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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:39 PM Original message |
Obama on BANK Prosecutions: THEY DID NOTHING ILLEGAL, Only Found Loopholes That We Worked to Close |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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occupy_wall_street (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 06:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
105. INVITATION TO WALL STREET -- for Saturady at 11 AM at Liberty Park |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. It would surprise me if they broke the letter of the law; that's the problem |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
84. Well, the bi-partisan Senate Committee that investigated the |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #84 |
110. +1 |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #110 |
131. +1 n/t |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:45 AM Response to Reply #84 |
111. Aren't some of the Economic Criminals who wrecked this country's economy in Obama's Admin? |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #84 |
124. Amazing - I can't find a single word about "criminality" in the FCIC report |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #124 |
126. You didn't look hard enough. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:01 PM Response to Reply #126 |
128. I actually re-read the 15-page FCIC 'Conclusions' section - it is very good |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #128 |
133. Sigh, a Senate Committee does not make declarions of guilt. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. "Loophole" this. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Actually Pres Obama - there are plenty of ways to prosecute several of the people you are closest to |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I'm sorry, can you state clearly which specific laws they broke and provide the specific details? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. You're right... |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. I'd love to see more if these A$$#0!E$ in jail, but you need existing laws to |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. That's exactly right... |
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robdogbucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
47. Stiglitz explains it better than anyone.... |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Garbage. GSE bonds ARE backed by the government. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Exactly... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
71. Complete and total bullshit from you, as usual. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. Implied, Implicit, guaranteed -- effectively the same because the Treasury |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #78 |
85. You can repeat this lie as many times as you like. |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
77. No, they're not and they never have been. |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
5. The President's main function |
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Segami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. " You will know them by their words." |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Really, Mr. President? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Yep, really. Despite his campaign promises, that were quite |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. K&R nt |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
9. Last time I looked, fraud is illegal. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #9 |
99. Does it get any simpler than that? |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. Uhh..... |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. Corrupt to the core. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. funny how the same who wanted to exonerate a murderer like Troy Davis |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
56. fail. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
61. Yours is the voice of a shameless colluder |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
90. Wew. |
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walerosco (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
93. with this kind of inflammatory speech |
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DFab420 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yea I say fuck the rule of law, lets prosecute people ex post facto. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Indeed! |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. See posts #6 and #9 |
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DFab420 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I'm not saying it wasn't immoral but could you point out the ACTUAL law they broke? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Misrepresenting the nature of securities has been a crime |
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DFab420 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Interesting. Thank you for that information. Hopefully the multitude of investigations DoJ/Watchdog/ |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:08 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. You are entirely welcome! |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:48 PM Response to Reply #36 |
64. Not understand how to value them correctly does not equal fraud. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. The misrepresentations were deliberate |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
54. William K. Black certainly can.. |
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Melinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #32 |
88. Not just the Bush years -- under Obama as well. Read Taibbi's article. |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
17. . |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. No investigation, no indictments |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. You know what? He's actually right. |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Um, what Bernie Madoff did WAS illegal..hence him being jailed... |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:59 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. So |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
86. I said what Madoff did was illegal, what I'm saying is most of the BS wasn't actually illegal, |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
21. Obama to the Banksters when the crisis hit: |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
39. Looks like the pitchforks have been lowered... |
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rdking647 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. maybe you cant prosecute the actual bank presidents or top employees |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
25. It |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. He's lying. They broke the law. Over and over and over |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Taibbi has no legal or financial education - he is a yellow journalist |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #30 |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. And so is Krugman |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. read both - Krugman alleges a state infraction during a foreclosure - Fine |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
83. Goodness. You're really hustling around fast with those goal posts. n/t |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #30 |
72. What is your legal or financial education? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
31. If politicians didn't get the contributions that they do from Wall Street and bankers ... |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
33. Obama has to say what his bosses tell him to say. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
