Scandals Undercut Obama Re-Election Message

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/16/scandals-undercut-obama-re-election-message/ | Chris Stirewalt

[boxlunch]

First there was Fast and Furious, then there was Solyndra and now there is LightSquared -- three high-level scandals that involve allegations of cover-ups inside the Obama administration.

..... (snip) The latest one involves confidential testimony from Gen. William Shelton, head of the Air Force’s Space Command, whom congressional sources say told a House Armed Services subcommittee that he was pressured to change his prepared remarks in a way that would benefit a major Democratic donor ..... (snip) Philip Falcone is one of the big backers of LightSquared, a telecommunications company that wants to develop a nationwide satellite phone network. Falcone is a billionaire hedge-fund manager who is known as “the Midas of misery” for his skills at exploiting economic failure. He is also a big political campaign contributor, usually to Democrats.

His LightSquared venture requires federal authorization because of concerns that it would interfere with the satellite-driven GPS system that guides the U.S. military. Shelton reportedly said he was pressured to change his conclusion that the LightSquared plan was too risky. If the plan is nixed, Falcone and his partners stand to lose big.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/16/scandals-undercut-obama-re-election-message/#ixzz1Y7tm7jbu

[boxlunch]

Should I report myself to Attack Watch for posting this?

[ken21]

no, just administer 3 lashes to your back.

[Red Badger]

All these scandals and not one call from anybody for a special prosecutor.
If this had happened during a Republican admin the Left would be screaming to the rafters for one.............

[ponygirl]

Should it surprise me that a Democrat is known as the “Midas of Misery?”

[mk2000]

Unfortunately as with everything else with this regime I believe this will go nowhere. 1st because the Republicans have absolutely no balls and 2nd because the MSM will ignore it.

[RC2]

Yes, I think you should. Then bow down three times to the King and present your sword to his defense. All will be forgiven..........if you donate your wealth to his re-election.

[boxlunch]

Of course it is more important that a Democratic donor gets his “waiver” than the possibility that his technology might cause interference to satellite GPS that guides the military. I mean... who cares about that silly stuff anyway? /s

[brownsfan]

If it’s reported on Fox, the left has done a superior job of convincing moderates and liberals that Fox is the political equivalent of Weekly World News.

Has to hit Pravda before the voters will notice.

[moovova]

Scandals Undercut Obama Re-Election Message

Scandals Criminal Activities Undercut Obama Re-Election Message

There...fixed it.

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[Russ]

I’m sure MSNBC and the NYT are on top of these stories...They are probably haveing staff meetings right now discussing how to stonewall them...

[pabianice]

Full Coverage in The New York Times

[The_Reader_David]

Actually, hitting Pravda won't help. The Russian media tends to only be read by those of us skeptical of the American media. (Post-Communism Pravada has turned into a nice little tabloid: it even covered the Obama citizenship controversy fairly.)

[boxlunch]

for your consideration

[brownsfan]

Picky, picky.

Pravda is nice short hand. MSM doesn’t quite hit the mark, and State Controlled Media is too long.

I’ll stick with calling them Pravda. Everyone knows the connotation, and only the persnickety few would bother to comment.

[JaxLaxDad]

Solyndra had a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Sept ‘09.

The emails suggest the federal loan was not approved until right before then.

Why, or how, would a company with no revenue history plan on building a monstrous factory without assurance of getting funding to pay the contractors?

[tweakDU]

...and say 10 Hail Obamas.

[Buckeye McFrog]

the real scandal is what is going on right now to try and keep any more of these green energy companies from landing on the front pages in a bankruptcy before the election

[BigpapaBo]

I would like nothing more than seeing the “present” admin get put throught the ringer and some doing the perp walk. But- Philip Falcone brings just that. Misery to everything he touches. I pray he goes down/loses billions. I have a personal interest in watching this.

[nanetteclaret]

I guess I’ll have report myself for reading the article.

[expatpat]

The whole Obama regime is the biggest version ever of Organized Crime's "bust-out":
take over a going concern with good credit, borrow like crazy with the concern's good credit, and move money and stuff bought on credit to your friends. When the concern's credit is ruined, disappear, leaving a once-healthy concern with huge debts and no credit. The USA is the 'going concern'.