Many of you attended the “Friends of America” festival in Holden. More than 75,000 of you turned out to show your support for our coal miners despite the threat of rain, thunder and lightning. That takes a lot of dedication.
As Ted Nugent said, however, showing up at a rally is the easy part. Taking action the next day … contacting your elected officials, your congressmen, your senators and Mr. Obama … is the real test.
I am asking you to take that next step today!
Please take a few moments to make those calls or send an email to your elected officials. We have made it easy for you.
Below you will find a list of West Virginia officials and their phone numbers. You will also find a list of email addresses for those same officials. Simply pick up the phone and dial the numbers or cut-and-paste the email list into your “send to” bar. We have also included a sample letter. Simply cut-and-paste it into the body of your email and add your name and phone number.
Let them know you support our coal miners! Let them know you oppose cap-and-tax! Let them know you want the backlog of mining permits released so that our people can mine coal. Let them know YOU ARE A FRIEND OF AMERICA! And let them know YOU ARE A FRIEND OF COAL!
There is no time to waste. Your jobs and the jobs of your family and friends … the very future of our state … depend on you!
Sample Letter
Dear __________________,
As one of your constituents, I am writing to let you know how I feel about the issues facing our country today.
I am worried about our future.
The actions of the Obama Administration and the policies it is pursuing – particularly with regard to cap-and-tax and coal mining – are simply dead wrong. They are hurting my family, my friends and my neighbors. Unless something is done to stop them, they will destroy my community and our state. Honestly, I am afraid for our nation and our way of life.
I am asking you to oppose cap-and-tax and to demand that the Obama Administration stop its attack on the coal industry. We can’t afford the increases in our electric bills that will come with cap-and-tax! We can’t afford to keep subsidizing terrorists and their supporters in the oil producing countries by importing their oil.
We need coal! We need it today more than ever and the Obama Administration and its supporters on Capitol Hill are killing the industry and shipping the jobs overseas.
I am asking that you stand up for our state and our people. Tell Pelosi, Reid and Obama to support West Virginia Coal and West Virginia coal miners.
Yours,
YOUR NAME and PHONE NUMBER
______________________________
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