'The Manchin industry'...and questions I want the media to put to Joe Manchin
Manchin is a primary Congressional protector of out of control, catastrophic human caused Climate Disruption as it increasingly generates destructive Climate Storms; massive Climate Fires and Death
Joe Manchin’s wealth is heavily connected to coal, fossil fuels and deep pocketed corporate political sponsors. It is to this he is beholden, it is this that he protects and it is by this he is led.
Manchin’s principle funding sources ‘…includes $13,000 from the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA), a lobbying group founded by the billionaire oil tycoon Harold Hamm. In 2016, while serving as Trump’s energy advisor, Hamm said we should “double U.S. oil production.” 'Hamm has used the DEPA to advocate for more oil and gas drilling and less fed oversight. “Every time we can’t drill a well in the US terrorism is being funded. Every onerous regulation puts American lives at risk"
Yes, Hamm really made the preposterous and insane claim that if he isn’t allowed to continuing poisoning the Earth; our and the global community, ‘terrorism’ is being supported. And he made this claim while demanding less federal and state oversight of his filthy, slowly contracting Industry of Death. Anybody surprised?
THIS is ‘The Manchin Industry’ but I’ve not heard even one related question put to Manchin by our easily distracted and retweet happy mainstream media.
Manchin is a primary Congressional protector of out of control, catastrophic and human caused climate disruption as it increasingly generates destructive Climate Storms; massive Climate Fires and deadly Climate Droughts which are destroying the planet’s interconnected ecosystems while creating huge numbers of Climate Refugees not only around the globe but here in the United States as well.
Protecting fossil fuels and his own investments in fossil fuels is what Joe Manchin is about.
Though rarely identified by the media, a reality is that so many refugees to the U.S. particularly from Central America left their homes because their farms and agricultural sectors have been decimated by human caused catastrophic Climate Change and Climate Drought. Responding effectively to climate change would then also help reduce the numbers of refugees coming to the United States.
These would be excellent points to make and questions to ask.
But 'Manchin doesn't just receive contributions from fossil fuel companies. He (also) maintains lucrative ownership stakes in two coal companies that he founded, Enersystems and Farmington Resources.’
‘Enersystems "purchases low-quality waste coal from mines and resells it to power plants as fuel" and Farmington Resources "holds coal reserves" and supports mining activity.’
As CEO of the pharmaceutical company, Mylan (now part of Viatris), Manchin’s daughter, Heather, Bresch, oversaw a 461% increase in the cost of EpiPens. EpiPens are a commonly used and critically important lifesaving device for many persons which have been held hostage in order to generate massive and prohibitive profits.
But I’ve yet to hear even a single question about this issue put to Manchin.
Manchin’s money is, indeed, from coal, fossil fuels and deep pocketed corporate political sponsors. Additional questions the #MSM needs to ask Manchin include:
His so many obvious conflicts of interest and deep investments in coal and fossil fuels,
His unconditional and incredible dishonesty,
His total indifference to West Virginia voters and his home state which would hugely benefit by the full infrastructure package — and voting rights legislation — being pushed by Joe Biden and the Democrats, and
Why he remains a Democrat other than to act as a tool of the GOP whose agenda he pushes unabashedly while disrupting hugely and nationally popular legislation by Biden and Democrats ranging from infrastructure to desperately needed voting rights.
I have absolutely NO interest in about anything Machin has to offer on the budget, Joe Biden or hugely popular Democratic legislation being repressed by the GOP and which he is directly aiding and abetting.
I do have a great deal of interest in his response to any or all of the questions and issues I’ve posed here, however.
THIS is Joe Manchin’s and the GOP’s sick political game being played and able to take deep root in a sick political system where money is all that’s required to be elected to and maintain a grip on national office.