The Official Calls For Change Roll In: "Fire Geithner"
The first official demand for a change at the top as a result of the S&P downgrade has come in, courtesy of Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who has just demanded the head of the most incompetent and tax evading Treasury Secretary in US history, on a silver platter. "President Obama should fire U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner over the debt downgrade. If Obama won't remove him, then the US Senate should withdraw its consent of Geithner's appointment to U.S. Treasury because someone in the White House needs to be held responsible for this disaster." Zero Hedge fully endorses this perspective.
Full press release:
IN State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, US Senate Candidate running against 35 year incumbent Senator Dick Lugar in the 2012 Republican Primary, reacted to the historic news that Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded the United States' long-term debt, which highlights an overall concern about the financial health of our country.
"The downgrade by S&P of our debt from 'AAA' to' AA+' is a serious event that will impact all Americans. Financial markets will open Monday to see the United States with a credit rating of less than 'AAA' for the first time ever. How the markets will respond is impossible to predict.
"This downgrade is the direct result of raising the debt limit on Tuesday, August 2, without providing for substantive cuts in spending. The White House and many in Congress failed in their jobs by settling for a political compromise rather than seeking a fiscal resolution. They avoided the tough decisions on real cuts in spending by simple kicking 'the tin can of responsibility' further down the road. The downgrade reminds us that failing to act has consequences. Of no surprise to many Hoosiers, Dick Lugar was counted among the majority of Senators who agreed to the debt-ceiling compromise that was quickly signed by President Obama.
"President Obama should fire U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner over the debt downgrade. If Obama won't remove him, then the US Senate should withdraw its consent of Geithner's appointment to U.S. Treasury because someone in the White House needs to be held responsible for this disaster.
"S&P's downgrade illustrates its viewpoint of our entire economy, not just the government's ability to pay its bills. In mandating its downgrade, S&P, in effect, is stating that they have less confidence in the United States' economy to grow and recover in the long run. They believe the United States is losing the ability to create the wealth, which is the basis of the taxes the government needs to pay its bills.
"Perhaps there is a silver lining to this very dark cloud. The sound proposals offered in the Cut, Cap and Balance Plan can again be put on the table. This terrible situation might yet cause a Balanced Budget Amendment to be added to the United States Constitution.
"Moving forward, there will again be calls for 'bi-partisanship' to solve this latest fiasco. Let me be clear, we need less bi-partisanship and more conservative, fiscal principles in this on-going debate. Bi-partisanship has taken us to the brink of bankruptcy and now to our first ever financial downgrade.
"Conservatives have said for years that the federal government must be forced to live within its means. I take some consolation that S&P has now echoed our call."
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Just drag him behind a pickup until he disappears.
Too late. He is nowhere to be found.
Guess he packed his gulfstream with gold bars and flew into the sunset.
It is time for Barry to govern by decree while invoking NSPD 51: suspend the Constitution, declare Martial Law, confiscate all types of guns -either by peaceful or coercive means- and place under strict quarantine those who may try to revolt (FEMA camps have been designed for such purpose).
Besides that, it is good to remind the audiences that Americans are a bunch of stupid animals easy to manipulate and subdue.The sooner the US economy collapses the better, so these brutes will finally learn NOT to live beyond their means.
I hope you are one of the people taking part in the confiscation. You might meet a just end.
Better to fire the system to get something accomplished, not the cog in the wheel that is Jeethner.
Mourdock is a scumbag. I know. I live not far from him. Pity me.
But he knows Chinese... not math, but Asian Studies....
FIRE Tim Geithner??? Hell yeah! He is such a bureaucrat... Total tool for Goldman, Wall Street and Rubin.
I'd pay to watch that show.
A small Adam Weishaupt plug, part 1_7, @3:18,
Here & in the now… some of the public figures we see & hear are guilty as sin. (still ?!?). The “enemy within the gates” is so much more heinous than what we may have imagined. It is abominable the MSM treat them like superstars. Disgusting … Blah, spit, puke :-(
“This is the illuminati / satanic movement in this country today.”
