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July 24, 2012

Obama Still Hanging With His Green Pals
— Gabriel Malor

Last night, Obama was on his bazillionth fundraising trip this year. There were some familiar faces at the party:

Steve Westly, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, was one of the first to raise red flags about the administrationÂ’s support for a $500 million loan to Solyndra, the solar energy start-up that later went bankrupt. He wrote directly to senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett in 2010 to raise concerns about the companyÂ’s viability ahead of the presidentÂ’s high-profile visit that year.
Matt Rogers, a former senior adviser at the Department of Energy, played a key role in approving SolyndraÂ’s loan as part of the stimulus plan.
Both men were spotted by White House print pool reporter Darren Samuelsohn of Politico at the Piedmont, Calif., home of Quinn Delaney and Wayne Jordan, who were hosting the $35,800-a-head event.
Samuelsohn noted that Westly was seen near the pool Â“juggling lemons, entertaining kids at the party.Â”

Juggling lemons? How perfect is that?

*8:26AM - Edited to add the link. Coffee needed.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 04:22 AM | Comments (72)
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1 Juggling lemons? How perfect is that?

Lame.

Posted by: Guy juggling kittens and chainsaws at July 24, 2012 04:26 AM (lNtdR)

2 This green schtick has got to be getting old for the average American voter, no?

Posted by: nikkolai at July 24, 2012 04:29 AM (pSsN0)

3 Juggling lemons? How perfect is that?

You can't make this shit up

Perfect metaphor.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 04:33 AM (sbV1u)

When life gives you lemons, squeeze them for every campaign dollar you can get and then make the taxpayer pay one thousand times that amount.

Posted by: Dirks Strewn at July 24, 2012 04:36 AM (VLifP)

5 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 04:37 AM (8y9MW)

6 This administration's dead and they all know it.

Posted by: NewBrunswicker at July 24, 2012 04:40 AM (lbo6/)

Greed is not that guy over there, minding his own business, working hard, and enjoying the fruits of his labor. Greed is that bunch over there, banding together to get the government to confiscate the first guyÂ’s wealth at the point of a gun and Â“redistributeÂ” it to them.

Posted by: Buddha at July 24, 2012 04:41 AM (8NlUk)

8 That was awesome, Buddha.

Posted by: mama winger at July 24, 2012 04:41 AM (P6QsQ)

9 I prefer to juggle melons...the bigger, the better!

Posted by: Max Wedge at July 24, 2012 04:42 AM (DcFUD)

10 whatever the fuck that was, LOL!

Posted by: Buddha at July 24, 2012 04:42 AM (8NlUk)

11 Venture capitalist, and gummint loan guarantees.

He had more than a four-hour boner, let me guess.

Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 04:43 AM (MMC8r)

12 Both men were spotted by White House print pool reporter Darren Samuelsohn of Politico....

And that caused Bullshitico and all the other MFM butt-kissers to chastise the Choomer-in-Chief for diverting taxpayer money to his big supporters....

Amirite?

Seems they're dealing with this the same way they deal with the endless parade of lies and distortions in Bark Obama's campaign commercials: if forced to notice, they'll make excuses and offer creative "explanations."

But Poppin' Fresh can make an "Obamateurism" out of this. That'll show Obama!

Posted by: MrScribbler at July 24, 2012 04:45 AM (wZI4b)

13 Juggling lemons? Piker! Hey kids, watch me! I can juggle balls.............................................in my mouth!

Posted by: Bawney Fwank at July 24, 2012 04:45 AM (WGmy2)

14 whatever the fuck that was, LOL!Posted by: Buddha at July 24, 2012 08:42 AM (8NlUk)

AllenG will be along any minute now to impose your fine.

Posted by: Sean Bannion at July 24, 2012 04:47 AM (sbV1u)

15 Another gathering of the crony socialists all pretending that they are saving the planet but are just lining their own pockets

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2012 04:48 AM (1Jaio)

16 AllenG will be along any minute now to impose your fine.

That's only for sloppy closing tags.

