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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRomney Feared W.H. Conspiracy To Stop Secret Solyndra Presser (TPM)
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/romney-camp-fears-shadowy-obama-conspiracy-to-silence-candidate.php?ref=fpblgWe knew, if word got out, that Solyndra would do everything in their power, and the Obama administration would do everything in their power, to stop us from having this news conference,an unnamed adviser told reporters, per CNN.
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Well, hes only the president of the United States, the adviser replied. I mean, they could work with town officials to deny us access.
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I think there are people who dont want to see this event occur, dont want to have questions asked about this particular investment, Romney told reporters when asked about the secrecy behind the event, according to the New York Times.
Awesome. He's doing his job by becoming one of "them". FEAR, PARANOIA, CONSPIRACY!!! OMGGGGGGGG!!!!
Keep talking, Mitt.
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Romney Feared W.H. Conspiracy To Stop Secret Solyndra Presser (TPM) (Original Post)
Wait Wut
Jun 2012
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notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)1. Paranoid much?
Now lets talk about the 2 energy companies that Rmoney secured funds for and then went tits up while he was Mass. Gov.
DearAbby
(12,461 posts)2. They have Alex Jones on speed dial.
they also believe the Queen of England is a lizard.
bigtree
(85,998 posts)3. the what where?
. . . it was about as explosive an appearance as a moth fart.
MjolnirTime
(1,800 posts)4. Awww, are they upset that nobody paid attention to their little play?
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)5. KRUGMAN demolished the Solyndra ploy on ABC this morning
He said that (paraphrasing) "pretending that a billion dollars is a large amount in an economy of many trillions is ridiculous." He said that it was a program started under Shrub and that it was a small mistake among successes and that any program or business would have a similar track record.