Perino Defends AIG Bonuses: They Are ‘Middle Class People’ Who ‘Are Expecting To Get This Bonus’
Perino Defends AIG Bonuses: They Are ‘Middle Class People’ Who ‘Are Expecting To Get This Bonus’
Reports over the weekend that bailed-out insurance giant AIG will be paying $165 million in bonuses to executives “in the same business unit that brought the company to the brink of collapse last year” have sparked bipartisan outrage. Even ultra-conservative Bill Kristol expressed his anger in a column yesterday, asking rhetorically, “[I]f capitalism is to survive, shouldn’t the Republican party, the party that defends democratic capitalism, be particularly vehement in denouncing its excesses? Isn’t this a pretty spectacular one?”
However, it seems that Dana Perino, former President Bush’s press secretary, didn’t receive the memo. On C-Span’s Washington Journal on Sunday, Perino defended the bonuses:
PERINO: And the people who are working there that are middle-class people, are expecting to get this bonus. If they do not get it, maybe they won’t be motivated enough to try to help the company turn around and getting the company to turn around and be more profitable is important for all of us.
Perino then chastised the “rhetoric in Washington” that “can try to make things so black and white, and make things sound so easy — demonize people when I don’t think that that’s fair.” Watch it:
It appears that Perino either doesn’t know who is set to receive the bonuses or is unaware what it means to be “middle class” (i.e. those American households that generally make between $40,000 and $70,000 per year). In fact, while as of Sunday, it was unclear what the salary range is for the executives who are set to get the bonuses, as The New York Times reported at the time, some of them will receive more than $3 million in bonuses alone.
A new Wonk Room analysis notes that under Bush’s tax system, these AIG executives will collectively take home $7.5 million more dollars more than they would have in the 1990s. But President Obama’s budget would effectively eliminate the Bush tax bonuses, allow middle class families to save as much as $800 per year, and invest in health care, renewable energy and education.
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Perino Defends AIG Bonuses: They Are ‘Middle Class People’ Who ‘Are Expecting To Get This Bonus’
– - Good grief, Mommy make her stop!!!
March 17th, 2009 at 8:25 pmshe got the rush memo…
March 17th, 2009 at 8:26 pmclasswarwhat?
exkweeze me?
March 17th, 2009 at 8:26 pmOh, Dana, sweetheart… don’t.
Don’t open your mouth in public. You embarrass yourself constantly.
Just don’t.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:27 pmWhy is Perino still even in the news forchrisake? BUSH IS GONE! wtf
March 17th, 2009 at 8:27 pmnow, what is her qualification for speaking about this? isn’t she just a parrot for the bush admin?
why does thinkprogress give the time of day to people like this? can we find something better to print?
March 17th, 2009 at 8:27 pmUmm, million dollar bonuses aren’t exactly middle class anything.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:28 pmWhy is anyone interviewing the Ex-BimboSpokesBlonde?
Oh, now the Cuba Missile Crisis, that was a middle class crisis, why don’t you talk about that, Bimbina?
March 17th, 2009 at 8:29 pmSince when did ‘middle class’ break the 6 figure salary range?
March 17th, 2009 at 8:30 pm$3 to $7 million in bonus money is middle class for a political party whose base is the, “haves and the have mores”.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:30 pmIf was looking for tips on lying to the American public, or maybe on which shoes to wear with that divine new skirt, I’d ask Perino. But economic policy? Ethics? Uhhhh, not so much.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:30 pmOnce a White House spokes liar, always a liar.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:32 pm“middleclass” in bushspeak means those making 200-800K in salary (exclude all else, which is a chunky sum in itself)
welcome to “the lower class”, most everyone.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:33 pmDana and her fellow middle class people on Wall Street better consider taking the subway. They keep it up and I wouldn’t want to be driving a high priced fancy car through ‘middle class’ neighborhoods.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:34 pmPerino, RepubliCon stooge!
