Miners forced to attend Romney rally

Remember a couple weeks ago when the faltering Mitt Romney had a campaign photo op with a large gathering of Ohio coal miners? Romney was up on stage with dozens of tough, hard-working miners standing behind him in full mining gear and skin coated with coal dust - and The Media was happy to spread this image. Miners being willing to show their support for the Mittster was one of the top stories at almost every national news outlet for days.

I knew the event was a sham, but you wouldn't believe me if I didn't confirm it, would you?

Now we've got confirmation: It turns out the mining company - Murray Energy - required the miners to appear with Romney. Not only that, but the miners had to lose pay because the company had to shut down the mine while all their workers were at this event! The miners told WWVA radio in Wheeling, West Virginia, that attendance at Romney's speech was mandatory - but Murray's CFO responded that managers "communicated to our workforce that the attendance at the Romney event was mandatory, but no one was forced to attend."

So it was mandatory but not forcible? Murray Energy expects people to buy that doublespeak? Of course, the Republicans have had a tough time lately distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate, so who's surprised?

Romney's rally didn't even highlight the miners' work. The embattled Republican candidate used the event to talk about how great their bosses were but said nothing about miners' contributions to America's energy resources.

No wonder he's losing.

(Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/28/1125040/-Romney-tells-miners-you-ve-got-a-great-boss-That-boss-made-them-lose-pay-to-listen-to-Romney)