I'm not sure who's in charge of cut-and-paste enforcement. I'll have to ask my manager.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 04:49 AM (8y9MW)

17 BTW: Is it still RAAAAACIST! to call them "Watermelons?"

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 04:50 AM (8y9MW)

18 Green is just the new red.

It's never been about saving the world, it's always been about controlling the world.

Some believe that it is the right and privilege to decide what is best for the masses.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 24, 2012 04:50 AM (JxIkO)

19 Some believe that it is the right and privilege to decide what is best for the masses. Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 24, 2012 08:50 AM (JxIkO)

I see you've read my books!

Posted by: Friedrich Hayek at July 24, 2012 04:53 AM (sbV1u)

20 What? An AoSHQ post before noon? The crazies have definitely taken control of the asylum.

Posted by: Che Pizza at July 24, 2012 04:59 AM (YW2Ce)

The worst part of it is, he spoke at the VFW and so could use it so that we had to pick up the tab for his trip. I guess if you run out of money you just use the tax payers money (I know, I know he has been doing it all along).

He stands there and lies about all the money that Romney has and how he was so overspend when running against McCain, and his supporters just say, "yes massah".

The most dishonest pres in my lifetime - he can stand there and say Romney lied and play what Romney said he said and then play what he said and it's an exact quote,. We are so doomed if we can't get this guy out!

Posted by: Toronto Gal at July 24, 2012 05:00 AM (rsOPT)

22 What's $39k when you're worth 400 million or so? It's not even pocket change. For these donors and supporters, it's little more than a summer benefit party, one that happens to have the president in attendance.

Posted by: The littl shyning man at July 24, 2012 05:00 AM (Z0+oN)

Juggling lemons? How perfect is that?

LOVE IT.

I think it would be an even more perfect metaphor if he completely failed at being able to keep the lemons in the air, and then didn't have the sense to take the lemons and make lemonade instead.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 05:02 AM (4df7R)

24 Yesterday on the highway we saw a car with some interesting bumper stickers: 'RMoney' and 'Romney is the antiChrist.' Seriously? What planet do these people live on? Oh, right: NJ...

Posted by: Rochelle, Rochelle at July 24, 2012 05:04 AM (RL07x)

Mead anyone?

Posted by: Honey Badger, drinker of mead at July 24, 2012 05:04 AM (GvYeG)

26 25
Mead anyone?

At 9am on a Tuesday???

Hell yes. Hit me.

Posted by: BCochran1981 at July 24, 2012 05:05 AM (da5Wo)

27 There are yard signs beginning to appear in my area with a candidate on one side and 'FIRE OBAMA'S LAWYER' on the other....

Posted by: nickless at July 24, 2012 05:05 AM (MMC8r)

28 Wouldn't it have been more appropriate to show the kids how to polish a turds ?

Posted by: cicero skip at July 24, 2012 05:09 AM (3m9Uc)

29 "Because we're leading around the world, people have a new attitude toward America. ThereÂ’s more confidence in our leadership. We see it everywhere we go," Guess who said that? Reagan, FDR...nope, me! And it's right of course. I've also showed those so called business people a thing or two. -Forward- We've come too far to turn back now.

Posted by: Barack Obama as Augustus at July 24, 2012 05:09 AM (4eNxd)

30 "I see you've read my books!"

I have indeed.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 24, 2012 05:11 AM (JxIkO)

31 @24-

"RMoney" bumper stickers....and?

Is that supposed to be some sort of pejorative?

Given the stupefying dolt and band of gallumping shatstains currently setting fire to and dynamiting the public fisc, I'll gladly take someone who has the supposedly insulting nickname of "RMoney" to be the next steward of my tax monies.

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at July 24, 2012 05:12 AM (ksERZ)

32 The countries electric supply is provided by coal. In order to get that sweet sweet DOE loan money, and attract hedge fund heavies, coal energy producers buy solar panel companies in order to claim the. They are pursuing the green agenda, and be invited to the right cocktail parties. The problem is that these solar energy companies DO NOT make money. They lose money. Lots of it. Screws up the balance sheets. These are public companies. When do the boards start firing CEOs for this kind of bullshit.

