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Kaiser Foundation grant to Mrs. Obama’s health initiative sparks new Solyndra cronyism questions
The Daily Caller ^ | 09/18/2011 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 09/18/2011 7:14:02 PM PDT by martosko

A Daily Caller review of the George Kaiser Family Foundation’s income tax returns found that during the same year billionaire investor George Kaiser successfully secured $535 million in government loan guarantees for the now-failed solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, his private philanthropy donated to a political cause close to the hearts of several high-ranking Obama administration officials. Kaiser, a major Obama donor, was a frequent White House visitor during the week before the Obama administration approved that taxpayer-underwritten financial deal.

A $10,000 donation to the Urban Health Initiative at the University of Chicago Medical Center appears on the group’s 2009 tax forms. It was also in 2009 that Kaiser successfully sought to lock down a loan guarantee for the green-energy company Solyndra through his two investment vehicles: Argonaut Ventures and the GKFF Investment Company.

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To: ExTexasRedhead
uh....there are NO more special prosecutors's....been eliminated years ago.

Don't fire til you see the whites of their eyes.

21 posted on 09/19/2011 4:22:18 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: FlyingEagle

KAISER is an OIL EXECUTIVE???? OMG!


22 posted on 09/19/2011 4:23:21 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: FlyingEagle

Since when is Kaiser a Jewish name?? And he’s the richest person in Oklahoma that no one outside has ever heard of!!


23 posted on 09/19/2011 4:27:06 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Nachum

I’m still confused. Is this the same Kaiser foundation that operates Kaiser Permanente medical facilities? Is this George Kaiser related to Henry Kaiser and the rest of that large, multifaceted, industrial family (Kaiser autos, Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser steel, Kaiser cement?)


24 posted on 09/19/2011 5:37:34 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: martosko

ping


25 posted on 09/19/2011 7:42:55 AM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: martosko

ping


26 posted on 09/19/2011 7:43:09 AM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: martosko

ping


27 posted on 09/19/2011 7:43:32 AM PDT by Jack Black ( Whatever is left of American patriotism is now identical with counter-revolution.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

I don’t think this is the same as Kaiser Permanente.


28 posted on 09/19/2011 7:51:23 AM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Steelfish
Chances are they are not jumping up and down on this is because some Republicans did the same thing or something similar.

In the end it doesn't matter if you have an R or a D next to your name they look out for one another.

29 posted on 09/19/2011 7:57:01 AM PDT by A Texan (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

This would be Henry J. Kaiser, California shipbuilding and aluminum magnate. It is the same family that started Kaiser Permanente but is not now connected. Not a relative of Kaiser oil in Oklahoma.


30 posted on 09/19/2011 8:06:12 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: afraidfortherepublic

oops! George Kaiser of Oklahoma is this foundation!


31 posted on 09/19/2011 8:08:54 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: Ann Archy

George Kaiser’s parents were Jewsih refugees from Nazi Germany. He has been a big backer of Obama.


32 posted on 09/19/2011 8:12:00 AM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: martosko

We’ve been waiting for that make-believe medical center job was going to bite her in the behind, so maybe this is it.


33 posted on 09/19/2011 9:18:05 AM PDT by bgill (There, happy now?)
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To: jjotto

When are these Jewish people going to wake up and realize Obama HATES them, but he LOVES their MONEY! SUCKERS!!


34 posted on 09/19/2011 10:20:13 AM PDT by Ann Archy ( ABORTION...the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: randita

Thanks randita. I just pinged you with more. Could use your help.


35 posted on 09/19/2011 4:55:13 PM PDT by bronxville (Sarah will be the first American female president.)
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To: bronxville

Questions which you might know something about.


36 posted on 09/19/2011 4:56:55 PM PDT by bronxville (Sarah will be the first American female president.)
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To: bronxville

Anything specific you’d like me to research?


37 posted on 09/19/2011 5:28:17 PM PDT by randita (Obama - chains you can bereave in.)
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To: randita

Do you know how lobbying works? It looks to me like they’ve restructured the whole system but I don’t know how the old system worked therefore can’t tell the difference.


38 posted on 09/19/2011 5:39:46 PM PDT by bronxville (Sarah will be the first American female president.)
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