Obama promotes clean energy, stimulus in Nevada

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/27/09 | Charles Babington - ap

[NormsRevenge]

LAS VEGAS – In a Western trip devoted mainly to raising political money, President Barack Obama is highlighting two favorite issues: clean energy and his economic stimulus plan.

The president was scheduled to tour the "photovoltaic array" at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas, on Wednesday. The solar-powered cells provide a quarter of the base's power needs, White House officials said.

Obama also was expected to discuss the progress of his $787 billion stimulus package, ..

Obama sandwiched the midday event between two political fundraisers:

[silverleaf]

I bet he didn’t go to Yucca Flats to promote REALLY REALLY clean energy

[NormsRevenge]

You lead, Harry.

No, Barry, You lead.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) participates in a fundraiser for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
in the Coliseum at Caesars Palace Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 26, 2009. Reid is seeking re-election in the
2010 U.S. Senate election. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES POLITICS)

[Nathan Zachary]

"The solar-powered cells provide a quarter of the base's power needs, White House officials said."

Only during a sunny day. What provides ALL of the bases power needs the other 12 hours of the day, and for 24 hours on cloudy days? Or does the base shut down and go into a trance until it powers back up?

[Smokin' Joe]

The president was scheduled to tour the "photovoltaic array" at Nellis Air Force Base

Uh, yeah. In a desert area where the sun shines bright and often, and rain is a rarity.

It still only provides a fraction of the power needed.

Just wait until the standard bearers of Gaia and lovers of the midget horn toed backflipping desert hopping frog or somesuch protest the loss of habitat.

[NormsRevenge]

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Still stumpin’.

[anoldafvet]

"The solar-powered cells provide a quarter of the base's power needs, White House officials said."

Oh goody, that means Zero is going to let us have power for 6 hours a day (maybe).

[Rebelbase]

““You can’t get corporate jets. You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime, ” “-Obama, Feb. 2009.

But it’s OK to take a trip to Vegas on Air Force One on the taxpayer’s dime.

[crescen7]

"The solar-powered cells provide a quarter of the base's power needs, White House officials said."

However the White House failed to add, "at more than 10 times the cost of conventional electric power and with no significant reduction in carbon emission."

[eureka!]

"In a Western trip devoted mainly to raising political money..."

Thank you for the honest lede Mr. Babington. Refreshing it is coming from the 0bama tongue bathing al-MSM...

[beethovenfan]

Hey Obomba - stimulate this!!

[LasVegasMac]

Get out of Nevada, ya bum.

[GatorRN]

For just a quarter of the base’s power, it takes up an awful lot of space. Aannnd, it is the ugliest group of panels I have ever seen. Definitely an eyesore.

[John123]

It has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs," he said, including "jobs building solar panels and wind turbines; making homes and buildings more energy-efficient."

Oh my freakin' god!

The White House job claims are difficult to verify because they are based on estimates of how bad the economy might have been without the stimulus rather than actual employment data. The country has lost 1.3 million jobs since February, a figure the Obama administration says would have been far higher if not for the recovery effort.

Confusing the masses with the "addition by subtraction" strategy?