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Obama raising with Missouri stimulus beneficiary (More Obama corruption at taxpayer's expense)
Politico ^ | 9/23/2011 | By ALEXANDER BURNS

Posted on 09/23/2011 3:45:50 PM PDT by tobyhill

President Barack Obama will raise money in early October with a Missouri businessman whose company benefited from a $107 million federal tax credit to develop a wind power facility in his state.

Tom Carnahan, a scion of Missouri’s most prominent Democratic political family, is listed on Obama’s campaign website as a host of a $25,000-per-person fundraiser to be held in St. Louis on October 4. Continue Reading

His energy development firm, Wind Capital Group, was helped by a sizable credit authorized in the stimulus, for an energy project in northwest Missouri.

Republicans argue that it’s inappropriate for the Obama campaign to raise money from a donor who has benefited directly from the Recovery Act.

Missouri Republican Party executive director Lloyd Smith compared the situation to the Solyndra affair, in which the Obama administration reportedly rushed federal support to a green-energy firm that subsequently collapsed.

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: missouri; solyndra; windcapitalgroup

1 posted on 09/23/2011 3:45:53 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill
Tom Carnahan, a scion of Missouri’s most prominent Democratic political family...

A clan of white-trash, trailer-park hillbilly sneak-thieves are "Missouri's most prominent political family."

Isn't that special?

2 posted on 09/23/2011 3:52:09 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: tobyhill

What a lousy freaking excuse for a president!


3 posted on 09/23/2011 3:56:43 PM PDT by IbJensen (No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.)
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To: IbJensen
"What a lousy freaking excuse for a president!"

It's a shame America has let politicians insulate themselves from the law.

4 posted on 09/23/2011 4:23:44 PM PDT by Baynative (The penalty for not participating in politics is you will be governed by your inferiors.)
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To: tobyhill

Anybody know how much of the stimulus went to “green companies”? It has to be a lot - not even counting Solyndra.


5 posted on 09/23/2011 4:24:45 PM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: tobyhill

I guess there is a swamp Pelois forgot to drain


6 posted on 09/23/2011 4:26:09 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: tobyhill

Wow! That “picking the winners and losers” thing from the White Crib’s Central PLanning Committee is hard! They always seem to pick the losers, and we’re ALWAYS the losers.


7 posted on 09/23/2011 4:30:36 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)
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To: tobyhill

“President Barack Obama will raise money in early October with a Missouri businessman whose company benefited from a $107 million federal tax credit to develop a wind power facility in his state.

Tom Carnahan, a scion of Missouri’s most prominent Democratic political family, is listed on Obama’s campaign website as a host of a $25,000-per-person fundraiser to be held in St. Louis on October 4.

His energy development firm, Wind Capital Group, was helped by a sizable credit authorized in the stimulus, for an energy project in northwest Missouri.”

Gee, what a surprise. The son of a Democrat senator with no experience in the energy business gets $107 million in Federal tax credits plus who knows what other political favors.

How long will it take to realize that these “green” energy projects don’t make economic sense and their only purpose is to allow the politically connected access to taxpayer money?


8 posted on 09/23/2011 4:30:37 PM PDT by detective
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To: tobyhill
The news media—among a dwindling camp of Obama ramp swabs—seems to be finally abandoning the White House. Or is that just wishful thinking?
9 posted on 09/23/2011 5:01:39 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: tobyhill; Second Amendment First; 1stMarylandRegiment; 47carollann; A Citizen Reporter; ...
Missouri ping

Low volume ping list

FReepmail me to be on, or off, this list.

10 posted on 09/23/2011 6:17:13 PM PDT by Just another Joe (Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
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To: tobyhill

Where is the KC Star on this? I forgot, they’re busy attacking Kinder for sitting on the Tour of Missouri board.


11 posted on 09/23/2011 7:03:18 PM PDT by gura (If Allah is so great, why does he need fat sexually confused fanboys to do his dirty work? -iowahawk)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Y’know, it’s tough finding non-white-trash political ‘families’ in Missouri, said he, speaking as a multi-decade resident of said state.

Tough finding non-black-trash political ‘families’, too.

With any luck, though, the last of the Mohicans, er, Carnahans, will be looking for other dishonest work after the next election.

Russ, Russ, bo Buss,
Banana fanna fo Fuss,
Fee, fi, mo Muss
Bye, Russ.


12 posted on 09/23/2011 10:03:32 PM PDT by SAJ (What is the next tagline some overweening mod will censor?)
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To: Just another Joe

I want to be at that fundraiser..
I’ve waited 3 years for a chance to tell the Carnahans and obummer what I think of them.


13 posted on 09/24/2011 5:07:32 AM PDT by BallandPowder
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“A clan of white-trash, trailer-park hillbilly sneak-thieves”....that’s too funny! Those carnahans are surely Show-Me State crackers, masquerading as well funded renewable energy titans.


14 posted on 09/24/2011 3:47:25 PM PDT by stickywillie
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

oh, then you know the Carny’s...?


15 posted on 09/27/2011 9:30:08 AM PDT by OriginalChristian (The end of America, as founded, began when the first Career Politician was elected...)
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To: OriginalChristian

My wallet knows them.


16 posted on 09/27/2011 9:33:51 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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To: OriginalChristian

I know how they stole the governorship when their drunk old man died in a plane crash.


17 posted on 09/27/2011 9:34:43 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Palin is coming, and the Tea Party is coming with her.)
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