Coal Industry Behind Forged Letters

[Nonno]

"A firm hired by a coal lobbying group is believed to be responsible for forged letters pretending to be from the NAACP and a local Latino group.

UPDATE: Since this article was first posted, the number of confirmed forged letters has increased to 12. Pennsylvania Reps. Kathy Dahlkemper and Chris Carney, who both voted against the House climate bill, also received fake letters. These letters also appear to be from Bonner & Associates, according to an ACCCE document.

The controversial business of selling grassroots political campaigns is getting the spotlight treatment as details continue to emerge about the source of fake letters sent to a first-term member of Congress urging him to vote against the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill.

Rep. Tom PerrielloCongressman Tom Perriello represents Virginia's 5th district. His office received forged letters urging him to vote against climate legislation.Courtesy Rep. PerrielloThe Sierra Club on Monday petitioned the Department of Justice to investigate letters that were received by Rep. Tom Perriello, a Democrat representing central Virginia.

In a letter sent Monday [PDF] to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the Sierra Club asked the department to look into whether the letters, which came to light on Friday, constitute fraud. The liberal activist group MoveOn, meanwhile, is asking its members to sign an online petition urging the DOJ to "conduct a thorough investigation" into Bonner & Associates, the firm responsible for producing the forged letters that were faxed to Perriello's office."

More at: Coal Industry Behind Forged Letters to Congressman Asking Him Vote Against Climate Bill? | Environment | AlterNet

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[aps45819 (Premo)]

Let's tax coal so every body's electric bill quadruples

You're an idiot.

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by aps45819

Let's tax coal so every body's electric bill quadruples.

That way, they can say they just taxed corporations, and not people who make less than 250k or whatever qualifies as "rich" these days.

It really pisses me off. You do not "tax" corporations. You just distribute the tax onto everyone else who uses what they make.

[edinsomd]

I thought only CBS was allowed to use forged documents?