Timothy Geithner's Secret Thoughts On Elizabeth Warren (VIDEO)

In the ongoing battle between good and evil, we're pretty sure Elizabeth Warren is one of the good ones. A Harvard professor who sticks up for the middle class, she's a popular pick to lead the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She'd be expected to fight for average consumers against the banks, the system, the man, and anything else that goes bump in the night.

But Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner hasn't seemed very excited about her prospects, reportedly opposing her nomination. Of course, he hasn't gone on the record saying that. But the good folks at Funny Or Die have a contraption that translated his thoughts from a recent interview on ABC's "This Week."

Good news, FOD -- Geithner's department no longer controls the heavily armed Secret Service. But they still run the IRS, so enjoy your upcoming audit.


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Comments

[westreal]

10:12 AM on 07/29/2010

The last part about the journalist letting him off easy. I think that a lot when I see them interviewing people. Oh, and Geithner is full of shat

[HotSpringsSteve]

07:15 AM on 07/28/2010

Both our president and our democratic congress have proven over and over to be complete cowards. At the slightest hint of a republican objection, they roll over and play dead. They all need to grow a spine or be replaced.

[Michael Boozer]

01:45 PM on 07/27/2010

This isn't up to huffpost standards

-Mike, somebodyhadtosayit.com

[InfidelSix]

01:40 PM on 07/27/2010

Elizabeth Warren for President!!!

[InfidelSix]

01:39 PM on 07/27/2010

Funny.

[HLL]

01:26 PM on 07/27/2010

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[taxpaying]

12:44 PM on 07/27/2010

Wonder boy Geithner, mentored by Rubin for whom Larry Summers was known as 'the enforcer' is NOT change we can believe in, so not sure why President Obama is buying into it all. Goldman Sachs sent how many billions to support foreign banks at the taxpayer's expense. All the American taxpayer is to Geithner is the supplier of the money to run the ponzi scheme set up by Rubin and Summers and played to its max during the Bush years. Now Summers is fine tuning it so they can continue making money for Wall Street.

A ponzi scheme is an investment swindle in which investors are paid with money put up by later ones in order to encourage more and bigger risks.

Isn't Treasury and Bernanke and the fed running this? Bernanke endlessly prints money since there is no longer a gold standard to back it, it's just paper. He hands it to banks, interest free and they are encouraged to take more and bigger risks. This scheme is foolproof with inaction in Congress to break up the 'too big to fail' banks that were enabled by the push for the elimination of Glass-Steagull by then Treasury Secretary Larry Summers under Clinton.

Geithner is afraid Elizabeth Warren might protect the taxpayers and further expose the ponzi scheme.

[alleykat444]

12:43 PM on 07/27/2010

Stuff Geithner into a can and toss him off Niagara Falls.....

[UWSDave24]

12:35 PM on 07/27/2010

This is simple: Fire Geithner. Hire Warren.

[alleykat444]

12:43 PM on 07/27/2010

I agree. Fanned!

[Son of Sensi]

01:10 PM on 07/27/2010

oddly, it really IS that simple

[rmonroe]

12:16 PM on 07/27/2010

Doesn't this clown realize his lies show all over his face. I don't need to be the guy from Lie to Me to tell he is full of it. He wants everything to stay the same so his buddies at the banks can continue to destroy the middle class and make the rich more powerful and wealthy. All under the eyes of Obama, who I believe may be oblivious to what Geithner is doing. Sad.

[HalfCanadian]

12:03 PM on 07/27/2010

Fire Geithner and give Elizabeth his job. If not, then...ready?...here it comes..."Warren for President in 2012".

[groosemoose]

12:59 PM on 07/27/2010

FANNED. Why is Obama appointing these corporate stooges over people like Elizabeth Warren unless he sympathizes with them?

[DemsAreProfoundFools]

02:23 PM on 07/27/2010

Because, he is "Hope and Change We Can Believe In" !

[CATNIP1]

11:58 AM on 07/27/2010

Just what is Timmy boy afraid of ? Maybe she would find some dirt on him ?

[DemsAreProfoundFools]

11:57 AM on 07/27/2010

Timmy "Tinkerbell" Geithner 1st needs to regurgitate something else from his mouth !

[rgilley]

11:51 AM on 07/27/2010

10 to 1 the power that be find a "good reason" Not to appoint Warren to consumer protection!!
Obama is different from Bush how?

[DemsAreProfoundFools]

02:22 PM on 07/27/2010

He is "Hope and Change We Can Believe In" !

[Main Street Blues]

11:50 AM on 07/27/2010

The reference Geithner and regurgitation is perfect. I believe that most Americans get the same gut feeling when Geithners name comes up...pardon the pun!