Posted by: Thunderb at July 24, 2012 05:12 AM (Dnbau)

33 I got my Romney bumper sticker a while ago, might be about time to slap it on the car.

Posted by: Lincolntf at July 24, 2012 05:12 AM (HethX)

34 @31. LOL - I know, the husband and I didn't get why that was supposed to be an insult.

Posted by: Rochelle, Rochelle at July 24, 2012 05:14 AM (RL07x)

35 Ugh, this Ulstermann story is disturbing. I almost hope it is true and they try it. It would put liberals on their ass for the next 50 years.

Posted by: Dave in Fla at July 24, 2012 05:14 AM (JxIkO)

36 I don't want to worry anyone, but who was supposed to feed Aces goldfish?

Posted by: Bruce at July 24, 2012 05:14 AM (1ZHNp)

37 24 Yesterday on the highway we saw a car with some interesting bumper stickers: 'RMoney' and 'Romney is the antiChrist.'

Seriously? What planet do these people live on? Oh, right: NJ...

Posted by: Rochelle, Rochelle at July 24, 2012 09:04 AM (RL07x)

Sounds like either a regressive or a Paulbot. *nod*

I'm heartened by the number of Romney signs I'm seeing spring up around NH, as well as signs for other republican candidates in state and Congressional elections. I've yet to see a really big Obama yard sign, or even a small one. I do tend to see more Obama bumper stickers than Romney ones, but:

A) Most of the Obama stickers are from 2008; and

B) Republicans and conservatives generally don't plaster our cars with politician-related bumper stickers; at least not here in New Hampshire. It's irritating to have to scrape them off after an election, and there's nothing quite so depressing as a "Dole for President" bumper sticker in 2012.

Then of course there's the fact that lawless regressives are more likely to key your car if you have a Romney bumper sticker, or any bumper sticker that's not overtly left wing.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 05:14 AM (4df7R)

38 How many more days is it now? urgh, can't wait for O'jackass to go

Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2012 05:15 AM (d/5qf)

39 HMoney. Yeah baby! Money and mead ... thats what you need!

Posted by: Honey Badger, drinker of mead at July 24, 2012 05:15 AM (GvYeG)

40 Semi-OT: So it looks like the Media is "vetting" the guy in that Romney "These Hands" web-ad (I guess that's more important than vetting Barack Obama).

Some on our side were hand-wringing about this yesterday, but the actual facts of the case make it clear it's nothing more than a red herring. My take is up on my blog.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 05:16 AM (8y9MW)

41 Donate to the Obama 2012 Campaign now and win a chance to attend the next Obama Lemon Party. With me.

Posted by: Anna Wintour at July 24, 2012 05:17 AM (zMouK)

42 I've seen a couple in New York. One driver had another sticker that read, "Obama, redistribute this," with this being a middle finger. Of course, Texas will turn blue before New York turns red. That's their plan.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 05:19 AM (4hQC8)

43 chemjeff: To answer your questions, there are 180 days till the inauguration, when we get to kick Bammy to the curb. Which means there are 105 days until we get to spank him like a bastard son of Satan on election day.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at July 24, 2012 05:21 AM (4df7R)

44 @37- Speaking of o-hole bumper stickers...

live in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, a nexus point for UNC, NCState, Duke, etc. and all the attendant lefty riff raff such establishments attract.

See about 2 to 3 "o-hole 12" stickers per lengthy drive. That ain't much, given that this should be a nest of earflaps the eejit acolytes. Makes me happy.

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at July 24, 2012 05:22 AM (ksERZ)

"This green schtick has got to be getting old for the average American voter, no?"

How about some pthalo blue?

