President Blames White People

[Sukerkin]

Even though European banks tended to have leverage ratios that were 75% more than US banks? Hopefully the $60 billion the US taxpayers sent to European banks (funneled through AIG as part of the bailout) helps ease the pain somewhat. ;-)

I'd like to see some reliable details on that if you would be so kind. The information I have is that the flow has been the other way. Seems like these guys can't even keep their lies straight, let alone their balance books.

 

[crushing]

I'd like to see some reliable details on that if you would be so kind. The information I have is that the flow has been the other way. Seems like these guys can't even keep their lies straight, let alone their balance books.

Regarding the leverage ratios:

European Banks: Too Big to Rescue?
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/09/22/european-banks-too-big-to-rescue/
Europe's biggest banks face greater capital shortages than US
http://www.finfacts.com/irishfinancenews/article_1014796.shtml
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Regarding AIG Bailout going to European Banks:

AIG names recipients of its bailout money
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/15/AIG.banks.list/
Top U.S., European Banks Got $50 Billion in AIG Aid
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638394500958141.html
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[Tez3]

Regarding the leverage ratios:

European Banks: Too Big to Rescue?
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/09/22/european-banks-too-big-to-rescue/
Europe's biggest banks face greater capital shortages than US
http://www.finfacts.com/irishfinancenews/article_1014796.shtml
​

Regarding AIG Bailout going to European Banks:

AIG names recipients of its bailout money
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/15/AIG.banks.list/
Top U.S., European Banks Got $50 Billion in AIG Aid
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123638394500958141.html
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These aren't British banks though.

 

[crushing]

These aren't British banks though.

I didn't specify them as such in this thread, or anywhere.

Lloyds TSB (on high leverage ratio list)
HSBC (on high leverage ratio list)
Barclay's Bank (on both high leverage ratio and top 10 AIG bailout recipient lists)
Does RBS count? (on high leverage ratio list)

 

[Big Don]

Obama says most popular title belongs to Lula
1 day ago
LONDON (AP/Google News)
EXCERPT:
— President Barack Obama — wildly popular the world over — says he isn't the globe's most admired politician. He says that title belongs to Brazil's president.
During a lunch at the Group of 20 summit in London, Obama shook hands with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and said: "This is my man, right here. I love this guy."
END EXCERPT
Less than a month after the attempted demonizing of white people, with blue eyes, Obama praises the man...

 

[Tez3]

Obama says most popular title belongs to Lula
1 day ago
LONDON (AP/Google News)
EXCERPT:
— President Barack Obama — wildly popular the world over — says he isn't the globe's most admired politician. He says that title belongs to Brazil's president.
During a lunch at the Group of 20 summit in London, Obama shook hands with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and said: "This is my man, right here. I love this guy."
END EXCERPT
Less than a month after the attempted demonizing of white people, with blue eyes, Obama praises the man...

And?

 

[Big Don]

And?

Just one more person whom Obama chooses to embrace who says extremely stupid things, things, that were they said by a conservative or a republican would get repeated and lamented much longer, much louder.

 

[Tez3]

Just one more person whom Obama chooses to embrace who says extremely stupid things, things, that were they said by a conservative or a republican would get repeated and lamented much longer, much louder.

Well, frankly, saying stupid things isn't confined solely to politicians now is it?

 

[Makalakumu]

Well, the problem was caused by a group of greedy old *** haoles...LOL!

 

[Carol]

well, the problem was caused by a group of greedy old *** haoles...lol!

lmao!

 

[Big Don]

Well, the problem was caused by a group of greedy old *** haoles...LOL!

I thought that was one word...