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1. Hillary presented detailed plans for bringing green industry to Appalachia.

Reply to nikibatts (Original post)

Sat Jun 17, 2017, 08:33 AM

Jun 2017

But people preferred to give in to their sexist, racist, xenophobic resentments and believe the orange liar instead.

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I really feel for the Appalachian coal miners. Thousands have lost jobs. But millions of others [View all] nikibatts Jun 2017 OP

Hillary presented detailed plans for bringing green industry to Appalachia. yardwork Jun 2017 #1

Yup ismnotwasm Jun 2017 #8

Yep, it's hard time feeling sorry for people who continue to hurt themselves by supporting bigots. we can do it Jun 2017 #14

Thank you! Adrahil Jun 2017 #17

Thank you! lunamagica Jun 2017 #20

I remember, Hillary had detailed plans for green energy. ACA has already created over 400,000 jobs! Sunlei Jun 2017 #21

All of this. I agree with it 100%. NT Bleacher Creature Jun 2017 #28

Very true, she did. Also infuriating and sad not being able to penetrate the culture of grievance. n Hekate Jun 2017 #31

Brother in arms HAB911 Jun 2017 #2

One of my first jobs was on a PBX. :) No one knows what they are now :) luvMIdog Jun 2017 #4

I did that as a work study job @ college in the mid 70s irisblue Jun 2017 #10

Or imagine you still insist on making vacuum tubes . Trump bring back vacuum tube manufacturing lunasun Jun 2017 #26

My dad worked on aircraft from the end of WWII for 45 years. He survived rolling layoffs... Hekate Jun 2017 #32

I've had to change course each time for the better imo .it sure did keep me from getting behind lunasun Jun 2017 #34

Private Branch Exchanges are still being installed, but they are digital systems. LuvLoogie Jun 2017 #30

Yep HAB911 Jun 2017 #35

Totally agree. theophilus Jun 2017 #3

The miners know this janterry Jun 2017 #5

Trump's "open coal mines" idea won't create that many Panich52 Jun 2017 #6

The sad thing. Blue_true Jun 2017 #12

It seems they only know mining and don't want to learn anything else. And Trump promised them so nikibatts Jun 2017 #22

Look, coal is dead. Nothing will change that. Blue_true Jun 2017 #23

How true. And also sad that Trump has rescinded ban on Panich52 Jun 2017 #36

One other sad point. duncang Jun 2017 #7

Yep, to their detriment. nt Blue_true Jun 2017 #13

I watched a portion of my county's public building Ilsa Jun 2017 #9

We need politicians to start seriously thinking about guaranteed income for all adults. Blue_true Jun 2017 #15

In the 70s when the So Cal aerospace industry was booming procon Jun 2017 #11

health care jobs were #1 in coal country mopinko Jun 2017 #16

You forgot education. Teaching jobs are jobs. They're gonna reduce it to minimum wage abuse. lindysalsagal Jun 2017 #18

Much of coal country is losing population crazycatlady Jun 2017 #19

Yes we are doing a good job....its a different problem... Xolodno Jun 2017 #24

+1 n/t jaysunb Jun 2017 #33

One of many things I find hard to understand... 3catwoman3 Jun 2017 #25

I worked as a telephone operator for Ma Bell PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #27

Nope, I don't feel sorry for those fools liberal N proud Jun 2017 #29