Second Obama fundraiser linked to federal loan for failed solar company

Matea Gold and Stuart Pfeifer Boston Herald 9/17/2011

The White House faced mounting political complications as a second top fundraiser for President Barack Obama was linked to a federal loan guarantee program that backed a now-bankrupt Silicon Valley solar energy company, and as two California lawmakers called for investigations of a state tax break granted […]

FBI raids Solyndra

Ed Morrissey HotAir.com 9/8/2011

…FBI agents armed with search warrants descended this morning on bankrupt solar company Solynrda this morning.

The investigation comes after a request by the Department of Energy’s inspector general, FBI spokesman Peter Lee told NBC Bay Area News.

Agents arrived at 7 a.m. and are examining the factory. Solynrda has a […]

Investigators Probe White House Role in Massive Energy Loan

[Republicans in Congress] expressed concern that so much federal money was headed to a company whose key investor was George Kaiser, an Oklahoma billionaire who raised more than $50,000 for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.

President Barack Obama during a tour of the Solyndra solar panel company May 26, 2010 in Fremont, […]

Bankrupt ‘Green Jobs Company’ Received $535 Million in Stimulus Money, Was Coincidentally Headed by Huge Obama Contributor

Doug Ross Director Blue 6/27/2011

If this Republic survives the Obama presidency, I truly look forward to the first comprehensive, tell-all biography of our 44th president. Because when it comes to stories like this one, I’m betting we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg.

The Obama ‘Green Jobs’ Scam That Redistributed Half-a-Billion Dollars to […]

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