For a while now, the Democrats have thrown topic after topic into the news cycle, hoping that it will cause conservatives to divide their attention, allowing for one to finally slip through with scattered opposition.
As the White House rejects charges that the Obama administration was motivated by politics in its decisions on green energy loans, scrutiny is increasing over the preference given to Democratic donors seeking federal loans.
By a 14-9 party-line vote the Energy and Commerce Committee's investigative subcommittee authorized issuing a subpoena for any White House documents related to Solyndra, which received renewable energy loan guarantees under President Obama's stimulus program. The request for documents could include details of the president's own travel and communications.
This is a rush transcript from "Hannity," September 16, 2011. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
SEAN HANNITY, HOST: There is new evidence that the Obama White House ignored multiple warnings about the financial viability of Solyndra. Now the evidence comes in the form of e-mails handed over to Congressional investigators, and the documents clearly show, White House officials dismissing a report in July of 2010, criticizing Solyndra's finances.
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WASHINGTON — Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested in front of the White House along with other environmental protesters opposing a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Compared to the other major natural disasters of the year – the rash of cyclones that killed hundreds across the Southeast in April or the mile-wide tornado that killed 160 people in Joplin, Mo. on May 22 –Irene was a dud.
Evacuations began Wednesday on a tiny barrier island off North Carolina as Hurricane Irene, now a powerful Category 3 storm, barrels toward the East Coast, packing winds of 115 miles per hour and potentially wreaking havoc on areas stretching from the Mid-Atlantic region to New England.
Shell Oil Company has announced it must scrap efforts to drill for oil this summer in the Arctic Ocean off the northern coast of Alaska.
Who doesn't love nature?
As the Wisconsin debate exposed the unholy alliance between unions and the Democratic Party, Sean felt that we’re also beginning to see the unholy relationship between environmental groups and Democrats.
Joining me now with the very latest on the developing situation are Jay Lehr from The Heartland Institute, Ira Helfand, a nuclear expert, member of the board of Physicians for Social Responsibility, and nuclear safety consultant Margaret Harding.
Sean played a clip of a congressional hearing where Dan Burton (R-IN), grills Hilary Clinton on the concept of energy independence, saying we are continuing and increasingly dependent on foreign energy, impeding the United States’ ability to become energy independent.
State troopers were dispatched early this morning to the homes of all 14 Democratic state senators, who fled the Capitol a week ago to stall debate on a bill to restrict public worker bargaining rights.
The election of the Republican Junior Senator from Massachusetts shocked the nation and is credited with starting the tea party title-wave. The GOP Senator was elected in a 2010 special election to serve the remainder of arguably the most Liberal Senator Ted Kennedy’s term when he died after a long struggle with a brain tumor.
The shooting in Tucson, Arizona left 20 people injured and six others dead. The six who died had families. They touched other lives everyday. They will be mourned by their friends and families, and by their country. Please take a moment to remember those who died.
The incoming House GOP Majority has decided to scrap the Select Committee on Global Warming, initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) when Democrats seized control of the House in 2006.
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NEW ORLEANS – BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.
The next three weeks represent Democrats’ last, best shot at getting an energy and climate change bill passed this year.
BP said Monday it has now spent $2 billion responding to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
