Category: Toxic Assets
By Ani on Jun 13, 2009 in Backtrack Obama, Bank Bailouts, Barack Obama, Bush/Cheney, Chicago politics, FISA, General Motors & Chrysler, George Bush, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John McCain, Media Bias, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Toxic Assets | 85 Comments
Much as I hate giving Bill Maher press, I just can’t help myself. His article, Enough with the Obamathon, appearing in the Friday LA Times, lets us share our first up close and personal glimpse of Mr. Maher’s head exploding as he exhibits growing irritation with his messiah…:
President Obama should just join the cast [...]
By SusanUnPC on May 13, 2009 in AIG, Bailouts, Bank Bailouts, Bank Failure, Economy, TARP, Toxic Assets, Wall Street | 42 Comments
I got bored with fast-forwarding through Hannity last night who devoted an unbelievable 45 minutes (!) to the Miss California non-news story, so I checked out Rachel Maddow. Her guest? The always compelling Eliot Spitzer, whose recent remarks to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria were covered at No Quarter in two posts, the last of [...]
By Larry Doyle on Apr 14, 2009 in Economy, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Toxic Assets | 5 Comments
The best organizations are managed not only for today but for tomorrow. What do I mean by that? Great organizations assess risks, develop talent, diversify products, and grow market share. Aside from those basic business tenets, the best organizations respond well in times of crisis.
Every business and organization is ultimately a reflection of [...]
By Larry Doyle on Apr 8, 2009 in American Consumers, Bank Bailouts, Banking Institutions, Economy, FASB, Mortgage Crisis, Sense on Cents (Larry Doyle blog), Toxic Assets, Wall Street | 12 Comments
In thinking about the economy, markets, and our banking system, my memory brings me back to my early days in New York. While working my way along 8th Avenue back to my apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, I would happen upon numerous versions of the classic NYC “hustle.” The shell game (also 3 card monte) was [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 7, 2009 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Tim Geithner, Toxic Assets, treasury department | 2 Comments
From the John Batchelor Show blog. Susan’s Note:I can’t state enough how important it is to read this article.
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Pirate Bankers Rising.
Francesco Guerrera, FT, reported to my financial roundtable on the show, Sunday 5, that the bankers are preparing to game the junk assets on their books. Here is the part of the scheme that [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 27, 2009 in Congress (House & Senate), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, State Department Press Briefings, Tim Geithner, Toxic Assets | 50 Comments
“She looks presidential.” No, she doesn’t. Yes, she does! Oh, honestly. Jesus Christ on a pogo stick!
BESIDES: I can’t believe how the rightwing has walked right into Obama’s set-up, his favorite play with the magician’s “sleight of hand” to distract people, to keep the rightwing obsessing about brown people in Mexico causing WAR [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 26, 2009 in AIG, Larry Summers, Middle America, President Barack Obama, Tim Geithner, Toxic Assets | 36 Comments
The plutocrat pigs are at our trough again, thanks to one Timothy Geithner and one Lawrence Summers. Well, if you have seen my posts featuring interviews or columns by Princeton’s Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate in Economics, you know Geithner’s “toxic assets plan,” announced Monday under Geithner’s, not Obama’s name, is designed to 1) Avoid any [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 26, 2009 in AIG, Economic Stimulus, Economy, President Barack Obama, Tim Geithner, Toxic Assets | 22 Comments
From Reuters: Geithner’s global dilemma
Mar. 25 - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner caused a ruckus in foreign exchange markets after conflicting comments on the dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency.
His comments follow a growing European backlash against parts the Obama administration’s economic revival strategy. Speakers: Mirek Topolanek, prime minister, Czech Republic; Meg Browne, senior [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 25, 2009 in Economic Stimulus, Economy, Governance, Health Care, Obamatopia, Obamatopia Mirage, President Barack Obama, Toxic Assets, Workers | 43 Comments
Here’s Paul Krugman, on camera, on Geithner’s “toxic assets” plan, announced Monday: “This is something they can do without legislation. They found a way that they can in effect put the public on the hook for a TRILLION DOLLARS for this stuff without actually getting any approval.” It can be done through the FDIC and [...]
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By Sarah Palin (Release date: November 17. 2009)
