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Connecting the dots on the Missouri wind farm payoff.

The video is largely self-explanatory, but here is the time-line, with links.

  • Tom Carnahan owns a company called Wind Capital Group, which (unsurprisingly) produces wind energy.
  • Wind power is a type of alternate energy beloved of environmental fundamentalists except when it’s in sight of private Nantucket compounds, or controlled by Native Americans.  Although this might change, as the motivating/indulging force in each case died last year.
  • At any rate, Tom Carnahan is the brother of Rep. Russ Carnahan (MO-03) and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan.  Democrats, of course.  Robin Carnahan would later start what will probably be a doomed run for the US Senate.
  • The ‘stimulus’ is proposed.  It proves to be somewhat unpopular in more conservative areas, like Missouri.  To put it mildly.
  • Russ Carnahan supported and voted for the ‘stimulus.’
  • Robin Carnahan supported the ‘stimulus.’
  • Vice President Biden visited one of Tom Carnahan’s wind farms in April of 2009.  Biden reported that Wind Capital would not receive a direct stimulus payment.
  • In September of 2010, Wind Capital Group received $107 million in a direct stimulus payment (see here for more).
  • Both Robin and Russ Carnahan denied that anything improper had taken place (see Gateway Pundit for more).

And that pretty much covers it, doesn’t it?  Except that Robin’s electoral opponent is Roy Blunt and Russ’s is Ed Martin; they would probably both love to hear from you.  Unless you’re the sort of person who believes that there’s no obvious quid pro quo involved when the brother of two prominent Missourian politicians gets a nine-digit cash payout from the same program that said politicians riskily supported; I imagine that Roy and Ed already have their fill of that from dealing with the Carnahans.

Moe Lane (crosspost)

COMMENTS

  • http://www.FranBaker.com frankieb

    That’s her nickname around here. Of course, the Rubberstamp refers to going along with any and everything Obama promotes. Including, surprise, surprise, wind energy.

  • Michael Dugas

    They have absolutely no problem with the questionable ethics of, as elected politicians, voting to line the pockets of family and friends. They purposefully create such conflicts like the government owning a share of GM or the Auto Workers Union being a major shareholder in GM also. Who do they represent during grievances? Pelosi has been known to send earmark money her hubby’s way as well as sponsor legislation that would benefit companies that her and her husband own stock in like AMGEN.
    Senator Feinstein was no better acting as if our tax dollars were hers to spend as she wished.
    We could go on forever, I mean Dodd and Franks should be in jail for their dealings with Fannie and Freddie Macs.
    The whole Democrat Party is openly corrupt. And they seem to be proud of it and accept it as normal.

  • 6eorge Jetson

  • Adjoran

    and yet, the Carnahan kids seem completely shameless.

    But what’s $100 million or so between friends, eh?

  • AceInTX