No he isn't Jewish, he was raised Episcopal, doesn't go to church, was married as a Christian, and is named after the Christian saints Timothy and Francis, and though there are Jews with those, as we used to say, Christian names, it was never the way to bet.
Remember all the stories about what a behind-the-scenes hero Geithner was after the Bear Stearns bailout? What a difference a year makes. Steve Liesman would still give him a foot massage though.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:32PM
From the makers of SlapChop....
Its JEWCLAW......
Posted by Private , Feb 10, 2009 3:32PM
He looks like the Duke Blue Devil
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:33PM
HEEEYYYY YOUUUUU GUYYSSSSSSSSSSS!
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:36PM
Now that's a smart man. He learn't all his hand gestures from Billy Mays.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:36PM
@1 is Geithner Jewish? I hear that is a questionable assertion. Apparently there was a big discussion about it on Wikipedia. Anyone know? Or care?
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:37PM
No, Mr. Geihtner, you may not have my bag of gold!
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:38PM
5 I was thinking the same thing. I've never met an MOT named Timothy. Rare as Mary for the female variety. It just doesn't feel correct.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:39PM
I prefer Adam Smith's invisible hand.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:40PM
HA HA @4 as I was reading your comment there was a commercial with Billy Mays about some magic scratch remover for cars.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:40PM
Ouuchh! Stop clawing me Timmy!!! Leave me alone!
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:43PM
JEWWWDO CHOP!!
Posted by merkin capital partners , Feb 10, 2009 3:43PM
His middle name is Franz. There is a joke in there.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 3:52PM
No he isn't Jewish, he was raised Episcopal, doesn't go to church, was married as a Christian, and is named after the Christian saints Timothy and Francis, and though there are Jews with those, as we used to say, Christian names, it was never the way to bet.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:03PM
@3 Funny.
Posted by BSD , Feb 10, 2009 4:08PM
@7 Unfortunately Timothy Sykes is Jewish
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:08PM
Geithner isnt jewish.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:30PM
what's all this 'safe cracking' business about??
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:45PM
Are those hand gestures telling us how to cheat on taxes?
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:50PM
Someone needs to come up with a term for when timmy speaks and the market tanks...timmy tanked, etc.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:51PM
ohhhhh...those fingers make me hot!
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:51PM
@16 Who thought it was a good idea to put a gentile in charge of the US Treasury? yeeeeeaaaaa
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 4:52PM
@15 can't they pull his JewCard?
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 5:30PM
Tim is a dead ringer for Vigo, the character played by the late Wilhelm von Homburg in Ghostbusters II.
Posted by Anal_yst , Feb 10, 2009 5:34PM
@19
I like that, the financial equivalent of gettin Rick Rolled, word
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 6:05PM
@23
In a castle of pain, in a house of skulls, I sat on a throne of derivatives ....
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 7:06PM
Jewish is a state of mind...
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 7:19PM
Elijah Wood does Frodo better than Tiny Tim with his elfin ears. Send him back to the TurboTax shire.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 8:09PM
Remember all the stories about what a behind-the-scenes hero Geithner was after the Bear Stearns bailout? What a difference a year makes. Steve Liesman would still give him a foot massage though.
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 8:37PM
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=46225119
that's the guy, not Vigo
Posted by guest , Feb 10, 2009 11:57PM
They need to do a better job with the makeup concealing Keithner's Klingon brow ridges.
Posted by guest , Feb 11, 2009 5:23AM
@19
TTTTTTIIIIIIIIMMMMMBBBBBBBBBEEEERRR!
Posted by guest , Feb 11, 2009 10:12AM
baby arm!