Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:00PM

Its not a war if we dont care about the other side (main street)

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:01PM

how about a war on hate-mongering news editors?

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:18PM

Bozzo = Bozo.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:21PM

Pretty sure that Bozzo piece is a Modest Proposal type deal

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:22PM

@2 Oh you will, if they come at you with sharp, rusty pitchforks.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:24PM

That CNBC shit is not funny, not stupid, just f'ing scary.

Time for the FCC to take a look at all their transcripts - their time is up.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:26PM

Wow, can't believe Natasha Richardson is brain dead from an accident on the bunny slope in Canada.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:28PM

@7 This is America, time for Grassley to note all of your web comments, suggest you off self, your time is up.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:30PM

Does this mean we're going to start an Osama-like hunt for Gordon Gekko?

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:34PM

Bush had his first out-of-office speaking engagement today at lunch here in Calgary. Gaggles of older businessmen in pin-striped suits and sporting beaming smiles were practically jizzing on each other in the various walkways afterward. Police shut down a whole block in the Kensington district last night so 43 could have a plate of pasta and some fruit salad.

Screw this... it's well-past Beer O'Clock.
--CS

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:44PM

@11, isn't Calgary GMT-7? Not sure if it's quite beer o'clock my friend. Another hour or so and you can go play the looney game though, deal?

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:50PM

@8 - I had the same reaction. How the frig do you kill your self on a Bunny Slope? Pretty embarrasing. At least Sonny Bono did it on a black diamond.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:53PM

In 6 months bankers will still be making next to nothing, the economy will still suck ass and BO will need to find a new scapegoat.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:54PM

@ 8 - What the heck? They're bringing her back to NY to die? Sounds like she must have had an AVM that ruptured and caused her to fall in the first place.

- Sony Bono, Ski Professional and Medical Expert

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 6:56PM

The bankers with Premier at BOA got the axe today. They got two weeks for every year of service.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:04PM

what was the CNBC link about? it's down now...

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:09PM

CNBC is satire, obvi
else we are in some real trouble

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:11PM

i'm just happy the hamptons will be a little less crass this summer.

finally.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:11PM

Looks like JS's rant worked.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:42PM

suck my post-bailout bonus - no cuomo

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:59PM

@13 The actual tree Sonny Bono hit in Heavenly has a sign on it that says, "I got you, babe."

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 7:59PM

Give me back that fillet-o-fish!
Give me that fish...

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 8:02PM

19- they still don't want you at the maidstone. sorry.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 8:04PM

flame away, but WTF is a Premier group?

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 8:30PM

Is it true that, in Japan, executives seldom, if ever, strump a dump?

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 8:34PM

@13- wow, you're quite the stunning piece of shit.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 9:04PM

Corzine waited for his MOT Fuld to hide all his assets with his wife, including a $13 million home, before getting the "all clear' and filing suit against an empty suit.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 9:12PM

It took the National Review to uncover why the bonuses are being handed out!

And guess who inserted this last minute? Chris Dodd - the man who was the biggest recipient of AIG cash.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YzNjNGQ0Y2FmYjRlNDI2ZTIzMzkwMzI3MmRlN2M1ZjA=

"Here is the loophole, from the section of the stimulus package that deals with compensation rules for TARP recipients:

The prohibition required under clause (i) shall not be construed to prohibit any bonus payment required to be paid pursuant to a written employment contract executed on or before February 11, 2009, as such valid employment contracts are determined by the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.

Frankly, it’s hard to imagine how the government could prevent such contracts from being honored. But the presence of this loophole, in black and white, certainly gives the lie to all of this phony outrage — by the senator who created the loophole, by the president who signed it into law, and by everyone else who voted for the stimulus package."

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 9:32PM

TGFD is visiting tonite to remind you all of something.

Back last March, when I first found DB, a lot of the chatter here had to do with all the money being made on Wall Street and with the "bottles & models" lifestyle that seemed to fascinate so many of you.

Well, a lot has changed in a year.

