Comments on: ABC Catches AIG Executives Hosting Another Posh ‘Junket’ At Luxury Hotel

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:48:37 +0000

When Government dominates business, you get Communism.
When Government is dominated by business, you get Fascism.
~ RFK Jr.

By: tomcat

tomcat — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:41:03 +0000

I found this on the AIG website:

Since our founding nearly a century ago, the AIG Companies (Collectively “AIG”) have focused on being a leader in corporate social responsibility. As a global financial services organization, we have committed our resources to developing products and services that address the needs of our clients as well as promote a corporate culture that values integrity, diversity, innovation and excellence.

AIG recognizes that its investments in support of our customers, employees and the communities in which we operate are critical to our success. AIG’s ongoing efforts to be an outstanding corporate citizen and promote responsible and sustainable business practices are essential to our long-term business objective of creating value for our shareholders and serving the interests of our clients.

did they do this between bong hits or lines of coke

By: kasinca

kasinca — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01:18 +0000

You can’t stop the wind from blowing. These guys have been high rolling for so long, you cannot expect them to change their way of life. The way you reengineer is to nip it at the bud and rid all the bad fruit to allow a new growth to take over. They should have cleaned house before trying to infuse cash. The wolves are in the henhouse.

By: abarts

abarts — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:13:54 +0000

And you know what will be done about this? They will be handed more money.

/the French had it right, way back when.

By: wizard2000

wizard2000 — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:36:45 +0000

Hank Paulson is a reincarnated Herbert Hoover.

Paulson won’t help “bail-out” Detroit’s labor unions…er, automakers…but he’s willing to throw hundreds of billions of our taxpayer money at fellow members of his elite corporatist club, like AIG, whose chief executive then spends on lavish parties.

Paulson will single-handedly drive our nation deeper into a recession, if not a depression, before he’s done. What a cretin.

By: Abu Ben Hussein Leporello

Abu Ben Hussein Leporello — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:19:46 +0000

Seeing this insanity, I truly can understand why people grab torches and farming implements and rise up in Righetous Anger!
What next, we should be happy because they’re lighting their cigars with 20’s instead of 100’s?? No end to Stupidity!!!
Impeach, while There’s Still Time!!!

By: LibertyLover

LibertyLover — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:35:16 +0000

vinylspear Says:
… Capone…

Capone actually thought that the people on Wall street were not to be trusted…

“Dem’s guys iz all crooks.”

By: LibertyLover

LibertyLover — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:26:11 +0000

As a resident of Phoenix, I say: “Who can blame them? The weather is great this time of year.”

As a taxpayer, I’m outraged.

By: Uncle Ho

Uncle Ho — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:01:20 +0000

clusterphuckTim! BUSTED! FLAGGED!

Changing your screen name will not change the fact that you are STILL a horse’s asswhole.

Stop your God damned ad-spamming, or get the phuck out of here.

By: GL2814

GL2814 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:38:02 +0000

I say let every single of these corrupt, greedy corporations go under. Don’t give them a f(uking red cent. Let them go the way of the dodo. The bastards deserve it. Allow new companies to rise up in their place. The same goes for the airline industry.

By: HighPlainsJoker

HighPlainsJoker — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:21:53 +0000

My wife worked for AIG for 20 years, at a lower level position, but it was a sound, well run, not extravagant company. Business was first.

Bring back Hank Greenberg. He at least had some integrity. Well, not too much, but some. Liddy has none.

By: McWars

McWars — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:21:05 +0000

“[W]e are really cutting corners. We’re doing the same thing the American taxpayer is doing,” Liddy said. “We are tightening our belts. We didn’t use any signage.”

At $200 a plate, I’m sure there’s no tightning going on there, pal. In fact, you’ll probably need a bigger belt. I suppose you’ll pick that up at Manhattan’s finest strip mall, on the taxpayer of course.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:15:39 +0000

AbleCluster is obnoxious as is ClusterTim and all things Privacy Center related

By: McWars

McWars — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:12:23 +0000

The government has the power to alter the company’s leadership, pursuant to the terms of the original $85 billion bailout agreement. The government now owns at least 79% of AIG.

WHY AREN’T THEY EXERCISING THEIR POWER?

Protect the jobs of good employees and the company’s vital assets in the interest of the broader economy, oust the reckless office loungers making an easy living in royal splendor.

How hard can this be?

By: DNFP

DNFP — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:32:21 +0000

Let’s just continue to overlook the fact that the bailout money is NOT being used to buy-off bad credit, which was the original plan to balance the books and get credit flowing again.

G*DDAMNIT, THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING SOLVED.

MORE CORPORATE WELFARE, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

By: The Dogfather

The Dogfather — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:21:22 +0000

As Jeff Foxworthy would (sort of) say: “Here’s yer sign(age)”…

Maybe AIG’s execs thought that if nobody knew their taxpayer-funded largesse was happening, then it really wasn’t happening. “Pay no attention to that party behind the curtain…”

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:20:47 +0000

Ah burshdie burshdie (See I can’t spell that either)

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:19:56 +0000

“I friend bout live for less than 3/# just this weekend past”

Is that swedish chef speak?

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:18:35 +0000

Actually MapleStreet
Lobster is dirt cheap right now. Sort of a strange byproduct of the current mess. I friend bout live for less than 3/# just this weekend past

By: tokin librul

tokin librul — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:18:03 +0000

MapleStreet Says:

Oh, as they are tightening their belts THE SAME AS the American Consumer, where does the American Consumer get the lobster Bisque ?
November 12th, 2008 at 4:06 pm

costco? that’s where i get mine…