March 17th, 2009 at 8:35 pmExcuse me..WTF is she talking about? Middle Class ? That girl is on crack.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:35 pmSorry, Dana, they are not entitled to any bonus because they screwed up or because they feel entitled or privileged, and neither are you.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:36 pmDana, Dana, Dana, every time you open your mouth you show us what an airheaded ditz you are. At least she sticks to conservative business policy. As long as the rich get richer, who cares about anyone else? Dana and Sarah must have gotten along tremendously- BFF.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:41 pmAnd guess what, the GOP base will believe this – LOL
If they are middle class than I must be dirt poor in the gutter.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:43 pmOMFG — does this woman HEAR how stupid she sounds???
We voted our congressman out of office back in 1996 because he believed that “middle class” meant an annual income of between $350,000 and $700,000. Dana has gone even further — apparently a middle class income is at least seven figures to her.
And don’t even get me started on “if they do not get it, maybe they won’t be motivated enough to try to help the company turn around” — why in the world do we want to pay and motivate losers? They should be fired!
Dana seriously needs to learn about the real world.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:44 pmPerino then chastised the “rhetoric in Washington” that “can try to make things so black and white, and make things sound so easy — demonize people when I don’t think that that’s fair.”
Whaaa? Doesn’t she remember the whole “Either you’re with us or against us” rhetoric in Washington these past years? Demonizing everyone in the Middle East?
March 17th, 2009 at 8:44 pm“Perino Defends AIG Bonuses: They Are ‘Middle Class People’ Who ‘Are Expecting To Get This Bonus’”
What?? And I will say again: what? It’s time for Bimbo Barbie to go back on vacation. Dumb like rocks.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:46 pmRe: Blonde jokes
From this day forward all ‘blonde jokes’ are to be accompanied by a picture of Dana Perino.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:47 pmDana Perino is a moron.
http://www.pufferfishblog.com/
March 17th, 2009 at 8:47 pmExcuse me, but since when does Dana Purina’s opinion still matter (not that it ever did)/
March 17th, 2009 at 8:48 pmrepublicans are awful at making their arguments :-/
March 17th, 2009 at 8:49 pmLuis M–you have the GOP false choice wrong–it was, “Either you’re with us or you’re with the terrorists.”
March 17th, 2009 at 8:51 pmHer lips are flapping like an epileptic cnut.
March 17th, 2009 at 8:55 pmman, what an air head perino is. If every didn’t know she was republican, she’d set women back 40 years.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:03 pmDana,
F@ck You.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:13 pmDana, have you been drinking your hair dye again? By her standards we’re all below the poverty line. Are we the peasants under the glass Dana? How offensive. Didn’t McCain make some sort of remark about a six figure income when he was on the campaign trail last fall that was equally insulting.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pmC-SPAN,
Why did you have this person on in the first place? Did someone else cancel on you?
March 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pmThese boots are made for snarkin’…
And snarkin’s what they’ll do…
One of these days these boots…
March 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pmShe’s the very definition of the out-of-touch Republican hack.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:19 pmMy goodness, what a dingbat!
March 17th, 2009 at 9:20 pmBut…
You have to admit… not only is she incredibly entertaining, she’s also doing WONDERS for the GOOP as long as she manages to stay in the public eye.
You go, Dana!!! More!!! More!!! Woohoo!!!
March 17th, 2009 at 9:21 pm.
Dana, Dana, Dana, of course…
… Even rapists are people, too, YES?
.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:23 pm.
… Middle class? $1,000,000.00 = middle class?
.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:24 pm.
So, what class is Dana in?
… No class?
.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:25 pm.
Is that Limbaugh on her breath?
… Because we all know, she’s a (R)ushpublickin’.
.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:26 pmFrom the woman who wasn’t familiar with the Cuban Missile Crisis and wasn’t embarrased by her stupidity? From the woman who lied and gladly defended Bush’s criminality for years. Why would anyone listen to anything she says? She’s a complete moron.
I’m starting to think her screen name is Tim43 or backup.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:26 pmdoes she have job yet?
i mean a REAL job?
