Miners in the Ohio Valley who stood with Romney when he visited their
mine are fighting back against what they are calling blatant falsehoods
in Obama’s campaign ads about them. They’ve even written a letter to Obama which they read below.


BEALLSVILLE - Coal miners at the American Energy Corp. Century Mine
said they want President Barack Obama to stop what they term the war on
coal - and to stop spreading mistruths about them. Miners
gathered Friday afternoon to express their opposition to Obamas energy
and environmental policies, which they believe threaten their jobs.
Miner Mitch Miracle read aloud a letter the miners mailed to Obama that
outlines some of their concerns. The miners said Obamas campaign
team is running ads filled with blatantly false statements about the
miners regarding their participation in Republican presidential
candidate Mitt Romneys August campaign stop at the Century Mine.

These ads assert that the miners were forced to attend the event by the mines
owner, Robert Murray.There are numerous false statements and absolute lies concerning our
participation in this event, mostly started by a local shock jock radio
host, the miners letter to Obama states.

Why would you (Obama) lie about the 500 working miners who have signed this letter?

We, the employees of the Century Mine would request you immediately stop these false ads. This summer, Murray Energy Corp., parent company of the Beallsville mine,
cut or relocated 56 workers with the closure of the Red Bird West mine
near Brilliant. Murray also cut 29 mining jobs from The Ohio Valley Coal
Co.s Powhatan No. 6 Mine. All of this was done, Robert Murray said,
because of Obamas war on coal. Murray then hosted the August
Romney campaign stop in Beallsville, during which many miners appeared
behind Romney as the former Massachusetts governor spoke about the need
to protect coal mining jobs.

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