The Black Swan Doesn't Need A Bailout: Dr. Nassim Taleb Says "Bernanke Should Be Removed From Office" (CNBC Video March 31)

Nassim Taleb made an appearance on Squawk Box this morning with Arianna Huffington and the crew.  The discussion of failed banks dominated.  Taleb correctly demands that those in power who did not see foresee the crisis should be removed.  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is singled out.  How can we rely on failed leaders to extract us from a crisis they neither understood nor saw coming. 

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Bailout News Links For Tuesday March 31

 

Bailout Totals CNN Interactive Scorecard

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PBS Frontline Explores The National Debt: '$10 Trillion And Counting' Broadcast March 24, 2009

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Adding Up The Bailouts: Total Taxpayer Funds Spent And Guaranteed Surpasses $10.5 Trillion

CNN has updated their interactive listing of total bailout commitments.  Their effort includes the banks, the autos, Fed commitments, FDIC guarantees, Treasury programs, the TARP, TALF and anything else you can imagine.

Here is another mash-up of total commitments done by Evan at right.org.  Scroll down the page.

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Keith Olbermann Proposal: 'The Punish Vikram Pandit Act Of 2009' (Video)

This is the best rant I've seen from Olbermann on the bank bailouts. 

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ShamWow Frontman Vince Shlomi Arrested For Felony Battery On A Prostitute

On the lighter side, we have Keith Olbermann with some commentary on the arrest of ShamWow spokesperson Vince Shlomi. There's also footage of a rabid bobcat entering a bar in Arizona and biting the 1 patron stupid enough to chase it around and antagonize it.

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Bailout News: Meet The Future Prime Minister Of Great Britain Daniel Hannan

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Bailout News: Dylan Ratigan Tees Off On Bank CEOs, Bailouts And Bonuses (Radio Interview And Youtube Video)

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We're Guessing Prince Doesn't Need a Bailout: Prince Performs 'Old School Company' On The Tonight Show

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Bank Bailout News: CNBC's Erin Burnett Interviews Bank CEOs Vikram Pandit, John Mack, Lloyd Blankfein, Jamie Dimon and Ken Lewis (Broadcast March 27)

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Stock Market History PBS Video: Frontline Presents 'Betting On The Market': First Broadcast In 1997

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Financial Comedy Genius: South Park Is In Recession And Needs A Bailout (Video)

I try to restrain my descriptions, but the following South Park video clips are bailout comedy gold.

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Countrywide & Ameriquest Home Mortgage TV Commercials (Comedy Video)

A collection of home mortgage commercials (mostly comedy) from the bubble daze.

Ameriquest Home Loan Commercial #1...Mistaken Robbery. 

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Look Out Krugman, Belief In Keynes Is Belief In Self-Delusion: Peter Schiff Tells The Truth About The Recession And Government Spending (Morning Joe Video)

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