro American then how come she's married to a guy who wants Alaska to secede from the U.S.? At least we know she's not in danger of being tempted and ruined by witches – her preacher made sure of that.
those people in marietta are ignorant enough to believe her – it's just across the river from WV where they can't even read and most don't understand what people even say
I stand in awe of this person's uncanny ability to display her staggering ignorance almost daily...
wow
I am SO tired of listening to this woman's shrill obnoxious voice. I pray the GOP is NOT elected next week, because I just don't think I could stand listening to her devisive hateful uneducated comments for the next 4 years.
all that senator mccain knows is fight, fight, fight. fight for this country, fight for our rights, fight for our children, fight bc we're not scared. fight for our soldiers. if you want to fight for our soldiers, devise a plan to pull them out. if the mccain/palin ticket wins this election, we will forever be at war AND guess what people? wars cost money. how can you get us out of this hughe deficit, senator mccain ,if we're at war. your win would mean FURTHER debt. also, how in the hell do you think you can get us out of debt in 4 years; it took 8 years for bush (which is the cookie sheet you're following) to put us in this position. you sir are trying to fool the people but not this person. GO OBAMA!
i know cnn.... my comment is being moderated and will never make post.
The ticker says it all, months old comments. Is that all Palin has? Thank goodness 2 days is all we have to take from her. We can knock her for the prank call, 1st amendment misunderstanding, etc.
If it is not Clean Coal then why should we be building it? If it is not safe nuclear then why would we build that? Chill out moose slayer!
Hottest vp from the coolest state-not.
As if I'd believe anything that came out of the mouth of this sorry excuse for a woman Obama's not against coal, he just wants it to be clean coal technology
Has anyone read about all the deregulations Bush is trying to get pushed through before he leaves office?.
You have to give credit to the pit bull. She is doing her job even though we know she has not a brain cell in her head.
No brain, no truth, no ethics!
Nice pick McDufus!! If you do win, we know how that White House is going to operate. Everything based on immorality and lies!
Were all 23 literate residents at the rally? HA ha ha ha ha ha ha
Maybe CNN can find out were Sarah Palins medical records are.Obama has already said he believes in coal if they find away to burn it clean. Remember in China they had to shut most of their factories down because of the pollution from their coal burning factories during the Olympics. CNN find Sarah's medical records. VOTE EARLY/ VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN.
Connie from "BLUE" Indiana
Pain, where are your medical records you promised Brian Williams. You won't produce them because that is not your down syndone baby, but your pregnant daughter's. How stupid do you think people are?
The reason we haven't heard about it is because it is a non-issue.
This information has been available for months. However, the real ISSUE is that the Palin following does not know how to read a newspaper, a magazine, or do independent research to figure out if the candidates are actually telling the truth. Kinda like the GOP. Let's tell the people what they really need to know. We can't depend on them to go out and find the truth. No wonder the U.S. is in such an abysmal state!
I'm so tired of Failin Palin making inflammatory remarks about Obama.
If Rove ends up stealing this election McCain/Palin would have to be the biggest "lame duck" admin. in the history of this country!
Obama!
Stupid. Go back to Alaska you ignorant clown.
It's too late, baby, now, it's too late.
She should know about month's old stuff. She was at least 1 month pregnant when she got married.
Is it just me or is there a pattern starting to show? The Republican campaign only finds out about comments after they have been available for months! (it's called the internet folks, check it out)
So either they are completely behind in what is going on in the world, or they have been sitting on this until it suits their political purpose. Either way it says that they are not what we need to get this country on a stable footing.
How will they respond to the fact that Pearl Harbor was attacked or that the Berlin Wall has come down? If they can't keep up with this campaign, how will they keep up with the world when many more things will be happening at a much faster rate?
sarah,, you are just as bad as mccain,, with your lies and turning things around, when are you goin to gropw up and see that lies only get you in trouble,????,, better yet,, why dont you go back home,, and FIX your won problems,,, we dont need them here, and by the way,, tell that husband of yours his work ( on th side job) isnt goin to pay off either,,, lies never work for anyone,, and in two days you and mccain will find this out,,, obama/biden 08 and 12
i guess this the oct/nov surprise in full effect.....i think it may be a little too late for the McCain/Palin camp....
Again, this woman continues to portray herself as a bumbling idiot. I'm not surprised though..considering everything else that comes out from her mouth is a complete joke..
DESPARATE!!!!!!
Same old same old, isn't it?
Nothing was hidden, Obama stated a long time ago that he is for clean coal but not for the old method. Why should anyone be? Have the plants not polluted the atmosphere enough yet?
Get a clue Palin.
??????? RNC Enlists Hillary Clinton ???????????
More like Hijacked LOL
I look forward to Hillary's counter Attack.
It's kind of funny that Palin is attacking Obama for something he supports that John McCain agrees with. Just keep slinging that mud, Gov. Palin, you'll get a ride back home soon enough.
"John McCain also supports a market-based cap-and-trade proposal to reduce carbon emissions."
Why is she criticizing then?
I don't get it. Someone want to explain or..?
It reeks of deperation....
welcome to the circus, watch the stupid lady speak. this must be some more rogue speech from palin, not smart enough to realize that her comments also go against her running mate.
So what?! Obama simply wants to wean our industrial energy providers to abandon 19th century technology for the benefit of our environment.
It's the ecology, stupid!
Does Sarah realize that after Tuesday if she sees the secret service around her, it will be becuase they are investigating her? Sooner or later this woman's lies and distortions have got to come home to roost.
This person is lucky the Democrats respect women. Watch this indivudual and all your backs after the election. Ambitious and Self serving to the ultimate. She will probably be another one to get an agent and write a missive. Then again she might envision herself as "queen" of Alaska, with Todd as consort.
palin is so dense, she knows the reason our country is in the shape it's in, is because of macain and bush and cheney and her leadership, she is a total disgrace to all america, OHIO IS SMART, SEND A MESSAGE TO THESE HATE FILLED PEOPLE, VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN
All that comes out of Sarah Palin's is lies, lies and more lies. I don't see have she can live with herself. John McCain is no better. It's sad what these two will do and say to win an election. John McCain abandoned the Country First when he chose Palin.
The people of this great Nation deserve the best and the best is Barack Obama and Joe Biden. They will bring restoration and truth back to the people. They will work fpr the people from the bottom up.
This is the most pathetic campaign I've ever seen on the national stage. McCain and Palin are so desperate. They have nothing to offer the country except to say, "We found this out about Obama. Isn't he awful!"
They haven't offered a single reason why someone should vote for them. If not Obama, why not Barr or Nader? At least they're not Bush-Cheney wannabes.
Something my father told me once:
"Sometimes you just can't argue with stupid!!!"
Dianne
Nor surprisingly ... not only that she doesn't know how to speak, she doesn't get it either
I have read alot of history books and i can't imagine reading one of sarah palin and having a line or two about her seeing Russia fron her house.