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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (633734)	10/30/2011 12:02:41 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572153

The Teabaggers were astroturf. The OWS is true grass roots! NO comparison!

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (633734)	10/30/2011 11:30:14 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572153

The Flea party is hilarious and I want to hang their urine soaked blankets around every Democrat who has come out in support of them and, like you, are making excuses for them. There's only a few hundred of these guys at most in each city, fewer in some places (a few dozen in Houston). Several thousand nationwide probably ... and you have rapes, creeps who flash young girls, violence, thefts, human filth filling the streets and parks (and I'm talking about their waste, not just the people), kids found drunk in flea party encampments, young girls being pimped out for cash and on and on .. every day a bunch of new things like this crop up in the news. I love that Democrats are seizing on this crowd of misfits and losers and clowns as their standard bearers.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (633734)	10/30/2011 12:39:14 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572153

Crony Green Marxism Your Handy Dandy EnergyGate Cheat Sheet #solyndra Greedy pigs are ripping the goverment off as fast as they can. [ Showing only a fool belives what he reads in Newsweak. Worth every penny: www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/08/newsweek-sold-for-one-dollar.html ] Trying to keep track of all of the government-authorized theft of taxpayer dollars in the name of "green energy"? I know: it's difficult, given that new disclosures seem to occur daily. For that reason, I've assembled a running cheat sheet to help keep all of the Democrat politicians, the crony capitalists, the conflicts-of-interest, and the outright criminality straight. I know, I know -- it's a difficult job, but someone's got to do it. • James Johnson, erstwhile Fannie Mae chairman during the height of its subprime lending, was a bundler for Obama in 2008 and is listed as raising as much as $500,000 for the 2012 race • Johnson also heads Washington-based Perseus Group • Johnson's Perseus investments include the Vehicle Production Group, which received $50 million in "clean energy" loans [ Ah, a crony capitalist from yesteryear comes back to the trough for more. ] • Patrick Murphy, a confidant of Harry Reid, was paid at least $290,000 by "clean energy" company SunPower • Murphy wasn't the only beneficiary; SunPower's political action committee also gave more than $16K to Democrat Congressional candidates in 2010 • The son of Rep. George Miller (D-CA) is SunPower's top lobbyist and Miller visited SunPower last October with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar • Miller and Murphy appear to have helped SunPower get $1.2 billion in loan guarantees from the DOE • Harry Reid, according to The New York Times, "was instrumental in securing" DOE financing for "clean energy projects on government-owned land" • Reid, in particular, helped secure $145 million for a company called "Nevada Geothermal Power" • Reid has not publicly commented on a recent audit by Deloitte & Touche that expressed doubt that the company would survive • Reid also hasn't called for investigations of where the taxpayers' money went; he's apparently too busy • Anthony Podesta raised over $350,000 for Democratic campaign committees this year • Podesta's lobbying company has received roughly $670,000 in the last two years lobbying on behalf of a "green energy company" called SolarReserve • Podesta's lobbying apparently helped get SolarReserve a $737 million DOE loan last week • Ronald Pelosi is the brother-in-law of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi • Pelosi is an executive with Pacific Corporate Group, a private equity group • Pelosi's firm invested in SolarReserve • Pelosi's firm benefited directly when the DOE approved a $737 million loan last week • Billionaire George Kaiser raised at least $50,000 for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. • Kaiser's company, Solyndra, received a $535 million loan guarantee from DOE. • Kaiser's company received the loan before DOE received final copies of outside reviews of the deal. • Kaiser is also listed as a board adviser with SolarReserve, the Pelosi-linked firm that received a a $737 million DOE loan last week • Steven Spinner raised $500,000 for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. • Spinner then became one of Energy Secretary Steven Chu's key loan advisers. • Spinner later wrote that he "helped oversee the more than $100 billion" in loans and guarantees. • Spinner executed 29 stock trades in energy companies while serving as a DOE adviser • Spinner held shares in at least four companies that received DOE loans • Spinner's wife's law firm collected around $2.5 million while representing Solyndra • Spinner's wife's law firm also represented two other companies that received $34 million from DOE This Spinner seems to be the king of scamsters for this era. Conflict of interest, what's that? Surprised he doesn't have any kids or siblings or inlaws enriching themselves in these schemes ... of course, maybe he does and it just hasn't been reported. • Steve Westly raised $500,000 for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. • Westly then became one of Energy Secretary Steven Chu's key advisers. • Westly was an investor in five firms that received half a billion dollars in energy grants and loans from DOE. • John V. Roos raised $500,000 for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. • Roos' law firm (the same firm Spinner's wife worked for) collected "millions" from DOE-funded companies. Call it "Crony Marxism", call it outright theft, call it an egregious breach of trust. It's the inevitable result of government tampering in areas forbidden to it by the Constitution. And please consider: if the Climatards are willing to waste billions enriching themselves in the name of green energy, they really can't take the global warming scam seriously. In other words, the green tech movement no more believes in global warming than you or I. And, once again, where's the special prosecutor? Related: • The Bush administration rejected Solyndra's requests for loans for two years citing incomplete documentation • Solyndra employee: from day one, everyone knew that our solar panels were uncompetitive... including President Obama • Bruce Krasting Blows Obama's Solyndra Scandal Sky High • Oh, my: Emails show White House knew Solyndra was a disaster before it issued $535M crony loan directorblue.blogspot.com 1. Full name: Please enter your real name, you will have an opportunity to list your front company later 2. What will your company manufacture? 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