Peter Schiff.jpgIt’s not just wrestling moms who want to get in the ring with Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd for his senate seat. A day after WWE matriarch Linda McMahon announced she wanted to compare records with Dodd, Euro Pacific Capital President Peter Schiff decided to add his name to list of people looking to go mano-a-mano with the Beard naysayer and wasted no time making his position clear.

Dodd “represents all that’s wrong with Congress,” Schiff said on the show. He called Dodd a “poster boy for the economic crisis.”

Even though Schiff has raised over $1 million for his campaign, the author of “Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit From the Economic Collapse” already has a plan in place to demonstrate his ability to control unnecessary spending.

Schiff says the fact that the Republican field is crowded is a plus for him. He also predicted he would receive a boost from McMahon’s candidacy. “She’s going to be able to spend a lot of money criticizing (former U.S. Rep. Rob) Simmons, so I won’t have to do it,” he said. “What sells Linda McMahon sells me.”

Peter Schiff Launches Senate Run [Hartford Courant]

Comments (15)

  1. Posted by pfluger | September 17, 2009 at 12:18 PM

    Chris:
    How have you been? Well, I trust.
    I have some bad news. That mortage refinancing we talked about…. Well, since your future income prospects appear less secure than the last time we refinanced, I’m afraid we will not be able to offer you preferred customer status this time.
    Yours,
    Angelo

  2. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    Does this once again open the door for a run by L-Kud?

  3. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:36 PM

    Time for Dodd to retire alresdy
    Dennis K.

  4. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    Schiff is a tool

  5. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    stevie needs to throw his name in the mix.

  6. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    Mr Kneale,
    We would like to inform you that your copy of
    “LASSIE COME HOME: THE CRITERION COLLECTION”
    Is now five months overdue
    Blockbuster Video

  7. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    In other news, Mayor bloomberg has today banned Dennis Kneale from all New York City parks

  8. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    He looks like a beagle in that pic
    Dennis Kneale

  9. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Greg, that was actually a pretty good headline…you’re making progress. (Keep taking your meds)

  10. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    @7 Netflix here.
    Mr Kneale sent a copy of
    “LASSIE COME HOME: THE CRITERION COLLECTION”
    to us but it had human teeth marks and it was covered in what we can only assume is: doggy cum.
    Mr Kneale did not rent this disc from us so please send a stamp addressed envelope if you want your disc back.
    - the Management

  11. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    Greg:
    Kudos on the tag. Ms McMahon will be working with Triple-H to comb the state for votes. Senator Dodd, best of luck to you and your tired prostate. Adios.

  12. Posted by Chazzy G. | September 17, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    Greg,
    @10 is correct.
    I’m glad to see that your participation in my NYU creative writing course has added value.
    After class let’s head over to Campagnola and I’ll buy you a Campari or perhaps a protein shake. I’ll introduce you to a few of my favorite broads.
    CG

  13. Posted by thereisnospoon | September 17, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    I like this post Mr.Michaels- humorous, and to the point. Dodd must go. Peter Shciff is right once again- Dodd IS a poster boy for The Fed. Case in Point:
    Jul 11, 2008 WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Embattled mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are “fundamentally strong” and questions about their capital are unwarranted, a top U.S. Senate Democrat said Friday afternoon.
    “This is not a time to be panicking about this. These are viable, strong institutions,” Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said at a Capitol Hill press conference.
    GO PETER SCHIFF!
    “Remember, this wasn´t created by the free market, all this excess leverage is there because of the government, it´s there because of the Fed, they did this, they infected us with this disease! The fact that all these companies are now dying, they provided Wells Fargo and all these companies with free money, and they let them go out and leverage it up. And it´s like I use the analogy, if a kindergarten school teacher passes out pixie sticks and soda pops and then leaves the classroom and she comes back and the kinder garden have wrecked the place, who do you blame?”
    -Peter Schiff

  14. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 6:11 PM

    Schiff is a douche bag of epic proportions. How can you fail so badly as a money manager that you somehow manage to wipe out your investors after more or less predicting the financial crisis?

  15. Posted by guest | September 17, 2009 at 6:57 PM

    @15
    The MISH story is old news.
    Schiff was only down in 08. Until 08 he was beating the market for 9 years. He is up again in 09.

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