“Right up to the White House.”
-Ted Gunderson
Watch [pay homage to] the following Ted Gunderson [an Ex-FBI guy] videos…
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 1_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ4ws6jTiqk&feature=related
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 2_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_uiOxlM54&feature=related
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 3_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXb_XtMoIgU&feature=related
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 4_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwMun94Nvo4&feature=related
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 5_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2sT3e1cjwU&feature=related
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 6_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UuWW5xRg_U&feature=related
Ted Gunderson - The Great Conspiracy Exposed 7_7 PL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2gknj6yy6s&feature=related
Fire Em, And Get The Fuck Outta Afghan Et Al ...
NATO helicopter crash leaves 31 U.S. troops dead in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - A NATO helicopter crashed during a battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan, killing 31 U.S. soldiers and seven Afghans, the Afghan president said on Saturday, the deadliest single incident for foreign troops in 10 years of war.
WOW ...
http://www.drudgereport.com/
REVENGE: SEALS WHO GOT OSAMA KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
What comes around, goes around. They knew the deal.
KHARMA ???
Shot Down By Taliban...
25 OF 31 US TROOPS ON BOARD WERE NAVY SEALS...
Majority from SEAL Team Six...
Deadliest attack on US of entire war...
A convenient coincidence for distraction. You know. The kind that always seem to happen when S is about to HTF.
Somebody left the fan on high and knocked it into the shitter a long time ago.
Drudge got the headline wrong. Should be:
SILENCED: SEALS WHO GOT OSAMA KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
Into the memory hole.
Too many people were starting to ask inconvenient questions:
http://www.emptywheel.net/2011/08/05/john-brennan-immunizing-the-truth/
It seems like if they were going to fake it, they would have waited untin next October.
Who will dare to kill Osama again after this?
lol
Seal Team Se7en will....
Well according to that report, that headline is bullshit.
Same unit
Not the same guys.
More propaganda, and it's gotten so bad (the propaganda) the story contradicts the headline.
But none of that changes the need to get out of bankster wars. (and obviously fire Timmy, Bernanke, etc.)
Pass Glass-Steagall
Our rating cut is bullshit, because we wouldn't cut spending, for a fraudulent debt problem. Standard and Whores said to cut 4 trillion to pay off the fraudulent debt, and we didn't.
Obama, like all politicians play both sides against the middle, instead of taking the fight to the banksters in earnest. He didn't want to cut much, but wanted to fool the ratings agency. Mission not accomplished. He still defaults to the banksters side, but he wanted to have his cake and eat it too. What a Nero.
Cancel the fraudulent debts
Put the tbtf out of business...as well as their co-conspirators (one of many)...the rating agencies.
i thought the identities of the individual seals
were concealed as a matter of security. if so, then
it is the word of the navy that the recently killed are
not the same individuals. ...
Report in Yahoo says non of the SEALS from the Osama raid were in this group.
except for PVT. 1st Class Jack Ruby (nee Rubenstein)
That is a lie.
Same org...different men.
No way in hell did this really happen. Unless they produce photos of the wreckage and the bodies I am not going to believe a word out of this administration and I never did anyway. You would never have 31 Special Forces operatives on one helicopter in enemy territory. This is straight up propaganda BS to divert attention from the markets on Monday.
You will see this listed as the reason why we must get out of Afghanistan and in the process save $2 trillion that would have been spent on the wars, which will in turn allow the US to keep its AAA debt rating.
OBAMA MUST BE TRIED FOR TREASON!!!!
divert attention? too many are tuned to mindless television and sports. some may take the time to call for revenge with a LOUD: USA!, USA!, USA!, nuke the ragheads! it's the american exceptional way.
Well LBJ's Gulf of Tonkin was "real." LBJ probably killed off the skirt chaser too. WAY too much money to be made on the Vietnam War for LBJ. Inflation adjusted - LBJ and the companies he owned or was a major shareholder in easily cleared a billion off Vietnam. He left office the second wealthiest President ever. Washington adjusted for inflation was a billionaire.
