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FINAL RESULTS: Reappoint Ben Shalom Bernanke?
Submitted by Marla Singer on 12/01/2009 12:01 -0400
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eighty nine against
isn't 89 a fibonacci number?
just sayin'
Ben understands how to manufacture (and use other to this end) and those who were unable to see how this effected asset prices until after the fact make up the majority of the “Nay” votes. I’m sorry you lost money (shorting in March), didn’t participate in the rebound and just like the perma bulls never call a turning point - LOL. Investing for what “ought” to happen in only nice in principal not on your P/L.
LOL, any criticism of bankers must be anti-semitism, thats what I have seen (on the web) with my own two eyes for about a decade now.
Focused anger must be displaced and misplaced rapidly. You will always see this dynamic.
RAISE JEW SHEILD!!
in the vein of Marie Antoinette I say
to Mr Bernanke - Let him eat Squid!
....
for instructions see vid mash-up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9yvSmSGjNg
ps: bring your chopsticks Benny
Hey Marla, your poll allows multiple voting ... just sayin'
Are you from Fox News?
Just sayin'
Nope. And, just askin', why such a ridiculous question?
i dont like B.B, but lets be honest::
who would Barack H Obama nominate for Fed Head?
Head of SEIU, UAW, Marx?
Great!, I just emailed my senator on the banking comittee.....
and since you mentioned it, yes, the heads of any of those you named can bring the house down a whole lot faster than BB. The worst thing in this instance is willful malice coupled with ignorance. Ben at least knows how to fuck us. Its time to bring out the pitchforks if we are left to that lot. Not that this little sideshow has any bearing on real events. BB will get confirmed regardless of what us peeps want. I have that much confidence in the IMFICs.
delete (extraneous) please
I voted yes. Bernanke has us on the fastest path to bringing down the whole shebang. Anybody else will just slow it down.
Use the force Luke!
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for bernake
It's to close to call at this point
come on 830 Yea's? Ahh harvard business skool victims....
Huffington Post:"The Fed is required by law to keep inflation low and to maximize employment. But, according to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), the Fed only seems interested in performing one of those tasks. High unemployment keeps wages down. Wage growth is seen by the Fed as a sign of inflation and something that should be kept down.
Before voting to confirm Bernanke, Whitehouse told HuffPost he wants to hear "[t]hat they're willing to take their eyes off an exclusive gaze on the welfare of Wall Street and start giving a red hot damn about the American public," said Whitehouse."
Are the deflationists like Douchinger listening yet?
Congress will CREATE your wage-price spiral if the Fed won't. Monetary policy is about to get POLITICAL. This was foreseen years ago and argued to the deflationists, by myself among others.
They will turn BB's controlled demolition of the dollar into an all out avalanche. BB is trying to inflate significantly in a controlled process, without igniting a stampede. He's bringing down the mountain a piece at a time. He wants a devaluation but not a cascade. Besides, the little people don't "deserve" to feed at the inflation trough that the banks gorge from. The bankers feel no need to let you participate in the fiesta
Can the use of Shalom be interpreted as a slight hint of antisemitism? I'd avoid that path. Just as I think it's bad form to use Hussein between Barack and Obama when deriding his policies.
semitic, actually refers to a language, not a race, or a religion
You are so correct. So politically correct.....
It's his legal name....
Not too long ago, ANY skepticism of central banking and international bankers was hushed up using the threat of the race card.
Now look how far we've come. Freedom of thought is on the march!
You know, and hate, the fact that the People are opening their eyes and seeing the vampire elephant in the living room.
Go ahead, whine about it in the typical fashion! That merely amuses us.
Check your facts; Shalom is his middle name.
No wonder he is so monotone.
I completely agree, middle names should be off limits unless they are Anglo Saxon in form.
I agree, middle name not needed
Then why is 'W' acceptable? They even made a movie out of it. Hypocricy to the extreme.
