[Coach_Owens87]

if your gonna tell someone to come up with something intelligent, at least spell intelligent right..and a passing point to offer. If by some hysterical chance that mining is shut down, 88% of our nations backup power source is coal..I personally dont put any stock in what you people protest, or whatever the heck it is, because we all know that you'll get nowhere with it. You'll talk and talk. And you'll protest and protest. And nothing will ever come out of it. And thankfully so. As screwed up as our country is, at least most of our leaders with sense know not to pay attention to what you people gripe about..And its a good thing those coal operators with the huge dollars have enough money to put your protesting to rest. I, for one, am glad. And many more are too..Instead of protesting about the way our nation is powered, why not go back into your classrooms, with those "bright young college kids (which is laughable, because most of them protesting everything are lazy and have nothing to offer society but telling everybody how bad our government is, and how everybody else should run their lives, basically, fortunate sons and daughters who are nothing more than 21st century hippies)" and come up with those "other energy solutions"..just an idea. Now, Im going to get off of here, put my reflective clothing and steel toe boots on, and go to my coal mining job. And yeah Redneck, your debate IS that simple, and it IS correct..dont listen to these people..

nice to hear from you TH32. If I recall correctly I thought you stated that you would never reply to any of my comments again? Anyways, thanks for the grammar correction, I guess the spellcheck on this forum didnt catch it.


Im assuming redneck is a pal of yours and you figured it was your duty to step in and say something. I really have to thank you for that, it gives me a chance to rant some more.

You wasted a whole paragraph of typing to prove absoultely nothing besides the point that you disagree with me. And you do the same thing as Redneck, you just throw lables on anyone who disagrees with you. Calling protesters lazy, and saying they have nothing to offer society, or that we are telling people how to live. Your statement and prejedice views are what is laughable.

I guess all the church members who oppose this bill are just lazy, worthless christians right? They're are lazy and superfluous people in all demographics and occupations, so throwing that label on protesters is pointless. Social change is something that must occur and is always occuring, america has a long history of protesting. The Progressive era, the "hippie" movement, Civil Rights movement. The protest against MTR is just another example of people wanting a change in society. And your views are no different than those throughout history, people just throw labels on those who oppose thier views, and try to degrade thier point of view without really offering anything to support what they believe in.

I dont call all east ky coal miners uneducated, or backward hillbillies. I could say that miners are druggies or high school dropouts ( I know a lot of people, not only miners, who fall into that category). I dont say that becuase I know that isnt true, I have many family members who work in the mines who I respect greatly.

This leads to your statement of lacing up your boots and going to work. Am I supposed to be impressed that you have a job? Or be intimidated becuase youre standing up for your occupation? I dont care that you work in the mines, I really could care less where you work, I would still disagree with your views on MTR. I hear views like yours all the time. And from all the views I have heard, my conlusion is that the majority of people who support MTR work in the mines, which is obvious, they're just supporting thier occupation. But a great majority of people who are educated on both sides, (which you call worthless) the subject are opposing MTR.

I have repeatedly brought up many energy solutions that are being deveolped or being researched at the moment, but no one on here will give the time to research the alternatives so I wont give the time to mention them.