???
March 17th, 2009 at 9:28 pmTwo ss in embarrassed, I’m embarrassed I can’t type
March 17th, 2009 at 9:28 pmi mean who cares… nobody cried when the government funded “a night with earth, wind & fire” to seduce idiot governors to pass the “suppression” …oh i meant “stimulus” bill. i’m sure that was $$$$$$ well spent.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:38 pmPerino + Sociology 101 = FAIL
March 17th, 2009 at 9:38 pmHas anyone thought to ask SamJoe the plumber’s gopher what he thinks about these bonuses?
March 17th, 2009 at 9:39 pmdbadass Says:
Has anyone thought to ask SamJoe the plumber’s gopher…
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That’s “plumber’s HELPER”, db… SamJoe the plumber’s HELPER…
March 17th, 2009 at 9:41 pmmaybe perhaps the government should keep tax money out of stimulus packages and bailouts, thats sounds better.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:43 pmThought that when you had a job you were supposed to go all out to do it well. Guess not if your a Bushie who thinks the world owes them a livin.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:46 pmufoundmeag Says:
i mean who cares… nobody cried when the government funded “a night with earth, wind & fire” to seduce idiot governors to pass the “suppression”
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Awww… somebody’s feeling sorry for themselves…
So, apart from being completely off topic, by what valid criteria is is the stimulus plan “suppression”? And by valid, I mean, something other than your personal opinion.
BTW… you seem a little confused.
Governors don’t pass Congressional legislation
March 17th, 2009 at 9:46 pmAIG is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg in fathomless greed, when our politicians have taxpayers relieved of hundreds of billions dollars annually, to satisfy corporate greed for cheap labor.
It is time for a patriotic individual to start their own employer E-Verify website. Perhaps a site for individual states, as the database could succumb to the growing number of honest businesses displayed. They are leading the way in deterring the illegal immigration invasion. Then the AMERICAN PEOPLE could see, who is—NOT– violating the law and–BOYCOTT–predatory companies that do? E-Verify is perhaps most significant tool to identify illegal usurpers in the workplace. Not perfect, but considering the type of critics condemning its use, such as the US Chamber of Commerce, ACLU and ethnocentric factions it is obviously a resounding success. Unconvinced? Go to THE DARK SIDE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION website. Still unconvinced, see these sites. JJUDICIALWATCH, NUMBERSUSA, CAPSWEB.
It is something the Federal government gives free access to online, to eliminate illegal immigrant workers after hiring. The alchemy is simple that verifies your social security number and other ID. Its a fight for the 10 million American jobless and growing. Its our own battle against corrupt politicians of the wonderful 50 Democrat, who stripped it from the Stimulus/Omnibus provision. In the spotlight Sen.Harry Reid (D-NV) with Speaker Nancy Pelos (D-CA) tagging along. In 1009-10 they will be expecting your vote, to seat them again.
Many law-abiding companies have been forced to close, because they could compete with business that hired illegal labor. The Washington switchboard is heavy with angry flak, so keep pounding at the door at 202-224-3121. To find your Senator: http://www.senate.gov/ To phone your Representative: http://www.house.gov/ Leave a comment for the President: 202) 456-1414, To comment: Comments (202) 456-111
March 17th, 2009 at 9:48 pmHummmm…
March 17th, 2009 at 9:55 pm… Now, who do we know that goes on long OT diatribes lambasting Democrats with their anti-immigrant BOLD FACE dribble?
AIG Bonus = Exxon Profits = Mind control used by desperate Illuminati
Financial Armageddon (1): attackers running out of ammunition (2).
This means that Illuminati MUST now launch either ethnic civil war (3) or nuclear Armageddon.
