Author: Don Blankenship
AD EXPLANATION This ad makes clear that the MSHA team was not conducting an investigation to determine what happened at Upper Big Branch on April 5, 2010. MSHA was instead focused on finding support for President Obama’s and Chief Coal Regulator Kevin Stricklin’s proclamations prior to the investigation that the operator i.e. Massey was at fault. The evidence of a government cover-up is overwhelming. The documents we have which support the ad and the actual MSHA mine investigation report itself are perfect examples of why MSHA should not be allowed to investigate itself. An investigation team that has a “shredding…
Williamson, W.Va. – Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy Company and candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following response to Senator Joe Manchin and Party Boss Belinda Biafore’s comments reacting to his candidacy. Belinda Biatore, West Virginia Democratic Party Chairwoman and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin seem to have lost their minds when I announced my candidacy for U.S. Senate. Biatore said yesterday “It looks like Mitch McConnell recruited Don Blankenship to attack Joe Manchin.” Manchin had earlier alluded to some similar nonsense saying he “would not be distracted by Mitch McConnell’s backroom deals.” I have no idea why they…
Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy Company and candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following statement regarding a new ad, which his campaign announced today. This ad makes clear that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) team was not conducting an investigation to determine what happened at Upper Big Branch (UBB) on April 5, 2010. MSHA was instead focused on finding support for President Obama’s and Chief Coal Regulator Kevin Stricklin’s proclamations prior to the investigation that the operator (Massey Energy Company) was at fault. The evidence of a government cover-up is overwhelming. The documents we have which…
Happy Trails and Happy Thanksgiving! We will be taking a break over Thanksgiving to assess where we are now in regard to getting the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to tell the truth of what happened at the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine on April 5, 2010. MSHA has falsely claimed since a few days after the explosion and before any investigation that the UBB mine exploded because of management failures. Failures that MSHA says caused a coal dust explosion. These statements by MSHA are not just untruths they are lies. The difference being that MSHA inspectors and managers…
Williamson, W.Va. – Many of the hundreds of thousands of watchers of the For the Sake of the Coal Miners Ad Series and visitors to my website (www.donblankenship.com) have raised a question that deserves an answer. The question is why did I not say at my trial what the ads say. The answer is a simple one. I tried to but federal Judge Irene Berger would not allow me to. Most people do not know that the government took the position at my trial that the charges against me had nothing to do with the Upper Big Branch (UBB) explosion.…
AD EXPLANATION This ad provides just a few of the extreme actions former President Obama and his cronies took to prevent the truth of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) coal mine explosion from coming to light. Like children who know they have done something wrong Obama and team immediately after the explosion blamed others for what they themselves had done. Obama said before any Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) investigation team members could even go underground that management was at fault. Obama’s chief coal mine regulator was equally child like essentially saying “they did it —we didn’t” when he…
ABOUT THIS AD The “MSHA VICTIMS” ad clarifies that both the Upper Big Branch (UBB) coal miners and ventilation experts (such as Bill Ross) knew that MSHA (Mine Safety and Health Administration) was forcing a ventilation plan on UBB that was of concern. The ventilation plan that MSHA was adamant UBB use was a legal plan but it was not the best plan. The UBB mine had been using the belt entry for intake air for 17 years and the mine had experienced small gas ignitions before the fatal explosion, but none were catastrophic. The ignition on April 5, 2010…
FOR THE SAKE OF THE COAL MINERS ANNOUNCES EXPANDED TELEVISION AND DIGITAL AD BUY Williamson, W.Va. – Our “For The Sake Of The Coal Miners” ad series has now fully informed the coalfields public that U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is deeply involved in a government cover-up. The public knows that the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) cut the airflow, the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine blew up, and the government led by President Obama and Manchin issued investigation reports that falsely blamed the coal miners who died. Coal mine bathhouses, offices, mantrips, and the entire coal community is abuzz…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, issued the following statement in response to Senator Joe Manchin’s comments. OCTOBER 16, 2017 CONTACT: Mr. Don Blankenship [email protected] Don Blankenship Issues Response to Senator Joe Manchin’s Comments at Union Convention Williamson, W.Va. – Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, issued the following statement in response to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s recent comments. Senator Manchin’s public comments last week remained consistent with the untruths he has told the Upper Big Branch (UBB) families now for over seven years. Senator Manchin’s refusal to address the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s…
DON BLANKENSHIP ISSUES EXPLANATION OF NEW BENGHAZI/UBB AD Williamson, W.Va. – Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, issued the following statement explaining a new ad that is being released today as part of the For the Sake of Coal Miners series: The Benghazi ad seeks to notify the public that as horrible as the Benghazi cover-up is the Upper Big Branch (UBB) cover-up is worse in several respects. The ad also makes the point that President Obama’s administration and Mrs. Clinton have more than once demonstrated a willingness to mislead the public and the media. Mrs. Clinton even argued…