Sunday Funnies: Worst Wedding DJ Ever Plays Phil Collins Drum Solo On Wife's Boobs (WATCH)
Relax, it's the weekend. And don't send me emails telling me how stupid and chauvinistic I am for posting this. This guy is an idiot. He could be Geithner's cousin for all you know.
Damn It Feels Good: Bankers Vs. Consultants (Music Video)
Updated on May 17, 2010 at 12:50 AM by DailyBail
Video: Wall Street Musical -- Bankers Vs. Consultants
Henry Blodget: "It Is OUTRAGEOUS That The Banks Are Coining This Much Money From A Subsidy That No One Even Remembers Any More!"
Video: Henry Blodget with Aaron Task -- May 12, 2010
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This is a great clip. Blodget is incensed about the hidden bank subsidy that allowed practically all of Wall Street to make money every single day in Q1. No miss.
MAKE MINE FREEDOM: This Animated Cartoon Seemed Far-Fetched In 1948
Video: Cold War-era cartoon on Freedom...
DERIVATIVES BATTLE ROYALE: Will There Be A Midnight Massacre Of Blanche Lincoln Over Section 106?
More than any other current provision, Blanche Lincoln's section 106, has Wall Street execs quaking in their loafers. And fully-captured Democratic Senator Evan Bayh is leading the charge to destroy it.
Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN): NO IMF BAILOUT OF EUROPE
Video: Mike Pence Speaking Against the Bailout Plan in the House -- May 12, 2009
- "We're not asking for their help with New Jersey or California, they shouldn't be asking our help for Portugal, Spain or Greece."
Pence has introduced a bill in the House to STOP IMF involvement in the trillion-dollar bailout of Europe's banking system.
UPDATE: Bonus clips added inside including Pence railing on the House floor in September of 2008, against the tyranny of Paulson's TARP.
Charlie Rose Interviews Nouriel Roubini
Video: Dr. Nouriel Roubini & Charlie Rose -- May 11, 2010
This is a focused Roubini. He compares his life to that of George Clooney's character from Up In The Air. Life in hotels and airports.
UPDATE: Have also added 2 short clips of Roubini with Henry Blodget from May 10.
BLOOD IN THE STREETS! Bank Bailout Protesters Storm Ireland's Parliament
Video: Irish Demonstrators Attempt to Bust Through the Gates of Leinster House -- May 11, 2010 -- The fun starts at 00:38
During a massive demonstration against the bank bailouts in Dublin yesterday, a group of protesters attempted to break through the gates of Leinster House, home of the Irish government. Although the attempt to storm the Dáil was mostly symbolic, punches were thrown, heads were cracked and there was, indeed, blood in the streets.
Afternoon Reading (May 13, 2010)
Goldman, BofA, Citigroup….Did Prosecutors Leave Anybody Out
James Howard Kunstler -- Money For Nothing
Mean Street: You Lie. You’re Weak. And You Can’t Handle The Truth.
Will Congress ever reform the Fed?
Why we’re not out of trouble yet--not even close
Foreclosures down 2 percent from last year
Dog on the menu for Chinese astronauts
They Walk. They Work. New DNA Robots Strut Their Tiny Stuff.
New Hawaii law shuns Obama birth document requests
And...
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Jon Stewart Vs. Larry Leibowitz: Brother Of Daily Show Host Is President Of The NYSE
This explains why I've said in the past, that Stewart is the best financial journalist on the box. Maybe Brother Larry helped with this classic Jim Cramer ambush.
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