As delightful as the pickup truck dragging sounds Timmy is just the whipping boy for the responsible ones, Congress, Obama and Bush before him. Still go for it if you can catch him.
Impeach Soetoro!
While the other 99 out of 100 of your citizens say, "who's soetoro?" and then continue flipping the channel to Jersey Shore and taking another swig from their miller lite. Give it up man. Americans don't give a shit. The sooner you realize this then the sooner you can continue on with your own emergency survival plans for you and yours.
Since Congress, Bush, and Obama will all claim immunity and pardon eachother, that only leaves select targets. Biden will declare war on Teabaggers and use this crisis to go after all political enemies.
Wash, rinse, repeat.....
Toss him off the balcony into the murderous rioting crowd below.
It will placate the mob, he will be replaced by another, the show will go on.
There is an endless supply of useful idiots waiting to take his place.
Actually useless idiots. SABT.
Should have backed up the truck and whipped out the chains on Christmas Eve 2009 when he pledged "unlimited support" to the GSE's. Now Fannie is wanting a few bilion more. Since when did he become Congress?
Wait - I thought Geithner was on his way out anyway, by his own choice? (Time to sleep in and earn the big bucks on Wall St).
This is standard game theory / political move: demand the resignation of an unpopular figure who's already anticipated to leave.
- If they leave, you can crow about your victory.
- If they stay, you can saddle the opposition with an unpopular figure.
If Geithner leaves he'll be replaced by the likes of Corzine. Nothing to see here, move along. Srsly.
Yeah, and don't forget Paulson, he did his share of damage.
Yeah, and don't forget Hank Paulson who did his share of the damage.
Fire Geithner? You'll get a different puppet, the same masters.
After he gets fired, he will just end up at the job he was promised with, sooner.......his pay day has arrived.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlBzre4-Krc
...I junked you just for having the balls to say what you said when your name is ''Everyman''. You are a dumbshit troop, and I mean that in the most loving way. Let me remind you that we are all assholes. The goal is not to become one. Our weakness is as hosts, of the Truth. How is it we can't overcome the contempt and strong delusion? Our goal is to save every human possible in this war and if you have the full power of the Truth you will. Chevy Chase is a funny reference lol, but come man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wGiJcq95Ug
...ouch, already shot through the heart with the down arrow ricochet lol, weak. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLvIDfqiri4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD4aENEYkKo&feature=related
Do you really think it's any different for Obama? He's simply doing what the capital machine instruts him to do. There is no govenment, no constitution, no freedom; all have been replaced... makes no difference who sits in the oval office or the halls of congress. Doesn't anyone ever consider that no matter which party or which person(s) occupies any seat of power, the same things keep happening - more spending, more debt, more wars... and the reason for it all - more wealth for the top 2%.
It's all very simple when you've got the right map. Still really hard to trade thou
Right on Target .............Bullseye!
...hey man, there was only one person in the Senate Gallery (seats were not even full and the idiots sitting next to me had no clue what was even going onl) with a shirt on that says:
Vote 2 Party
U.S. Crypto Fascism
Dial 666 ADD Debt
...sitting obove Senator O'Bomba as he gave his speech when they passed what they said was $600+ Billion
...that was me, Where were you? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Uwh0w23K0
From Charlie Reese-
Sober up Chuck, and realize the dems got us into this mess we find ourselves at the moment.
.
I got no love for any of them, but is he not just a fancy custodian of the money who has no real power over either spending or borrowing? Now Obama should be fired in 2012 for sure - if he does not I think the country is lost and time to move out - seriously.
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia?? - YouTube http://bit.ly/pTxrFK
Wasn't he about to leave anyhow? So, no need to fire him.
Timmy looks foolish, certainly. But: Have a better replacement resistant to the financial kleptocracy that can be vetted into DC? Didn't think so... ALL OF DC IS GUILTY in its outright collusion with unreality. Not just Turbo... The problem is >>> no reflections on this level are constructive, nor will they solve anything.
"fire him HELL? !" HANG THE SON-OF-A-BITCH !!!!!!!
