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Paul Ryan Acted Immediately After 2008 Bush WH Meeting on Impending Economic Meltdown [View all] bigtree Aug 2012 OP

I wish I could give this 1000 recs. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #1

Ryan's trades were BEFORE the meeting. Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #46

How "before" were Ryan's trades, earlier on the same day, or the day before? Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #62

Doesn't matter. The sales occurred on the same day that he was talking with other Republicans pnwmom Aug 2012 #67

people prepare reports ahead of meetings - I suspect he knew ahead of time tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #86

And that doesn't let him off the hook, because that meeting wasn't the key one. pnwmom Aug 2012 #65

I took back my rec hfojvt Aug 2012 #57

The time of that particular meeting doesn't let Paul Ryan off the hook, and here's why: pnwmom Aug 2012 #68

not buying it hfojvt Aug 2012 #77

"Everyone" else wasn't buying. All we know is that the market went up, based on pnwmom Aug 2012 #78

NPR mentioned this this morning as well Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #2

The NPR perpetuates a LIE. Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #47

Welcome to DU Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #53

The NPR just didn't go deeply enough into the story to realize pnwmom Aug 2012 #70

FactPimperfortheGOP Skittles Aug 2012 #82

Can you quickly post more info on this? tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #87

WWARD??? JanMichael Aug 2012 #3

+1,000,000,000 x 1,000,000,000 - This needs to be front and center of coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #4

He's an inside traitor. Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2012 #42

Zing! Good one! - n/t coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #43

Thanks, I have my moments. :-) Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2012 #83

This is so important that I have indulged in two responses to your OP. Folks on coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #5

I don't know if the law has changed, but at the time it was perfectly legal pnwmom Aug 2012 #7

And when they did the law to keep member of Congress from taking avebury Aug 2012 #21

See below. They argue that insider trading is just as illegal for members of Congress. Chiyo-chichi Aug 2012 #24

Right, the law has since changed, only recently, elleng Aug 2012 #27

Comment by a securities attorney in response to an coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #34

Thanks! This is interesting. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #35

I think it is time for Holder to appoint an independent coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #36

Yglesias ALREADY APOLOGIZED for posting a LIE Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #51

troll grantcart Aug 2012 #63

Well, Mr. 8-post person. I see you're on hot on the debunking trail. This coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #69

The truth is that Paul Ryan was listening all day to Republicans pnwmom Aug 2012 #71

Ryan traded BEFORE the meeting. Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #48

So did Martha Stewart. She still went to jail. grantcart Aug 2012 #64

Understood, and I understand that Matthew Yglesias has coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #66

Someone who was at the meeting and did NOT engage in insider trading needs to call him on this. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #6

If any of them didn't nt independentpiney Aug 2012 #9

The thought crossed my mind. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #11

all heaven05 Aug 2012 #29

Greedhead Insider (R) Berlum Aug 2012 #8

I posted in the other thread about this some probably transactions.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #10

Maybe he was trading all year based on heads-up he was getting. We don't know. nt pnwmom Aug 2012 #12

Well he should have had a better source then, as he lost money on practically every trade. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #13

He didn't necessarily lose it over the short term, did he? He might have made trades that appeared pnwmom Aug 2012 #16

Don't you think it's too coincidental that he tossed stocks of SaveAmerica Aug 2012 #15

Well I would, except..... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #17

Portraying his as a bad investor is even more damaging, IMO. DaveJ Aug 2012 #33

It is definitely damaging when he's talking about privatizing social security.... cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #38

Most definitely! nt snappyturtle Aug 2012 #54

Attempted insider trading? JDPriestly Aug 2012 #37

Ryan's trades were BEFORE the meeting Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #49

Seems to me reports for that meeting were generated that morning tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #88

To be aired soon in a political commercial near you. MoonRiver Aug 2012 #14

kick... IthinkThereforeIAM Aug 2012 #18

Ryan did nothing illegal. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2012 #19

there's a catch in that bigtree Aug 2012 #20

Not entirely true, BlueStreak Aug 2012 #26

Ryan traded BEFORE the meeting. Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #50

Ever hear of after hours trading? Goes on five days a week. sad sally Aug 2012 #73

You think he didn't hear anything before the meeting? BlueStreak Aug 2012 #80

Who cares if it's not against the law... WCGreen Aug 2012 #23

Precisely klook Aug 2012 #28

Did I really need to use a sarcasm thingy? R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2012 #94

Wow grantcart Aug 2012 #22

WOW - You fell for a LIE Fact_Checker Aug 2012 #52

Your kidding right grantcart Aug 2012 #55

I think you're probably right. This is all just too...too convenient. I wouldn't snappyturtle Aug 2012 #59

Too convenient? Just ask Martha Stewart. People go to jail for this type of coincidence all of the grantcart Aug 2012 #61

Earlier trades = MORE inside info. Later trades = LESS insider info. BlueStreak Aug 2012 #81

Were you this dumbshit or are you another dumbshit? grantcart Aug 2012 #58

Awww, Ryan gets all misty-eyed when he thinks about how much money he saved with insider info <nt> Ian_rd Aug 2012 #25

Kicked and Rec RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #30

I certainly don't think this is right, but isn't Congress allowed to do this? AllyCat Aug 2012 #31

This story won't go away anytime soon -- this is a form of insider trading. Major Hogwash Aug 2012 #32

So shady. AzDar Aug 2012 #39

lost mittens is thinking, "well since I picked Recall, the heat is off of me!" Javaman Aug 2012 #40

Oh My God Willard, You've got horrible breath! 12AngryBorneoWildmen Aug 2012 #41

but that's how you get a sh*t-eating grin.... tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #84

Love it. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Aug 2012 #93

THIS HAS TRACTION! A) Ryan trades on insider information, and B) CANTOR guts the insider trading TrollBuster9090 Aug 2012 #44

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Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2012 #56

Debunked? cleduc Aug 2012 #60

He's not off the hook. That particular meeting hadn't occurred yet, but he'd been hearing pnwmom Aug 2012 #72

You can bet those in congress who'd profitted at the insider trader trough for 16 years - sad sally Aug 2012 #74

But isn't after hours trading posted with the next day's date? pnwmom Aug 2012 #75

I'm not trolling. I'm just trying to be objective and asking opinion if i'm out of line cleduc Aug 2012 #76

Preset Pattern? tavalon Aug 2012 #91

K&R Tarheel_Dem Aug 2012 #79

I thought this was debunked! vaberella Aug 2012 #85

Greed has a hold of people when it affects THEM tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #89

And so it begins............... tavalon Aug 2012 #90

How does someone that young get to be so...self-centered? VPStoltz Aug 2012 #92