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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
249. The S&L Corruption is Buy Partisan
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 05:55 PM
Oct 2014

Pete Brewton said if Dukakis had beat Poppy in '88, his book would be called: "The Mafia, CIA and Lloyd Bentsen: The Untold Story of America's Greatest Financial Debacle."



Brewton's book, “The Mafia, CIA & George Bush,” is a must-own for those interested in the workings of the Bush Organized Crime Family and its connected cronies on both sides of the political aisle and how it spearheaded deregulation and the looting of the S&Ls. Written by a former Houston Post reporter, the book documents, literally, the way the Mafia, the CIA and those connected and related to George Poppy Bush -- and to the late Lloyd Bentsen -- looted more than 1,000 of the nation’s Savings and Loans institutions — and pretty much got away with it, scot-free. At the time the biggest rip off ever, it has since been dwarfed by the Great Bankster Bailout of 2008.

Both were caused by deregulation. In the 90s, people like William K Black put thousands away behind bars. Without them in 2008, the rich got away with ripping everyone off. It seems the former served as a practice run for the latter.
. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #1
Tim Geithner sacrificed homeowners to “foam the runway” for the banks Octafish Oct 2014 #5
good stuff, thanks nt navarth Oct 2014 #13
I Agree 100% billhicks76 Oct 2014 #181
I'd perfer this article since it outlines the timeline that the Democrats pushed through TARP Historic NY Oct 2014 #23
+1 L0oniX Oct 2014 #24
Octa.....my memory is that McCain and one of the bushes was involved with Keating fraud... dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #158
Poppy, Jebthro, Smirko, CIA and cronies got a BIG piece of the S&L action. Octafish Oct 2014 #164
It's time for McCain to go....as far away as possible. n/t dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #175
Seriously. He is already brain dead. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #192
4 of the Keating 5 were Democrats. McInsane was the only repuke. L0oniX Oct 2014 #171
The S&L Corruption is Buy Partisan Octafish Oct 2014 #249
+1 L0oniX Oct 2014 #286
I knew I had a group picture of us somewhere... MrMickeysMom Oct 2014 #168
To the person who responded to me, I have you on ignore. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #7
No one cares who you have on ignore. /nt Marr Oct 2014 #27
Oh, aren't you special? 99Forever Oct 2014 #32
+1 L0oniX Oct 2014 #127
Ignore? LOL L0oniX Oct 2014 #55
That goes to the exact point of the OP. This White House -- all of them -- "have us on ignore" villager Oct 2014 #58
That's the bottom line. The picture gets ballyhoo Oct 2014 #69
^^^^^ This is the correct answer. ^^^^^^ woo me with science Oct 2014 #109
+1! "have us on ignore" Precisely. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #122
you are right about that. we have no representation except for the rare case where the whereisjustice Oct 2014 #139
Our minders are *slowly* realizing there's some overlap with "climate change" now villager Oct 2014 #179
The alert on your post alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #116
Well god forbid we hurl pejoratives at each other davidpdx Oct 2014 #191
I am totally empressed by the use of such an littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #193
It wasn't me, it was the alerter davidpdx Oct 2014 #195
Wow! Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #120
Which post are you talking about? Was it me? JDPriestly Oct 2014 #142
No, I haven't gotten around to putting you on ignore yet. eom MohRokTah Oct 2014 #145
ROFL alcibiades_mystery Oct 2014 #209
... SammyWinstonJack Oct 2014 #153
Post removed Post removed Oct 2014 #183
Nobody gives a shit who you have on ignore, especially the poster you're addressing. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #219
Lovely response Jackpine Radical Oct 2014 #8
Posting a picture that's all over wingnut and Libertarian sites? MohRokTah Oct 2014 #10
How would you know? You must go to those sites. nt valerief Oct 2014 #29
Lol, me neither, I wouldn't have a clue what is 'all over right wing sites'. sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #96
All you have to do is a Google image search Mnpaul Oct 2014 #150
heh. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2014 #155
Good. See what they are doing and see who is bringing it here. treestar Oct 2014 #205
You must visit those sites frequently to make City Lights Oct 2014 #35
He doesn't have them on ignore Generic Other Oct 2014 #132
