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WildNovember Donating Member (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-11 04:30 PM
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Tell NPR: Solyndra's Loan Was $528 MILLION, not Billion
Thursday, 17 November 2011 05:01

In its top of the hour news segment Morning Edition mentioned congressional hearings where Secretary of Energy Steven Chu would testify about the loan guarantees for Solyndra, the now bankrupt solar energy firm. The segment said that the guarantees were for $528 billion. In fact, the guarantees were for $528 million. It makes a difference.


http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/tell-npr-solyndras-loan-was-528-million-not-billion
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-11 04:30 PM
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1. Good catch.. Recced..
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Admiral Loinpresser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-11 04:31 PM
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2. Just a smidge. n/t
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-11 04:33 PM
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3. $528 billion is more than the market cap of any of the Fortune 500
That's either just plain dumb :dunce: or a sly attempt to make this (and thus, the Dems) look worse than it really is.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-21-11 04:33 PM
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4. It's only an extra few zeroes, what's the problem?
:sarcasm:

NPR has gotten really flagrant about their shift from even handed coverage to right wing bias, hasn't it?
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