Notes
(1) Financial Armageddon (children can understand it)
LARGEST ECONOMIC ATTACK in History UNDERWAY
http://armageddon-now.blogspot.com/2008/12/financial-armageddon-largest-economic.html
(2) USD to Russian Rouble exchange rate is the first economic indicator showing it, dropping by the hour, from above 36 to now…
http://www.weblinks247.com/exrate/24hr-rub-small.gif
Reminder: that indicator was just above 23, when the last possible non nuclear attack against Russia was launched, forcing the illuminati to cancel plan A for suicide Hussein Obomber.
Reminder: next indicator will be oil prices going back to the exponential rising track- unless nuclear Armageddon launched first.
(3) “Obama”, plan A and plan B
March 17th, 2009 at 9:56 pmhttp://ethnic-civil-war.blogspot.com/2008/11/open-borders-agenda-horrible-truth-why.html
Dana Perino is Kelly Bundy!
March 17th, 2009 at 9:59 pmeuphgeek Says:
Dana Perino is Kelly Bundy!
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Hey!!! I was a HUGE fan of “Married W/ Children” and I’m offended by that comment.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:00 pmYou’re behind the news, stupid troll. Our , Republican orchestrated, economic collapse has ensured that “illegal immigration” (a conflict in terms) is dropping radically and “Real Amurikens(TM)” are willing to accept ANY job.
Back on topic:
I too am amazed and disgusted that a news organization would ask this bimbo’s opinion. Either she was born stupid or the bleach melted her brain. She’s not just a moron, she’s fundamentally dishonest. The perfect little GOoPer.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:09 pmOops! That should be “GOoPette”.
And, WTF? Hasn’t the other stupid troll figured out that “Illuminati”, in the present tense, is an automatic fail outside a very few websites run by, and for, raving maniacs?
March 17th, 2009 at 10:14 pmWell if you’re a fan, then you must know how accurate the comparison is. :)
March 17th, 2009 at 10:17 pmThese trolls should just be flagged. Where’s the fun trolls that we can whack?
March 17th, 2009 at 10:21 pmThere is a small percentage in every population, that is the scourage of the country, and they have become the Republicans, and the Republicans have become them. The whacky part is that MSM has yet to admit this.
Surely the MSM has grown and profitted from the shocking actions taken by the former administration over the last eight years. That is to be expected. But they have to go back to normacy at some point, and turn off the hot air. The MSM seems to have full blown Stockholm syndrome right along with the bushies, and it may never recover. Anyway folks, it looks like the only solution is real news from real journalists who get payed to go out and get the real story and we pay for it somehow – sorta like newspapers used to be…
March 17th, 2009 at 10:23 pmeuphgeek Says:
Well if you’re a fan, then you must know how accurate the comparison is. :)
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Big difference… Kelly Bundy was a pretend airhead played by a pretty talented actress, and harmless fun.
Dana Perino is a REAL airhead and an apologist for BotchCo… she’s dangerous.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:26 pmDid Perino apply for a job at Fox yet..?
March 17th, 2009 at 10:26 pmJane E. Schneider Says:
These trolls should just be flagged. Where’s the fun trolls that we can whack?
I’ve been wondering that myself, Jane. My guess is that the “good trolls”, for lack of a better term, have:
1. Withdrawn to the bosom of their cults.
2. Committed suicide.
3. Realized that we “Leftists” were right all along.
Strike that. They aren’t brave enough to commit suicide, and face their maker, and they aren’t smart enough to realize much of anything. Sigh.
Sometimes we have to whack the trolls we’ve got rather than the ones we want to whack.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:29 pmBee Boop! Index finger moving up and down beside my head.
What’s up with C-Span? Is it rabid, vapid right winger week?
March 17th, 2009 at 10:30 pm#61 Ape-Man said:
… R.I.P. Seattle P.I.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:31 pmhttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iXSVWhbwoYRYaYvTFBNTVQLy70HwD9704CFG0
140 years of service in print no more!
What part of Massive! Global! Epic! Fail! does this retarded munchin not understand? Plus “Middle-class”? Wow, we now have 73 brand spanking new Middle-class Millionaires courtesy of Bush, Paulson and the U.S. Tax Payer.
