Eric Holder returns to job at top Wall Street defense firm

[Will Hunting]

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/eric-holder-wall-street-double-agent-comes-in-from-the-cold-20150708


For six years, while brilliantly disguised as the attorney general of the United States, he was actually working deep undercover, DiCaprio in The Departed-style, as the best defense lawyer Wall Street ever had.

:lol

So essentially, Holder takes a job as Attorney General for six years while Covington & Burling doesn't even move someone into his fucking office. In those six years, he lets banks off of the hook for violations as egregious as HSBC laundering money for a drug cartel, then goes back to his old job after bailing out countless current and potential Covington & Burling clients.

[TheSanityAnnex]

Boutons liberal deflection in 3....2....1....

[baseline bum]

Obama being a good house ######.

[Trill Clinton]

My nigga holder

[Will Hunting]

My nigga holder

In his six years as Attorney General, Holder expanded the war on drugs (resulting in a higher incarceration rate for black people) while bailing a bunch of white collar criminals out, but you still like him because of his skin color.

Clinton-era liberalism in a nutshell^.

[Will Hunting]

Boutons liberal deflection in 3....2....1....

What's sad for Boutons is that the Bush Justice Department has more white collar notches on its bedpost (Enron, Arthur Andersen, Dennis Kozlowski, Worldcom) than the Obama Justice Department (nothing notable) does.

[vy65]

^ forgot adelphia

[Will Hunting]

^ forgot adelphia

True. Another company that had executives go to prison under Bush.

Meanwhile with Obama, the only executive who went to prison for the financial crisis was Bernie Madoff which isn't really that special since he was just your average ponzi schemer who had nothing to do with the cause of the financial crisis.

[Trill Clinton]

In his six years as Attorney General, Holder expanded the war on drugs (resulting in a higher incarceration rate for black people) while bailing a bunch of white collar criminals out, but you still like him because of his skin color.

Clinton-era liberalism in a nutshell^.

Right or wrong, that's my nigga.

[Clipper Nation]

:cry "But, but, Bernie will throw all the banksters in jail for realsies! You'll all see!" :cry

[TheSanityAnnex]

Right or wrong, that's my nigga.
Why's he your nigga? What has Obama done for you?

[Clipper Nation]

Right or wrong, that's my nigga.
Wow, what a surprise, a race-baiter supporting somebody on skin color alone, not the content of their character (which is nonexistent in Holder's case).

[Trill Clinton]

Why's he your nigga? What has Obama done for you?

The same he has done for you, friend. Obama isn't black so it's fucc him.

[m>s]

The same he has done for you, friend. Obama isn't black so it's fucc him.
I'm glad you fly your true colors dude better than being a slimy sneaky snake

[TheSanityAnnex]

The same he has done for you, friend. Obama isn't black so it's fucc him.
Why's he your nigga?

[Trill Clinton]

Why's he your nigga?

Huh?

[TheSanityAnnex]

Right or wrong, that's my nigga.
Why's he your nigga?

[baseline bum]

Why's he your nigga? What has Obama done for you?

No, Trill is Obama's ######.

[boutons_deux]

And you rightwingnuts thinks Warren and others who want to block the rapidly revolving door are lefty extremists.

None of your beloved Repugs and tea baggers are introducing bills against the swinging door.

[Clipper Nation]

And you rightwingnuts thinks Warren and others who want to block the rapidly revolving door are lefty extremists.

None of your beloved Repugs and tea baggers are introducing bills against the swinging door.
Libtards claim they want to block the revolving doors but their policies would only create even more of them.

[boutons_deux]

It had been so bad for so long that politicians run for office to increase their wealth, during and esp after leaving govt.

Serve "the General Welfare"? G M A F B

[spurraider21]

trill said holder is his nigga, not obama

[TheSanityAnnex]

Boutons liberal deflection in 3....2....1....




And you rightwingnuts thinks Warren and others who want to block the rapidly revolving door are lefty extremists.

None of your beloved Repugs and tea baggers are introducing bills against the swinging door.
Right on cue

[TheSanityAnnex]

trill said holder is his nigga, not obama
Yes, and I want to know why right or wrong he's his nigga?

[boutons_deux]

I've got you rightwingnut motherfuckers so bitch slapped, you're obsessed waiting for the next Great Boutons Bitch Slapping.

[Will Hunting]

Right or wrong, that's my nigga.

So he's your nigga whether or not he does something wrong? That's pretty retarded tbh.

