The Special Inspector General for Tarp Issues a Wakeup Call … Lambasts the Government and the Banks
The government’s special inspector general in charge of oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (the “TARP” bank bailouts) – Neil M. Barofsky – wrote a stunning editorial for Bloomberg yesterday, concluding:
Americans should lose faith in their government. They should deplore the captured politicians and regulators who distributed tax dollars to the banks without insisting that they be accountable. The American people should be revolted by a financial system that rewards failure and protects those who drove it to the point of collapse and will undoubtedly do so again.
Only with this appropriate and justified rage can we hope for the type of reform that will one day break our system free from the corrupting grasp of the megabanks.
See this for background.
This is not the statement of a raving blogger (although some of the best reporters write blogs) or a conspiracy theorist living in his mom’s basement (even though some conspiracies are real).
This is the former government official who oversaw the bailouts.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is it’s natural manure.
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We need a Benito Mussolini outcome for those who have betrayed our Constitution.
I don't recall exactly how he was executed, but I know he ended up dangling from a rope. Nowadays we'd probably have to import all the rope from China.
At last, Neil M. Barofsky, a patriot!
Riot is protest. The last form of resistance is revolution. There’s discussion, dissension, then protest, then riots, then revolution.
And while Patrick Henry was speaking others were saying, it’s crazy to speak like that and name names. And Henry proclaimed: “If this be treason, make the most of it.”
“In the spring of 1765, the recently enacted Stamp Act was the prime topic of political conversation in the American colonies. In Virginia, the current session of the House of Burgesses was drawing to a close and many of the delegates had already headed for home. Patrick Henry, who had held his seat for only a matter of days, celebrated his twenty-ninth birthday on May 29 by offering a series of resolutions related to the current crisis.
“On May 30, Patrick Henry gave his maiden speech in the assembly and defended his resolutions. He expanded the scope of his criticism to include not only Parliament, but the king as well. Speaking of George III, he stated that ‘Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell and George the Third — .’ At that point he was interrupted by cries of “Treason!” from delegates who easily recognized the reference to assassinated leaders. Henry paused briefly, then calmly finished his sentence: ‘...may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.’”
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1266.html
"Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave." ?– Frederick Douglass
Most Americans are knowledgeLESS and therefore are.....
..un armed.
Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, "Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it."
I wouldn't read too much into the virtue of this man.
Many a scumbag insider, who believes the gig is up, switches teams early on to create the appearance of being different than those who they once called brother. They do so in hopes of avoiding the gallows.
There's a reason why, throughout history, when revolutions come it is not uncommon for virtually all the "management" and "leadership" of government, down to the village level, to be taken out and shot by the people. Not an occupying army, the people.
This is also why so many politicians want gun control. They arent afraid some CO type evil befalling you, your children, or anyone else. They are afraid of people eventually becoming so tired of being fiscally raped they rise up with vengeance.
Back to the point. These machines require active support by key players from the bottom up. As well as the silent support of many, many people in the system who later claim such things as "it wasn't part of my responsibility", "I don't know for certain, I was never told directly", etc., etc.
Mr. Barofsky did rise to that position, or make the "nest-egg" he hopes to get out of town with, by being an ignorant stooge or blind to what goes on in that cesspool called DC.
To me, Barofsky's simply in CYA mode.
That said, the beauty of a cabal of snakes & scumbags is once they begin to turn on each other you get a great show that removes all doubt they are all birds of a feather.
Barofsky's article can also mean he knows something bad is coming this way and soon...
I agree, thank you. Historians will record his statement as well. "Let the record show..."
In reply to Centurion 9.41: Well stated Centurion, you took the thoughts and words right out of my mouth brother.
Hopefully, there will be a run for the door as the criminal gang of traitors try to cover their asses; that may well be a turning point in history.
Please post your comment again over at GW’s blog.
Any time you throw your weight behind a political party that controls two-thirds of the government, and that party can't keep the promise that it made to you during election-time, and you're dumb enough to walk around continuing to identify yourself with that party, you're not only a chump but you're a traitor to your race.
