What is Larry Summers’ personal motto? A-B-C. A-always, B-be, C-catnapping. Always be catnapping! Always be catnapping! Here he is putting that guiding principle into action last Friday, while the president was briefed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on hurricane preparedness. Now, before we jump down his throat for sleeping on the job at all times, let’s consider a few things. One– does Weather Watch really fall under his realm of expertise, to the extent he might have something to add? We say, not so much. Just let him know where to find his life vest and he’s all good. Two– this picture was taken pretty late Friday afternoon. It’d probably been a long week, and Summs usually likes to catch a few winks before getting down Friday night. All that being said, Geithner doesn’t do the guy any favors by staying not only awake but with rapt attention.
I’m actually starting to worry about him. This is not normal.
he isn’t sleeping as much as dreaming about the next big portion of the US economy to nationalize –
I can just imagine the thoughts going through his mind “AIG…Citibank….Chrysler/GM….
how do I get my hands on Pfizer?”
“I sold raincoats in the garment center for thirty-eight years.”
-Morty Seinfeld
I like that this came from the whitehouse.gov. Is an enterprising young thing trying to get Larry fired?
Get that man a snore score!
http://www.sleepapnea.org/resources/pubs/snorescore.html
He seriously needs to start snorting coke before heading into the office.
The same thing happened at Harvard.
El Erian: Fuckit, let’s pay fixed in size.
Summers: ZZZZZZZ
El Erian: He said yezzzzzzz.
Nice GGR reference!
You mean it isn’t “Always be Cobbling?”
Well, maybe he’s dreaming that he’s cobbling.
UNO
A-I-D-A. Attention, Interest, Decision, Action. Attention – Do I have you attention? Interest – Are you interested? I know you are, because it’s f*ck or walk. You close or you hit the bricks. Decision – Have you made your decision for Christ? And Action.
Yaknow, I was gonna say something snarky here, but, um, uh, z,um,zzzz, uh,zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
He boasts in articles that he only needs 5 hours of sleep a night. Well, if I could nap during the day, sure – I only need 5 hours of sleep at night too.
Who let Slimer in the joint?
stop making fun of larry. he’s your best friend.
To be fair, he immediately perks up when the men start talking. Innate differences and whatnot.
You ever take a dump made you feel like you’d just slept for twelve hours?
Please, Strump, it’s only 10:15 and the day is still young …
once again.. Too Narco: Didn’t Leptic
Do you think they hire someone to hang all of those china plates with logos on the wall? Taxpayer dollars? Are Geithner and Obama both speaking but worried about lip readers interpreting? Could the chick (Janet Reno?)be saying to OB “Don’t look behind you- don’t look – I think Larry is out again!” Is Larry simply Self-flagellistic?? We need answers!!
@7 FTW !!
A narcoleptic lump of monkey dung.
Why is Geithner wearing a skirt? nice gams.. Why is Condie Rice seated in cheap seats?
PETERMAN: (puzzled) Who are you?
Morty Seinfeld. I cut velvet for forty years with Harry Altman.
MORTY: Cheap fabric, and dim lighting. That’s how you move merchandise.
I think he’s dreaming of what he’ll do with all the cash the banks gave his little start up while they were taking their stress tests…….
Larry Summers loves fish sticks in his mouth.
So he’s a gay fish?
This feeds into a theory of mine that the Treasury is basically an episode of The Wiggles.
Clearly, Larry is Jeff.
I think a strong case could be made that Timmy is Greg (lame tricks and all).
Could someone recruit Steve Cohen to be Anthony? I sure hope so.
@16 haha
He can’t help it. He was born with “I’m-such-a genius“ foot in the mouth. It is our fault. We keep rewarding him for demonstrating stupidity. Doesn’t he realize that a camera is in the room? I understand being tired. I understandbeing bored. There are lots of people whose voices I can’t stand to hear, no matter what they are saying!!. But I challenge you to know when…Oh well, it takes talent to know how to sit up straight in a chair, sleep “eyes-and ears-wide-open”, keep one’s pen moving, to smile and nod at the appropriate time and to at least have a few usable notes on my pad. Too bad he didn’t have the opportunity to learn proper decorum, diplomacy and manners.
He can’t help it. He was born with “I’m-such-a genius“ foot in the mouth. It is our fault. We keep rewarding him for demonstrating stupidity. Doesn’t he realize that a camera is in the room? I understand being tired. I understand being bored. There are lots of people whose voices I can’t stand to hear, no matter what they are saying!!. But I challenge you to know when…Oh well, one has to be average to know how to sit up straight in a chair, sleep “eyes-and ears-wide-open”, keep one’s pen moving, to smile and nod at the appropriate time and to at least have a few usable notes on your pad. Too bad he didn’t have the opportunity to learn proper decorum, diplomacy and manners.
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