tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post459173153849079192..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: How to Motivate the Financial Pukes at AIGDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-25310274884825323202009-03-18T03:40:00.000-04:002009-03-18T03:40:00.000-04:00Guilty As Hell, Still Free As A Bird<A HREF="http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/guilty_as_hell_free_as_a_bird_1.html" REL="nofollow">Guilty As Hell, Still Free As A Bird</A>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48832826341001679342009-03-18T02:44:00.000-04:002009-03-18T02:44:00.000-04:00Ash really wants to move to Idaho, that's what's r...Ash really wants to move to Idaho, that's what's really going on.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68316384198380079552009-03-18T01:19:00.000-04:002009-03-18T01:19:00.000-04:00"I didn't know"...Rev. Wright is a racist...Bill A..."I didn't know"<BR/><BR/>...Rev. Wright is a racist<BR/>...Bill Ayers was a terrorist<BR/>...Rod Blagojevich is a crook<BR/>...how bad things are<BR/>...about the AIG bonusesDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30205308201839971032009-03-18T01:18:00.000-04:002009-03-18T01:18:00.000-04:00He did itIn the letter, Mr. Geithner confirmed tha...<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/business/19bailout.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print" REL="nofollow">He did it</A><BR/><BR/>In the letter, Mr. Geithner confirmed that the government would subtract $165 million — the amount of the bonuses — from the latest $30 billion loan to A.I.G. that would bring the total loans to $200 billion, from the original $85 billion.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Geithner reiterated the Treasury position that lawyers inside and out of government had agreed that “it would be legally difficult to prevent these contractually mandated payments.”<BR/><BR/>That position was being questioned at the Capitol. Congressional Republicans, eager to implicate Democrats, initially blamed Senator Christopher J. Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who heads the banking committee, for adding to the economic recovery package an amendment that cracked down on bonuses at companies getting bailout money, but that exempted bonuses protected by contracts, like A.I.G.’s.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Dodd, in turn, responded Tuesday with a statement saying that the exemption actually had been inserted at the insistence of Treasury during Congress’s final legislative negotiations.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65541015024456474642009-03-17T23:56:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:56:00.000-04:00Rufus, the link is up. Very clever Ash.Rufus, the link is up. Very clever Ash.Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3604724124164006802009-03-17T23:47:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:47:00.000-04:00ah shucks rufus, thanks! It really isn't all that...ah shucks rufus, thanks! It really isn't all that difficult - you just stick one them web cam's on top of the monitor and, if the drivers are installed properly, turn it on and away you go ;)<BR/><BR/>No Bobal, not my voice. Ole Ash is a composite. It takes more than one person to make 'em tick but he's my spud, my brainchild and the music is original and recorded live, in one take, with no practice before hand - improv...uh, oh, I'm out of character....shhhhhh!<BR/><BR/>We plan on making regular posts, not as regular as here, but still pretty regular. Some pretty funny stuff cimin' down the pipes - planning on some 'man in the street' interviews. A tater in the street...Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4490944456512747482009-03-17T23:14:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:14:00.000-04:00Russia To Arm Upas we arm down.<A HREF="http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/17/europe/kremlin.php" REL="nofollow">Russia To Arm Up</A><BR/><BR/>as we arm down.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48580739682925219462009-03-17T23:10:00.001-04:002009-03-17T23:10:00.001-04:00That your voice, Ash? You sound almost...normal.That your voice, Ash? You sound almost...normal.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33697332609439831032009-03-17T23:10:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:10:00.000-04:00I think Ash was blogrolled before. As I recall.I think Ash was blogrolled before. As I recall.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74127503635323289682009-03-17T23:08:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:08:00.000-04:00Campaign contributions, Sam, before the fact is ho...Campaign contributions, Sam, before the fact is how I read it.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-15158088434500050022009-03-17T23:03:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:03:00.000-04:00Yeah, but did Obama get that bonus before the bail...Yeah, but did Obama get that bonus before the bailout, Bob?samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86586436768793848472009-03-17T23:02:00.001-04:002009-03-17T23:02:00.001-04:00Cool, Ash. How'd ya do that?Cool, Ash. How'd ya do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13312968514845372422009-03-17T23:02:00.000-04:002009-03-17T23:02:00.000-04:00Deuce, we need to blogroll ol' Ash, don't ya think...Deuce, we need to blogroll ol' Ash, don't ya think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2029752608189863392009-03-17T22:46:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:46:00.000-04:00Thankfully, we know the alternative energy people ...Thankfully, we know the alternative energy people will turn down all government help:)<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>Yes, the couple of billion they got from the gov will go a long way in competing with the advertising budget of the oil mafia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60785432307537834842009-03-17T22:45:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:45:00.000-04:00$900M to Fatah and Hamas to rebuild Israel but can...<I>$900M to Fatah and Hamas to rebuild Israel but cant pony up $500M to fund the Veterans administration.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Man, that says it.