Are you expecting to receive an obscene amount of cashola this bonus season? What one might characterize as perhaps an “ungodly” amount? Are you feeling slightly conflicted about it, ’cause while you love all that ka-ching! on your face, you get the sense it might mean you’re going to burn in hell, sinner? Fear not. Barclays chief John Varley has spoken to Jesus and it is all good. He wants you to get paid:
John Varley stood at the wooden lectern in St. Martin-in-the- Fields on London’s Trafalgar Square last night and told the packed pews of the church that “profit is not satanic.”
“Is Christianity and banking compatible? Yes,” he said in an interview after the speech in the 283-year-old church. “And is Christianity and fair reward compatible? Yes.”
“The injunction of Jesus to love others as ourselves is an endorsement of self-interest,” Goldman’s Griffiths said Oct. 20, his voice echoing around the gold-mosaic walls of St. Paul’s Cathedral, whose 365-feet-high dome towers over the City, London’s financial district. “We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieving greater prosperity and opportunity for all.”
These sorts of stories never get old.
~Satan
In all of history, there has never been more damage done than by people like Jesus who thought they were doing the right thing.
does this mean goldman is part of the “Jews for Jesus” set?
Just another screwed up interpretation of what I’m looking for.
- God
Goldman killed Jesus.
Are yout rying to say Jesus Christ couldn’t hit a curve ball?
Are yout rying to say Jesus Christ couldn’t hit a curve ball?
Are you trying to say Jesus Christ couldn’t hit a curve ball?
If Barclays will send me a billion dollars as a show of faith, “sewing a seed”, etc., etc., I can promise them everlasting peace and salvation because such is written by me.
~Rev. Earnest Lee Sincere
Blister, OK
Chucky Gasbag interview on New York website, cue the duckboats. Hes pounding his chest something awful in this one, does his book have pop-ups?
@10 that thing was a total yawn-fest.
You know, I am on the bonus “fair reward” committee.
~Lucifer Beelzebub
Pale Rider Capital Management, LLC
Eternal Soul, CT
This guy is really going out of his way to get fucked by Jesus.
Goldman’s offices are the 21st Century Temple of Herod, and Andrew Cuoumo will drive out the merchants and moneychangers at 85 Broad.
I seriously question the intelligence and judgement of anyone in my firm who is f ucking dumb enough to say something like this. These two have to be mentally retarded in some manner. Especially on the issues above—-usury and selfishness are obviously pretty much banned in any religion so to even attempt to justify such issues IN A CHURCH NO LESS shows severe signs of mentally f ucked narcissism.
Personally, I follow the teachings of Brian. Especially the parable of the Gourd.
Money is the root of all [good things].
Jesus was a Mason?
I’ll be damned.
@16…throw off the gourd! FOLLOW THE SHOE!!!!
“Don’t make me come down there!”
-Jesus
“If we fail to pay or are constrained from paying competitive rates then that talent will move to another employer.”
Let me make this clear. We are now engaged in an all-out, existential bidding war with the Goddamned Devil Himself for banking talent. Let’s face it most bankers are well-intended and willing, but the flesh is weak (very). So we’ve got to beat the Devil at his own game. Not pretty, but Main Street will be better off someday for it. Make sure to leave your wallets in the collection box on the way out. Have a nice fucking day.
@6-8
Hats for bats, keep bats warm…
You have no marbles
@6-8
Hats for bats, keep bats warm…
You have no marbles
Goldman: “We have to tolerate the inequality as a way to achieving greater prosperity and opportunity for all.”
Barclays: “Jesus loves bonuses.”
TGFD hates the motherf*ckers. I’d love to see their skin burned right off of them.
There will be no reform of any kind, anytime soon. Count on that.
TGFD is looking forward to the day when Main Street’s “confusion turns into fury.”
Mark-to-Market rules changes ignited the ludicrous rally, but the toxic turds are all still there. obama, pelosi & reed skillfully diverted public attention to health care while Main Street’s portfolios went up.
All the shit is going to come back, though, and TGFD hopes it’s very soon rather than later. I want to watch what Wall Streeters do when they really have something to fear.
The Guy from Delaware
Ouch!!!! Effing eye of a needle!!! How the eff DO you get through one of these things???
~Barclay’s Bonus Recipient
This is no different from those prosperity gospel morons
It is very bad to steal Jobu’s rum. Very bad.
I knew that Adam and Eve experiment would backfire one day…
~God
Slogan for times…
Save your dignity, Cold cock a banker.
I think if you’re going to go making shit up to suit your salary you’re a pussy for not going all the way to Xenu.
After all, even we went all the way: we got the fucking Pope.
-Irishman
@6,7,8 – i said that.
Eddie Harris
PS – Jobu needs a refill
I burn in Hell all the time. It’s no big deal.
- B Rubin
TGFD would probably cast the first stone.
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.