Discussion: Ex-Con Coal Baron Running for WV Senate Calls NYT'Communist Propaganda'

Living up to the Snidely Whiplash impression again, I see.

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Dickhead.

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Is this country not ass backwards? You can’t vote if you been put in jail but you still can run for political office

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You can easily surmise about his views regarding water fluoridation.

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Ah, the old “yer a Commie” accusation. Tired.

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I think he’s more of a Basil Fawlty blaming Manuel for his problems.

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Actually Maine and Vermont allow inmates to vote. On Election Day they just wheel the machines into the prisons. The results usually mirror the rest of the state.

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Sounds like he was ready to stroke out when he dictated this screed.

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A few proposed questions if an actual journalist ever gets access to this clown:

“That is a strong accusation, we presume that you have strong evidence to support it. Can you explain for us your understanding of Communism? And provide specific examples of things published by the NY Times that you consider to be Communist Propaganda?”

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I see him as a younger more evil Mr. Burns.

I should be able to kill as many miners as I want!

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The Chinese are running a dictatorial capitalism and it’s very effective…

Actually, that’s fascism, Baron Blacklung.

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There’s something very Oswald Mosley about him.

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In California it’s not the jail time, it’s whether or not it was a felony.

The NY Times never killed anyone. Can Blankenship make the same claim?

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Ahh, that must be why it sounded like he was describing the GOPs plans for the country with that description.

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“Americans confuse the words communism and dictatorship… The Chinese are running a dictatorial capitalism and it’s very effective. That’s the way corporations are run. Corporations are not a democracy.”

Good lord, at least he’s being straightforward about it. Welcome to the Billionaire’s Club revealing the true nature of MAGA.

This really isn’t about partisan politics a la USA, this is about global class warfare. No wonder the Republican’s are getting so scared, they can’t help being played by the aristocracy, and the longer it goes on the more entrenched the ruling class becomes.

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I’m voting for Don Blankenship -

He’s Trumpier than Trump.

It is also an apt description of why we need a strong democratic government with the power to act as a check on those non-democratic power structures operating within our country.

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yawn.