Communications

In your standard Friday afternoon news dump, new revelations indicate that the Obama Administration, in particular former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, haven’t been entirely candid regarding their involvement with Solyndra.  The following should make for interesting conversation during Emanuel’s appearance on Meet The Press this Sunday.

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel Said He Knew Nothing Of Solyndra

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, told WLS earlier this month he also knew nothing about the loan to Solyndra”. (David Jackson, “Top Obama Aides Say They Knew Nothing Of Solyndra,” USA Today, 9/23/11)

Obama And Rahm Emanuel Pushed To Spotlight Energy Company

“White House staff discussed in emails that either President Obama or his former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel were eager to help spotlight a solar company in early 2009, despite numerous internal warnings that the company could be financially unstable, according to new e-mails . The administration was working to arrange a way for Obama to headline a press conference in early September to announce that Solyndra of Fremont, Ca. had won a $535 million government loan to spur clean energy firms — the first his administration had provided.  “Ron said this morning that the POTUS definitely wants to do this (or Rahm definitely wants the POTUS to do this ?),” one White House staffer told an Obama scheduler on Aug. 17, 2009.” (Carol D. Leonnig and Joe Stephens, “Solyndra: Obama And Rahm Emanuel Pushed To Spotlight Energy Company,” The Washington Post, 10/7/11)

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