HAHA! exactly. nt laundry_queen Oct 2014 #147
LMFAO L0oniX Oct 2014 #172
Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #194
He makes a big scene about how he has Octafish on ignore but he somehow knows ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #221
Well it's telling more when people cannot bear to look at what the opposition says treestar Oct 2014 #206
Everybody already knows what to expect from those other sites. So, you go there too? nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #222
How would you know what is there if you never look at them? treestar Oct 2014 #231
I don't go to any of them, ever. I see enough right-wing crap right here on DU. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #233
Soooo true. zappaman Oct 2014 #234
So, you read my appeal to GOTV as hope that we will lose? I am not at all surprised considering.... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #238
Your "appeal to GOTV"? zappaman Oct 2014 #240
You believe me to be the carcass of a long-gone DUer... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #243
"You believe me to be the carcass of a long-gone DUer..." zappaman Oct 2014 #244
You better believe it! And I don't happen to have my zappaman file with me. Now... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #245
Maybe it's in one of your self deleted posts... zappaman Oct 2014 #247
So, you said something about me being a banned DUer in one of my deleted posts? ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #248
nope. zappaman Oct 2014 #250
You're the one who is confused, zappy. You asked if your accusation was in one of my ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #252
You gonna self delete, bro? n/t zappaman Oct 2014 #254
You're a stalker. Get away from me. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #257
Irony. zappaman Oct 2014 #258
GET THE FUCKING GODDAMNED FUCK AWAY FROM ME ZAPPAMAN! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #259
Love you too! zappaman Oct 2014 #260
STOP STALKING ME, BRO! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #261
Friends. zappaman Oct 2014 #263
LEAVE ME ALONE, ZAPPAMAN! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #264
You want to keep engaging in conversation, bro. zappaman Oct 2014 #265
STOP STALKING ME, BRO! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #266
Sending love and positive vibrations your way, bro. zappaman Oct 2014 #267
STOP STALKING ME, BRO! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #268
Have a great day! zappaman Oct 2014 #269
STOP STALKING ME, BRO! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #270
You ok? zappaman Oct 2014 #271
Don't fucking touch me, and stop stalking me. nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #272
Touch you? zappaman Oct 2014 #273
I don't want a hug from you. I want you to stop stalking me. ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #274
I think you may be confused by the internet. zappaman Oct 2014 #275
DUDE! I make my living on the Internet. So, you fail again. Now... ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #276
Well in that case... zappaman Oct 2014 #277
Wowzers! Rex Oct 2014 #279
He just needs a hug. zappaman Oct 2014 #281
VR hugs fella. Rex Oct 2014 #282
You mean like putting people on ignore and bragging about it? Marr Oct 2014 #224
I don't put anyone on ignore eom treestar Oct 2014 #232
I was referring to the person you're defending. /nt Marr Oct 2014 #236
And you know this...how? blackspade Oct 2014 #37
. Rex Oct 2014 #51
...because you visit those sites regularly? L0oniX Oct 2014 #54
This subthread did not go as you expected LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #78
Point of order... Bobbie Jo Oct 2014 #126
Hmmm… so THIS is where you spend your time! MrMickeysMom Oct 2014 #169
How do you know? Never mind. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #184
How the fuck do you know what's on those sites? Just visiting here? nt ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #220
Irony. zappaman Oct 2014 #251
Still stalking me, eh? Give me a minute. I'm going to list all the posts you've ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #253
Take your time. n/t zappaman Oct 2014 #255
STOP STALKING ME, BRO! ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2014 #262
Being close minded has it's drawbacks. Did you view the video? NO! L0oniX Oct 2014 #17
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #50
+ a billion L0oniX Oct 2014 #53
+10000000 woo me with science Oct 2014 #108
+1 And boy do we have a lot of that on display. nt raouldukelives Oct 2014 #216
Another reason I regret voting for him in 2008. NT clg311 Oct 2014 #2
Awwww.... SidDithers Oct 2014 #4
