“Bernanke fiddled while our markets burned”
~ Richard Shelby, Republican Senator from Alabama during the Senate debate on Ben’s second term as Fed Chairman.
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- Caleb Newquist
- March 19, 2010
“It is safe to assume that we are looking at the conduct of a number of firms.”
~ Mary Schapiro, to a House appropriations subcommittee, not specifically naming Lehman Brothers or Ernst & Young.
Quote of the Day: Sam Antar Is Ready to Rumble | 03.26.10
- Caleb Newquist
- March 27, 2010
I challenge John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis to a match on the Jerry Springer show. To even the odds, he can bring Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Two crooks versus a convicted felon born in Brooklyn. They can bring actor turned stock pumper Shia LaBeouf for added muscle, too.
~ Sam Antar, reacting to Thomas Belesis calling him an idiot after Antar suggested that Shia might be able to shed some light on the goings-on at John Thomas Financial involving InterOil. And if you forgot, Sam and Patrick have a bit of a history.
Sarah Palin Didn’t Need Another Reason to Dislike the IRS
- Caleb Newquist
- April 27, 2010
“Who would have thought that the IRS would have a favorability rating a third higher than the tea party movement’s? Or that the IRS would be twice as popular as Palin?”
~ David Cay Johnston, on a recent poll that showed the IRS having a 49% favorable rating versus the former governor’s rating of less than 25% (Nancy Pelosi was 29%).