• 11 Jun 2009 at 9:35 AM

Did Bernanke And Paulson Gag You And Throw You In The Back Of A Trunk?

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Every single one of you should have an internal countdown ticking away already but as a reminder: T minus 30 minutes ’til Ken Lewis takes the hot seat re: Paulson and Bernanke telling him to put Merrill’s losses in the lock box ’til after the deal went through. We’ll be liveblogging the flogging, obviously, but ahead of the big show, can we just talk about how insanely giddy we are for this thing? Remember how psyched we were for the hedge fund hearing? That’s nothing compared this, for a few reasons including but not limited to the fact that Ken Lewis is going to be all by himself up there (save for Angelo Mozilo’s voice in his ear, coaching him through this from a van parked down the street), hearing taped conversations in which Bernanke told Paulson, “No more meetin’s, no more discussions, no more tricks,” and the possibility that Lewis, if he decided to go with a breakfast of shots, will excuse himself to throw up. And speaking of breakfast: what sort of brain food do we imagine K to the L downed before going into battle?


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    Comments (20)

    1. 1
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:40 AM

      I love the smell of Boones in the morning!

    2. 2
      Posted by CMC | June 11, 2009 at 9:43 AM

      Let the games begin

    3. 3
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:43 AM

      only watching to see barney frank in his GQ gear. it’s hot.

    4. 4
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:46 AM

      paulson gave hime 2 options: buy merill or swallow the whole of aig bukake style, which would have turned Bank of America into Bitch of AIG. he did the right thing.

    5. 5
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:47 AM

      Mark Haines- 1, Barney Frank- 0

    6. 6
      Posted by merkin capital partners | June 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM

      @5…. i thwink yow wong, he wath intuwupting me, athhole.

    7. 7
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:49 AM

      Mark Haines is my new hero. I know, I know I’ve been hard on him in the past, but anyone that tells Barney Frank to pack sand can drink out of my canteen anytime.

    8. 8
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM

      Barney bitch slapped some other guy on CNBC yesterday too…geez guy is on a tear. must be on the edge these days huh

    9. 9
      Posted by Investorcluzo | June 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM

      I love it when bf takes out his earpiece on camera and leaves in a huff…is he trying to prove something? not that I like haines all that much, but it’s the lesser of two evils.

    10. 10
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:57 AM

      Why all the talk about KL and Boone’s? Did TGFD miss something whilst I was on suspension? Somebody tell me, please.
      In anticipation of an explanation, TGFD voted for “Boone’s”.
      The Guy from Delaware
      p.s. TGFD used to drink Boone’s Farm Apple Wine back in the late 60′s, back when Boone’s was real wine, and back when Apple was all they made. Strawberry Hill was the 2nd flavor.

    11. 11
      Posted by Anal_yst | June 11, 2009 at 9:59 AM

      I loves me some witch hunts
      @ TGFD
      You’re going to regret that comment in 3…2…1…

    12. 12
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 9:59 AM

      Bring out the gimp!

    13. 13
      Posted by american bandersnatch | June 11, 2009 at 10:07 AM

      Breakfast is for wimps.

    14. 14
      Posted by Becky Boot Fan | June 11, 2009 at 10:10 AM

      …but the gimp’s sleeping.

    15. 15
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 10:11 AM

      I love me some breakfast. If by breakfast you mean Becky Quick’s lazy brown eye winking at me.

    16. 16
      Posted by Investorcluzo | June 11, 2009 at 10:20 AM

      @tgfd – not sure about the first reference but this goes way back…
      http://dealbreaker.com/2009/05/bald-beard-and-boones-to-testi.php

    17. 17
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 10:28 AM

      …well wake him up!

    18. 18
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM

      “liveblogging the flogging”
      Haha, thank you Bess.

    19. 19
      Posted by guest | June 11, 2009 at 11:18 AM

      Cluzo@#16…
      Thanks for the link.
      Without reviewing every post on that thread, I can see only from the column, “…Ken Lewis, possibly under the influence of the Boone’s…”
      That must be the source of the KL/Boone’s affinity. His love for Boone’s must be real, then.
      The Guy from Delaware

    20. 20
      Posted by notnow | August 13, 2010 at 11:02 PM

      Boone’s farm apple wine we can drink it anytime…

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