So! As previously mentioned, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his new book that at one point last September, Lloyd Blankfein was so “disgusted with what he believed was CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino’s ‘rumor-mongering’” that he turned the TV off in his office out of protest. Obviously, we wanted to hear Charlie’s thoughts on this one and raced to get him on the phone before he was taken into custody for beating Sorkin with a baseball bat in the lobby of the Times building. According to Chaz, he doubts that LB ever referred to or thought of him as a monger of rumors. “Maybe he was upset and turned the TV off,” CG told us. “But he didn’t use the word rumor monger. I also know that Stan Druckenmiller is saying he was misquoted in the book. What does this all mean? Maybe the rest of the book is completely accurate— but I don’t know.” So: Gaspo seems to be keeping his cool for now, which is good for ARS. While CG (presumably) shot off a series of expletive emails to the Dealbook editor, all with the subject line: YOU’RE A DEAD MAN SORKIN!!! we called Goldman Sachs to see if they wanted to wanted to take sides with one journalist or another.
Lucas Van Praag wouldn’t be boxed into choosing Jew v. Jabroni but he did tell us that he was very impressed with CG’s sources on this one. “We always knew Charlie was somewhat omniscient but this is incredible. Or perhaps he has Lloyd’s office bugged.”
In related news, we’re also told (by Gasparino) that John Mack “praised my reporting at the time and he’ll do it again.”
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:29PM
For God's sake, can't Van Praag get anything right? Gaspo isn't "Omnicient"! He doesn't drive a buggy or shun electricity! He's a Catholic!!!
~Former Lehman Quant
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:30PM
Sometimes when I'm waxing my forearms, I cry over the sacrifices my great grandfather, Gusippie Nardone, made in getting our family to this great country. He subsided on anchovies and pecorino romano for 16 years, while wading across the Atlantic, clinging to a tire.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:32PM
@2 must be Michelle C-C.....
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:34PM
so lucas VP is saying fuck yeah he called him a rumor monger?
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:35PM
We 'bout to swing dem thangs! There's about to be a WUT!
GIRLFIGHT!
Posted by Buster Hyphen , Oct 06, 2009 5:35PM
I believe this is what is referred to in blogging circles (or is that "spheres"?) as a "make-up" post. Nice save though ("As previously mentioned").
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:35PM
Sleep with the fishes? I'm not related to the Madoffs!
How I get my info? Well, next time you order delivery from an Italian ristorante, check the cannoli for my hidden mike.
morons.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:35PM
I hereby nominate that Columbus Day on DealBreaker is henceforth known as CharlieGasbagool Day. All CG articles, all day.
Who's with?
Posted by Bess Levin , Oct 06, 2009 5:36PM
@6 what are you talking about? This categorically *was* previously mentioned in the John Mack v. short-sellers thread, as the reason why JM and Blankfein didn't appear on CNBC.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:36PM
8,
Concur.
-Frank Marcionnelliuscoppolla
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:39PM
@6 - ooops. feel her wrath now.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:40PM
I don't subscribe to ending an inquisitory sentence with the preposition "with" as in "You wanna go with?" It leaves the listener hanging. They said it twice in the series finale of "Entourage" on Sunday. And what is up with the Rosetta Stone lady? She pronounces it "Ruh-zetta" instead of "Ro-zetta"? I mean, what is up with that? I'm going to talk to them about that. Anyone want to go with?
~L. David
Prettay Prettay Prettay Rich, CA
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 5:42PM
@12 1. not funny 2. stay focused. talkin' cg here.
Posted by Buster Hyphen , Oct 06, 2009 5:49PM
@Bess, of course it was, which is why I categorically referred to the link.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 6:05PM
@13....@12 here. I don't know what happened. I saw a "with" comment somewhere ...thought it was in this thread but I am apparently wrong....and let fly with a Larry David riff which gave me pleasure writing it (but not in that way) and then lo and behold I seem to have lost my mind and I can't find the phrase anywhere that I thought I saw. It was sort of like when my boss told me to stop showing all the ladies in the trading room how a one armed man counts his change and I didn't ever remember doing that.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 6:08PM
@15 = Biff Bassness
Posted by Joe Mac , Oct 06, 2009 6:24PM
@8 Great Call.
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 6:39PM
Nobody cares about you.
equity schlong
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 7:37PM
Nobody cares about Chaz. Yes he's gay, yes he's a third-rate journalist (when everyone else is on vacation) and yes he dresses in Wearhouse For Men, but hey cut him some slack already.....
Posted by guest , Oct 06, 2009 9:06PM
I broke this story
chuck g