[TheSanityAnnex]

I've got you rightwingnut motherfuckers so bitch slapped, you're obsessed waiting for the next Great Boutons Bitch Slapping.
No one is obsessed with your shit spam posting style. You are just easily predictable and just like I called it you instantly deflected from the Democrat at issue.

[Will Hunting]

:cry "But, but, Bernie will throw all the banksters in jail for realsies! You'll all see!" :cry

Sanders/Warren would be much better than Obama.

[Will Hunting]

I've got you rightwingnut motherfuckers so bitch slapped, you're obsessed waiting for the next Great Boutons Bitch Slapping.

I made a personal contribution of $500 to Martin O'Malley's campaign, so I really don't see how I'm a rightwingnut.

This is a situation of obvious, blatant corruption, which should piss you off regardless of whether or not the guy has a "D" or "R" next to his name.

[Trill Clinton]

Why's he your nigga?

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Holder in DC during my fraternity's centennial conference. He hung out with my chapter after our meetings and was very chill. He also wrote a check to one of our social service initiatives.

[Clipper Nation]

Sanders/Warren would be much better than Obama.
Sanders was too chickenshit to even glance at the Fed. Warren is a faux-Cherokee nutjob. Neither one of them know anything about economics, they just say a bunch of platitudes like "rich people are bad!" and "you deserve free shit!" and get raucous applause for it from the left.

[TheSanityAnnex]

I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Holder in DC during my fraternity's centennial conference. He hung out with my chapter after our meetings and was very chill. He also wrote a check to one of our social service initiatives.
You are shining example of what is wrong with our country. The most corrupt attorney general of our time is your nigga because he hung out with you, gave you daps, and is chill. Please withhold from voting next election.

[Spurminator]

Sanders/Warren would be much better than Obama.

But they're crazy nutbag socialists.

[Spurminator]

Sanders was too chickenshit to even glance at the Fed. Warren is a faux-Cherokee nutjob. Neither one of them know anything about economics, they just say a bunch of platitudes like "rich people are bad!" and "you deserve free shit!" and get raucous applause for it from the left.

Damn, I posted too late. Clippers_deux on cue.

[Will Hunting]

Sanders was too chickenshit to even glance at the Fed. Warren is a faux-Cherokee nutjob. Neither one of them know anything about economics, they just say a bunch of platitudes like "rich people are bad!" and "you deserve free shit!" and get raucous applause for it from the left.

Didn't Sanders work with Ron Paul on trying to get the fed audited? Honest question as I can remember.

[Clipper Nation]

Didn't Sanders work with Ron Paul on trying to get the fed audited? Honest question as I can remember.
Ron tried, but Bernie sabotaged the bill in the end:

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/96587-ron-paul-says-bernie-sanders-qsold-outq-on-fed-amendment

[Will Hunting]

Ron tried, but Bernie sabotaged the bill in the end:

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/96587-ron-paul-says-bernie-sanders-qsold-outq-on-fed-amendment

Well that's disappointing tbh. Still though, the amended bill Sanders pushed would have done more than any of the other candidates from either party have pushed.

[Will Hunting]

You are shining example of what is wrong with our country. The most corrupt attorney general of our time is your nigga because he hung out with you, gave you daps, and is chill. Please withhold from voting next election.

:tu

People in this country latch onto substance-less bullshit like, "He's a cool dude who hung out with my frat!" rather than worry about a politicians actual record and policy.

"I like him because he cares as much about the Kardashians as I do!"

[Trill Clinton]

You are shining example of what is wrong with our country. The most corrupt attorney general of our time is your nigga because he hung out with you, gave you daps, and is chill. Please withhold from voting next election.

I'm sorry u feel that way

[TheSanityAnnex]

I'm sorry u feel that way
And I'm sorry you are they way.

[m>s]

I'm sorry u feel that way
You're not intelligent enough to be smug no offense. I'm not surprised that you think this way, most blacks do think this tribally I'm just saying.

[boutons_deux]

so You People really think McLiar's or Bishop Gecko's DoJ would have jailed any banksters?

[baseline bum]

so You People really think McLiar's or Bishop Gecko's DoJ would have jailed any banksters?

No, what does that have to do with Obama being a well trained monkey?

[baseline bum]

Sanders/Warren would be much better than Obama.

LOL at the idea of them ever raising the billion dollars in bribes one needs to get elected president though.

