VIDEO: Biden Claimed Coal Power Is More Dangerous Than Terrorism

Video from 2007 shows then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) claiming that coal power and corn syrup are more deadly than terrorism.

The remarks will likely prove a headache for an administration that is trying to distance itself from its anti-coal image.

As Scribe reported on Friday, the Obama campaign adjusted its website to promote its work with “clean coal” in the wake of an embarrassing showing in the Democratic primary in coal-intensive West Virginia. Obama lost 41% of the vote there to federal prison inmate – a fact the state’s Democratic Party chairman attributed directly to the administration’s stance on coal power.

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By /// May 12, 2012
About Lachlan Markay

Lachlan is the Heritage Foundation's first investigative reporter. He works to break news that advances conservative policy solutions with Robert Bluey, director of Heritage's Center for Media and Public Policy.

Prior to his time at Heritage, Lachlan was a contributing editor at the media watchdog site NewsBusters.org, and an associate with consulting firm Dialog New Media.

Lachlan grew up in Rhinebeck, NY, and graduated from Hamilton College in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in government. Follow Lachlan on twitter @LachlanMarkay

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