Yesterday, I posted a comment from one Julian Lee Powell, who allegedly lives in P'burg now. Since then the following was advised to me and for sure supports he is a Rappite.
1. "see Mr Julian Lee Powell, has spoken. He and Mr. Rapp were business neighbors at once upon a time. Rapp with his Chevron , where dollar general is today, and Mr Powell own Vienna Collision Center, two doors behind that".
2. "I believe Powell no longer owns it".
3. "He also owned custom vans, across from present Domino pizza, sold out, I think?"
I would suggest these are sadly an indication of the type of supporters of Mr. Rapp? He cannot address any of the issues and sends this type of person out to defend him. A shining example Sir; a shining example.
Spoke on Monday with a guy running for Secretary of State. We spoke specifically about the fact that the folks in Vienna had been disenfranchised by the Council to avoid having to face the Voters. He noted and rightly so that the Sect. of State could not change the Law and the correct process was to go to the Legislature. That is correct IF and I repeat IF we had anyone that was willing to fight for the rights of the People versus the corrupt groups that run this fine State. I noted to him that HE had the position to bring it up and probably get more attention than one like myself; a guy with unwashed feet.
He admitted that the issue needed looking into and that the Legislature was reviewing a lot of issues that had occurred and were still being allowed to go forward. Good Luck with that.
Saw a snap shot on his speech/ comments at the Rotary Club meeting later on Monday after I spoke to him. There, he was more positive on the obligations on free and fair elections than when we first spoke about it. GOOD for him. I immediately with out ever having been to Afghanistan picked up on the issues with Elections he noted there. Is close but not so bloody now I think in the Philippines since the Massacre of more than 50 people some years back. But the bought, circumvented and illegal vote counting is the same. I have noted my actually surprised appearance between West Virginia and the Philippine Experience if I may phrase it that way. The people here are just as indoctrinated and "trained" to think that what is and has gone on is normal in other places. It IS in third world countries as he and I have noted. IT can and needs to be changed here. Each and every one of you over 18 has a right to vote in ANY Election that is going to impact on your lives; locally, Statewide or Nationally. There are no Exceptions as long as each of you meet the requirements to register. He may now have my vote because of his positions on voting. YOU folks all deserve better..............
Earlier, I noted the huge number of people running to be State Convention Representatives. There are over 200 for that alone and another 40 or so for the 3rd Congressional District. They are going to pick whomever they want as nominee. Will NOT necessarily be who you may think or voted for. The real issue will be how the Electoral College people choose after November. So read the lists very, very carefully and try to vote for one who may go down the path that YOU have voted for and not go off the rails. So, even though the lists will be long; be patient and try to pick for the good of the Country.
There is a Sample Ballot in the paper Tuesday (Sports Section), and I hope you have all had a chance to see it. I know a lot of you will not take the paper for all the obvious reasons noted over and over. But this ballot is so important because of the need to pick TWENTY TWO (22) people to go to the State Convention on the Republican side (at large), and in the lower right corner is another group where you pick the THREE delegates for OUR Congressional District. Please read who each support and note those going uncommitted. Those folks could be the rats in the woodpile? Even some folks are for Mr. Rubio/ Mr. Paul and others; long gone but not forgotten on the Election stage. So vote carefully........................ I am not going to try and sway anyone here; but I hope you will vote for your COUNTRY.
The recent downgrade by the S&P on the Stated bond rating so far not as bad as it could be. From AA to AA-. Still will cost us more bucks to borrow and may still go down if the new budget if it ever gets done does not actually address the shortfalls and tries instead to do another smoke and mirror show. We are now in their sights and they will be watching to see what we do and if done wisely. Watch the lads and lassies down in Charleston closely, they could screw this thing up royally while protecting those lobbyists agendas.
The following pretty much says everything about the planned fate for the Coal Industry:
Business
Newsmax 10 hours ago
By Larry Bell Monday, 25 Apr 2016 09:06 AM (Posted 8:30 P.M. 25 April 2016)
Obama Targets Electric Grid for Power Grab
The carbon-caused climate crisis cabal must be absolutely giddy that President Obama has made good on his pledge that “if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant,” policies of his regime “will bankrupt them because they’re going to be charged a huge sum for all the greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.”
