Robert Murray, of that Utah mine accident, is such an ass. Right when you expect him to come out and talk about the trapped mine workers, Murray decides to play “cover my ass” and talk about the ills of regulation. How… conservative of him.
The president of the Utah mine where six miners are missing has been vocal against more regulation of the coal industry, even going as far as to call Sen. Hillary Clinton “anti-American” for suggesting the nation needed a president who is for workers’ safety.
During an interview with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto in May, Robert Murray responded to a comment from Clinton, who asked a crowd whether they were ready for a president who is “pro-labor and will appoint people who actually care about workers’ rights and workers’ safety.”
“Bob, do you view this rhetoric as pro-labor, anti-business, what?” Cavuto asked Murray.
“Absolutely not,” Murray responded. “I view it as anti-American. These people should — are misleading the American worker then they talk about jobs. These are the people advocating draconian global warming conditions that are going to drive American jobs to foreign countries and raise electric rates for everybody on fixed incomes.”
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The Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited Murray’s mine in central Utah with more than 300 violations since January 2004, including 118 “significant and substantial” violations that are considered serious enough to cause injury or death.
Murray, who testified against regulation of the energy industry as part of effort to combat global warming, said the changes to the coal industry would cause losses of high-paying mining jobs and would be “extremely destructive” to the nation.
E. coli conservatism has apparently struck again.
One of my favorite Superman stories is one of the first few issues of Action Comics, where, after there’s a mining accident due to unsafe conditions, Superman traps the head of the mining company (and a bunch of his rich friends) in the mine until he sees the error of his ways.
I love me some Depression-era Superman.
Calling Bob Murray a douche bag is an insult to every vagina. He doesn’t even rise to the status of an enema bucket.
300 violations include 100 serious or significant? He should be charged with criminally negligent homicide for anyone who died in the accident.
Since you’re being simplistic today, why not just come out and say all laws are a good thing?
You are acting as if conservatives are anarchists and liberals are law and order types.
Saying you are for regulation is meaningless. ALL regulation, or only smart regulation?
Murray’s actions go beyond mere regulations — they are statutory violations. Murray’s actions are reckless enough that he should be charged with negligent homicide if those men do not live through this ordeal.