http://thinkprogress.org/2010/04/17/alec-massey-mine/Responding to the lawsuit, Nathan Coffey, the Public Affairs Coordinator of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), took to Twitter yesterday to mock Marlene Griffith. Coffey posted a link to the AP story about Marlene Griffith, sarcastically commenting that “Everyone wants free money!” View a screen shot of the comment below:
Everyone wants free money!//Widow
of miner killed in explosion in WV sues
owner Massey Energy alleging
negligence
http://bit.ly/b7naoQnathancoffey
Nathan Coffey{/div]
ALEC, founded in 1973 by conservative activist Paul Weyrich, is a DC-based front group which helps state lawmakers craft corporate-friendly legislation. State-based schemes aimed at deregulation are often conceived and coordinated out of ALEC. It is funded by some of the biggest corporations in America, including Koch Industries, Wal-Mart, and AT&T, as well as by the coal industry. Peabody Coal’s Kelly Mader, a Vice President for State Government Affairs at the company, sits on the board of directors of ALEC.
Btw, the bit.ly link in that tweet goes to this page
http://www.wvgazette.com/ap/ApTopStories/201004160510with the URL giving the 4/16/2010 date and the page title "Widow sues Massey over W.Va. mine disaster."
But the story itself is gone.
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