Don Blankenship, Butt Out!!

I hate it when special lobbying groups go to work. But it's even more dispicable when you have your own personal Karl Rove trying to manipulate elections so he'll make more money. Don Blankenship is West Virginia's biggest coal baron. And he's decided that in order to protect his right to strip the land of resources and to keep putting miners in certain death situations, it's important that he contribute to the right group. To the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign money. Blankenship is the CEO of Massey Energy, and he's, I think, the 4th largest coal producer in the nation. He claims he's just doing it for change, but his lobbying efforts against the state's plans to protect pensions and his interest in lowering mining environmental and saftey regulations suggest otherwise. How can he seriously assert that he's not in it for the business end of things?

Story about Blankenship

A very biased site full of Blankenship quotes and community ties. Doesn't mean it isn't true.

Butt out with your money, Blankenship! Write letters and vote like the rest of us! This is what screws democracy over.