When people were talking about systematic conspiracies to push minorities into bad loans, I chuckled. When I read Taibbi's paranoid ranting, I laughed. The fact is that most banks simply aren't that smart.
So, he fraudulently tried to obtain millions of dollars and Citibank gave it to him? I don't know if the headline should be so much about him, but rather the bank.
Oh, and if the Times wants to boost circulation, maybe they could give more details about working his con.
word of advice: stop buying shitty cigarettes in soho and you will pay less than $10 a pack for them. seriously! if you are paying $10 for marlboros of any stripe you are going to some kind of huckster bodega, stealing your precious $1.50-$2 to use for their own nefarious purposes.
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(and maybe good for Goldman - quality books of business will move to a firm that can pay for them) #bailouts
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Oh, and if the Times wants to boost circulation, maybe they could give more details about working his con.
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I mean, a Corvette costs $80,000, so does it mean something any time GM's stock trades below that, other than that I still can't afford a Corvette?
03/11/09
See, this is what MTV has done to the attention spans of my generation.
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Clouds appear for money
and bring John a chance rest from
looking at the moon.
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and John Cook drinking sake
all alone with both!
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John prefers cream sauce to the
rancid stock of man.
03/11/09
Whole Foods, more Baconators,
Cook craves not these things.
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ATF stocks are companies that fall under the aegis of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
You may not have enough money to buy underwear but you'll find the money to buy a pack of smokes or a flask of Wild Turkey.
Booze, smokes and guns: three products that are recession-proof.
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One share of NYT: $3.77.
Getting close.
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