Massive! Fail!
Vyan
March 17th, 2009 at 10:31 pmSince WHEN do people who get multigazillion dollar bonuses qualify as ‘MIDDLE CLASS’???
GIVE ME A FREAKIN’ BREAK!!!!!
March 17th, 2009 at 10:32 pmTRoS,
What’s the difference between Christina Applegate and Dana Perino?
One’s an airhead bimbo, the other is an actress that went on to an accomplished carrier in entertainment.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:35 pmBless her heart, somebody dropped that girl on her head.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:36 pmTell ‘em to go Galt! Please don’t throw me in the briar patch.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:37 pmAIG said it was laying off 7% of its workforce back in late 2008. Where was Perinos ‘bonus’ care then?
March 17th, 2009 at 10:39 pmIt was said that these bonuses should occur because the people that built the financial bomb know how to defuse it.
I think thats just silly as you would never pay for defusing the financial bomb until AFTER it was defused, not before.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:45 pmWhy should we be concerned with this and be enraged? Our elected officials want to pretend to be so offended by the bonus at AIG, yet fleece the taxpayer daily. This includes from the president down.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:50 pmWell, sweet Dana Peroxide… If those middle class AIG folks are being compensated to such excess for their company’s failure, why would they want to turn it around? The status quo is working just fine for them.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:05 pmI’m hoping this was part of the lame interview with Perino where she said that Bush was responsible for the stock market rally. I really don’t think I could take it if Perino became the new spokesperson for the Republican’t party.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:07 pmBrittanicus Says:
AIG is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg in fathomless greed, when our politicians have taxpayers relieved of hundreds of billions dollars annually, to satisfy corporate greed for cheap labor.
Wow, a new troll who can conflate AIG with undocumented workers. This is getting weirder and weirder. These people are living in an alternative universe and they are starting to scare me.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:14 pmmarygardens Says:
Why should we be concerned with this and be enraged? Our elected officials want to pretend to be so offended by the bonus at AIG, yet fleece the taxpayer daily. This includes from the president down.
So mary.mary.quite.contrary….do you choose to share with us how our current President is fleecing the taxpayer? There’s nothing left to fleece, your president (our former president, thank god) has fleeced us to the point where there’s nothing left.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:15 pmApe-Man Says:
There is a small percentage in every population, that is the scourage of the country, and they have become the Republicans, and the Republicans have become them. The whacky part is that MSM has yet to admit this.
That number sits at around 30% today and is dropping rapidly.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:20 pmZooey Says:
Bless her heart, somebody dropped that girl on her head.
*
confession time,
that would be me.
and she hasn’t been the same since.
*
mea culpa.
::
March 17th, 2009 at 11:25 pmHope Says:
And guess what, the GOP base will believe this – LOL
If they are middle class than I must be dirt poor in the gutter
Sadly the base will believe this. My BFF and her husband truly are dirt-poor (though not in the gutter). No pension, savings gone to cancer treatment, soon will be physically unable to perform his job. His only consolation is to drink and rave about the liberals destroying the middle class.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:35 pmBaghdad Bob in drag.
March 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pmWhy is this bimbo being given any press at all???
March 17th, 2009 at 11:46 pmWell then JK, so much for the idea the bonuses go to the middle class eh?. Oh, and Obama will always do the right thing, you can count on it.
March 18th, 2009 at 12:13 amWhen is she posing for Playboy?! What a dip-shit!!
March 18th, 2009 at 12:16 amApe-Man Says:
Oh, and Obama will always do the right thing, you can count on it.
I’m afraid I have to quibble on this one. President Obama has, and will continue to, make mistakes. However, in contrast to the departed chimp, he will base his decisions on real-time real-world events rather than his gut.
All that we can really ask of elected officials is that they will employ reason in their decision making process. Effective leaders take that to the next step of applying that process to their mistakes. So far, I’m impressed with President Obama’s ability to do just that.
