Oh My: Emails Show White House Closely Monitored Huge Taxpayer Loan To Solyndra, Ignored Its Own Analysts Warnings The Company Was a Mess…
Why is ABC the only MSM news outlet doing any serious reporting on this? Oh yeah, the president’s name isn’t Bush and the company’s name isn’t Halliburton.
(ABC News) — Newly uncovered emails show the White House closely monitored the Energy Department’s deliberations over a $535 million government loan to Solyndra, the politically-connected solar energy firm that recently went bankrupt and is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
The company’s solar panel factory was heralded as a centerpiece of the president’s green energy plan — billed as a way to jump start a promising new industry. And internal emails uncovered by investigators for the House Energy and Commerce Committee that were shared exclusively with ABC News show the Obama administration was keenly monitoring the progress of the loan, even as analysts were voicing serious concerns about the risk involved. “This deal is NOT ready for prime time,” one White House budget analyst wrote in a March 10, 2009 email, nine days before the administration formally announced the loan.
“If you guys think this is a bad idea, I need to unwind the W[est] W[ing] QUICKLY,” wrote Ronald A. Klain, who was chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden, in another email sent March 7, 2009. The “West Wing” is the portion of the White House complex that holds the offices of the president and his top staffers. Klain declined comment to ABC News.
Beginning in March, ABC News, in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity’s iWatch News, was first to report on simmering questions about the role political influence may have played in Solyndra’s selection as the Obama administration’s first loan guarantee recipient. Federal auditors had flagged the loan, saying some applicants had benefitted from special treatment.
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Hmm, Sounds like picking winners and losers to me..
Where have I heard that before??
Oh Yes, Obama himself…
And the Republicans are doing……what?
These people want more of your money..for the jobs you know…………..BULLSHIT! Congress should not appropriate one dime to these crooks, criminals and theives..
If they had a good product they would not need government help….
As if this isn’t the commie playbook to the letter.Pickpocket the plebes until we scream then squeeze some more. A reckoning is afoot. Lets act dumb all you shocked amoral cong critters.
Of course the loan was rammed through over objections. This administration did it to entire country (ObamaCare), why should the objections of a few analysts matter in this case?
Gangsta in Cheif…
I think it’s time to warm up that i word.
The criminal investigation should be focused on the Obama admin.
Lucky for the White House the Solyndra story is coming to light a lot faster than the gunrunning scandal they’re involved in. At least they won’t go to jail for Solyndra.
Wouldn’t it be nice if just 1% of that money got slipped into your pocket, for certain favors?
Solyndra Solar – $550 million in guaranteed loans: Bankrupt
Ivanpah Solar – $1.6 billion in guaranteed loans: Shut down by EPA
Abengoa Solar- $1.2 billion in guaranteed loans: Future pending
Something stinks here! Do I smell money laundering?
Obama the head crook in the city of thieves
CHECK OUT DRUDGE RIGHT NOW!
every thing obama touches turns to shit, muzzie loving commie rat bastard shit.
Hey Zip watch out for Obama’s new *Attack Watch* hurtful Obama *attacks* reporting site, LOL.
The Empire will immediately send it’s horde of trolling *Tie Fighters* to any site *being mean* to Dear Leader, so everyone get ready…should be fun!
@Sickofobama:
lmao, a smear site supporting the commie that smears everyone else. Cannot make this sh*t up.
So, Obama rewards his bundlers the way he rewards his union pals: with taxpayer cash. This is the Obama/Chicago way.
He’s probably bewildered over why we might find it surprising or distasteful. To him its just doin’ business, course he didn’t want the public to be in on the game.
@ironmaiden
“At least they won’t go to jail for Solyndra”
You wanna bet?
vagabond:
You don’t think it comes directly from the White House?
R.I.C.O.
Can’t we just move on and pass this current country saving piece of………………….legislation.
@sb – check out Steven Chu’s financial gift (read: your tax dollars) to the Genesis company/project. But get a barf bucket ready.
@Katherine
As long as Holder is AG, yea, I’d bet….sorry to say.
Sickofobama:
Of course it does! Remember the fishy.gov site that lasted about a week? Send in smears about Ubamacare?
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/07/white-house-collect-fishy-info-illegal-critics-say/
Wait to see the panic in the whitehouse when the first executive flips.. Oh I can’t wait, you know these guys could do one day in the can the rats will flip
Shut up! and eat your peas!
The WH watches to make sure they’re dumping cash into Comrade Barry’s coffers.
The Solyndra $535 Million Green Energy Scandal In FNC Video, and ABC News Video!!!
http://www.qubetv.tv/photos/detail/89176 (The Five-09-12-11-D)
http://www.therightscoop.com/emails-obama-white-house-monitored-huge-loan-to-connected-firm/
SAY NO TO GREEN ENERGY
SAY NO TO GREEN ECONOMY
SAY NO TO GLOBAL WARMING HOAX
Anyone remember when the left/MSM went ape-shit over VP Dick Cheney’s “secret energy policy meeting”?
@Aeroman
Two words, “special prosecutor”, which, unfortunately must be requested by the DOJ. Damn!
O.K…..but there are other avenues…I just can’t think of them at the moment. Aren’t there? I’ll have to go back to the Nixon years and take a look at what the Democrats were threatening Nixon with.
This is not the first enviromental rip-off there was the SAVE THE RAINFORESTS campaign back in the 1990s The greens can always count on suckers to send them money for some fake cuase
Where’s the GOP outcry on this???
“Why is ABC the only MSM news outlet doing any serious reporting on this? ”
It’s because ABC has been on top of this story from the very beginning. They put their reputation on line, and will not be quite about this, even though the rest of the MSM will ignore it.
This morning on Bill Bennett’s radio program I heard the Bush Administration turned down Solyndra’s request for funding – way to go Repubs!!
God bless America, our troops, Israel, and fellow humans.
How much of the public’s money did Nixon give Halderman Ehrlichman & Liddy?
Has anyone followed the stink pipe to see where the money comes out after flushing?
I don’t think that there is enough paper on earth to be able to write down all the corrupt deals/goingson/crimes that this administration has perpetrated on our great nation.
This totally corrupt administration continues to waste We The People’s money in the belief it is theirs.