So given a second chance sarisataka Oct 2014 #11
I'd hardly call McCain/Palin a second chance. It's a good cop bad cop show. L0oniX Oct 2014 #14
Wow... chervilant Oct 2014 #44
"When will we stop hearing this canard? ".. when "we" stop avoiding the question? tia uponit7771 Oct 2014 #72
Ok I'll not avoid the question... SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #91
Yeppers. chervilant Oct 2014 #97
And that administration wouldn't have prosecuted the banksters either........ SammyWinstonJack Oct 2014 #159
It's was a burger A or burger B choice anyway. L0oniX Oct 2014 #18
Not really. Besides, the USSC is too important to allow any Republican president tblue37 Oct 2014 #26
First you have to trust that a Dem POTUS will place a SCJ that is for the real people. L0oniX Oct 2014 #28
Sotomayor and Kagan are better by far than the RWers on the USSC right now. And tblue37 Oct 2014 #41
And that's a fact emulatorloo Oct 2014 #283
Don't worry ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #30
Good one, 1SBM! BlueCaliDem Oct 2014 #64
No one ever has to vote for anyone. We supported this president because we thought sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #99
PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #123
Right On Thespian2 Oct 2014 #146
Bingo. nt laundry_queen Oct 2014 #148
Nailed It Teamster Jeff Oct 2014 #278
I don't regret my vote... blackspade Oct 2014 #38
The wider, more accurate, picture is, was, and probably will be ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #71
I think that is a fair statement LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #76
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #84
President Obama also promoted Chained CPI. Enthusiast Oct 2014 #124
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #125
I'll give you that. blackspade Oct 2014 #80
Sincere Question ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #85
If we could agree on your statement as a party, or even DU, we could have actual discussion BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #106
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #110
I believe that poverty is a social issue BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #137
He has ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #163
At the end of the day... sendero Oct 2014 #149
Spoken like someone that has never been on the down side ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #160
If you are living under a bridge.. sendero Oct 2014 #212
No. It's Not ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #213
So your actual position.. sendero Oct 2014 #214
So your actual position ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #218
This^ eom littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #196
The ODS network doesn't want to know about the "70%" or how much good President Obama has done Cha Oct 2014 #157
Help!? littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #197
In this context, Obama Derangement Syndrome n/t emulatorloo Oct 2014 #284
Excellent Response! Rockyj Oct 2014 #100
When, in the last 60 years ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #134
Is it okay to be upset about that fact? stillwaiting Oct 2014 #208
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #211
This is just a perfect response. Absolutely perfect!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #215
I don't know ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #225
We've been down this road countless times, though, haven't we? It's pointless. Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2014 #294
Corporate owned socially progressive warmonger or Corporate owned batshit crazy winger <Sigh> eom Tommymac Oct 2014 #156
thanks for the vote! snooper2 Oct 2014 #223
Welcome to DU! zappaman Oct 2014 #242
William K. Black as Attorney General and every Bankster is behind bars. Octafish Oct 2014 #3
+1 Scuba Oct 2014 #6
Obama was probably hustled & overwhelmed...but, Holder knew what was going on.. KoKo Oct 2014 #19
Why they chose Obama over Clinton is a puzzle. L0oniX Oct 2014 #25
They wanted BLACK to take the blame for the crash instead of WHITE. nt valerief Oct 2014 #31
Breaking it down... littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #199
Good Question... KoKo Oct 2014 #42
Clinton is a known corporatist and is also known for being a staunch war-hawk mrdmk Oct 2014 #56
"THEY" didn't choose President Obama over HRC ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #79
WHY are you bothering??! Seriously! Number23 Oct 2014 #154
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #161
It's like Scorpio talking about his battles with the mouth breathing cretins on Discussionist Number23 Oct 2014 #162
LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #165
Exactly, this is just anothe Obama hate fest thread which seems to appear all to frequently here still_one Oct 2014 #188
No Caretha Oct 2014 #128
+3 L0oniX Oct 2014 #21
+2 Hubert Flottz Oct 2014 #22
Having read the excerpted sections of the two must read documents ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #88
Try this... Octafish Oct 2014 #112
Okay ... watched it ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #117
You make a good point. No one has prosecuted the banksters. Octafish Oct 2014 #135
Perhaps you should watch the clip again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #178
Obama told the banks he was the only thing standing between them and our pitchforks. Autumn Oct 2014 #9
Thanks, L0onix navarth Oct 2014 #12
good god Sheepshank Oct 2014 #15
Recommend OP and Eugene Debs! KoKo Oct 2014 #16
I listened to Matt Taibbi on a late night radio show last week librechik Oct 2014 #20
+1 "...massive atrocity that is now permanent." KoKo Oct 2014 #43
+100000000 They retain the shell of the democratic government, woo me with science Oct 2014 #246
The U.S. is becoming one big gulag. nt valerief Oct 2014 #33
More like a herd of lemming serfs. L0oniX Oct 2014 #57
It is as was said the other day: "The new American Dream is to be a slave to a billionaire." n/t xocet Oct 2014 #189
K&R SamKnause Oct 2014 #34
And, there you have it. nc4bo Oct 2014 #36
So you'd rather John McCain had been elected? MaggieD Oct 2014 #39
electing McCain was not the only possible alternative. grasswire Oct 2014 #45
Tell me about it MaggieD Oct 2014 #61
Electing Obama effectively neutralized outrage and opposition RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #52
Well how do you think you change that? MaggieD Oct 2014 #60
Not be repeatedly mischaracterizing it as a circular firing squad, that's for sure RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #68
I disagree.... MaggieD Oct 2014 #81
This argument again? LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #77
I'm just commenting on the Debs quote MaggieD Oct 2014 #82
Frankly ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #118
+1 MaggieD Oct 2014 #131
For some silly reason the line so you want McCain/ Palin just doesn't work anymore Autumn Oct 2014 #89
Then it would be advisable to drop the Debs quote MaggieD Oct 2014 #104
Ya think? Autumn Oct 2014 #136
I do think.... MaggieD Oct 2014 #140
Poor poor Ralph had just as much right to run for president Autumn Oct 2014 #144
I like parrots. L0oniX Oct 2014 #293
John MCCain couldn't have been elected. Romney was the republican nominee. Autumn Oct 2014 #87
The article is referencing back to the bank bailout - so 2008 MaggieD Oct 2014 #103
I think about how much better this country would be if... polichick Oct 2014 #107
The "lesser of evils" meme is so last year. The people eating at soup kitchens, getting a few days rhett o rick Oct 2014 #187
ben bernanke mopinko Oct 2014 #40
"Statute of Limitations" expired on much of it...and as memory fades KoKo Oct 2014 #47
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Oct 2014 #70
+1 L0oniX Oct 2014 #49
Have known that for a long time, but thanks for ballyhoo Oct 2014 #46
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CF4QFjAI&url=http stupidicus Oct 2014 #48
All I can say is ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #59
Too big to play by the rules. Rex Oct 2014 #62
Yes, that's where we are now. Question is, what will "the people" do about it? polichick Oct 2014 #63
Well ...we can't all be banksters so I guess we are stuck with our pathetic votes. L0oniX Oct 2014 #173
Americans will have to use the ingenuity we're so known for. polichick Oct 2014 #230
K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #65
K&R for William Black. JDPriestly Oct 2014 #66
That's the best interview I have ever seen regarding ballyhoo Oct 2014 #67
Yea ...it really hit home with me. L0oniX Oct 2014 #114
Well, good job again, as usual. I never in ballyhoo Oct 2014 #115
Anyone who voted for Obama in 2012 even when they really didn't like his policies after the first 4 years NYC Liberal Oct 2014 #73
Some people voted for him again in 2012 for one reason only, he wasn't romney. Autumn Oct 2014 #75
And that's how the two-party system stays alive. NYC Liberal Oct 2014 #90
We bought into that crap that if we don't vote for a D the republicans will win. Autumn Oct 2014 #95
I strongly supported Pres. Obama in 2012 and still do. NYC Liberal Oct 2014 #102
And a secret ballot. Whether we like it or not. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #200