So it's the, it's the ballot or the bullet. Today, our people can see that we're faced with a government conspiracy. This government has failed us. The senators who are filibustering concerning your and my rights, that's the government. Don't say it's southern senators, this is the government. This is a government filibuster. It's not a segregationist filibuster, it's a government filibuster. Any kind of activity that takes place on the floor of the Congress or the Senate, that's the government. Any kind of dilly-dallying, that's the government. Any kind of pussy-footing, that's the government. Any kind of act that's designed to delay or deprive you and me, right now, of getting full rights, that's the government that's responsible. And anytime you find the government involved in a conspiracy to violate the citizenship or the civil rights of a people in 1964, then you are wasting your time going to that government expecting redress. Instead you have to take that government to the world court and accuse it of genocide and all of the other crimes that it is guilty of today.
Perhaps you could cut and paste your perspective for a fourth time, for the benefit of those of us who require more than three readings in order to fully comprehend what is written.
Actually Tinky, it was an edit that the system wouldn't let me make. Not a BS re-spam.
But maybe if you actually read the comment you would have recognized that fact.
That said. Yea, it is that spot on it should be posted more than once ;)
In reply to tinky: Whiner! Obviously it would take you more than three readings to understand what Centurion said.
I wouldn't read too much into the virtue of this man.
Many a scumbag insider who believes the gig is up switches teams early on to create the appearance of being different than those who they once called brother.
They do so in hopes of avoiding the gallows.
There's a reason why, throughout history, when revolutions come virtually all the "management" and "leadership" of government down to the village level are taken out to the square and shot.
These machines require the active support by key players from the bottom up. And the silence of many, many men in the system who rest upon things such as "it wasn't part of my responsibility", "I don't know for certain, I was never told directly", etc., etc.
Mr. Barofsky did rise to that position, or make the "nest-egg" he hopes to get out of town with by being an ignorant stooge or blind to what goes on in that cesspool called DC.
To me, Barofsky's simply in CYA mode.
That said, that's the beauty of a cabal of snakes & scumbags, once they begin to turn on each other you get a great show that removes all doubt they are all birds of a feather.
Remember, when the time comes to fill the lamposts, or Mar the brick wall with rifle volleys, never let a few good apples save a rotten barrel. Don't try for 100% surety. 40% is fine.
In reply to offthebeach: No! We want ever one of the criminals brought to justice once and for all.
If all the fascist bastards that were responsible for WW2 were brought to justice instead of a few from the top; we wouldn’t have had the carry over of the Fascist today.
For an example. The Bush clan would not exist today
I don't know. It's not like this will be a best seller. And I am sure he could have "played ball" and gone on to other lucrative things. Perhaps Barofsky is truly angry at what he saw, and is brave enough to say something. Maybe he is the real deal. At least he is not Andrew Ross Douchebag.
BS, you're a fool.
I wouldn't read too much into the virtue of this man.
Many a scumbag insider, who believes the gig is up, switches teams early on to create the appearance of being different than those who they once called brother. They do so in hopes of avoiding the gallows.
There's a reason why, throughout history, when revolutions come it is not uncommon for virtually all the "management" and "leadership" of government, down to the village level, to be taken out and shot by the people. Not an occupying army, the people.
This is also why so many politicians want gun control. They arent afraid some CO type evil befalling you, your children, or anyone else. They are afraid of people eventually becoming so tired of being fiscally raped they rise up with vengeance.
Back to the point. These machines require active support by key players from the bottom up. As well as the silent support of many, many people in the system who later claim such things as "it wasn't part of my responsibility", "I don't know for certain, I was never told directly", etc., etc.
Mr. Barofsky did rise to that position, or make the "nest-egg" he hopes to get out of town with, by being an ignorant stooge or blind to what goes on in that cesspool called DC.
To me, Barofsky's simply in CYA mode.
That said, the beauty of a cabal of snakes & scumbags is once they begin to turn on each other you get a great show that removes all doubt they are all birds of a feather.
Strategic retreat, certainly.
It is however a good sign the fleas are starting to abandon the mangy dog.........
All fiat money is debt money. Even if you repay all the debt you still owe the interest.
Fiat money therefore isnt green. It creates more CO2 than gold and silver, because users of fiat continually need to extract more resources to pay interest than if they did not have the interest burden.
