tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post750767394220607946..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: What a Mess!Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73631389603476739762009-03-22T10:58:00.000-04:002009-03-22T10:58:00.000-04:00"Reports: AIG Gave Out $50 Million More in Bonuses...<B>"Reports: AIG Gave Out $50 Million More in Bonuses" | VOA News</B><BR/><BR/>AIG CEO Edward Liddy testifies, 18 Mar 2009, before the House Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises subcommittee <BR/>The American insurance company that caused outrage by paying out huge bonuses after receiving emergency money from the government, may have been even more generous than previously reported. <BR/><BR/>Published reports Saturday say documents submitted to the attorney general of Connecticut show AIG paid $218 million in bonuses. That is $53 million more than the insurance company previously reported.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-21-voa23.cfmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37305976864682960842009-03-22T10:55:00.000-04:002009-03-22T10:55:00.000-04:00Calamitous day sees banks, credit unions seizedThr...<B>Calamitous day sees banks, credit unions seized<BR/>Three banks, two corporate credit unions taken over by regulators in evening</B><BR/><BR/>By John Letzing, MarketWatch<BR/>Last update: 8:06 p.m. EDT March 20, 2009Comments: 1002<BR/><BR/>SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The pace of the ongoing credit crisis quickened significantly Friday when regulators seized three banks and placed two large corporate credit unions into conservatorship, citing a need to "stabilize the corporate credit union system."<BR/><BR/>Banks in Colorado, Georgia and Kansas were closed by regulators, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 20, while the National Credit Union Administration Board seized corporate credit unions in California and Kansas that have a combined $57 billion in assets. Corporate credit unions are chartered to act as a sort of clearinghouse for the credit unions that serve consumers.<BR/>The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said that Stockbridge, Ga.-based FirstCity Bank was closed by regulators, adding that it will mail checks to FirstCity's insured depositors Monday morning.<BR/>.<BR/>.<BR/>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Calamitous-day-sees-banks-credit/story.aspx?guid={1B67729E-D317-41BD-9503-11DE3E9B48AF}Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81837362664076633432009-03-22T10:51:00.000-04:002009-03-22T10:51:00.000-04:00A CHARMING visit with Jay Leno won’t fix it. A 90 ...A CHARMING visit with Jay Leno won’t fix it. A 90 percent tax on bankers’ bonuses won’t fix it. Firing Timothy Geithner won’t fix it.<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Fix what? This systemic corruption will only be fixed when you fix these people with a bullet to the head. <BR/><BR/><B>Sheila Bair: FDIC Reserves To Hit Zero</B><BR/>http://zerohedge.blogspot.com/2009/03/sheila-bair-fdic-reserves-to-hit-zero.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37337560853141413722009-03-22T10:36:00.000-04:002009-03-22T10:36:00.000-04:00Mat is a Mass Bird killer.--- - Has a ‘Katrina Mom...Mat is a Mass Bird killer.<BR/>---<BR/><A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/22/opinion/22rich.html?_r=1&em=&pagewanted=print" REL="nofollow"> - Has a ‘Katrina Moment’ Arrived - </A><BR/>Has a ‘Katrina Moment’ Arrived?<BR/>By FRANK RICH<BR/><BR/>A CHARMING visit with Jay Leno won’t fix it. A 90 percent tax on bankers’ bonuses won’t fix it. Firing Timothy Geithner won’t fix it. Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans’ anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed. It would be foolish to dismiss as hyperbole the stark warning delivered by Paulette Altmaier of Cupertino, Calif., in a letter to the editor published by The Times last week: “President Obama may not realize it yet, but his Katrina moment has arrived.”<BR/><BR/>Six weeks ago I wrote in this space that the country’s surge of populist rage could devour the president’s best-laid plans, including the essential Act II of the bank rescue, if he didn’t get in front of it. The occasion then was the Tom Daschle firestorm. The White House seemed utterly blindsided by the public’s revulsion at the moneyed insiders’ culture illuminated by Daschle’s post-Senate career. Yet last week’s events suggest that the administration learned nothing from that brush with disaster.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise it never would have used Lawrence Summers, the chief economic adviser, as a messenger just as the A.I.G. rage was reaching a full boil last weekend. Summers is so tone-deaf that he makes Geithner seem like Bobby Kennedy.<BR/><BR/>Bob Schieffer of CBS asked Summers the simple question that has haunted the American public since the bailouts began last fall: “Do you know, Dr. Summers, what the banks have done with all of this money that has been funneled to them through these bailouts?” What followed was a monologue of evasion that, translated into English, amounted to: Not really, but you little folk needn’t worry about it.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23726181966574104492009-03-22T09:26:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:26:00.000-04:00The only thing Arabs are interested in are imperia...The only thing Arabs are interested in are imperial dreams of conquest. So if you share these dreams, you might share a common language with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48172307674560064402009-03-22T09:18:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:18:00.000-04:00I'm thinking of going into Alpaca breeding, Mat. I...I'm thinking of going into Alpaca breeding, Mat. In Kentucky, they breed horses. I'm gonna bring Alpaca breeding to Ohio. Sell my finest to rich arabs.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43048432779994328092009-03-22T09:15:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:15:00.000-04:00And, grrnight, al-Doug.Or, good morning, as it is ...And, grrnight, al-Doug.