[Splits]

Sanders was too chickenshit to even glance at the Fed. Warren is a faux-Cherokee nutjob. Neither one of them know anything about economics, they just say a bunch of platitudes like "rich people are bad!" and "you deserve free shit!" and get raucous applause for it from the left.

:lmao you honestly think Elizabeth Warren knows nothing about economics and gets by on platitudes? She was a Harvard Law School Economics Professor. She devoted her life to economics, is one of the most well-respected and prominent economic minds. She was a Republican up until 1995 when that party completely lost their shit and became a bunch of economic suicidal nutjobs that ended up completely destroying the economy. She wasn't even a politician until 3 years ago. She knows more about economics than the entire Republican party + Reason magazine combined.

You're a fucking moron.

[Will Hunting]

so You People really think McLiar's or Bishop Gecko's DoJ would have jailed any banksters?

Definitely not Romney, but there's a slim chance McCain would have. He's a crazy, neoconservative old man, but he's been pretty vocal about how horribly we handled the financial crisis.

You can ignore it all you want but in 2008 it was the Democrats pushing a bailout and ALL the Wall Street campaign money was flowing in Obama's direction.

[Trill Clinton]

You're not intelligent enough to be smug no offense. I'm not surprised that you think this way, most blacks do think this tribally I'm just saying.

No offense taken

[Splits]

To the OP, Holder's tenure at DoJ was probably the most disgraceful part of the Obama presidency. As mentioned, not a single Wall St. crook in jail or even prosecuted, but even worse the non-prosecution or investigation of the Bush torture regime. The Geneva Conventions are clear. If you don't investigate allegations of torture, you are guilty of conspiracy. And considering "we tortured some folks" and did not investigate or hold those who tortured accountable, Holder is criminally responsible.

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao you honestly think Elizabeth Warren knows nothing about economics and gets by on platitudes? She was a Harvard Law School Economics Professor. She devoted her life to economics, is one of the most well-respected and prominent economic minds. She was a Republican up until 1995 when that party completely lost their shit and became a bunch of economic suicidal nutjobs that ended up completely destroying the economy. She wasn't even a politician until 3 years ago. She knows more about economics than the entire Republican party + Reason magazine combined.

You're a fucking moron.

First of all, she was a bankruptcy law professor, you fucking imbecile, not an economics professor. Secondly, she lied her way to the top of academia by pretending to be Native American. Thirdly, she's so retarded that she thinks raising the minimum wage to $25/hour immediately would have zero negative effects on the economy, she has no idea where productivity gains come from or where profits go to, and she honestly believes that banks would be willing to give out student loans at a rate that's below the rate of inflation (essentially volunteering to lose money). Of course that's to be expected from someone who's never spent a day of her life doing real work and has lied her way through life to separate people from their money.

http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2013/03/26/elizabeth_warrens_acquired_economic_stupidity_1002 22.html

http://rare.us/story/elizabeth-warren-knows-absolutely-nothing-about-how-our-economy-works/

[boutons_deux]

Definitely not Romney, but there's a slim chance McCain would have. He's a crazy, neoconservative old man, but he's been pretty vocal about how horribly we handled the financial crisis.

You can ignore it all you want but in 2008 it was the Democrats pushing a bailout and ALL the Wall Street campaign money was flowing in Obama's direction.

McLiar didn't "handle" shit, so he's in a great position to throw shit at those who did.

TARP was a Repug program, from Repug Treasury Paulson and approved by the WH.

Do you really think if the Repugs were in the WH and controlled Congress in 08/09 that they would have let the financial sector collapse, all TBTF go bankrupt?

[Will Hunting]

McLiar didn't "handle" shit, so he's in a great position to throw shit at those who did.

TARP was a Repug program, from Repug Treasury Paulson and approved by the WH.

Do you really think if the Repugs were in the WH and controlled Congress in 08/09 that they would have let the financial sector collapse, all TBTF go bankrupt?

McCain likely would have tried and failed because of the establishment Republicans.

You're also revising history regarding what congress supported. TARP was a Paulson creation but he partnered with the Dems to get it passed.

[boutons_deux]

McCain likely would have tried and failed because of the establishment Republicans.

You're also revising history regarding what congress supported. TARP was a Paulson creation but he partnered with the Dems to get it passed.

you're full of shit.

The Dems voted for TARP because they knew it was necessary and didn't need the Repugs.