March 18th, 2009 at 12:34 amKeep rolling them out… all those Bush administration drones… it reminds us all of what we voted against in November.
March 18th, 2009 at 12:45 amIf the company does bad and their deals go sour THEY DON’T GET A DIME! That’s life. The taxpayer can’t afford to pay their bonuses! The corrupt idiot no longer rules, GET USED TO IT neocon Barbie!
March 18th, 2009 at 12:47 amWhy is anyone still listening to this cretin?
March 18th, 2009 at 12:59 amHey, Dana! I’m middle class and I was looking forward to getting a raise this year… Thanks loads!
March 18th, 2009 at 1:01 amMarch 18th, 2009 at 1:16 am
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Ah…
… The BOLD POSTER strikes again, eh John Kerry?
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March 18th, 2009 at 1:16 amDana Perino needs to stop digging. She just makes herself look more and more foolish with each passing day.
Here is your middle class Ms. Perino. 73 people got “retention” bonuses of at least $1 million. Of those 73, 11 have taken their money and ran. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/aig.bonuses/index.html
It seems like she is wrong on every count.
March 18th, 2009 at 1:18 amThis is a great video!!!!! It really shows what a stupid. airhead bimbo Perino really is!
March 18th, 2009 at 1:27 amI don’t inderstand why her opinion has to be on tv… Perino talking and dog shiting in Washington has the same intelectual value.
Now, the Republicans want to prop up the middle class by falsely claiming these AIG bastards are middle-class…No wonder why they can always claim that tax cuts to the wealthiest 2% of Americans is a middle-class tax cut…
Who knew that someone making six figures or millions of dollars belonged to the middle class?
March 18th, 2009 at 1:35 amMIDDLE CLASS – F&%&K YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 18th, 2009 at 1:38 amI guess C-Span Sunday is now the day that’s devoted to talking about beauty tips ………….
March 18th, 2009 at 2:37 am*If I just dbl-posted sorry!
TP’s always posted comments immediately [afaik-an recall] so I re-submitted my comment (after enabling EVERYTHING in NoScript). Even after that my post hasn’t shown up!
Thankfully I thought to save my text before hitting the submit button (for once!) so I still have a copy if for some reason the comments system is FUBAR.
And if TP is moderating comments now, where the hell were you when I used to comment regularly? ;)
March 18th, 2009 at 3:04 amWow. Well, at least the cat is now officially out of the bag: Republicans believe that $Ms in job compensation is MIDDLE CLASS! LOL! Explains why they felt tax cuts for those making over $1M was for the middle & lower classes, eh?
March 18th, 2009 at 3:06 amOK, wtf’s going on here? (I’m going to try this 1 final time!)
C-SPAN, why, of all people, would you have this woman on? Couldn’t get Sarah Palin?
Seriously, if anyone wants to read some excellent reporting on the AIG clusterflack you should check out TPM.
If some of these bastards aren’t criminally prosecuted, why the hell should anyone obey the rule of law?
Of course I said the same thing about the [war] criminals George&DICK, and the telcos who enabled gov’t domestic spying and they’re all still free. The same with the war profiteers and the rapists some of them employed (and protected), and the list goes on…
I’ll wait and see if our Department of ‘Justice’ lives up to it’s name (and the oath they all take) for a change. I’m sure the vast majority of DOJers truly want to do that. But politics & power have an sinister way of trumping the law and the constitution if whoever’s in power allows it.
I for one will be closely following Josh Marshall’s reporting on this.
March 18th, 2009 at 3:07 amArchie B Says:
You are a punk ArhMoron. You are stupid and your posts are consistantly ignorant and worthless. Why in the world do you humiliate yourself here so often. Why would you parade such blatant ignorance so proudly. I scrape things off my shoe that are smarter than you and do the world a whole lot more good. I think you ought to take a nice swim toward Hawaii
March 18th, 2009 at 3:32 am$3,000,000 dollars is 42.9 years (a lifetime) of income for someone who makes $70,000.