Someone call Al Gore.
You jest, but the depression that would result from a return to "sound money" (think Panic of 1837 + GD1) would have positive benefits for the environment.
7 billion people trying to find something to eat will destroy the environment and a whole heck of a lot of fellow species
Fuck him and the SUV he rides in.
Didn't Tyler say something about rats ? And about a Titanic ? And about scurrying ?? I can't remember... Maybe this guy could refresh my memory ??
You can always shoot the messenger but the message is the message. He may be covering his backside, he may have had a change of heart, he may woken up to the reality. He may even be pretending to be one of the people in order to infiltrate. Whatever the reason is, it matters not in terms of the message. And the message is clear - enough is enough !!!
I propose a challenge to Mister GW, only because I can't do it, or I would. How about starting a SuperPAC with its sole purpose being to restore capitalism to America (through proper legislation)?
The problem with us little people is that we think our representatives should work for us for free. At least their big donors realize they have to pay to get service. Therefore, I propose a new lobbying organization called "We the People". We could certainly be a strong contender for congressional attention if each one of us was willing to kick in even a small amount. Since there are so many of us, that would be bound to get their attention!
Great idea!! You only need a filibuster/veto proof Senate and half the House plus 1.............Oh, and a prez who agrees with you wouldn't hurt. Oh yeah, you might need to get the MIC and Wall St. out of the mix too. Big pharma probably needs to go. Having the media on your side wouldn't hurt. You'd have to ask the guys on K Street if they'd like to be on food stamps. Maybe a few other things I'm missing......
But once you got that out of the way, YOU'RE THERE BUDDY!!!!!
Realization
Rage
Resolve
Rifles
Rope
Recovery
I'm currently IN the cesspool of Washington DC. Tomorrow I'll be stopping by the Rayburn Whorehouse to physically vent my continued displeasure with my representative. The dumb son of a bitch admits to voting for TARP in spite of unprecidented contacts of disapproval from his constituents.
Rep. Jerry Lewis, R, Ca Dist 41 is a pussy. He ducks out on constituents. Can't take knives or guns into the whorehouses around here, but ROPE would pass the detectors just fine.
Sitting out in front of the Rayburn Whorehouse in Wash DC smoking a cigarette.
Being my usual 'charming' self as a lady jumps out of a car and heads inside I say "Hi, how are you doing?"
Wife asks if I'm the official greeter as I notice the congressional pin on the lady. Lady starts to giggle at wife so I say loudly "Welcome to MY HOUSE!"
Giggle stops with a gasp and she practically runs into the building.
If he's still there most of them must not disapprove so much. Keep up the good fight. Ask him if he is going to approve the debt ceiling increase and under what conditions. Prepare for smoke blowing...
Wow...!!!
Just Wow.
So..........
Whats eveyone waiting for.......
Rise up.
eat shit and die
Hi GW,
I love your posts and notice you post on AJ's site. having listened to him on and off over the years I wonder if he is just controlled opposition, or a useless idiot. A place where people can go and listen to how more and more TPTB have gained even more control and then hear AJ say we are winning, yeh we will stop you, blah blah.
So my question and many you can do a post on this and put it on his site too. What is AJ's line in the sand.....what more do they have to to do? and what will he do besides talk about it? For that matter maybe you could ask what is RP's line is the sand? how about you? Is it not time we started asking this question? Something tells me AJ is full of BS and RP was a way to funnel off a lot of great energy. Think about it what did RP do? Yeh he talks a lot, and maybe some woke up because of his talking, but how many woke up independent of RP and then wasted energy putting theirs behind him?
Why did RP never file suite on all the unconstitutional activity of govt. he wasted no time yapping about it on TV, but why not go to SCOTUS. Yeh he might have lost, but it sure would have made the issues go mainstream. How about the voter fraud and so on while he was running for POTUS. Even Maddow documented it. Di RP file suite, demand criminal charges be pressed by the police against those committing it and beating up his staff. Not a bloody word. I could go on, but why bother. But maybe it is time to ask some of the gatekeepers who are in the vanguard of the so called "infowars" what is their line in the sane?
AJ often takes items out of context or misleads readers; that is to his detriment.
