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72. Don't remember, but Obama fared well with that, too.

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 03:02 AM

Feb 2014

And I don't even know about the "soft money" donations.

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A Rash of Deaths and a Missing Reporter � With Ties to Wall Street Investigations [View all] phantom power Feb 2014 OP

Same link in another thread ---> Petrushka Feb 2014 #1

I wonder who has the reporter's notes? Th1onein Feb 2014 #2

K & R! N/T wildbilln864 Feb 2014 #3

I read about this, too Aerows Feb 2014 #4

Not sure what to make of that. Within that link there is reference to two articles, one from ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #5

I'm curious about that, also, Chisolm, but I have read other articles about the "suicides" loudsue Feb 2014 #8

Oh, there is definitely fire there, loudsue. You remember the financial crash of late 2008 ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #9

We used to call that a "paper fortune". Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #13

The shrub trillion, TARP, was the band-aid, the subsequent PBO bailout-backing Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #42

It will collapse the entire global economy but before it gets there TPTB will take pensions. nt ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #54

That collapse could likely eliminate the USD as a viable currency, and then what do they have? Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #55

Bitcoins are delicious... nikto Feb 2014 #58

TARP was split between Shrub and Obama. merrily Feb 2014 #69

You're absolutely correct, but here it is easier to just lay the whole thing off on shrub Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #75

Facts are facts. merrily Feb 2014 #76

We part right there, my friend. The President is to blame. He had the authority and the choice to Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #77

I don't think we part entirely. merrily Feb 2014 #78

The difference is that none of them, not one, has any power to force the President Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #79

Sorry, I got distracted by another thread, but i am back. merrily Feb 2014 #80

The 780,000,000 was drop in the bucket compared with the trillions from the Fed. merrily Feb 2014 #68

Yes, quantitative easing. And you're right, it was relatively quietly done - unless you ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #82

What's funny is "banksters" to us are defined as "corrupt rich bastards".... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #12

It said that the Obama administration failed to pursue the banksters. merrily Feb 2014 #70

Obama has been trying to bring back the Utopia that was The Clinton Years.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #71

Don't remember, but Obama fared well with that, too. merrily Feb 2014 #72

NOBODY does. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #73

And that's one of the many beauties of soft money, isn't it? merrily Feb 2014 #74

I bet McCain would trade Edwards,...the way John was checking out Sarah's ass. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #86

Yes "Banksters" was used in the page listing the contents of the lawsuit. LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #20

Well damn... there it is. That is very curious to me. What do you suppose is going on there? ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #25

The day after that appeared on CNBC, the CNBC exec's children were murdered. Then CNBC killed LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #26

Whaaaaa? Is that true?! pnwest Feb 2014 #29

Yes , it appears so. The children were murdered on Oct 25, 2012 around 5:30PM by their nanny. LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #30

$43 trillion... isn't that about the exact amount of shady derivatives rumored to be out there riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #33

Wowwwww. Bookmarking for in depth reading later. Thx! pnwest Feb 2014 #48

This is all "news" to me. How were the children murdered? And do I understand this right.. 2banon Feb 2014 #45

Here is the wiki LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #47

How on earth did a Psychopath manage to get hired by people of their means? 2banon Feb 2014 #85

I have the cached web page as html if anyone wants me to email it to them. LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #31

Thats so conspiracy theory.......and its not even close to the truth Historic NY Feb 2014 #51

I remember reading about that in the NY dailies at the time. I think the Daily News. Squinch Feb 2014 #52

Whoa... something brewing. Eek. K&R nt riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #6

Yeap. Also, HSBC tried to limit the withdrawals their customers can take, but reversed themselves Squinch Feb 2014 #53

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #7

The Principate or the Dominate Roman Empire? happyslug Feb 2014 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author TheMathieu Feb 2014 #40

I called it last Saturday Ichingcarpenter Feb 2014 #10

Our financial advisor last week told us to Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #11

What happens when the pensions are raided? LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #50

Since my husband already collects his pension, he meant he would lose it Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #56

I looked around and the sites said that the Pension Guaranty will continue to pay up LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #57

No offense, but financial advisors have been saying that consistently for 10 years OmahaBlueDog Feb 2014 #64

I don't know how long he had that opinion about 2008, Holly_Hobby Feb 2014 #81

At this point, if there is another systemic failure a la 2008, there are two realistic options OmahaBlueDog Feb 2014 #84

Just to add to the story - I'd swear that I read an article a few hedgehog Feb 2014 #14

re: "all three of the financial firms the executives worked for are under investigation" thesquanderer Feb 2014 #15

I remember a time when thsi would be a scandal and would be all over the new the entire ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #16

I think that after what happened to the CNBC guy, no news media will touch the subject. LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #24

Yeah, we need to watch this one. Definitely need to keep tabs on this. calimary Feb 2014 #17

The plot thickens arikara Feb 2014 #18

Been following this story... SomethingFishy Feb 2014 #19

You make a valid point. JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #21

Yeah, no pension, no investments, SomethingFishy Feb 2014 #23

I and many others right here with you. JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #27

Sounds like shit's about to get real. JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #22

Looks like the market is ready for a "correction" (code for the 1% get to rip off the poor saps rhett o rick Feb 2014 #28

I'd argue that capitalism is the biggest TBF Feb 2014 #43

I agree with you. I would love to see someone's prediction of the final stages as rhett o rick Feb 2014 #44

Oil. Octafish Feb 2014 #32

But somehow, oil companies really need all those tax breaks and gov't subsidies they get nikto Feb 2014 #59

Sounds like a cover up. Rex Feb 2014 #34

K&r. (nt) Kurovski Feb 2014 #35

Why has no MSM covered this? mfcorey1 Feb 2014 #36

knr cui bono Feb 2014 #37

K & R AzDar Feb 2014 #38

Not a conspiracy theorist. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #41

really scary stuff! wow. Whisp Feb 2014 #46

Holy Shyte. nt SunSeeker Feb 2014 #49

The Kill List must be pretty long... blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #60

Does Obama's announcement re forgiveness of nationwide college debt have connection with this? ancianita Feb 2014 #61

It is unbelievable how many recs this non-story has mathematic Feb 2014 #62

Very ineresting. JDPriestly Feb 2014 #63

kick! Whisp Feb 2014 #65

People die all the time. OnyxCollie Feb 2014 #66

I'm sure there's nothing to see here. Dimon's a prince. merrily Feb 2014 #67

Kick n/t Dalai_1 Feb 2014 #83