The Repugs didn't vote or voted against TARP, since they knew it would pass w/o them, and they could tell their duped, anti-govt, anti-bank ignorant base, aka You People, that they voted against TARP.

[Will Hunting]

you're full of shit.

The Dems voted for TARP because they knew it was necessary and didn't need the Repugs.

The Repugs didn't vote or voted against TARP, since they knew it would pass w/o them, and they could tell their duped, anti-govt, anti-bank ignorant base, aka You People, that they voted against TARP.
So you admit that the Dems in congress voted for TARP and the Repugs didn't? In your post before this you called it a "Repug Program".

[vy65]

:lmao you honestly think Elizabeth Warren knows nothing about economics and gets by on platitudes? She was a Harvard Law School Economics Professor. She devoted her life to economics, is one of the most well-respected and prominent economic minds. She was a Republican up until 1995 when that party completely lost their shit and became a bunch of economic suicidal nutjobs that ended up completely destroying the economy. She wasn't even a politician until 3 years ago. She knows more about economics than the entire Republican party + Reason magazine combined.

You're a fucking moron.

She's a bankruptcy lawyer. Why does that qualify her on national economic policy?

[Slutter McGee]

Thirdly, she's so retarded that she thinks raising the minimum wage to $25/hour immediately would have zero negative effects on the economy, / (http://rare.us/story/elizabeth-warren-knows-absolutely-nothing-about-how-our-economy-works/)
haha, didnt realize that. At least sander's proposed minimum wage of 15 is close to to the most extreme liberal economists who propose a min wage of up to 14 dollars an hour before we see the negative effects. Though most economists agree that is way to high. 25 is ridiculous.

[Spurminator]

For one thing, she said $22/hour (though I suppose why not raise to the nearest $5 when trying to make a point?) And despite what the headlines claimed, she never actually suggested we should raise minimum wage to $22 (or $25) per hour, nor did she claim doing so would have no effect on the economy. Her exact quote:


"If we started in 1960 and we said that as productivity goes up, that is as workers are producing more, then the minimum wage is going to go up the same. And if that were the case then the minimum wage today would be about $22 an hour," she said (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/18/sen-elizabeth-warren-raise-minimum-wage-22-hour/).Warren added (http://now.msn.com/elizabeth-warren-massachusetts-senator-says-minimum-wage-should-be-dollar22) “So my question is…With a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, what happened to the other $14.75? It sure didn’t go to the worker.”

Now, reasonable people can certainly disagree with Warren's numbers, but at least get what she said right first.

[Spurminator]

I mean it's in the article you posted.

[Winehole23]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=163727&page=12&p=8095545&viewfull=1#post8095545

[Winehole23]

So you admit that the Dems in congress voted for TARP and the Repugs didn't? In your post before this you called it a "Repug Program".Couldn't have passed without Republican votes, a Republican president signed it. Sure, Dems voted too. Shared blame.

[Winehole23]

tangent: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=186162&page=3&p=5483314&viewfull=1#post5483314

[boutons_deux]

So you admit that the Dems in congress voted for TARP and the Repugs didn't? In your post before this you called it a "Repug Program".

yes. TARP was Repugs program created by Repug Treasury and approved by Repug WH. Then the Congressional Repugs, no control in either chamber, voted against it, knowing it would pass w/o out them, allowing them to convince you stupid fuckers in their ignorant, gullibable base that they were against their own Repug program, which was totally unavoidable. Perhaps the Repug tactic is way too sophisticated for your tiny turd of a brain to grab.

As always, the Repugs wanted to OBSTRUCT TARP, but can you find in 08/09 ANY Repug alternative to TARP? Repugs would have punished their banksters paymasters for being bankrupt? :lol

It was just like Repugs trying, and failing, to repeal ACA, but with silly, risible replacements that were never fully developed.

As always, Repugs inflame their ignorant bubba base, fabricate a boogey man for them to hate, then make a feckless show attacking the boogey man to show their base how serious Repugs are. The stupid, ignorant base falls for it every time. Trump is proving, exposing just how stupid, ignorant, hateful, anarchist, racist (southern) the Repug base is, has always been since the Southern Strategy.

[boutons_deux]

She's a bankruptcy lawyer. Why does that qualify her on national economic policy?

fucking dubya had never travelled out of USA before becoming Pres, was nothing but a drafted Useful Idiot as TX, with a family brand named, gov for the VRWC. Since when do rightwingnuts value experience, competence, seriousness, in their shitbag politicians?