44. What law was broken... |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Read the article here... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. It was a control fraud. |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. Fraud. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. That doesn't answer the question... |
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ms.smiler (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
74. JuniperLea, I'm sorry you are underwater on your mortgage. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. I believe so... |
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ms.smiler (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #76 |
98. JuniperLea, I consider you a special individual. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #98 |
127. MIN number? |
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ms.smiler (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #127 |
135. Please dig out the mortgage papers that you signed. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:40 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. Thanks for the info... |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
75. It does answer the question. The law broken was FRAUD. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:29 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. No, I'm sorry... it doesn't... |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #79 |
81. Really? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #81 |
129. Ridiculous |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
35. They committed massive fraud... |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Bullshit - there are civil suits in process to "putback" bad mortgages on the bundler |
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ljm2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #41 |
68. Falsifying information is criminal fraud... |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
87. Yes, your FBI link notes many examples of mortgage fraud |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Oh, they knew what they were doing alright... but it wasn't illegal... |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. SEC Rule 10b5 |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:44 PM Response to Reply #52 |
63. old law that securities sellers know well - see pages 7-10 of Risk Factors |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #63 |
96. That doesn't necessarily get you out of hot water. |
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COLGATE4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:23 AM Response to Reply #96 |
109. Excellent analysis. First post that actually explains the legal issues here. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 10:14 AM Response to Reply #96 |
117. Do you know how many Investment houses put out a Buy rating on a stock |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #52 |
69. Thank you for that cite. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
46. Certainly not illegal about creating and marketing fraudulent |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
50. The scorched Earth they've left in their wake does not signify a need for massive Change? |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
51. Everyone wants Lloyd Blankfein to go to prison. |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
55. Oh please.... |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
62. If he believes that, he doesn't know the laws he's talking about... |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
65. He did not lie when he said... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
66. The only real "loophole" they found was regulatory capture. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. Correct in all respects. |
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louslobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:16 PM Response to Reply #66 |
132. +1 n/t |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
73. Fabricated and forged documents not breaking the law? |
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KurtNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #73 |
115. they foreclosed on properties to 'put assets on their books' |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #115 |
120. Sadly I know you are correct |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
80. Fraud Factories. Alan Grayson |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
82. One of the special features of the "Inside Job" DVD is an interview |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #82 |
113. In fact she has a piece today: |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
89. Why is it so hard to believe that there are legal ways to be corrupt |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
91. Elliott Ness, he ain't. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
92. Now now I am sure this is just being taken out of context |
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walerosco (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
94. K & R |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
95. This is almost as funny as Shrub pretending to look for WMD under tables. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
97. knr - Obama Goes All Out For Dirty Banker Deal |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
100. The saddest part is that this is the thinking of a so-called great legal mind. n/t |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
101. Is that true? I think I heard on TV that hedge funds did illegal things. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 11:38 PM Response to Reply #101 |
103. When did Geithner work for Goldman Sachs? Link to position and years he worked there ... |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #103 |
112. Every day he's been T-Sec. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #112 |
123. That may be true :) but the poster mentioned Geithner had worked for Goldman before T-sec??? n/t |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
102. Spoken like the lawyer for Wall St. that he is. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
104. Seems the definition of "conspiracy" is missing from the WH dictionary. nt |
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occupy_wall_street (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:02 AM Response to Reply #104 |
106. Criminal Law vs. Banking Regulations. The 1%ers wrote the banking regulations. |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:04 AM Response to Original message |
107. Which is why some are pushing so hard to settle with no criminal prosecutions |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
108. Paging Sgt. Schulz. |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
114. Many of the practices on Wall Street “weren’t necessarily against the law |
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JNinWB (190 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #114 |
118. In order to prosecute, you need a Person to accuse and a specific Law that was broken. |
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ms.smiler (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 11:15 AM Response to Reply #118 |
119. JNinWB, you are correct about intent under Federal law |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
116. kinda like the 'W' administration, huh... |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
121. Obama's Justice Dept is his biggest failure, IMO. nt |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
122. Well yes..... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #122 |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
130. K&R! |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
134. Fraud is illegal. |
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