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So what was John Podesta's now-collapsed Russian green energy scheme really all about?
The American Thinker ^ | 10/23/17 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 10/23/2017 8:35:27 AM PDT by pgkdan

A Russian government-backed green energy company called Joule lost a lot of money as it collapsed in the wake of President Trump's "unexpected" election to president. It had been literally banking on a Hillary Clinton electoral victory, according to a new investigative report from the Daily Caller, expecting a Clinton presidency's renewable energy focus would be just the thing for the company's fortunes. The plan flamed out when Trump was elected.

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What kind of a company can only stay afloat if it has political connections? It would have to be a company that simply couldn't produce anything it could otherwise sell of value. That's what the Daily Caller seems to have found. Joule was known for its secrecy, leaving the biotech industry baffled, the Caller reported. It also tended to overpromise and underdeliver, making wild promises to investors on what it had in the works.

***SNIP***

What is certain is that a company that can't stand on its own probably isn't a company that should be out there. A company that relies on having superior government connections rather than producing a superior product might be pleasing to someone who hates free market capitalism, but it's not a credible company. It's a front for something. Was it a front for Russian spies, or was it a front for payoffs to connected Clinton cronies in exchange for subsidies? With Podesta's Joule, there don't seem to be any possibilities in between.

Small wonder we haven't heard much lately about 'Trump colluded with the Russians to win the election." The Russian colluding we are seeing has the Podesta name on it.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: muellerinvestigation; russiabriberyscandal; tonypodesta
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1 posted on 10/23/2017 8:35:27 AM PDT by pgkdan
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To: pgkdan; Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; White Bear; Salvation; ...

hubris ping


2 posted on 10/23/2017 8:37:05 AM PDT by bitt (press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally)
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To: pgkdan

HIM, and the Clintoon’s making mony! That’s all.


3 posted on 10/23/2017 8:41:45 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: pgkdan

This would have been a money laundering operation from the Clinton regime, to Podesta, then to leftie candidates...pass through laundering.

Gee, haven’t we seen that before...Charlie Trie, Solyndra, etc.


4 posted on 10/23/2017 8:42:19 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (The Left's family value: 'The U.S. is the great enemy of mankind!' (Che Guevara, 1961))
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To: pgkdan

Joules was a Kremlin/KGB fraudulent front company to take money from U.S. taxpayers while it established ties to the U. S. government to steal technology secrets. When Clinton was defeated the company immediately folded.


5 posted on 10/23/2017 8:46:47 AM PDT by detective
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To: pgkdan

How is he still drawing breath?
He should be on the list by now.


6 posted on 10/23/2017 8:52:51 AM PDT by Califreak (All Alinsky All The Time)
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To: pgkdan

Hustling for cash was the point.


7 posted on 10/23/2017 8:57:07 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks bitt.
8 posted on 10/23/2017 9:05:00 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Army Air Corps

The energy industry has become a haven and cash cow for lawyers, politicians and other scoundrels. The industry is so mired in regulations and regulators that only those with political connections can profit. Enron was one of the first to seize on this opportunity..


9 posted on 10/23/2017 9:06:19 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: Oldexpat

Solyndra? Solyndra? Solyndra? (Ferris Bueller drone....)


10 posted on 10/23/2017 9:12:45 AM PDT by bitt (press takes him literally, but not seriously; his supporters take him seriously, but not literally)
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To: CincyRichieRich

Recall the high-flying days of Enron, and all their shell companies.

This was just another shell company.

Fronting for the Clinton Family Crime Syndicate.


11 posted on 10/23/2017 9:27:58 AM PDT by alloysteel (Guilty until proven innocent, while denying defense, justice, mercy or any appeal. No pardon, ever.)
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To: Oldexpat
Enron was one of the first to seize on this opportunity..

And while Enron was doing its thing, the LA city power & light, or whatever, was also making big money at the same time, piggybacking on Enron's manipulations.

12 posted on 10/23/2017 9:41:22 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: All

These guys partied and looted without ever thinking of the consequences because they thought they would never lose and if they DID lose it would be to a cuck like McCain or Romney.


13 posted on 10/23/2017 9:54:08 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: pgkdan
"What kind of a company can stay afloat only if it has political connections? It would have to be a company that simply couldn't produce anything it could otherwise sell of value."



14 posted on 10/23/2017 5:29:55 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: pgkdan; LS; Impy; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; BillyBoy

Pedoesta ? I’m thinking he did it for the kids.


15 posted on 10/23/2017 7:13:16 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlao2KNYjQ


16 posted on 10/24/2017 6:13:49 AM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj

Uh...wha-... I...

My mind is beyond blown.


17 posted on 10/24/2017 6:50:32 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: GOPsterinMA; Impy

You know it’s bad when a 30 second parody is better than a 2 1/2 hour film.


18 posted on 10/24/2017 7:26:09 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA

Best part was the football.

“The Jedi need to end.”

“Haha, what a story, Mark!” sums up my feelings. I don’t know what’s up with the plot but I hope it’s better than the totally unnecessary episode 4 remake they did last time.


19 posted on 10/24/2017 7:47:11 PM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj; pgkdan; LS; Impy; GOPsterinMA; BillyBoy

“....for the kids...”

More likely did it “TO the kids”.


20 posted on 10/24/2017 7:48:59 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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