(2)"fire him HELL ? !"THEN HANG 'EM ALL!!!!! TRAITORIST BASTARDS!
castration first.......i believe in torture from time to time.
Oh Timmay!! ...
Fire Em, and Reposses his Hairpiece ...
BOY... Another Boring Day with No News ...
Fucking A
Yea that pretty much sums it up. This is shaping up to be a really shitty weekend.
Keebler elf is gonna get lynched on that tree. Shame; 'tis the life of a marionette.
uh-oh...no wonder they didn't let him resign
Hey Tyler, thanks for all you do to keep us informed!
THE GNASHING OF TEETH HAS JUST BEGUN !!
ITS GONNA BE FUN!!
Wont change a thing. But fucking do it!
uh..."How the markets will respond is impossible to predict."...i'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that we're going down
Stocks down, treasuries up. That is my prediction.
Ha Ha... I see:
Dollar down
Equities down
Treasuries down
The only thing that will be up is every single Bear ETF, the VIX, and maybe, PMs.
Hmmm.... since I have my strategy, and am sticking to it, there's no reason not to blue-sky.
My guess is that every chart there is is going to look like a waterfall- except the USDX, which will pop nicely. At about lunch time, the S&P 500 will start cautiously climbing again, and gold will jump to $1690, while silver ratchets up to $43.
Could be way off, though. We'll see on Monday.
You would think if the guy had any self respect he would resign.
He fucked up and failed.
Dupe
BUST A DEAL; FACE THE WHEEL
Dupe
FIRE the tax cheat with a bad perm.
Firing Timmy is blaming the puppet for bad puppet show.
lol
Funny thing is Timmah is probably the least responsible for all of this, but as guilty as any1 else to be sure
"Conservatives have said for years that the federal government must be forced to live within its means. I take some consolation that S&P has now echoed our call."
Uhh, how does one live within their means waging multiple wars while maintaining large tax cuts? I think that was a “conservative” operation under a Republican President and Senate was it not? “Said for years” he says. Less than three for sure. What a freaking clown.
Paul,
Sadly there are very few real conservatives in the Republican Party.
It's ironic. Klintoon was the best thing that ever happened to the Republican Party, then Bush gives it all right5 back by acting like a Democrat libtard for 8 years. Now Obama repeats Klintoon and Bush
But the Republicans have said it for years, just not in the years they were in charge. In my opinion the Obama admistration wasted their first two years driving "progressive" agenda, hijacking healthcare and other money drags when those first two years were critical to actually doing something other than spending more money the country doesn't have. HE had full control of government for two years and could have done anything he wanted and the choice he made, instead of fiscal responsiblity was to lie, cheat and steal to get Obama care jammed down the throats of taxpayers. He spent the rest of his time naming a million Czars and patting himself on the back. I really didn't think we could see a more incompetent government than the previous adminstration until I saw this one. I'm sure the one after this will only be worse. It truly is game over for the U.S.
I would like to know how much debt we have forgiven since WWII to poorer nations and how much taxpayer money continues to go to foreign nations. That would be like me charging on my credit card to pay my down on his luck neighbor mortgage. If we are truly to engage in "shared sacrifice" the first sacrifice should come in the form of foreign aide. Other nations should have to get off US taxpayer money before one American feels the pinch. Then move to the next money drain, whatever govt program you want. Dept. of Energy, Dept of Education, Dept of state name here because they are all failures and giant money grabs from taxpayers.
Dept of Education, since it's formation education has exponentially gotten worse.
Dept of Energy, since it's formation the reliance on foreign oil has exponentially gotten worse.
I could go on but what would be the point.
I know it was almost three years ago, but let me refresh your memory... he was elected with a mandate to reform healthcare... with the GOP (and the TP) kicking, screaming, and posturing at every step (ignoring the preference of a clear majority) of the way he was able to broker a flawed agreement in response to that mandate.
With all due respect, sir.., I believe it is YOUR memory that is flawed.