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at July 24, 2012 05:22 AM (F26eZ)

46 RMoney bumper stickers... Bring your game, not your name. I like it, it's kind of gangster.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 05:24 AM (iLYus)

47 "@45- how about some pthalo blue?"

.... whah, there's a lil' crony capitalist, he lives raht there- beside the pile of gov't cash, right next to the shuttered green inergy plant....let's put a big smahl on his face.

Posted by: Chariots of Toast at July 24, 2012 05:25 AM (ksERZ)

48 "Juggling lemons? How perfect is that?"

Sew dis is how the game unfowwds. I have a wedding, and don't invite yew.

So now yew leave me off the invitations wist for yowr wemon pawty...

Posted by: Rep. Barney Frank (D - eezNutz) at July 24, 2012 05:26 AM (F26eZ)

49 Crony kickbacks are the sweetest of campaign funds.

Posted by: Fritz at July 24, 2012 05:27 AM (/ZZCn)

50 I see you've read my books!
Posted by: Friedrich Hayek>>

Heres a good lecture set on Austrian econ done by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. for those of you that are interested.
http://tinyurl.com/cyvzp73

Posted by: Buzzsaw at July 24, 2012 05:28 AM (tf9Ne)

".... whah, there's a lil' crony capitalist, he lives raht there- beside the pile of gov't cash, right next to the shuttered green inergy plant....let's put a big smahl on his face. "

Why, those bad loans? Heh. Just happy little accidents...

Posted by: Bob Ross, Press Secretary Extraordinaire at July 24, 2012 05:28 AM (F26eZ)

52 This is a great ad, very well put together. Makes Obama look like the petty man he really is. http://tinyurl.com/bvueb2u

Posted by: Ed Gibbon at July 24, 2012 05:30 AM (4eNxd)

53 On a July 23 appearance on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, Huffington Post Editorial Director and former Newsweek Editor Howard Fineman accused Mitt Romney of pandering to a "xenophobic" Republican Party, a racist party, he said, that is "afraid of the world." During a discussion of Michele Bachmann's questions about Hillary Clinton aid Huma Abedin's possible familial ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, host Chris Matthews asked the left-wing HuffPo editor why Mitt Romney doesn't "have the guts" to stand up to those in his own party. In reply, Fineman slammed Romney and the "nativist" GOP. "Well, that would require Mitt Romney to run an entirely different campaign from the one he's run so far. And he's not going to do it. He is playing to- and has from the beginning of the campaign- played to the kind of nativist base of the Tea Party. And by nativist, I mean people who are, in essence, afraid of the world." Fineman went on to attack the GOP as racist saying the party should "quit being xenophobes" and that, "there's a question about the Republican Party's identity." Democrats never call on one another to "have the guts" and stand up to the left-wing of their party. Only Republicans seem to ever face calls to confront his own side. Amusingly, at one point Fineman mixed up Clinton aide Huma Abedin with well-known movie actress Uma Thurman. No Fineman, you asshole, we look at the world as it is: A dangerous place with fanatic enemies all around . No matter how much you want to believe that it is Fantasy Land in Disney World.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 24, 2012 05:31 AM (05RcU)

"RMoney"

Hmm. Making fun of someone's name.

Obama for President of 8th Grade Student Council!

Posted by: reason at July 24, 2012 05:31 AM (F26eZ)

55 Allen G. @40. Great post.

Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at July 24, 2012 05:33 AM (m95KA)

56 Posted by: chique d'afrique (the artist formerly known as african chick) at July 24, 2012 09:33 AM (m95KA)

Thanks. I think it's almost as pathetic that there are conservatives who are whining about "Romney not doing his homework" regarding the ad.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 05:35 AM (8y9MW)

"Well, that would require Mitt Romney to run an entirely different campaign from the one he's run so far. And he's not going to do it. He is playing to- and has from the beginning of the campaign- played to the kind of nativist base of the Tea Party."

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!

Mitt Romney has been playing to the Tea Party base. During his entire campaign!

A whopper like that only flies with people who honestly paid zero attention whatsoever to the Republican Primary.

