John Cusack: Goldman Sachs Basically Is The Government

Add John Cusack to the list of celebrities unhappy with the supposed ties binding Wall Street and Washington.

On Monday night, the actor, known for his roles in High Fidelity and Say Anything among others, used his personal Twitter account to take a couple shots at Goldman Sachs. (Hat tip to Business Insider.)

The investment bank has come under fire after a Senate report found that Goldman, the fifth-largest U.S. bank by assets, profited from betting against clients after misleading them into buying financial instruments the bank knew to be junk. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs said it had received word that regulators could officially bring charges against the bank.

After Roget Ebert tweeted out an article on two U.S. Senators, Democrat Carl Levin and Republican Tom Coburn, formally asking the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the investment bank for defrauding investors, Cusack replied, "wonder if its s sham.."

Only minutes later, in response to other tweets insinuating that Goldman Sachs has "friends" in Washington, Cusack replied "they basicaly ARE the gov at this point lets be honest..."

Cusack isn't the first A-lister to criticize the supposed ties between Washington and Wall Street. In March, Oscar-winner Matt Damon said in an interview that he believed President Obama had "rolled over to Wall Street completely."

John Cusack tweets at @johncusack. Below are the tweets:

Comments

[Rhonda Greggs]

09:34 AM on 05/28/2011

John Cusack is intelligent and he tells the truth. Goldman Sachs is the head member of the financial oligarchy. Financial corporations run America and they will succeed at bleeding
the american taxpayer dry until we are at the bottom of the worlds economy. The american
taxpayer will permit them to do it handily. America is on a spiral to decline. Our politicians are beholding to the lobbyists and the GOP has it finger on the pulse of ignorant America, pulling our strings and our basest of human instincts... clouding the real facts. America will get the political leaders she deserves.

[jackiekahane]

02:49 PM on 05/19/2011

A-lister? John Cusack? I think not. B-maybe. A-lister? No.

[dbesseff]

11:47 PM on 05/11/2011

In what way are a movie star's random thoughts on government & conspiracies worthy of news coverage?

As a country, we are so very weak, intellectually.

[Aj Beamish]

12:02 AM on 05/12/2011

So in order to be a Hollywood star you have to have no ability to think?

So John Lennon was an idiot in your world? Tool and Pink Floyd's politically flamed lyrics are the ramblings of madmen?

You wouldn't know a "weak intellectual" American if you heard yourself talking.

[dbesseff]

10:53 AM on 05/16/2011

You extrapolate much out of thin air to make your point. Which makes the point, well, not much of a point.

I own the catalogs of 2 of 3 of the artists you mention. I still don't think Cusak's thoughts merit a "news" headline.

I'd imagine John Lennon would be far more likely to call this site and its founder out for the highly-expedient-business-in-sheep's-clothing, that an honest assessment shows it to be, then for him to be another "celebrity contributor" here.

You may disagree, but then you may also view this site, which once misrepresented George Clooney's aggregated quotes as a piece written by him, to be a quality source of news.

[ZappaRules]

12:05 AM on 05/12/2011

I guess a movie star's random thoughts are about as relevant as yours then - eh?

[themasterpuppeteer]

07:00 PM on 05/11/2011

Goldman Sachs? Send in SEAL Team 6.

[layman]

06:15 AM on 05/12/2011

Sent team 6 to the U.S congress.

[JohnLeb]

01:12 PM on 05/11/2011

Let's get an independent prosecutor going on this!

[deltalady]

04:44 PM on 05/11/2011

We might have to go to Mars to find someone "independent" enough to do justice to this world wide mafia (apologies to Al Capone) organization. I don't think there's a part of the globe that they don't have their dirty little hands on.

[publicv]

12:35 PM on 05/11/2011

Kudos

[whomx]

12:22 PM on 05/11/2011

Thank you sir! Hollywood take notice you have a voice and a platform that we the average citizens do not.lets save America. Use your status to bring attention to these current moneyed interest, situations that threatens democracy.

[Giverny]

10:44 AM on 05/12/2011

My thoughts exactly. If we don't have people who have enough money and a platform that are on ''our" side, we will never be able to fight the Koch Bros of the world. They have basically bought and paid for this country and own Darryl Issa.

[Tom Stimmel]

11:42 AM on 05/11/2011

They basically are the government! Very true.Way to go John.

[jackdaniel58]

11:33 AM on 05/11/2011

Twitter- a bastion of mediocrity

[deltalady]

11:00 AM on 05/11/2011

When the Dems took control in 2006 something could have been done to show the world that America is not going to continue the illegal, immoral policies of the Bush administration. Instead they laid back and let the lobbyists buy their souls as well. Barack Obama's WH is full of ex Bushies and Lloyd Blankfiend gives him his marching orders everyday. Go ahead and vote for Obama again. A vote for Obama is a vote for the rich J*ws to continue stealing every dime they can from this planet. There's never enough money for them....never....and Obama was the greatest gift they could have been given. Obama is knee deep in Wall Street filth. Can't wait to see who hires him afterwards because payback is going to be good for everything this president has allowed these devils on earth to do.

[traceymarie]

04:42 PM on 05/11/2011

2007 was when the were in office in the majority. And your racist comments are both boring and disgusting. Go back under the rock you live under.

[orglib]

07:17 PM on 05/11/2011

Why hide your anti-semitism with a (*) ?

[caveman1313]

10:56 AM on 05/11/2011

he really should stick to acting. on second thought, he should pursue another career

[deltalady]

11:01 AM on 05/11/2011

Running for office would be nice. We need people who speak truth to power and don't pretend to care about the average American while partying hard with the murderers who are destroying us.

[traceymarie]

04:43 PM on 05/11/2011

He is highly educated, just because he is an actor does not mean he isn't correct.

[american-dolt]

09:32 AM on 05/11/2011

And soon the ringing in his ears will start...

[socialtalker]

01:35 AM on 05/12/2011

well now that just silly. what is said is so common sense and intelligent its not even news. goldman sacs is running the treasury thru geithner and others in the fed and treasury. no one can even argue with that

[Konnie]

09:12 AM on 05/11/2011

arrianna! who did you inherit from aol to write your headlines here? some kid from tmz?
if that was a "slam" then i'd really like to see John get really upset...........geez.

[Peter007]

08:32 AM on 05/11/2011

Jon Corzine, past CEO of Goldman Sachs, had a $39,000,000 fund raiser for Obama at his New York Apartment ( Hobokan wasn't good enough ) last week.
Just a small group of wall street investors and operators having a few drinks and making some plans for the future.

[deltalady]

11:11 AM on 05/11/2011

Thus, the fox isn't guarding the henhouse, they're stealing it for themselves. Now that's a real good Democrat, isn't it? How can I call myself a Democrat anymore? I can't vote for a Republican and I WON'T vote for this sold out corporate, deceitful, man again. Once was enough for me.

[traceymarie]

04:43 PM on 05/11/2011

you are nothing but a bigot, I read your previous post.

[Trevor Lahey]

04:55 AM on 05/11/2011

Just look at all the goldies in the Obama administration: Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, Rahmbo (he gone), Gary Gensler, Mark Patterson, Elena Kagan, Diana Farrel, and Emil Michael. Seems like they are the untouchables.