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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: Wall Street Got Drunk and the Fed's Stuck Driving Them Home
August 4, 2008 - Since I haven't taken an economic course in a very long time, I've been waiting for somebody, anybody, to take all of the current financial hubbub out of mumbo jumbo and translate it into words I can understand. And Reuters...Filed under: subprime mortgages, housing bubble, Bush 3.9 billion, 3.9 billion, 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
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
Bush on housing bill: it's not a flip-flop, it's an "alternative domicile legislative horizon"
July 23, 2008 - President Bush has caved on the housing crisis, finally agreeing to sign legislation to settle the turbulent housing market Wednesday, even though the bill helps poor people a little too much for the stock market's liking. The bill could become law as early as this week...Filed under: subprime mortgages, housing bubble, Bush 3.9 billion, 3.9 billion, 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
Ask the Economy Magic 8-Ball
July 17, 2008 - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has testified before Congress for a second day Wednesday, and unshockingly, his economic outlook wasn...Filed under: IndyMac, Indy Mac, banking crisis, savings and loan crisis, recession, economic slowdown, subprime mortgage crisis, bank failures, FDIC, IndyMac FDIC, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Freddie Mac Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailout, Fannie Mae bailout, Fanny Mae, Bush Freddie Mac, Bush Fannie Mae, Countrywide Financial, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, The Great Depression banks, FDIC 100000, $100000, FDIC insurance
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...
A pair of Bear Stearns employees remind us that the Feds love "operations"
June 19, 2008 - Federal authorities announced Thursday that two major players in the mortgage meltdown have been indicted for basically infuriating homeowners and pissing off mortgage brokers. The pair, Ralph Cioffi a...Filed under: Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns Buyout, Bear Stearns Collapse, Bear Stearns Subprime, Fbi Mortgage Arrests, Matthew Tannin, Mortgage Arrests, Mortgage Fraud, Mortgage Indictments, Mortgage Schemes, Ralph Cioffi, Subprime Bailout, Subprime Loans, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Subprime Mortgage Fallout, Subprime Mortgages, Business News
From The Room: Rising Co-Payments
April 14, 2008 - It's the Clintons' turn to be on the attack, and they're delighting in Obamafreude, unable to resist this opportunity to characterize him as "an elitist, out of touch and, frankly, patronizing...
The "Ask The Ultra-Rich How to Survive The Recession" Magic 8-Ball
April 15, 2008 - As the housing crisis expands beyond the United States, one group of people is not hurting at all: the ultra-rich. A 37-year-old investor told the New York Times, "On a spending level, [the recessio...
