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tclambert

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41. And then bank executives took to the streets in protest.

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Fri Aug 22, 2014, 11:49 AM

Aug 2014

Nah, they would order their personal assistants to attend protest marches for them.

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The killer cop story we never hear: HEDGE FUND MANAGER SHOT FOR SUSPECTED SALE OF FRAUDULENT DERIVAT [View all] yurbud Aug 2014 OP

Bravo! nt Boomer Aug 2014 #1

Ready for Hillary Clinton for President Right Now, and Gucci Purses and Outsourcing Woo Hoo! NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #2

Because it's great to have "two" "choices" in a corpocracy, NYC SKP! villager Aug 2014 #16

It's "her turn"... When the FUCK will it be OUR TURN? :-) NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #19

Don't think us 99%ers can afford to pony up what it costs for a real "turn" villager Aug 2014 #20

when they have left the country in rubble and our money is only good for kindling yurbud Aug 2014 #54

When the rednecks realize they've been conned. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #58

Would you like you corporate rule with a side of fear and racism or bland platitudes? yurbud Aug 2014 #27

Lots of "choice," Americans -- in your side dishes! villager Aug 2014 #33

That's the Hillary. It's a bit to exotic looking for a Romney side. yurbud Aug 2014 #55

Onion? n/t Laelth Aug 2014 #3

I'm guessing original satire by the OP. nt Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #7

OP did good. onethatcares Aug 2014 #12

indeed Quayblue Aug 2014 #31

Correct. yurbud Aug 2014 #13

Cool. Point well-made. n/t Laelth Aug 2014 #22

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #4

What if the executive had something even more lethal? gratuitous Aug 2014 #5

Just like you have never seen any white collar criminals or crime on Cops (TV Show) n/t 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #6

Because the people writing the laws are just as corrupt as those exploiting the laws. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2014 #8

HA! Love it. Nt xchrom Aug 2014 #9

One of the best satires I've read in a long time rurallib Aug 2014 #10

If that's original, great. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #11

Onion? L0oniX Aug 2014 #14

Yeah... Skier101 Aug 2014 #15

Only in my dreams CanonRay Aug 2014 #17

Lol. DocMac Aug 2014 #18

As much as I would love this to be true my bs alert goes off kimbutgar Aug 2014 #21

if it was a real guy, I'd be worried about him sending his lawyers after me. yurbud Aug 2014 #34

Haha, good satire piece, man. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #23

If only n/t Oilwellian Aug 2014 #24

You're right. We'll NEVER hear this story....... socialist_n_TN Aug 2014 #25

What if the banker was black? tclambert Aug 2014 #42

I gave the cop a potentially black name for some role reversal yurbud Aug 2014 #60

I was looking for an Onion link malaise Aug 2014 #26

My stuff is better. yurbud Aug 2014 #29

Well this is seriously brilliant malaise Aug 2014 #30

it IS better. Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #51

Shazam! LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #28

Great Post....Get this out there ! RagAss Aug 2014 #32

DOJ Allows Bank of America to Deduct $12 Billion of $17 Billion Settlement Ichingcarpenter Aug 2014 #35

I May Have to Rethink Sparhawk60 Aug 2014 #36

Excellent! Now, if only there were real copycats. nt valerief Aug 2014 #37

sadly, my work hasn't been that inspirational: this is in the vein of "To Serve Man" yurbud Aug 2014 #43

That's freakin' hilarious! We all daydream about that happening, don't we? nt valerief Aug 2014 #45

I would be worried that they would pass on diseases, even genetic ones from centuries of inbreeding yurbud Aug 2014 #49

oh I am kicking this again... annabanana Aug 2014 #38

If that actually happened it would run 24/7 on cable channels (all of them) TBF Aug 2014 #39

I'd been happy with the standard "Stop and Frisk" KansDem Aug 2014 #40

And then bank executives took to the streets in protest. tclambert Aug 2014 #41

I wrote something like that in Bush's Butler tells all: the rich have their valets endure the hazing yurbud Aug 2014 #44

Well played sir, well played. blackspade Aug 2014 #46

I'm kicking this back to the top malaise Aug 2014 #47

I nominate this excellent OP for a DUzy Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #48

the not part is that it didn't happen. Sorry to raise people's hopes. yurbud Aug 2014 #50

sadly, it would take a lot for any of us to imagine such a scenario might be true, Voice for Peace Aug 2014 #53

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2014 #52

Excellent writing, yurbud Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #56

I am stealing that! RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #57

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Aug 2014 #59

Well done, Bud... MustBeTheBooz Aug 2014 #61

Right on! DrewFlorida Aug 2014 #62

Well done!! K & R! RufusTFirefly Aug 2014 #63

K&R Reminds me of this story from awhile back. raouldukelives Aug 2014 #64

They don't even apply the draconian asset forfeiture laws when bankers are caught laundering drug yurbud Aug 2014 #70

bloody brilliant Blue_Tires Aug 2014 #65

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I earlier tried to make a similar note on Wall Street "cigar box crimes"... cascadiance Aug 2014 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Sam1 Aug 2014 #68

Well done. The Killer Cop Story we never will hear. Mike Brown's theft was not large enough Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2014 #69

someone did a similar toon: yurbud Aug 2014 #71