Ah yes, thesis -- opposed by -- antithesis because every synthesis is the thesis of a new dialectic. Social change is guaranteed. Nay, why Master Pike would be so appreciative and lovingly fond of his pupils from the inner sanctum. When one feels the stirrups of his masters guillotine upon the throngs of his stiff neck does it really matter to him who holds the face under the hood of his executioner? MW :. Hegel purposely and skillfully neglected to illuminate the eunuch so as not to confuse the pliable with the notion of a false pretense.
could not see the credit bubble coming, why will he be able to see the next implosion coming ? should he be
appointed to cure the next trouble ?
shouldn't someone who can prevent it be put in charge ?
Should Ben Bernanke be reappointed, the answer is an astounding “YES”, I literally can’t wait to see his testimony before the Senate Financial Services Committee when it all falls apart
I voted yes because I want to see the look on his face when it all falls apart.
http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/1687-The-Last-Word-On-Bernan...
I think Bernanke blew it by agreeing with Greenspan on everything, but the person I'd like to see OUT of there is Geithner! As president of the NY Fed, he should have known about the leverage those IB's were using. How do we get rid of HIM?
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/nassim-taleb-protests-bernanke-reappoin...
"Bernanke was supposed to have been "out" some time ago but the Squid can't find anyone qualified who is willing to take his place."
picking up from this comment from anonymouse #147085 and in the spirit of offering constructive suggestions to our current conundrums, here's an idea from out near the green monster at wrigley field --
how about appointing Martin Armstrong & Andrew Fastow as FED co-chairs?
pros:
-according to the justice department, both have vast experience running highly sophisticated ponzi-like operations, so they're both highly qualified per US Govt standards.
-although i choose to believe both would be more than willing to serve out their sentences applying their vast experience, talent & knowledge in service of the community, in their current capacity, their will is ultimately subservient to the will of the people (administered oh so judiciously by the BOP). this could also be a positive first step in the reform of our massively bloated prison system to encourage rehabilitation over recidivism.
-bonus: they come super cheap. both can be had for the low low price of under $1/hour. how's that for instant cost savings?
cons:
-yes they are, but everyone deserves a second chance, no?
p.s. this comment is not as ironic as it may first appear.
Of course he will be reaffirmed as our politicians don't care about what's right for this country. Vote every seated official out. Let them know what it's like to be unemployed.
http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/burning-ben
instead of taking a poll, how about putting up a petition to sign
is it possible to send this link as a email to the list of Senators on nakedcapitalism..
It will give an idea to Senators that if they want Ben to continue with his job, they may not have one soon!!
yea because I am a gold bull and bernanke has made me rich
yea because I am a gold bull and bernanke has made me rich
Unless we get a full audit of the Fed (which we won't), I'd say keep Ben in the position. Don't let him off.
No sense letting his name getting glossed over in history books, like a CEO saling into he sunset... at some point folks needs to be held accountable for their actions, even if it's long after their gone.
Besides, with the weak, pussy like person Ben sports, he might off himself before the masses do it for him.
When one cuts the head off the Hydra, two grow to replace it. Does that mean we'd get BOTH Lawrence Summers & Tim Geithner?
This is off topic... but I am pretty sure ZH just got some major homage on Colbert!
NO... Al Sharpton for FED Chairman! And bring back Hayami, while at it.
NO... Al Sharpton for FED Chairman! And bring back Hayami, while at it.
I had to vote yes.
Have you seen the charts of gold and silver since he became Fed Chief?-:)
Its like going to a whore house and expecting to find a "clean one"...Marla it really doesn't matter who the face of it is....next
Ben Bernanke has done a wonderful job!
Yeah he screwed up before but since the crisis he has been excellent! If it was not for him all of you would be out of jobs and crying, or worse homeless. We would be in 1932 right now.
Instead he saved your asses and now you're bringing out the rope and dragging him to the tree. Ah well, that's how mobs behave.
nay all the way.