We’re not yet finished with James Stewart’s New Yorker story, The Eight Days of the Financial Crisis, in which he takes us through the events of September 12 to September 19, 2008, but so far there’s lots of good stuff. Bernanke, who’s never yelled before, raises his voice to Hank Paulson, of all people, knowing exactly what the Hammer could do to him with just one hand. Jamie Dimon uses the word “pussyfoot” when telling AIG’s Willumstad to get his ass in gear. John Mack’s close personal friends call to tell him sorry, but they’re pulling their money from Morgan Stanley. An unnamed CEO cries while on the phone with Tim Geithner. And Lloyd Blankfein tells a Master of the Universe to quit being such a puss.
At 11AM, for the fourth consecutive day, investment bankers filed into the New York Fed. “I don’t think I can take another day of this, a Goldman banker told Lloyd Blankfein as they got out of the Goldman car.
“You’re getting out of a Mercedes to go to the New York Federal Reserve,” Blankfein responded. “You’re not getting out of a Higgins boat on Omaha Beach.”
Oh, and Hank Paulson smears some on some lipstick.
he squeals and looks like a pig
what a lovely shade! wherever might I find it?
-sac trader
She looks so regal in that picture.
Rev. Sun Young Moon
Blanky is alot tougher than he looks, eh?
I didn’t say ‘pussyfoot’ i said ‘i will shove my foot up your pussy’ if you don’t get moving. the latter is more menacing.
-JD
fuck yeah blankfein!
Oh man, this is great stuff.
A Blankfein smackdown, combined with the WWII reference!
I really believe that LB may be the reincarnation of General George S. Patton.
Who wants to give me a pap smear?
Dennis Kneale
I smacked around some employees, too, I just didn’t feel the need to drop WWII references. One blow to the stomach and “get up and take it like a man!” is all you need.
-JD
@9 FTW!
LBs a little fighter!
I’m thinking we need to have CEO deathmatch!!!
Every CEO of the financial crisis, one cage, one broken bottle, and one 35k toilet, in a 15×15 cage. I would say throw in HP and the Beard, but those two would destroy everyone.
Blankfein is so Brooklyn. I love that man.
Dead ringer. Take off the helmet, put some glasses on his nose, and its him – Blankfein in an prior incarnation:
http://www.lbctnz.co.nz/sld/dyslexia/famous/patton.jpg
@14 agreed, although blankfein doesn’t wear glasses.
@13 same.
-gary cohn
and as they headed towards the front doors of the Fed LB was seen marching and grabbing his crotch while yelling, “this is my rifle, this is my gun. this is for fighting, this is for fun.”
Bob Diamond or Jaime Dimon, who’s Maria’s favorite?
Oh goody! This military talk makes me hot! Will someone tell me when its BOHICA time???
-DK
100 bucks the weeper was John Mack
This story about Blankfein is old news – I think EP posted about this way back.
@21 yeah, definitely not but thanks for playing.
The weeper was just a hammered Ken Lewis. He calls Timbo alot when he’s feeling blue because he “just loves chocolate, but gets upset because it makes him fat…”
Anyone else having trouble accessing the article as well?
i’m sorry, the goldman boys took a car to the fed? or is LB too much of a celebrity to walk the streets of downtown?
@25 they weren’t coming from the office, genius. it was the weekend.
riiiight…cause no one worked that weekend….
Higgins boat comment is from jan wsj story:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123051066413538349.html
Dimon = Joaquim de Almeida
Lloyd Blankfein is a criminal.