Thursday, September 1, 2011

Barker's Newsbites: Thursday, September 1, 2011


I LOVE THIS SONG...!

AND I LOVE THIS BAND...!

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William R. Barker said...

http://www.usnews.com/news/washington-whispers/articles/2011/08/31/obama-labor-boss-buys-canadian-built-car

To show her support for American workers, President Obama's labor secretary, Hilda Solis, has junked the standard black limo and purchased a new Chevrolet Equinox to ride around Washington in.

The problem: the crossover SUV is built and assembled in Canada from parts also made in Canada.

* FOLKS... (*LAUGHING*)... I WAS JUST GONNA LEAVE IT THERE... BUT UPON FURTHER READING I JUST HAD TO SHARE:

Solis proudly arrived at a media breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor today in the shiny silver vehicle, which she has dubbed the "bullet." She was asked about why she traded the standard-issue limo for the SUV. "What better example could I set if I encouraged my staff to go and purchase and seek how we could acquire a vehicle that would for me would send a signal that we're for supporting our American workers, American-made products, fuel efficient as well," she told the Monitor's Dave Cook, who provided this video of her answer.

Solis added that she was inspired to buy the Chevy because of the pride she saw in American auto workers during trips to U.S. car and truck plants. She said that she was wowed by "the pride that they take making our automobiles here in America."

* FOLKS... (*STILL LAUGHING*)... APPARENTLY OBAMA'S LABOR SECRETARY IS LESS THAN "DETAIL ORIENTED." (*SNORT*)

The car is made at two Canadian plants and has been so popular that General Motors has been hiring more workers in Canada to keep up with demand.

* FOLKS... I COULDN'T MAKE THIS UP USING MY WILDEST IMAGINATION!

September 1, 2011 at 10:50 AM
William R. Barker said...

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18795739?nclick_check=1

Solyndra, a Fremont, California based solar panel manufacturer that flared then sputtered, abruptly ceased operations on Wednesday and immediately laid off all 1,100 of its workers.

The shutdown marks a high-profile collapse of a company that received more than $1.6 billion in federal and private funding in recent years.

(*GNASHING MY TEETH*) F--KING OBAMA...!!!

The company received $535 million in taxpayer money from the U.S. Department of Energy and $1.1 billion in private venture capital funding.

* OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS DOWN THE TUBES.

"We have always recognized that not every one of the innovative companies supported by our loans and loan guarantees would succeed," said Dan Leistikow, a spokesman for the Department of Energy. "But we can't stop investing in game-changing technologies that are key to America's leadership in the global economy."

* WHAT'S THIS "WE" CRAP, COWBOY?! IT'S MY F--KING MONEY AND I DON'T WANT IT "INVESTED." I'LL DO MY OWN "INVESTING," THANK YOU VERY F--KING MUCH!

* SERIOUSLY, FOLKS... THAT'S THE KIND OF ARROGANCE THAT DESERVES...

* NOT GONNA SAY IT, FOLKS! NOT GONNA GIVE 'EM ANY REASON TO SEND THE FBI HERE. (*WINK*)

Solyndra workers who were laid off on Wednesday were dismissed without layoff packages. "They are getting no severance," said Dave Miller, a Solyndra spokesman. "They are getting nothing."

* OBAMA'S A RICH MAN. PERHAPS HE'LL DIP INTO THE OL' VACATION FUND (WITH MICHELLE'S APPROVAL, OF COURSE) AND HELP THESE GUYS AND GALS OUT. (*SMIRK*)

Solyndra had recently completed construction of a new solar equipment factory that was built and equipped with funds from the federal loan. The company had spent $527 million of the $535 million from the DOE grant.

(*JUST SHAKING MY F--KING HEAD*)

President Barack Obama touted Solyndra as a poster child for clean energy after the company received the federal funds. "Companies like Solyndra are leading the way toward a brighter and more prosperous future," Obama said during a 2010 visit to the company's Fremont headquarters.

* FUCKING IDIOT...!!!

September 1, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Mike D said...

How does this grab you?

Tariff 8541.60 (solar panel / solar cell) and 8419.11 (Instantaneous gas water heater) have no duty applied when importing into the US. The only fees applied would be 12.50 Harbor Maintenance Fee (if imported by vessel) and 25.00 Merchandise Processing Fee. So, we give China, the largest manufacturer of solar panels the edge, while we dump $535M of the taxpayers' money into a US based company when it is destined to be underpriced by companies selling CN panels. Not to mention the loss of 1100 jobs. At one point, the government was considering a 2.5% duty to be applied, but CBP did away with that idea. Just beautiful...

September 1, 2011 at 1:31 PM

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