Is he generally right about Mordor? I think so.
However, he published yesterday a story on the Anaheim riots castigating the police and denied some of the statements they made. Iwent to the various CA media outlets and found some of his claims were 100% false.
I was not there; but it appears the police overreacted.
One statement he made was that nobody could confirm fires were being set. I saw 2 videos of burning dumpsters. AJ could have spent two minutes and found the same vids I did.
If you are going to report on Conspiracy, you had better have Facts.
If AJ would get off the sensationalism, you could take more of what he says to the bank.
You are outside the inner circles of those who had fraud and violence committed against them. There are actions
going on that you are not privy to. Challanges going on at the delegate level, two different sets of delegates
from the same state headed for a clash in Tampa. The Maine delegation and other states will be organizing
before and in Tampa. There are law suits going on. People that belive in smaller government and liberty are
identifying corrupt party officials in every state to run honest cadidates against the machine. This is an
intesifying effort at the grass roots level.
The rats have already started abandoning sinking ships and those that are left are turning on each other,
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Never mind. Waste of pixels.
Things will only change when enough people wake up and take serious issue with the looting of wealth and suppression of liberty. Right now, the trend in people figuring this out is up and gaining. Like they say in guerilla armies, 'When the trend is your friend, why get shot just yet?'
We're headed for a major train wreck. I can feel the wheels picking up speed. The election is the catalyst.
Get out of the way. Watch the crash. As the dust is settling many bewildered people will be looking for answers. The PTB will have a program to spin this, of course, but their credibility will be at an all time low. Is this a window of opportunity to bring back Constitutional government?
What is the crash? For some people, it is losing their job, others, their pension, their home. People have sold their ethics for material gain. When the last kick explodes the can instead of moves it and juice stops flowing people are going to be pissed-off because they was had.
Any grass-roots drama before the crash will not find traction. After the crash, people's minds will be more open. What does Sun Tzu say about the time and place?
Usually, all sorts of unresolved issues get new vectors around the election.
RP was a big dissapoinment. Maybe he'll have something to say in Tampa?
"Knowing the place and the time of the coming battle, we may concentrate from the greatest distances in order to fight."
- Art of War
All we can do is starve the system.
Do not buy a new car.
Do not use credit.
Do not blow $$ on usless crap.
Do not shop at the big box.
Do shop at mom and pops.
Do grow your own vegitables.
Do fix your own stuff.
Do prepare for an earhtquake..at least.
Do vote the bums out.
Do vote neither dem or republican.
Do feel free to add.
Employ yourself.
Reduce your taxes as much as possible.
If at all possible - home school your children.
Do disintermediate
Do move your money out of TBTFs and into a local bank or credit union
Do get to know your neighbors well
Do learn how to can preserves
Do learn how to provide medical care without a hospital
Do teach your children these values
Excellent starrt of a smart list.
Indeed...do starve the system
Here's more to add.
Every chance you get, fuck paying taxes. Barter. Go black market. Under the table. Under the radar. Off the grid.
HECKLE politicians at every chance you get. Using facts from their own parties. BOTH of the bastards - Dem and Rep.
(Oh, it may not dent their fucked up heads, but it might wake up some of the sheeple)
LOCAL credit unions. CLOSE all bank accounts. Especially the big fucking douchebag majors; BAC, JPM and Citi.
Go offshore with your trading accounts.
FUCK Google. Find a search engine that doesnh't track your every move online. Smart Page....etc.....
Double fuck Facebook. Cancel those TwitterTwat accounts too. Before you do, totally fuck them up. I posted all sorts of crap on Fartbook before i canceled my account; different names, ages, all sorts of baloney on my information page - then I blew the bitch out.
Don't join any online "social networking" bullshit site again - ever.
Ixquick-dot-com.
The anti-Goober.
Food Forests, Earthships, Hugelkulturs. Anyone can be less on the grid. Im doing it. Its easier than I thought it would be. Not participating with immoral behavior is the one path that will produce bargaining options.
Food and fuel prices going up. No problem. I'll grow my own food and drive less. Too big to fail banks going out of business, no problem, don't need them. What I do need are good neighbors, and I've got plenty of them.