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46480675389868407932009-03-17T22:44:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:44:00.000-04:00Obama Received a $101,332 Bonus from AIGMarch 17, ...Obama Received a $101,332 Bonus from AIG<BR/><BR/>March 17, 3:01 PM <BR/><BR/>Senator Barack Obama received a $101,332 bonus from American International Group in the form of political contributions according to Opensecrets.org. The two biggest Congressional recipients of bonuses from the A.I.G. are - Senators Chris Dodd and Senator Barack Obama. <BR/><BR/>The A.I.G. Financial Products affiliate of A.I.G. gave out $136,928, the most of any AIG affiliate, in the 2008 cycle. I would note that A.I.G.’s financial products division is the unit that wrote trillions of dollars’ worth of credit-default swaps and "misjudged" the risk.<BR/><BR/>The Washington Post reports a "mob effect" at A.I.G financial products division:<BR/><BR/>A tidal wave of public outrage over bonus payments swamped American International Group yesterday. Hired guards stood watch outside the suburban Connecticut offices of AIG Financial Products, the division whose exotic derivatives brought the insurance giant to the brink of collapse last year. Inside, death threats and angry letters flooded e-mail inboxes. Irate callers lit up the phone lines. Senior managers submitted their resignations. Some employees didn't show up at all.<BR/>With the anger and rage that is being exhibited against A.I.G., perhaps the bonuses Obama received from A.I.G. explain Obama's A.I.G crocodile tears.<BR/><BR/>Now that the Wall street Journal has revealed that A.I.G. paid bonuses of $1 million or more to 73 employees, it's time to ask if recipients of A.I.G. "bonuses," including President Obama, will give what now ought to be taxpayer money back?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26493901294565861662009-03-17T22:39:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:39:00.000-04:00The gov pays for insurance costsThe gov pays for d...<I>The gov pays for insurance costs<BR/>The gov pays for disposal costs<BR/>The gov pays for storage costs (hundreds of years)<BR/>The gov pays for cheap financing<BR/>The gov pays for decommission costs <BR/><BR/>And still no takers</I><BR/><BR/>Green lobby Mat, envirowackos.<BR/><BR/>More concerned about the Giant Palouse Earthworm, than us folks.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, we know the alternative energy people will turn down all government help:)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22770567087328918802009-03-17T22:23:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:23:00.000-04:00I finally got my webcam working and I made another...I finally got my webcam working and I made another post at my humble little blog<BR/><A HREF="http://www.ashrants.com/" REL="nofollow">www.ashrants.com</A>Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5838461130225198412009-03-17T22:22:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:22:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70472045092175122662009-03-17T21:43:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:43:00.000-04:00$900M to Fatah and Hamas to rebuild Israel but can...$900M to Fatah and Hamas to rebuild Israel but cant pony up $500M to fund the Veterans administration.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>The brazenness of these people just knows no bounds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34677017382471043812009-03-17T21:36:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:36:00.000-04:00Cause their lobbyists got to the Congressfolks?==S...Cause their lobbyists got to the Congressfolks?<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>So let's see: <BR/><BR/>The gov pays for insurance costs<BR/>The gov pays for disposal costs<BR/>The gov pays for storage costs (hundreds of years)<BR/>The gov pays for cheap financing<BR/>The gov pays for decommission costs <BR/><BR/>And still no takers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12706565493433370272009-03-17T21:35:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:35:00.000-04:00$900M to Fatah and Hamas to rebuild Israel but can...$900M to Fatah and Hamas to rebuild Israel but cant pony up $500M to fund the Veterans administration. That and not reading legislation prior to signing it into law and then bitching about the conditions therein...I'm growing quite weary of these folks that are supposed to be running the USA.joe buzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670669846341801802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76492523217778211552009-03-17T21:30:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:30:00.000-04:00http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/...http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/17/vets-group-blasts-obama-plan-private-insurance-pay-service-related-health-care/<BR/><BR/>Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?...over<BR/><BR/>Honorable Senator,<BR/>I am writing to express my outrage at the current planned action of the Obama administration to require private insurance carriers and private citizens who are veterans for treatment of troops injured in the service of their country. This is an abdication of the mandate of the VA to provide for those who have honorably served our nation and will place an undue burden on tens of thousands at a time of economic difficulty. As a voice on Senate Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, I strongly encourage you to publicly state your opposition to this immoral and unreasonable action.<BR/><BR/>This and I would like to draw you attention to these statements made by Mr. Obama a year ago:<BR/><BR/>“When soldiers return from fighting, they deserve nothing but the best in medical care, he said. More needs to be done, he said, to understand the effects of post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury on soldiers returning from war.”<BR/><BR/>“We’ll have to keep our sacred trust with our veterans and fully fund the (Veterans Administration). We’ll have to look after our wounded warriors, whether they’re suffering from wounds seen or unseen,” he said.<BR/><BR/>Ref: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x989802180<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your time,joe buzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670669846341801802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4628586728131963322009-03-17T21:26:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:26:00.000-04:00Cause their lobbyists got to the Congressfolks?Cause their lobbyists got to the Congressfolks?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35415053990339770872009-03-17T21:24:00.000-04:002009-03-17T21:24:00.000-04:00That's how she's written, seems to be.==Not a prob...That's how she's written, seems to be.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Not a problem. But why is not the nuke industry paying for it? I pay the gov to remove my garbage, why is the nuke industry exempt?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.com