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From The Room: We're in a "Repression": The Economics of Shame
December 9, 2008 - If the current recession started last December, as the latest findings from the National Bureau of Economic Research clearly indicate, then it stands to reason that, considering things have gotten a lot worse since then, we're a lot closer to a depression than anyone has realized. Perhaps we're...Filed under: Automaker Bailout, Bailout, Big Three Automakers, Consumer Confidence, Consumer Spending, Detroit Three, Economic Crisis, Economic Downturn, Economy, Entertainment, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Great Depression, Henry Paulson, Humor, Lifestyle, Living, Mortgage Crisis, Obama Transition, Personal Finance, Political Satire, Recession, Recession Watch, Satire, Sex, Sexuality, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Subprime Mortgages, Treasury Secretary, Unemployment Rate
From The Room: Citigroup's Collapse Not a Shock
November 25, 2008 - The news that Citigroup had tanked came as no surprise to me since I'd been to the local automatic teller location this week and the guy opening the door hoping I'd drop a coin into his paper cup was the CEO...Filed under: Bailout Citigroup Bailout, Bailout Plan, Banks, Citigroup, Economy, Fdic, Federal Reserve, Finance, Financial Crisis, Treasury Department
23/6 Video: CNN's Rick Sanchez all over the financial bailout (in a minute)
September 23, 2008 - In 20 years, we'll be saying, "When the economy collapsed, CNN's Rick Sanchez was there." Posted by: Kevin Allocca...Filed under: Rick Sanchez, AIG, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, CNN, Sanchez CNN, Twitter, CNN, Sanchez Twitter CNN, Sanchez Twitter, Economic Crisis, World Economic Crisis, Worst Economic Crisis, Recent economic crisis coverage, Sanchez Economy, U.S. economy failing, Economy worst than ever, Federal Reserve, Bank Buyouts, Bank collapse, AIG bailout, Federal Reserve Bailout, Federal Bailout coverage, Bankrupt Banks, Bankrupt Banks Economy, Bankrupt Banks Federal Reserve
From The Room: What Was Wall Street Drinking?
July 23, 2008 - As always, when Bush says something succinct and kind of funny, the Republicans try to hide it. That's right. Bush said that Wall Street got drunk, and now it's hung over. And it's waking up next to China. And in the morning light? Uh-uh, it do...Filed under: George Bush Wall St hungover, George Bush hungover, Wall Street got drunk, Wall St got drunk, Wall St got a hangover, Wall Street got a hangover, George Bush Wall St got drunk, George Bush Wall Street got drunk, George Bush got drunk, Bush Wall Street got drunk, Bush Wall St got drunk, Bush Wall St got a hangover, Bush Wall Street got a hangover, government bailout, Freddie Fannie, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis
Thought Process Flowchart: the hungover economy, literally in the toilet
July 23, 2008 - President George W. Bush has always used simple, folksy language to summarize major issues, but never so personally as last Friday, when he was caught on tape at a Republican fundraiser talking about...Filed under: George Bush Wall St hungover, George Bush hungover, Wall Street got drunk, Wall St got drunk, Wall St got a hangover, Wall Street got a hangover, George Bush Wall St got drunk, George Bush Wall Street got drunk, George Bush got drunk, Bush Wall Street got drunk, Bush Wall St got drunk, Bush Wall St got a hangover, Bush Wall Street got a hangover, government bailout, Freddie Fannie, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve,
From The Feed: Glenn Beck calls the economy a pill-popper (video)
July 23, 2008 - Glenn Beck draws insight from his affinity for drugs to create a metaphor for our economic crisis. From "Manual: Your World Today...Filed under: Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck drugs, Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
From The Room: The Recession: Taking Bush to the Mattresses
July 16, 2008 - What more is there to say? Shopping alleviated our fears after 9/11, and turning down the air conditioning will eliminate the energy crunch. I know, let's only go shopping in stores that don't use air conditioning: outdoor markets, for example, or the trunk of an old Chevy...Filed under: Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
The extremely summarized Bush press conference
July 15, 2008 - Tuesday, President Bush addressed the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac crisis and the economy at large. In remarks to reporters, Bush endorsed the efforts of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to curb an economic crisis set to rival Armageddon (the movie, considering an astero...Filed under: Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
Bush is rosy on the economy: either that, or he's having a hot flash
July 15, 2008 - President Bush braved a phalanx of annoyed reporters Tuesday at his first press conference since April, urging lawmakers to rescue floundering mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae — and, if that doesn't fix the economy, approve offshore drilling. President Bush stammered frequently...Filed under: Bush recession, Bush economy, Bush economy speech, George W Bush economy, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Bush Fannie Mae bailout, Bush Freddie Mac bailout, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Fannie Mae bailout, Freddie Mac bailout, foreclosure, foreclosure rate, mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, Freddy Mac, Fed bailout, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Business
From The Room: Will the Government Rescue Bernie Mac?
July 14, 2008 - Now that the government has unveiled plans to bail out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will they do the same for comedy giant Bernie Mac? After he opened for Barack Obama at a $2,300 a plate fundraiser and performed his menstruation and prostitution bits, Bernie Mac could...
FAQ: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
July 11, 2008 - Perhaps no industry has been hit harder by our country's "mental recession" than the mortgage banks, and two in particular, Fannie Mae and...
Ask the Ben Bernanke 8-Ball!
March 18, 2008 - Economic meltdown looms, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is doing what he does best: lowering interest rates. At least, that's what financial experts are saying following the collapse of Bear St...
From The Room: Bear Bones
March 17, 2008 - Encouraging news if you own Bear Stearns stock: It closed at $30 a share today! Discouraging news if you own Bear Stearns stock: JPMorgan Chase (no relation to Gong Show judge Jaye P. Morgan) will buy the beleaguered firm for two bucks a share...Filed under: Bear Stearns, James Cayne, Joseph Lews, JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase, Federal Reserve, Bernard Bernanke, subprime mortagages
News Odds for Wednesday, February 6, 2008
February 6, 2008 - Odds that... GOP frontrunner John McCain and his wife Cindy McCain are battling it out in a...News Odds for Thursday, January 31, 2008
January 31, 2008 - Odds that: Britney Spears was carted away in an ambulance again because the...