That's one of the most ridiculous statements I have ever heard. The vote for Obama was not a mandate for Obamacare. NOT even on the top ten list. The vote for Obama was first and foremost a vote against Bush. Remember a vote for McCain was a vote for Bush continuation. THAT was the main mantra. Not "the first thing we are going to do is jam a flawed healthcare system down our throats". If you remember correctly the most used talking point was the Republican drove the economic car in the ditch and now they are asking for the keys again. It was a mandate to not continue Bush. It was only after the election the famous words uttered by one prominent Chicago gangster politician was "we can't let a good crisis go to waste" Flawed thinking from the beginning. All I've heard over the last six months is how "now we have to focus on jobs and the economy" Hell that should have been the only focus. But instead the focus was hanging Wall Street and hanging corporate America in effigy, and pass mind boggling expensive social programs. Let's at least get the facts straight and not blather in a partisan manner. Obama spent the first two years doing nothing but pointing fingers and avoiding any responsiblity. Now after three years and an election coming up he and his ilk want to point the finger at the Tea Party who have been in control of the house since the first of the year. Damned when does the buck ever stop at his desk. Oh and yes I'm sure the ratings agencies were against us for not raising the unpayable DEBT ceiling faster. The debt they have no faith in us being able to pay back. WTF kind of logic is that
Furthermore when unions don't have to participate in this Obamacare. When Congress nor the president have to use that system. When Bill Nelson of Nebraska will only vote for it if his state is excluded from the rules and the Lousiana Purchase 2.0 takes place I would say sir it was an American Duty to shout against it all teh way to the heavens. It doesn't matter what party you are with, at some point in time fair minded people have to come together for the common good, not point fingers at the other side and never take responsibliity for your own parties crap. That goes for both parties. I'm sure that toothy ass Obama will say something snarky and be cheered by the media.
Again with the political parties we have and have had for the last 4 decades at least it is game over for the USA. The tipping point just past. We and our children and their children will all pay a heavy price for our so called "democratic system" It was a helluva an idea unfortuantely it needed to be in the hands of people of exception, integrity and honor to do what's right for all, not just one side or the other. Or just voting one way out of spite which I suspect is the biggest problem the politicians have.
"I sentance you to be exposed before your peers..." - Roger Waters.
Tear Down the Wall!!!!
Brother, you are trying to make sense of nonsense. It's all a giant theft machine, they are feeding of our dying bodies. The parasites are killing the host. Do you really think Obama, who cannot make a move without consulting the blackberry to read his instructions, has some kind of a plan of his own? He is just like that Black President that is selling Allstate insurance now, an actor. Do you think that Allstate dude is the CEO of the Insurance company? He's just a figurehead or symbol for the sheeple, as is Obama. We shouldn't even get mad at these losers, they aren't even smart enough to understand how much damage their masters are doing.
As for Timmha, he is already leaving, it was planned this way, his replacement is the loser from Jersey. Just like the crack dealers rotate the corner kids so the popo don't get wise, they rotate the insider.
Save your comments for another site Paul... everything is Obama's fault at ZH.
Have to say though, even I have a tough time believing it only took about six months for Boehner and Cantor to seriously damage the US financial system... rank amateur, loud mouth, irresponsible dolts do not belong in congress. They are directly responsible for this downgrade and S&P clearly supports that conclusion (without naming names of course)… but of course they will blame the other side (who gave in on almost everything to try to prevent the inevitable) and all the good little TP troops will fall in line and march on to their own demise.
I've got a hangnail and my cat pissed on the couch. Obama's behind it, the smug bastard.
What, pray tell, is the POTUS doing behind your couch?
Not a particularly clever hiding place, if your cat could find him.......
Based on your post ratings and mine as well this is clearly a groupthink extension of TP politics. They actually believe that operating a gov is the same as operating the family budget.
reefermadness
Think maybe ya ought ta give the doobies a rest ? Is your THC addled brain incapable of understanding that governments, no different from families, can rack up too much debt ?
Oh... yeah and they have not yet passed a law in Congress exempting themselves from mathematics.
Hey.... man.... I gots the muchies. What a stooge.