<BR/><BR/>Or, good morning, as it is here. Birds are starting to chirp outside. <BR/><BR/>(you don't have birds in Hawaii. They're those things with wings, if you've forgotten)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66281174167601554692009-03-22T09:14:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:14:00.000-04:00And if a country imposes economic impediments on t...And if a country imposes economic impediments on those that are living under occupation conditions, siege and blockade, causing them to lose more than their life savings, but limits their ability to even earn a living, what is the appropriate punishment for that outlaw regime, mat?<BR/>==<BR/><BR/>Same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11132252460964519368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82568073325850711182009-03-22T09:13:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:13:00.000-04:00Once more unto the Barn, my friend!Once more unto the Barn, my friend!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46233183528043401832009-03-22T09:12:00.001-04:002009-03-22T09:12:00.001-04:00Barn, bedroom, whatever.Barn, bedroom, whatever.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12674351886858939712009-03-22T09:12:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:12:00.000-04:00Well, for once I'll say good nite.grrrI mean fur, ...Well, for once I'll say good nite.<BR/>grrr<BR/><BR/>I mean fur, as I retire from the Bar to the Barm.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12959097775642690962009-03-22T09:10:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:10:00.000-04:00All balls, no brains, like a good alpaca.All balls, no brains, like a good alpaca.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50565842833446423922009-03-22T09:09:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:09:00.000-04:00Ali's got the stones to do it that's for shur. It'...Ali's got the stones to do it that's for shur. It's how he makes his living.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82829193155160980682009-03-22T09:06:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:06:00.000-04:00Sounds like a fuckin Muslim.Probly stones the Maid...Sounds like a fuckin Muslim.<BR/>Probly stones the Maidens.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26889548072374076572009-03-22T09:03:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:03:00.000-04:00SireAla Kazam White 822101 1/4 Peruvian 3/4 Chile...<I>Sire<BR/>Ala Kazam White 822101 1/4 Peruvian 3/4 Chilean Blue Ribbon fleece winner</I> <BR/><BR/><BR/>And, the winning humper is--Ali Kazam!!<BR/><BR/>You won't get 'fleeced' with Ali in your barn!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75851260415446785582009-03-22T09:02:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:02:00.000-04:00Just for warmth, of course.Just for warmth, of course.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74474135252271849382009-03-22T09:00:00.001-04:002009-03-22T09:00:00.001-04:00$15,000--$20,000 a critter. Pricey. If they breed ...$15,000--$20,000 a critter. Pricey. If they breed up good, you ought to recover the investment in short order. Beats the current stock market. And look at that fancy barn, al-Doug! A guy could sleep and live in there, right with the alpacas!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-72143358977032110132009-03-22T09:00:00.000-04:002009-03-22T09:00:00.000-04:00Jeesuz al-Bob, everybody knows the Jews made them ...Jeesuz al-Bob, everybody knows the Jews made them do it.<BR/>Chill Out.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70081524037257856022009-03-22T08:58:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:58:00.000-04:00Valeri's Insatiable Vixen<A HREF="http://dutchvalleyranch.com/info/vivinfo.htm" REL="nofollow"> Valeri's Insatiable Vixen</A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21979993846354109312009-03-22T08:57:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:57:00.000-04:00Did I read not long ago it was the Palestinians th...Did I read not long ago it was the Palestinians that passed a law for the crudifying of Christians and others until certain circumstances, or did I just dream that? Aren't those the folks that turned their territory into a launching pad to fire missiles day and night at other people? Aren't they the people that were so obnoxious to others that they were kicked out of three or four arab countries? That go around killing their own if they are not militant enough? The ones whose charter says to push Israel into the sea? And trashed the greenhouses?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57801845710027193982009-03-22T08:55:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:55:00.000-04:00DVR Alpacas - Maidens for Sale - $20,000---Barney'...<A HREF="http://dutchvalleyranch.com/maidens.htm" REL="nofollow">DVR Alpacas - Maidens for Sale - $20,000</A><BR/>---<BR/>Barney's Probly Cheaper than that!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-92102588965078536232009-03-22T08:49:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:49:00.000-04:00Cute little critters. I wonder what they're good f...Cute little critters. I wonder what they're good for?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10557026474137272932009-03-22T08:47:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:47:00.000-04:00Lawrence Tribe says it's not a Bill of Attainder. ...Lawrence Tribe says it's not a Bill of Attainder. Says the slippery folks in Congress broadened it out enough so it isn't. That's what he says.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42317865002909800572009-03-22T08:46:00.001-04:002009-03-22T08:46:00.001-04:00Don't Worry, Be Happy!<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alpaca_head.jpg" REL="nofollow">Don't Worry, Be Happy!</A>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35928008311066101692009-03-22T08:46:00.000-04:002009-03-22T08:46:00.000-04:00They are here to serve us.They are here to serve us.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.com