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merrily

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2. Populist = surly? LOL!

Reply to cali (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 01:40 AM

Jul 2014

Obama referred to "fat cat" bankers in 2009, but he had received good money from Wall Street as well. And his Secretary of Treasury at the time was Geithner. And among his financial advisors was Larry Summer, Clinton's point man on Gramm, Leach, Blilely (aka repeal of Glass Steagall).

So, at that time, I wonder how worried Wall Street was about being referred to as fat cats. (I think they might even be proud of being fat cats.)

We need to stop being swept away by what politicians say.

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Hillary's Wall Street Dilemma: Wall Street Offers Clinton a Thorny Embrace [View all] cali Jul 2014 OP

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #1

Populist = surly? LOL! merrily Jul 2014 #2

More like a comfortable embrace LittleBlue Jul 2014 #3

so surprised to see yet another article by a conservative media machine bigtree Jul 2014 #4

Few political families are closer to Wall Street than the Clintons. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #5

"Doesn't she know what happened?" Enthusiast Jul 2014 #6

lol. the NYT is the right's favorite target cali Jul 2014 #7

they describe Wall streeters having some affinity for Clinton that strains belief bigtree Jul 2014 #8