The BlogRomney's Latest Web Ad Targets DOE Loan Guarantees, Crony Capitalism7:09 AM, May 29, 2012
• By DANIEL HALPER
Mitt Romney's latest web ad targets President Obama's inability to create jobs, the failures of the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program, and "contracts steered to ‘friends & family.'" Watch here: Here's the script: VOICEOVER: “President Obama is spending your tax dollars to create jobs.” VIDEO TEXT: “How’s He Doing?” VOICEOVER: “How’s he doing?” VIDEO TEXT: “Solyndra” VOICEOVER: You’ve heard of Solyndra.” VIDEO TEXT: “535 Million” VIDEO TEXT: “Taxpayer Loan Guarantees (Your Money)” VIDEO TEXT: “Bankrupt” VOICEOVER: “They took $535 million in taxpayer loan guarantees and went bankrupt.” VOICEOVER: “But that’s not even half the story.” VIDEO TEXT: “Obama’s Department Of Energy” VIDEO TEXT: “Handed Out Billions” VIDEO TEXT: “Loans And Grants” VOICEOVER: “Obama’s Department of Energy has handed out billions of dollars in loans and grants.” VIDEO TEXT: “First Solar” VOICEOVER: “First Solar” VIDEO TEXT: “3 Billion Taxpayer-Backed Loan Guarantees.” VOICEOVER: “3 billion dollars in taxpayer-backed loan guarantees.” VIDEO TEXT: “Cutting Jobs” VIDEO TEXT: “All Time Low” VOICEOVER: “Now they’re cutting jobs and their stock is near all-time lows.” VIDEO TEXT: “ECOtality” VOICEOVER: “ECOtality” VIDEO TEXT: “$126 Million In Taxpayer Money” VOICEOVER: “Received $126 million in taxpayer money.” VIDEO TEXT: “Lost $45 Million” VOICEOVER: “Lost $45 million and currently under investigation.” VIDEO TEXT: “SunPower” VOICEOVER: “SunPower” VIDEO TEXT: “More Than A Billion Dollars In Loan Guarantees.” VOICEOVER: “More than a billion dollars in loan guarantees.” VIDEO TEXT: “Lost Half A Billion Last Year” VIDEO TEXT: “Laying Off Workers” VOICEOVER: “Lost half a billion last year. Laying off workers.” VIDEO TEXT: “More Than $16 Billion” VIDEO TEXT: “For Obama And Democrat Donors” VOICEOVER: “More than 16 billion dollars have gone to companies like Solyndra that are linked to big Obama and Democrat donors.” VIDEO TEXT: “Contracts Steered To ‘Friends & Family’” VOICEOVER: “The Inspector General said contracts were steered to ‘friends and family’” VIDEO TEXT: “Giving Taxpayer Money To Big Donors” VOICEOVER: “Obama is giving taxpayer money to big donors.” VIDEO TEXT: “Watching Them Lose It” VOICEOVER: “And then watching them lose it.” VIDEO TEXT: “Good For Them” VIDEO TEXT: “Bad For Us” VOICEOVER: “Good for them. Bad for us.” The Weekly Standard ArchivesBrowse 15 Years of the Weekly Standard
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