There's a Senate seat race in Kansas where the Dem pulled out and an Independant is leading Electric Monk Oct 2014 #111
Yeah, duh we have to work with people who are closer to/more like us treestar Oct 2014 #203
Okay. Autumn Oct 2014 #217
Non-hypocrite checking in RufusTFirefly Oct 2014 #83
Good for you. I'm tired of people saying how much they hate the candidates NYC Liberal Oct 2014 #93
I berated Caretha Oct 2014 #138
Obama was picked AlbertCat Oct 2014 #74
Obama was picked (to be "elected") grasswire Oct 2014 #86
K$ R 99Forever Oct 2014 #92
So why don't you promote someone you admire instead of coming on a Democratic forum... randome Oct 2014 #94
Yeah, shut up! Freedom of speech is anti-American! polichick Oct 2014 #105
If the truth is too much for you maybe you should try Fox. L0oniX Oct 2014 #113
+1. And ironically ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #119
Because it's all Bobbie Jo Oct 2014 #129
I posted this to another thread (or maybe this one) ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #133
Wow, that is the full list, 1SBM. Wash, rinse, repeat to infinity, just as Segretti would. freshwest Oct 2014 #190
thanks elleng Oct 2014 #151
"Fore!" Unknown Beatle Oct 2014 #98
Thats Funny, sadly bahrbearian Oct 2014 #198
Debs: under the bus since 1918! MisterP Oct 2014 #101
And losing elections since 1904. eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #121
I think Obama was patching over the bad shit as best he could. hunter Oct 2014 #130
Martin Wolf, in his book Shifts and Shocks, PatrickforO Oct 2014 #141
should be a crime to evoke Eugene Debs for an election month hit job to convince dems not to vote certainot Oct 2014 #143
Bill Moyers does not work for me. Thanks for playing. L0oniX Oct 2014 #166
but you're using moyers certainot Oct 2014 #167
What you are trying to do is stop free speech. L0oniX Oct 2014 #170
oh, bullshit. while you link to the moyers vid you're just using it for certainot Oct 2014 #182
...because republicans are the only ones who fuck us over. Enjoy your delusion. L0oniX Oct 2014 #227
i'm well aware of what the corporate wing and blue dogs and liebermans are doing certainot Oct 2014 #235
If the truth suppresses the vote then that's just too bad. Do lies suppress or swing the vote? Yep! L0oniX Oct 2014 #289
the rush actions are a great start, but it's the only thing the last 25 years certainot Oct 2014 #295
Question INdemo Oct 2014 #287
IMO liberals and progressives embarrass the centrists so they lash out. They know they... L0oniX Oct 2014 #290
Eugene Debs didn't win either treestar Oct 2014 #201
Well we had to 'look forward' because McCain/Rmoney..........or something like that. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2014 #152
2009 called and wants its conspiracy theory back. nt ucrdem Oct 2014 #174
Sadly, inaction on bankster reform came from the top, the White House. Someone got paid back by blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #176
Whenever "They" is invoked frazzled Oct 2014 #177
K&R ReRe Oct 2014 #180
"...The problem definitely comes from the top ..." ... slipslidingaway Oct 2014 #185
Drug lunches predate President Obama. nt littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #204
No disagreement, nothing changed under Obama, but policy is still set from the top. n/t slipslidingaway Oct 2014 #285
Agreed. The top down approach, irksome for me. littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #288
Top down has the financial backing ... slipslidingaway Oct 2014 #291
Shortly after the '08 election the score became clear. pa28 Oct 2014 #186
He'll likely get a prime spot at the Carlyle Group or Goldman-Sachs for his efforts n/t BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #239
It's been shown on the board many times that people have been prosecuted treestar Oct 2014 #202
This is why I suspect that his community organizing penchant is littlemissmartypants Oct 2014 #207
Hillary too would be financed by by bankers and the corporate world INdemo Oct 2014 #210
Party names don't have much meaning anymore. Liberal or conservative with a description... L0oniX Oct 2014 #229
I agree. I am one of those Democrats who is not ashamed to INdemo Oct 2014 #237
BREAKING NEWS: The Democratic Party is not the Socialist Party YoungDemCA Oct 2014 #226
BREAKING NEWS: NOTICE MY POST CAUSE I USE CAPS. L0oniX Oct 2014 #228
So if someone thinks that people should be held accountable for BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #241
That's not a reach, that's a pole vault to a whole other level. L0oniX Oct 2014 #292
Socialism for the Oh-So-Social. Octafish Oct 2014 #256
BREAKING NEWS: I HAVE CAPS LOCK TOO Capt. Obvious Oct 2014 #280
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