tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post8695264657128425020..comments2024-03-28T00:18:09.974-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : A Riddle for Karl RoveComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-8758512011559478652012-11-11T20:10:54.447-05:002012-11-11T20:10:54.447-05:00John, Solyndra actually delivered close to a billi...John, Solyndra actually delivered close to a billion dollars of solar panels. Of course, they also lost half a billion dollars while doing so, because the Chinese were selling them for half the price that it cost Solyndra to make them so Solyndra sold a billion dollars of solar panels for half a billion dollars (losing their pants and going bankrupt in the process), but Solyndra actually had product.<br /><br />As far as I can tell, the only product that Karl Rove delivered for his $400M was hot air. Well, I can generate hot air for a lot less than $400M. Indeed, I have a hair dryer in my bathroom that cost me $9 that will generate hot air just as easily as Karl Rove did. Yeesh!<br />BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-18770707122440088252012-11-11T12:04:38.817-05:002012-11-11T12:04:38.817-05:00Advertising is just like blogging, except with a b...Advertising is just like blogging, except with a bigger megaphone. It doesn't matter if anyone listen's, it's enough to simple speak your mind.<br />Vannevar's take is pretty good too.<br />Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-8987754302002678602012-11-11T08:10:17.581-05:002012-11-11T08:10:17.581-05:00"In what reality does one take almost $400 mi..."In what reality does one take almost $400 million from people, deliver absolutely nothing in return, and not end up dead in the trunk of an old Crown Victoria on its way to the crusher?"<br /><br />Solyndra?<br /><br />Sorry, couldn't help it!John Miltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275935102599640670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-61771809514705262142012-11-10T21:23:11.754-05:002012-11-10T21:23:11.754-05:00I think you're looking at this through them da...I think you're looking at this through them dayum secular paspectives agin. Karl ain't a consultant, he's a minister of sorts. Hasn't been to divinity school, but he's preaching the truth, the true believers are holding fast, he's going to bring our Nation back to the True Path. <br /><br />He's just smarter than some of those other glad-handers. He ain't going to prison. No tax evasion. He's selling a slightly up-brand gospel. Oh, oh ye of little faith indeed, to let a supposed election of infidels and non-believers sway your faith.<br /><br />(j/k) Vannevarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513110035186346571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-91828917165577917932012-11-10T18:47:51.087-05:002012-11-10T18:47:51.087-05:00Regarding your final question, everybody knows whe...Regarding your final question, everybody knows where Karl is, he can't hide. Some professional somewhere is just waiting a decent interval until the spotlight moves on.montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333471337818106739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-46358153337203153952012-11-10T14:41:39.283-05:002012-11-10T14:41:39.283-05:00This seems to be an area where people don't lo...This seems to be an area where people don't look for short-term profit. I'm guessing that a lot of them will find a new political genius to shower with money in hopes of getting the result they want, but they'll spend it again.<br /><br />They have far more of it than they need already.<br /><br />A related question is how <i>Citizens United</i> is actually affecting politics. So far, it mostly seems to be turning people like me off. I can't recall a statewide race like we had here in race for governor where there was no discussion in TV ads of what the candidates wanted to do in office. It was all about how badly the other guy sucked. Anyone with a modest ability to think for himself would learn to tune that stuff out pretty quickly, I'd think.<br />Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-59846061923970273842012-11-10T14:29:00.916-05:002012-11-10T14:29:00.916-05:00"In what reality does one take almost $400 mi...<i> "In what reality does one take almost $400 million from people, deliver absolutely nothing in return, and not end up dead in the trunk of an old Crown Victoria on its way to the crusher?"</i><br /><br />I was thinking more like under the foundation of a sports stadium, but crusher works. And I was actually thinking that…<br /><br />LRod<br />ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired<br /><br />LRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17181295131853124169noreply@blogger.com