By the time we get past this AIG and TARP firms bonus taxation, and when this miserable thing called "The Credit Crisis" finally gets resolved, we will probably be living in a 2nd-rate nation. Obama will have become a near dictator, and this country will be f*ked much worse than it is now.

I keep thinking that Wall St had the heaviest hand in creating the mess. The aftermath is only what Wall Streeters did to themselves. Too bad the rest of us are getting f*ked too.

The Guy from Delaware

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 10:20PM

Here are the top 7 recipients of AIG lobby money during the 2008 election cycle.

Senate Dodd, Chris $103,100
Senate Obama, Barack $101,332
Senate McCain, John $59,499
Senate Clinton, Hillary $35,965
Senate Baucus, Max $24,750
Presidential Romney, Mitt $20,850
Senate Biden, Joseph R Jr $19,975

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000123

Sen Chris Dodd also received $79,800 during the 2006 cycle.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 10:47PM

CS - did you go to the speech?

I went (after an 1 1/2 waiting to get thru security).

Highlights:

In reference to Bernanke and Paulson asking for the TARP funds he said that if they didn't get the money "this depression would become a great depression".

In reference to Beranke's media blitz during the last week he said that his timeline for recovery is "optimistic".

IMHO he was horrible president. But today he was an engaging, charming, very funny speaker. He even joked about his VP shooting someone.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 10:58PM

We're not paying bonuses, we're paying AIG to stop doing what they've been doing (lose money). If it makes it easier, don't think of it as a bonus, think of it as a bribe.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 10:59PM

We're not paying bonuses, we're paying AIG to stop doing what they've been doing (lose money). If it makes it easier, don't think of it as a bonus, think of it as a bribe.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 11:04PM

Woo Hoo David Wright just won it for the USA!!!!

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 11:13PM

Oh Timmay!!! How could you.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 11:28PM

nice. two wrongs make a right kind of thing... except you want to declare war on american citizens? and i suppose we go after all the financial terrorists around the globe too. wtf man.

is the rumor about the boa premier true? 90+%?!

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 11:32PM

politicians and governments are greedy, why do we consistently forget this

i can't imagine the cnbc article is real, but just the fact that it was written and posted makes my stomach churn

farewell america, its time for reverse immigration

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 11:37PM

@40, it's definitely real, cnbc comprised of flipping clowns.

what the 'tard cnbc writer fails to get is that this little financial war we're fighting is very real, wheres the "war on terror" was a FUCKING CONCEPT.

Posted by guest , Mar 17, 2009 11:54PM

Hey Mr. Bozzo from CNBC...

"The only flaw with this plan is that if these (AIG Special Products bonus) guys are in Gitmo doing hard time, instead of back home unwinding derivatives deals, then it might take us much longer to get AIG back on its feet."

You obviously don't realize that those "guys" don't have a f'n clue when it comes to "unwinding derivatives deals". They might as well be in Gitmo for all good they could do.

The Guy from Delaware

Posted by guest , Mar 18, 2009 12:04AM

Bozzo 4 Pres '12!

Posted by guest , Mar 18, 2009 12:09AM

I got this idea from the article about Corzine suing Lehman Bros officials:

I think we should use "breach of fiduciary duty" as another reason to get back the AIG bonus money from the AIG derivativsters.

Posted by guest , Mar 18, 2009 8:21AM

AIG Bonus Math: $165 million versus $165 billion

http://bit.ly/LrDqc

Advantage Commode.

Posted by guest , Mar 18, 2009 11:30AM

Can somebody explain to me why Ruth still HAS a Palm Beach home to "declare as her main residence"? Shouldn't it at least be frozen, like her other assets, all padlocked up by the feds, like her bank and brokerage accounts?

Posted by guest , Mar 18, 2009 11:58AM

@34-

I didn't go, but I know about a half-dozen who were there, including a few acquaintances who attended the pre-lunch meet-and-greet.

The comments I heard afterward were similar to yours.

--CS