Here's something that "working families" in the toss-up state of Pennsylvania and other coal mining states need to know about Obama before the election but have been kept from hearing.

Hidden Audio: Obama Tells SF Chronicle He Will Bankrupt Coal Industry

Imagine if John McCain had whispered somewhere that he was willing to bankrupt a major industry? Would this declaration not immediately be front page news? Well, Barack Obama actually flat out told the San Francisco Chronicle (SF Gate) that he was willing to see the coal industry go bankrupt in a January 17, 2008 interview. The result? Nothing. This audio interview has been hidden from the public...until now.

Obama:  So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; 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.  ...So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can.  It's just that it will bankrupt them.

What else are we going to learn too late for the election that we should have been told earlier?  I imagine that the concealed news about Obama is only worse...and, that it's not good for the people of Pennsylvania and our nation.

[Update]

Mike Carey, president of the Ohio Coal Association (OCA), today (11/03/200 issued the following statement in response to just-released remarks from Senator Barack Obama about the nation's coal industry. (Excerpts) 

"Regardless of the timing or method of the release of these remarks, the message from the Democratic candidate for President could not be clearer: the Obama-Biden ticket spells disaster for America's coal industry and the tens of thousands of Americans who work in it.

"It's evident that this campaign has been pandering in states like Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania to attempt to generate votes from coal supporters, while keeping his true agenda hidden from the state's voters.

"Senator Obama has revealed himself to be nothing more than a short- sighted, inexperienced politician willing to say anything to get a vote. But today, the nation's coal industry and those who support it have a better understanding of his true mission, to 'bankrupt' our industry, put tens of thousands out of work and cause unprecedented increases in electricity prices.

 

"Few policy areas are more important to our economic future than energy issues. As voters head to the polls tomorrow, it is essential they remember that access to reliable, affordable, domestic energy supplies is essential to economic growth and stability."