Complaint Filed Against Romney For Forcing Miners To Stand On Stage With Him

[Truthseeker420]

A left-leaning political advocacy group has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging that the owner of Murray Energy Corp. made an illegal corporate contribution to Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign by forcing his employees to attend an Aug. 14 rally at the Century coal mine in Beallsville, Ohio.....

Some of the miners at the event contacted a radio talk show host in eastern Ohio to complain that they were forced to attend. Murray Energy closed the mine for most of the day, citing safety and security concerns, and then docked miners pay for the hours of work lost. In a confusing comment after the event, Murray CEO Robert Moore told the radio show host, "Attendance was mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event."

Rothenberg said it "is clear from published reports" that the company mandated its miners to attend the event after closing the Century mine.

"Clearly the use of these miners in television ads is meant to convey something of value to the Romney campaign and is therefore a violation of federal law," Rothenberg said.

"I find it unethical and unconscionable that the Romney campaign, knowing that these mine workers were foced to attend the rally, chose to exploit them in television ads which portray them all as supporters."

UPDATED: Complaint alleges Romney campaign inappropriately used miners | Dispatch Politics

 

[Avatar4321]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

 

[jillian]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

did they? link?

 

[hazlnut]

A left-leaning political advocacy group has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission alleging that the owner of Murray Energy Corp. made an illegal corporate contribution to Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign by forcing his employees to attend an Aug. 14 rally at the Century coal mine in Beallsville, Ohio.....

Some of the miners at the event contacted a radio talk show host in eastern Ohio to complain that they were forced to attend. Murray Energy closed the mine for most of the day, citing safety and security concerns, and then docked miners pay for the hours of work lost. In a confusing comment after the event, Murray CEO Robert Moore told the radio show host, "Attendance was mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event."

Rothenberg said it "is clear from published reports" that the company mandated its miners to attend the event after closing the Century mine.

"Clearly the use of these miners in television ads is meant to convey something of value to the Romney campaign and is therefore a violation of federal law," Rothenberg said.

"I find it unethical and unconscionable that the Romney campaign, knowing that these mine workers were foced to attend the rally, chose to exploit them in television ads which portray them all as supporters."

UPDATED: Complaint alleges Romney campaign inappropriately used miners | Dispatch Politics

This shit when down in Ohio??

Damn.

 

[Conservative]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

did they? link?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/election-forums/255483-coal-miners-blast-obama-over-campaign-ads-digs-at-romney.html#post6182058
yes, they did, and you know it because you posted in my thread about it. Your reaction to the 500 coal miners putting up an ad saying they were not forced... was to wonder if they were forced to say they were not forced.

you're a dumb ass sometimes.

 

[Conservative]

A left-leaning political advocacy group...

 

[Conservative]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

I had a thread on it... it was ignored by most of the libtards because it didn't fit their programming.

 

[Dreamy]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

did they? link?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/elect...-campaign-ads-digs-at-romney.html#post6182058
yes, they did, and you know it because you posted in my thread about it. Your reaction to the 500 coal miners putting up an ad saying they were not forced... was to wonder if they were forced to say they were not forced.

you're a dumb ass sometimes.

lol Feel the burn from this post. And your post was only a few days ago.

 

[Jroc]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

did they? link?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/election-forums/255483-coal-miners-blast-obama-over-campaign-ads-digs-at-romney.html#post6182058
yes, they did, and you know it because you posted in my thread about it. Your reaction to the 500 coal miners putting up an ad saying they were not forced... was to wonder if they were forced to say they were not forced.

you're a dumb ass sometimes.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzU3oZLV8Hw]Miners Fight Back Against Obama TV Ad: "Absolute Lies" - YouTube[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS5xqU1VVIs]Coal miners rally against Obama administration - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Truthseeker420]

did they? link?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/elect...-campaign-ads-digs-at-romney.html#post6182058
yes, they did, and you know it because you posted in my thread about it. Your reaction to the 500 coal miners putting up an ad saying they were not forced... was to wonder if they were forced to say they were not forced.

you're a dumb ass sometimes.

lol Feel the burn from this post. And your post was only a few days ago.

There was no burn. Right wing can make all the ads they want but the CEO of Murrey Energy Corp is on record as saying "Attendance was mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event.". which isn't going to make sense to a judge or jury either.

 

[Conservative]

http://www.usmessageboard.com/elect...-campaign-ads-digs-at-romney.html#post6182058
yes, they did, and you know it because you posted in my thread about it. Your reaction to the 500 coal miners putting up an ad saying they were not forced... was to wonder if they were forced to say they were not forced.

you're a dumb ass sometimes.

lol Feel the burn from this post. And your post was only a few days ago.

There was no burn. Right wing can make all the ads they want but the CEO of Murrey Energy Corp is on record as saying "Attendance was mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event.". which isn't going to make sense to a judge or jury either.

read my link again, dumb ass. It was the actual miners... 500 of them... who made the ad stating they were not forced, and that Obama was using them and they didn't like it.

 

[DiamondDave]

TSeeker is about as devout to the propaganda as a person can be

 

[Truthseeker420]

TSeeker is about as devout to the propaganda as a person can be

lol What's the difference between the event being "mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event." Now this is coming from the CEO of Murray Energy Corp.

 

[hazlnut]

This is how Mitt sees the working class. They all work for him.

Watching the far-righties vote against their personal interest is somewhat amusing.

Thank God he'll never be President.

 

[Conservative]

TSeeker is about as devout to the propaganda as a person can be

lol What's the difference between the event being "mandatory but no one was forced to attend the event." Now this is coming from the CEO of Murray Energy Corp.

and the 500 miners that say they were NOT forced?

Do you, like Jillian, feel they are being forced to say they were not forced?

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Except the miners said they weren't forced

did they? link?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/election-forums/255483-coal-miners-blast-obama-over-campaign-ads-digs-at-romney.html#post6182058
yes, they did, and you know it because you posted in my thread about it. Your reaction to the 500 coal miners putting up an ad saying they were not forced... was to wonder if they were forced to say they were not forced.

you're a dumb ass sometimes.

Sometimes?