Posted by: reason at July 24, 2012 05:36 AM (F26eZ)

58 On a July 23 appearance on MSNBC's Hardball I'm sure dozen's of viewers were swayed.

Posted by: toby928© at July 24, 2012 05:36 AM (QupBk)

59 I'm sure dozen's of viewers were swayed.

Dozens? Has he had a ratings boost I hadn't heard about?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 24, 2012 05:37 AM (8y9MW)

60 Heres a good lecture set on Austrian econ done by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. for those of you that are interested.
http://tinyurl.com/cyvzp73

Posted by: Buzzsaw at July 24, 2012 09:28 AM (tf9Ne)

KÃ¶nig Barry: Is it written in Austrian?

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 24, 2012 05:38 AM (1Jaio)

61 Cato had a piece on the medical devices tax in Obamacare that was linked to the front page of RCP. Obama can go to Ohio and talk *again* about bringing back manufacturing jobs and accuse Romney of outsourcing. But Romney can not only correct Obama's own abysmal record on that point. He can also talk about how more jobs will be lost overseas when the makers of these life saving devices will be forced to flee the country if they want to stay in business. He should use his unique insight into healthcare, this particular legislation and business to educate the public on how awful Obamacare is, why it must be repealed and what the better alternative is. This is his chance to make a distinction between himself and Obama, Obamacare v. Romneycare since most Americans think it's the same thing, and sell voters on his candidacy.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 05:39 AM (p/Sn/)

62 @56. Yeah, it seems some repubs view hand wringing as an Olympic sport that must be won at all cost.

Posted by: Chique d'afrique at July 24, 2012 05:39 AM (m95KA)

63 Sorry, thought this was the top headlines thread! I'm typing from a phone.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 05:40 AM (p/Sn/)

64 KÃ¶nig Barry: Is it written in Austrian?>>

No but we could get Arnold Swartennegger to do the lectures if it will help.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at July 24, 2012 05:41 AM (tf9Ne)

65 38 How many more days is it now? urgh, can't wait for O'jackass to go

Posted by: chemjeff at July 24, 2012 09:15 AM (d/5qf)

105. That's 15 weeks.

Posted by: joncelli, heartless Con and all around unpleasant guy at July 24, 2012 05:42 AM (RD7QR)

66 *

Posted by: All that Neilson will say about MSNBC by 2013 at July 24, 2012 05:57 AM (F26eZ)

67 Speaking of politically tone-deaf Green Rentseekers, Michael Mann has beclowned himself again.
Bwuhahahahahahahahaha.

Posted by: SOYLENT GREEN at July 24, 2012 06:01 AM (M/WbE)

68 Dammit, here's the link.

Posted by: SOYLENT GREEN at July 24, 2012 06:02 AM (M/WbE)

69 http://tinyurl.com/cfqnzjg

Posted by: SOYLENT GREEN at July 24, 2012 06:03 AM (M/WbE)

70 But just when Romney was hitting his stride, that asshole clown in CO gave Obama a squirrel. Btw, how pathetic is ABC after Douglas Ross botched the coverage on the shooting that people are inclined to believe the killer's mom when she says she was quoted out of context? One, we hear that phrase so much that we dumbly nod our heads and swallow the spin. Two, don't journalists tape everything so this exact scenario doesn't happen? Her story won't stand up in court, but her POS demon spawn will get a more fair hearing than George Zimmerman.

Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at July 24, 2012 06:06 AM (i330i)

71 The Dork Nut Shooter seems to be fading from the headlines already, so I'd not be too generous in assigning its Squirrel Rating. Your average person would pretty much just say, "That's awful, now about the fact that I've been looking for work for a year and a half..." Gotta try harder, when folks gotta eat...

Posted by: Brother Cavil presents at July 24, 2012 06:22 AM (GBXon)

72 So this was a.... Lemonparty?? He he ha ha

Posted by: Snoop dogg's index finger at July 24, 2012 11:30 AM (Mj4Zt)

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