Flashback: Solyndra Workers Sent Home Without Pay for Obama’s Photo-Op Visit

When President Obama visited solar panel manufacturer Solyndra last year, the photo-op was supposed to show everything the Obama economic stimulus plan represented: Winning the future with high-tech "Green Jobs". Now, after the embarrassing $535 Million federal loan has vanished with Solyndra's bankruptcy, these photo-ops represent something quite different.

September 4, 2011 at 11:55 am - KRON
Dateline: California
lizardAZ   September 4th, 2011 - 12:06 pm

See once again it was money funneled to the unions. Everything obummer does is geared towards the unions and his backers. Evertime he talks jobs it is only for unions. Now ask yourself how obummer manages to get so much money into his campaign.

TeaPartyTerrorist   September 4th, 2011 - 12:08 pm

Obama will be harder to find than Waldo in 16 months!

GenEarly   September 4th, 2011 - 12:12 pm

Un-fricking-BELIEVABLE. Maybe you will think twice working for a "union shop", guys.

xnobozos   September 4th, 2011 - 12:15 pm

I'll bet that this is will NOT be the only example of this type to come to light about these so called GREEN JOBS Stimulus Recipients!

amanuensis   September 4th, 2011 - 12:17 pm

We know by Van Jones own words, that the "green" thing has nothing to do with the obvious. It's not about clean energy, solar power etc. He admitted that it was simply a way to make "whitey" pay what he owes "people of color"
The clip was on Glenn Beck's show many times.
In other words, Van Jones, Imam H-BO and the regime never intended anything but the theft of money from the working people, to give to the free loaders, the idlers and the unions thug bosses.

One need only look to Spain to see that there is no "green" revolution. It ia a job killer – and Van Jones and Obama know that which is why they do it. They hate America, the hate Americans and are out to kill as many of them as possible, even literally, in some cases.

Brem1   September 4th, 2011 - 12:18 pm

Too bad they didn't get to meet " the taxpayer looter and money launderer in chief "
Van Jones, the former green jobs czar actually told them in a speech that the green jobs agenda was just a ploy to take these workers into a new world of marxist utopia.
Maybe the two guys with the big smiles will be in the same jail cell soon.

Chuck47   September 4th, 2011 - 12:21 pm

It will take a massive enema to rid the country of this blockage. What is needed is a total elimination of the democrat party in the next round.

burns1   September 4th, 2011 - 12:25 pm

What's really funny is that,

Libtards don't even realize Nobama is using them and laughing all the way to the bank. Now that's dumb!

water_buffalo   September 4th, 2011 - 12:27 pm

I believe in green jobs and global warming as much as I believe the federal government spends my hard earned tax dollars wisely ….. It's time for Obama to be forced to admit he has been lying to the American people…it's time to face music you left wing chump

WorldclaZZ   September 4th, 2011 - 12:32 pm

Where did the half BILLION dollars go? Republicans, you have to investigate this big gubmint boon-doggle. Don't wimp out… follow the money!

Bullonay   September 4th, 2011 - 12:33 pm

I would feel sorry for these guys, but it is THEIR resident O'bama that cost them a day's union pay…and still they do not understand they are HIS useful idiots…

SassyFrasse   September 4th, 2011 - 12:34 pm

WHERE is My Reparations for Tax-Payer Slavery?

OhSoQuiet   September 4th, 2011 - 12:35 pm

Anyone trapped in the notion there are two different parties are hopelessly part of the blockage.

gawnit   September 4th, 2011 - 12:38 pm

Big Surprise….Green Jobs are an out-right scam and everyone knows it. This business like the rest of them were and are intended to stay in business just long enough for the operators to embezzle through a crafty compensations "package" and then move on to create a different but same, New and Exciting adventure in Green Technology. ONLY IN AMERICA.

Obamahehateme   September 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm

Union tools. This whole incident……crony funding, lies, screwing workers out of pay……..stinks. Where is this story by the MSM? Unbelievable, un-American.

peteee363   September 4th, 2011 - 12:40 pm

wow, how ironic, now they can stay at home with no pay.

gotwood4sale   September 4th, 2011 - 12:40 pm

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A 'Not-So-Green' Tea enema! Party on!

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Phoenixisme   September 4th, 2011 - 12:40 pm

So the union workers couldn't be there to meet the big zer0 for "security" reasons. IF ever the union rank and file wake up to the fact that zer0 couldn't possibly care less about them, he only cares about their dues funneled his way and the union bosses who do the funneling (after skimming some for themselves) then it will really be a matter of security to keep the rank and file away. Come on, you rank and file members, wake up already. Look at how you live compared to the union bosses. Then look at how the union bosses live compared to the vacationer in chief. You are paying for it all.

MR2   September 4th, 2011 - 12:59 pm

Flush!

ArchonPrime   September 4th, 2011 - 1:10 pm

UNIONS=ANTI-AMERICAN.

HotCoffee   September 4th, 2011 - 1:13 pm

Obama is a Billionaire now…Caliphate devours your future and enslaves your children…he and his silverback made a WhoreHOuse out of the Whitehouse….

EOD   September 4th, 2011 - 1:33 pm

Without pay?

I find that hard to believe…. very hard to believe.
That money came back to the Union from the Taxpayers through the back door.

HandsomeCowboy   September 4th, 2011 - 1:39 pm

The White House will definitely need fumigating when the current occupants are thrown out……!

HURRICANEPAUL   September 4th, 2011 - 1:41 pm

How many Liberals work in the private sector?

Zero.

jbh50   September 4th, 2011 - 1:44 pm

No, what will be hard to find is people actually ADMITTING they voted for Zero.

