Tag Archives: bailout

Nice catch

KD catches Sheila Bair trying to pull a fast one. Even more fascinating when you realize these fucking banks just pulled a fast one on Ms. Bair in Q3. Don’t say you wasn’t warned! ROFLMAO!
Explore: Level 3 assets.

Loose shit: 01/08/09

Paul’s Boutique to get the ‘20th Anniversary’ treatment? (Pitchfork) – please don’t ‘remaster’ this recording!
New Blank Dogs track posted from upcoming album on In The Red Records (Myspace) – looking forward to buying this in multiple formats…
“Papa” tract (Chick) – nutty xtians vs nutty catholics… I couldn’t make this shit up!
Letter to Hank Paulson, from [...]

All your banks are belong to us

Not original I admit, but I couldn’t pass on the opportunity after reading this bit:
It’s not preferable, but all major U.S. financial companies will eventually be under government control because the alternative is so much worse, Hugh Hendry, chief investment officer at hedge fund Eclectica Asset Management, said Friday.
“All financials will be owned by the [...]

Neoliberalism with a human face

Now that maybe some of you are coming down from your Obama-highs, let’s take a closer look at what the majority of you actually voted for.
Rewind to the Fall of 2006, when socialistworker.org had this to say about Barack Obama (emphasis mine):
In Latin America, they’ve got a name for the kind of politics that Sen. Barack Obama represents: [...]