March 18th, 2009 at 6:36 ambonuses are really nice, i won’t lie.
keeping a job in rough economic times? i’d say that’s even nicer.
March 18th, 2009 at 8:48 amYou know, I’m a middle class worker that was expecting to get a bonus this year too, but I didn’t because of the economic climate. My firm didn’t receive any bailouts – the bonuses were rescinded because of the economy and the attempt to keep the firm afloat. Why is it acceptable for me to lose my bonus, but the schmucks that helped get us into this mess are rewarded for their failure? It just isn’t right.
March 18th, 2009 at 9:37 amLet’s put my circumstance through the wing nut machine that replaced Perinos brain:
March 18th, 2009 at 9:56 amI am a union carpenter and my hourly rate of $38.55 almost isin’t enough incentive for me to work, therefore I need a bonus because otherwise, you know I just won’t work as hard. Ok lady- defend me!
Dana thinks its “roughing it” to go from Prada to Christian Dior.
I guess we have to make allowances for a White House Press Secretary who thinks the Cuban Missile Crisis was the Bay of Pigs.
March 18th, 2009 at 10:24 amI want to know just how many middle class people, anyone knows, that get multimillion dollar bonuses? answer = NONE
March 18th, 2009 at 10:59 amAnd to show you just how stupid Perino is, middle class disappears around 100k a year.
Dana is usually a better, smoother liar than she appears here. To claim that people making over a million dollars a year are in the middle class isn’t very convincing.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:35 amNo doubt to distract everyone from a variety of negative things coming out about the Bush Admin in the news, such as ICRC torture report Mark Danner talked about on Sunday; Cheney’s secret assassin ring revealed by Seymour Hersh recently etc.
They are just throwing dirt on the water, kinda like the late Friday document dumps they used to pull.
March 18th, 2009 at 11:48 amThe real terrorists are holed up at AIG. Send in the special forces to wipe out this nest of vipers.
March 18th, 2009 at 12:49 pmTypical republican newsspeak from an alternate reality.
A million dollar plus retention bonus is middle class…
March 18th, 2009 at 1:08 pm$250,000 income or higher means a middle class tax hike…
For Rush Limpballs if you make $50000 you are “rich”….
Archie B Says:
I think you ought to take a nice swim toward Hawaii
Been there, done that….yawn.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And yet you are STILL the same ignorant punk. Tossing out stupid talking points. Parading your ignorance and dropping your trollturds. Knowing you are far too stupid to actually contribute to the conversation. It must suck to be as stupid as you.
March 18th, 2009 at 1:11 pmFLASHBACK:
Is this the same obama that signed the stimulus package that HAD THE CLAUSE that guaranteed that the bonuses would be paid? You know, the same clause that Democrat Chris Dodd put in http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b63_1237304298&c=1 . THE SAME BAIL OUT THAT GEITHER STRUCTURED FOR AIG? http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/g/timothy_f_geithner/index.html
I love it when politicians screw up and then scramble to point the finger at everyone else. What is even worse is that the political dolts like Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and obama are feigning outrage in an effort to direct the peoples anger at AIG employees.
Folks, your anger should really be directed at the incompetent government politicians who…
A) installed the clause to allow these bonuses to be paid
B) did not read the bill BEFORE they signed it
Unbelievable incompetence is rampant in this government.
March 18th, 2009 at 3:45 pmYes, but TP would like to avoid any mention of that in favour of what a former WH mouthpiece, completely uninvolved in this, would like to say.
March 19th, 2009 at 4:48 amRegardless of where one class ends and the other begins, NO one that makes less then 70k a year would EVER get bonuses as big as what AIG gave out.
March 19th, 2009 at 11:23 amWill the wonder-boy Mark Penn never disappear from the public scene? No, … he’s got a public relations company that thrives in the Washington D.C. environment … hence, Perino! p.s.. Dana you need to understand that the middle class do not get large bonuses!!! Only fat cats get bonuses in the millions!
April 14th, 2009 at 4:54 am