He fulfilled that promise, with Peabody Energy Corp, America’s largest mining company, following Arch Coal, Inc., Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Patriot Coal Corp., and Walter Energy, Inc. into Chapter 11 filings.
Speaking last November at a Texas Public Policy Foundation conference, Murray Energy Corporation owner Robert Murray described the Obama administration’s so-called “Clean Power Plan” as “a political power grab of America’s power grid.”
He views it as “a blatantly illegal effort by the Executive Branch to use the Clean Air Act of 1971 in a way never intended by Congress to promulgate carbon dioxide emission reductions across America, which will radically and destructively transform our electric power system.”
The regulatory consequences have had devastating impacts on families and communities of miners, truckers, engineers, construction workers and others who depend upon coal industry employment.
A Duke University study has estimated that 50,000 coal jobs were lost between 2008 and 2012. The Energy Information Administration’s 2013 data reported losses of about 10,000 more (another 10 percent of the industry workforce), with Appalachia, Utah, eastern Kentucky, and southern West Virginia taking huge hits.
Whole towns across America ranging from Wyoming- to Virginia-to Pennsylvania have been, and continue to be decimated.
A 2015 McKinsey and Company study shows that the entire U.S. coal industry is now bankrupt, with all producers together lacking the $45 billion needed to fund their current debts and employee and reclamation liabilities.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration reports that coal companies have lost a combined $30 billion in stock market value since 2010, with much of that hemorrhage bleeding value from worker 401(k) pensions.
Consequences of EPA’s war on fossil energy won’t bring happy tidings for those who hope to recharge their plug-in Obamacars from sunbeams or moonbeams at night . . . and seldom from intermittent and unreliable gusty breezes.
Nope, about one-third of that electricity is provided by coal plants (down from about half in 2008). Another third comes from natural gas, the next target on EPA’s regulatory anti-fossil hit parade.
About 20 percent comes from slightly more than 100 geriatric nuclear plants. Most of the rest (about 7 percent) comes from hydropower, a truly renewable, clean and economical power source that turns many Greenies purple with rage.
Hillary has promised to continue the Obama administration’s carbon-cleansing climate crusade. Speaking at CNN’s March 13 Democratic town hall meeting in Columbus, Ohio, she said, “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal businesses out of business.”
Clinton’s salve for their pain would slather on liberal layers of political pork.
Her proposed $30 billion of big government lard would bail out underwater United Mine Worker pension and health plans, compensate power plant and transportation workers hurt by bankruptcies, and retrain EPA regulatory victims to qualify for politically appropriate taxpayer-funded public works largess.
Expect similar punitive prospects for natural gas. Responding to a question from a college student whether she supported fracking at a Flint, Mich. debate, Hillary answered, “So by the time we get through all of my conditions, I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue to take place.”
Referring to methane release and water contamination, she said: “And I think that’s the best approach, because there are places where fracking is going on that are not sufficiently regulated.” (Incidentally, none of numerous EPA studies have ever detected any significant water pollution attributed to fracking.)
Bernie Sanders responded to the same question posed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper even more directly. He replied, “My answer is a lot shorter. No, I do not support fracking.”
As with fracking, clean coal in the U.S has also made great strides. EPA statistics show that the real pollutants . . . sulfur, lead, carbon monoxide and smog-causing emissions from coal plants are down by 50 to 90 percent over the past 40 years.
Carbon dioxide emissions, on the other hand, aren’t pollution. Just ask any leafy friend.
Besides, wouldn’t you expect the president to take due credit, just as he promised in killing coal, for also ending billions of years of climate change?
Satellite records indicate that apart from naturally-ocourring 1998 and 2015 ocean El Nino temperature spikes there hasn’t been any statistical global warming now for nearly two decades.
So perhaps before leaving the White House keys under the door mat for Hillary or Bernie, Barack will declare climate war victory and end this destructive anti-fossil jihad?
Yeah, I guess you’re right . . . maybe when hell freezes over.
I truly did NOT know even from my following many of the stories on how much of the U.S. Coal Mining Industry was in bankruptcy. 'nuff said'
(Paid for by the Candidate- Lawrence J. Wilson for Mayor of Vienna).