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Scott Pruitt

Saturday 20th of April 2024

Bad news Mr. Pruitt's office also began to send letters to federal regulators – including the E.P.A. and even President Obama – that documents obtained through open records requests show were written by energy industry lobbyists from companies including Devon Energy [a contributor to Pruitt's election campaigns]. Mr. Pruitt's straff put these ghostwritten letters on government stationery and then sent them to Washington, moves that the companies often then praised in their own news releases, without noting that they had actually drafted the letters in the first place. New York Times, December 7, 2016, on Scott Pruitt, Trump's choice to head the EPA, which both despise © 2015 Kwiple.com
Bad news Senate confirms Scott Pruitt, preeminent pimp for polluters, as EPA administrator If water becomes undrinkable and air becomes unbreathable, blame him and his enablers: Lamar Alexander (R) Steve Daines (R) Johnny Isakson (R) Pat Roberts (R) John Barrasso (R) Mike Enzi (R) Ron Johnson (R) Mike Rounds (R) Roy Blunt (R) Joni Ernst (R) John Kennedy (R) Marco Rubio (R) John Boozman (R) Deb Fischer (R) James Lankford (R) Ben Sasse (R) Richard Burr (R) Jeff Flake (R) Mike Lee Tim Scott (R) Shelley Moore-Capito (R) Cory Gardner (R) Joe Manchin (D) Richard Shelby (R) Bill Cassidy (R) Lindsey Graham (R) Mitch McConnell (R) Luther Strange Thad Cochran (R) Chuck Grassley (R) Jerry Moran (R) Dan Sullivan (R) Bob Corker (R) Orrin Hatch (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) John Thune (R) John Cornyn (R) Heidi Heitkamp (D) Rand Paul (R) Thom Tillis (R) Tom Cotton (R) Dean Heller (R) David Perdue (R) Pat Toomey Mike Crapo (R) John Hoeven (R) Rob Portman (R) Roger Wicker (R) Ted Cruz (R) Jim Inhofe (R) James Risch (R) Todd Young American Electric Power (utility) Liberty 2.0 (energy industry super-PAC) American Fuel & Petrochemical Mfgrs (lobby) Lucas Oil Products (oil company) Americans for Prosperity (anti-EPA lobby) Murray Energy (coal copmany) Continental Resources (oil company) Oklahoma Gas & electric (utility) Devon Energy (oil and gas company) Oklahoma Strong Leadership (his super-PAC) KochPAC (Koch Industries PAC) Protecting America Now (anti-EPA lobby) © 2017 Kwiple.com
Bullshitters say Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs. Scott Pruitt, June 4, 2017 [There are only slightly more than 51,000 coal mining jobs] [Since January, 2017, 30,000 new jobs have been created in mining sectors, but most of them are support jobs in oil and gas operations] © 2017 Kwiple.com
Corruption I mean, look, my wife is an entrepreneur herself. I love, she loves, we love Chick-fil-A as a franchise of faith. Scott Pruitt, explaining why he had an EPA employee contact a Chick-fil-A executive about a “business opportunity,” which turned out to be about getting his wife a Chick-fil-A franchise © 2018 Kwiple.com
Dead-in-the-heads say The war on coal is over. Scott Pruitt, EPA Administrator, announcing his plan to repeal the Clean Power Act which sought to curb emisions from coal-fired power plants © 2017 Kwiple.com
Kwiple dictionary basket of deplorables (bas'kit ov di plôr'ə bəls), n. Collective name for Trump's major supporters and allies, including: Michael G. Flynn, propagator of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory; Michael T. Flynn, pizzagater's father and inventor of “Flynn facts;” Scott Pruitt, climate denier; Kellyanne Conway, Minister of Propaganda and inventor of “alternative facts;” Rex Tillerson, Putin's friend; Tom Price, advocate for doctors' welfare; Ben Carson, stabbing expert and Jesus's buddy; Ryan Zinke, the “[Briefly Acting] American Commander” © 2017 Kwiple.com
Kwiplers say  I accuse Donald Trump and Mike Pence of conspiracy to transfer sovereignty from America's citizens to its largest  corporations and richest families and to make governments and the courts instruments for promoting their interests against all others' — actions democracies should deem treason punishable by death ——— Prominent Congressional Co-conspirators ——— Lamar Alexander • John Barrasso • Roy Blunt • John Boozman • Richard Burr • Shelley Capito • Bill Cassidy • Thad Cochran • Susan Collins • Bob Corker • John Cornyn • Tom Cotton • Mike Crapo • Ted Cruz • Steve Daines • Mike Enzi • Joni Ernst • Deb Fischer • Jeff Flake • Freedom Caucus • Cory Gardner • Lindsey Graham • Chuck Grassley • Orrin Hatch • Dean Heller • John Hoeven • James Inhofe • Johnny Isakson • Ron Johnson • John Kennedy • James Lankford • Mike Lee • Ron Johnson • John Kennedy • James Lankford • Mitch McConnell • Jerry Moran • Lisa Murkowski • Rand Paul • David Perdue • Rob Portman • Jim Risch • Pat Roberts • Mike Rounds • Marco Rubio • Ben Sasse • Tim Scott • Richard Shelby • Luther Strange • Dan Sulliven • John Thune • Thom Tillis • Patrick Toomey • Roger Wicker • Todd Young ——— Prominent Unelected Co-conspirators ——— Sheldon Adelson • Samuel Alito • American Legislative Exchange Council • Americans for Prosperity • Americans for Tax Reform • Betsy DeVos • Federalist Society • Fox News • Neil Gorsuch • Charles & David Koch • Robert & Rebekah Mercer • Scott Pruitt • John Roberts, Jr. • Sinclair Broadcast Group • Peter Singer • Peter Thiel • Clarence Thomas • U.S. Chamber of Commerce  © 2017 Kwiple.com
Public discourse You have a great day, you're a piece of trash.  Jahan Wilcox, EPA spokesman, dismissing Elaina Plott, a reporter for The Atlantic, who asked about a top assistant to Scott Pruitt who resigned after being asked to do such things as looking into buying a used mattress for Pruitt from the Trump hotel in Washington, DC © 2018 Kwiple.com
Punt returners say Can't a man pollute America's air and waterways in peace? Bess Levin responding to Scott Pruitt, pro-polluter and chief despoiler of the EPA, who said a “toxic environment politically” justifies him flying business or first class or charter planes at taxpayer's expense – even when flying home to Tulsa – as if only people flying coach think he's a dick © 2018 Kwiple.com
 
Trumpists say By reversing the previous administration's steps to ban one of the most widely used pesticides in the world, we are returning to using sound science in decision-making – rather than predetermined results. Scot Pruitt, on reversing the ban on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to neurodevelopmental problems in children © 2019 Kwiple.com