The Daily Caller is reporting that George Kaiser, the billionaire Obama campaign bundler who later convinced the administration to provide $535 million in taxpayer funds for Solyndra, contributed $10,000 to the Urban Health Initiative, a notorious program created by now-First Lady Michelle Obama while she was at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
The donation was made in 2009, the same year Kaiser was a regular White House visitor while the administration was considering approval of public loan guarantees for Solyndra, the disastrous solar-panel business backed by Kaiser’s family foundation. Kaiser was responsible for $53,500 in donations to the Obama campaign.
In addition to Michelle Obama, several top Obama administration officials have close ties to the Urban Health Initiative, including Valerie Jarrett and David Axelrod. The DC report adds that the George Kaiser Family Foundation rarely donates to organizations or causes outside Kaiser’s home state of Oklahoma.
No connection--no connection--I am sure. Move along, nothing to see here. I've reported this scurrilous allegation to Attack Watch! Why who do you think these Obama's are--corrupt Chicago politicians or something???
(This just gets curiouser and curiouser. And more corrupt.)
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSolyndra just keeps jumping up in stories. Since it was such a big deal over the weekend, continues today, gets play in the MSM (without over the top attempts to excuse the President), and adds new revelations as it goes, I think this one has legs.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf you think Michelle Obama can be bought for $10,000, quite frankly, she's offended.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt's obvious that the Solyndra loan guarantee controversy is a faux-scandal created by the GOP to derail Obama's reelection campaign. No reasonable person could believe that the very-intelligent-hope-and-change-no-more politics-as-usual President would get himself embroiled in a situation so obviously ripe with political peril. It's just not possible. During an economic recession, with our country's spending out-of-control and debt rising, only an ideologically-blinded partisan fool would use his Presidential influence to push a $500 million taxpayer-funded loan guarantee to benefit a failing green energy company whose major investor donated to his campaign.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseCare to give any evidence that Obama is "very intelligent." The past two years have shown that he is an economic illiterate. We already know Perry's college grades, but Obama's remain secret. He wrote nothing while editor of the Harvard Law Review. The legal work he did in Chicago didn't amount to much, and was characterized by sloppiness and grammatical mistakes. Bill Ayers ghost-wrote one of his memoirs, the better one. He was an instructor, not a professor of constitutional law. Remember "corpsman"? Fifty-seven states? He allowed Nancy and Harry to write the health care and stimulus legislation that has him in such trouble. So how is this man "very intelligent." At least Dubya could fly a jet plane.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYo Banjo,
I think the Dear Lady was being coy....we all know he is a moron. It goes without saying...so I said it.
I have subsequently reported myself to AttackWatch and await transport.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis is straight out of the African Dictator's Manual - donations given to "charities" run by the wives of dictators in exchange for access and favors.
Shameful. Embarrassing. No Republican should be saying they are eager to find "common ground" with this tinpot disaster.
I am supporting Ed Martin in MO2, he sure as heck isn't going to go to Washington to compromise. Check out his site:
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIf an Obama scandal falls in the woods but the MSM don't report it, does it make a sound?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseKeep digging. The MSM certainly won't be.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIndeed, this story has legs because it's easy for the average American to understand. Follow the money...
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