Flannigan   September 4th, 2011 - 1:54 pm

Winning the future? WTF? More like "Wasting the Future!"

Washington76   September 4th, 2011 - 2:05 pm

Every business he visits an speaks highly of goes under. This man has the ANTI MIDAS TOUCH! I know all of US feel the same way as well! 2012 cannot come soon enough. Then we can show him the way we really feel! VIVA LA TEA PARTY!

I am a “Community Organizer for the Constitution!"

Timshappywife   September 4th, 2011 - 3:04 pm

Lumping every Union employee into the same category is bigoted. Don't some people have to reluctantly join a Union in order to work?

edwardjohns30   September 4th, 2011 - 3:15 pm

NPR and many many state affiliates are going to talk about this on Tuesday …. now

Take a deep breath, and hold it, hold it ……..

Just Kidding.
They're not gonna cover it.
You can breath now.

edwardjohns30   September 4th, 2011 - 3:18 pm

Obama: The current occupant of the " Where's Waldo " Endowed Chair at the

Federal Center of Excellence

WhiteGuy2   September 4th, 2011 - 3:32 pm

Al Gore also got a 500 million no interest Government loan to built a manufacturing plant in Switzerland I believe, to build electric cars. I wonder how thats working out for us Americans.

gotwood4sale   September 4th, 2011 - 3:58 pm

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"You are paying for it all."

Have you guys checked that 'Christmas Club' account of yours recently? Uh-oh…it's empty!

You guys should get together and fight against this corruption. Don't put up with the pilfering and the the mistreatment! Do something about it…unionize!

.

claspur   September 4th, 2011 - 4:37 pm

That doofus that wanted to meet the president… MORON ! lol

Wonder how he'd like meeting him today? *snort

JoeKidd   September 4th, 2011 - 4:42 pm

Speaking of Obama photo-ops…

Here's my response to the NASCAR drivers declining Obama’s White House photo-op invitation:

When the person occupying the Oval Office refers to people in the Tea Party as “hostage-takers,” or tells supporters to “punish our enemies” (fellow Americans!), or says the police “acted stupidly,” that’s when his utter disregard for civility is reason enough NOT to accept the invitation! http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/9/1/2399376/n...

DEF   September 4th, 2011 - 5:05 pm

Smoke and mirrors…….They think Obama lives in a glass house, that they can see everything he does!!! Until it confronts them, without pay….And still they don't see!!!! If Obama's house was glass, like the government is making everyone Else's….His Devil horns would be unmistakable!!!!

JoeKidd   September 4th, 2011 - 5:25 pm

THIS Obama photo-op IS HIS MOST DESPICABLE: A White House photographer was allowed to take and widely distribute a photo from the ceremony for the return of the remains of 30 American troops killed in [last month’s] helicopter crash in Afghanistan despite the Pentagon’s claim that ANY PUBLIC DEPICTION OF THE SCENE WOULD VIOLATE THE WISHES OF THE BEREAVED FAMILIES.
An official White House photo of a saluting Obama was distributed to news media and published widely.
It also was posted on the White House website as the “Photo of the Day.”
It showed Obama and other officials in silhouette and did NOT depict caskets.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-photo-sparks-pr...

In other words, Obama used the military yet again, for just another photo-op, but this time, Obama ACTUALLY USED THEIR CASKETS AS PROPS — to be later cropped-out!

Obama violated the sacred wishes of the bereaved families because he HAD to have that photo . . . of himself!

More PROOF the narcissist Obama is solely focused on himself, and reelection at any cost! Truly disgusting…

Larse1   September 4th, 2011 - 5:36 pm

The mistake they made was trying to keep these jobs in the US…

China can make exactly the same product in higher quantity, with higher quality, and at far lower cost.

That is a simple economic fact that so many forget, or try to forget.

edro3111   September 4th, 2011 - 6:07 pm

The other moron President, Jimmah Cottah, visited my work location years ago. We were given the opportunity to leave 4 hours before he arrived or stay and greet him. It was a mass exit with or without pay. Who wants to see incompetence in person? These folks missed some money but that is all!

burns1   September 4th, 2011 - 8:12 pm

Ten times over at least!!

Aquaroyale   September 4th, 2011 - 9:45 pm

If you do not think there is a difference between parties you are a fool. Just look at the Supreme Court nominees. That is where it really matters. The president is only in office 4 or 8 years. The Justices are there for life. Our countries future will hinge on the next Supreme Court Justices.

BalkanDeputy   September 4th, 2011 - 10:05 pm

Unions only useful purpose is as Democratic toilet paper.

H2K   September 4th, 2011 - 11:11 pm

Like Clinton? These are media wh.0re.s. They're everywhere and their egos won't allow themselves to be silent.

H2K   September 4th, 2011 - 11:14 pm

There is one source of renewable energy that is used more than solar or wind? Do you know what that is?
Wood. We're actually going to subsidize energy that has less market value than wood.
Liberals are du.mb.as.ss.es.

H2K   September 4th, 2011 - 11:15 pm

There is one source of renewable energy that is used more than solar or wind? Do you know what that is?
Wood. We're actually going to subsidize energy that has less market value than wood.
Liberals are du.mb.as.ss.es.

khakis4life   September 6th, 2011 - 2:58 am

oh wow 1 day off lets completely blow this out of proportion

LINER01   September 15th, 2011 - 6:46 am

These union workers realize that they are getting paid 300% of the fair market pay, so one day lost is not a bad price to pay for loyalty to their 'benefactor'. However, only a few of the union workers can see that the market value their labor has been drastically lowered by the Democratic party's policy on immigration. The same party they have supported with their dues and votes have made them more and more dependent on the union to earn a livable wage. The communists use the term 'useful idiot' to describe the loyal union worker.

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