"Goldman Sachs is a giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money."

Best quote ever!

BeanMusical

(4,389 posts)

7. Cool! Kick and R.

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 02:27 PM

Aug 2015

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

8. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 02:31 PM

Aug 2015

Fuddnik

(8,846 posts)

9. Awww, Taibbi. Another right-wing hit man out to whack Hillary.

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 02:54 PM

Aug 2015

For those who don't get it.

DirkGently

(12,151 posts)

10. Wow. Taibbi is merciless.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 03:17 PM

Aug 2015

For him to say that about a sitting political leader is quite a thing.

Uncle Joe

(65,522 posts)

11. Kicked and recommended.

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 03:28 PM

Aug 2015

Thanks for the thread, Playinghardball.

mountain grammy

(29,214 posts)

12. Proud to be the 100th rec for Matt Taibbi and, of course, Bernie!

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 03:29 PM

Aug 2015

840high

(17,196 posts)

23. rec #188

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 06:42 PM

Aug 2015

JEB

(4,748 posts)

30. 259

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:33 PM

Aug 2015

stuffmatters

(2,580 posts)

13. How cool if Taibbi became President Bernie's press secretary

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 03:45 PM

Aug 2015

Wounded Bear

(64,637 posts)

14. Interesting...

Reply to stuffmatters (Reply #13)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 04:16 PM

Aug 2015

He'd be the first press secretary to ask some idiot RW hit man pseudo-journalist, "What kind of fucking question is that? Fucking idiot. Next!"

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

15. that would be worth seeing.

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #14)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 04:20 PM

Aug 2015

although, he would probably be more "british" with his insult. The best english language insults are always done by the brits.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)

21. maybe its the accent

Reply to ChairmanAgnostic (Reply #15)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 05:47 PM

Aug 2015

they can say the most insulting things and make it sound like they are inviting you over for tea

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

22. How true.

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 06:27 PM

Aug 2015

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

40. maybe its the accent

Reply to restorefreedom (Reply #21)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 11:13 AM

Aug 2015

No, that's French. Anything in French sounds polite.

It's got to be word choice and position. Reading Jane Austin will teach one how to insult while being polite.

marlakay

(13,384 posts)

16. Now that sounds like a great idea!

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #14)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 04:22 PM

Aug 2015

I like Matt a lot, doesn't surprise me he likes Bernie.

Leith

(7,864 posts)

19. Oh, YES!!

Reply to marlakay (Reply #16)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 05:21 PM

Aug 2015

He has written quite a bit about Bernie and how he is the only honest person left in Congress.

stuffmatters

(2,580 posts)

24. He'd educate the public on complex issues while challenging all incompetent MSM

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #14)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 06:43 PM

Aug 2015

All the Chucktodds would have to start actually working to knowledgeably keep up. Because with Taibbi's gift for clearly
& entertainingly explaining reality...the public would be better informed than the lazy MSM.

Win win

senz

(11,945 posts)

17. K&R. Taibbi is pretty honest and intelligent himself.

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 04:28 PM

Aug 2015

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

18. Thanks Matt! Bernie speaks for and with us!

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 04:45 PM

Aug 2015

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)

20. Thank you Matt!

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 05:32 PM

Aug 2015

Bernie is the most completely honest person I've seen in politics in my lifetime. I tend to be blunt like Bernie and it's not always a likable trait. A lot of people really don't want to hear the truth. But, to me honesty is far more important than polish. Put enough layers of polish on something and it stiffens up and looks artificial and acts artificial...and it's real soul dies inside a little more with each layer of polish, because it can't breath any more.

Bernie is like a breath of fresh air.

arlington.mass

(41 posts)

28. fresh air indeed!

Reply to passiveporcupine (Reply #20)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 09:24 PM

Aug 2015

Bernie is truly that DC rarity, fresh air to the disenfranchised

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)

29. welcome to DU!

Reply to arlington.mass (Reply #28)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 09:58 PM

Aug 2015

punguin54

(90 posts)

32. Well said. I strongly agree.

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:52 PM

Aug 2015

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)

25. Glad to be 200th Rec!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 07:16 PM

Aug 2015

Taibbi would know

fredamae

(4,458 posts)

26. Before he was "Bernie For President"

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 07:18 PM

Aug 2015

he was known as "America's Senator"

Maven

(10,533 posts)

27. Please LINK TO SOURCE when posting these "quote cards"

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 07:27 PM

Aug 2015

DU is not a Facebook feed.

Otherwise, great quote. Thank you.

smokey nj

(43,853 posts)

33. This is from a Rolling Stone article entitled "Give 'em Hell, Bernie"

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Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:59 PM

Aug 2015

JEB

(4,748 posts)

31. Bernie is to politics

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 10:35 PM

Aug 2015

what Matt is to journalism.

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

34. I get the feeling that Clinton supporters don't like Matt. I think they prefer

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Thu Aug 20, 2015, 12:33 AM

Aug 2015

Chuck Todd.

appalachiablue

(44,180 posts)

35. K & R. 281.

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Thu Aug 20, 2015, 01:18 AM

Aug 2015

Michigan-Arizona

(762 posts)

36. Huge K&R! n/t

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Thu Aug 20, 2015, 01:32 AM

Aug 2015

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

37. Matt Taibbi is right, again. And he is a rare thing in journalism himself.

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Thu Aug 20, 2015, 02:28 AM

Aug 2015

pansypoo53219

(23,170 posts)

38. he never visited milwaukee's socialist mayor.

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Thu Aug 20, 2015, 04:02 AM

Aug 2015

heck, we had several. the 1st saved many from the spanish flu. frank zeidler AND HIS BROTHER were both bernies.

Hepburn

(21,054 posts)

39. KNR............!!!!! n/t

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Thu Aug 20, 2015, 10:41 AM

Aug 2015

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