Why am I not surprised Bloomberg would ask this?

New President.

Same bullshiat.

wow, i can feel the wharrgarbl coming from here.

Is anybody seriously surprised about this?

Context, context, where is that darn context?

They put the request in on January 27th.

January 27th, 2009--just to be clear.

"O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"

Change

Hope

Snot Monster from Outer Space: They put the request in on January 27th.

January 27th, 2009--just to be clear.

"O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"

This.

The Failed policies of the Obama administration.

Snot Monster from Outer Space: They put the request in on January 27th.

January 27th, 2009--just to be clear.

"O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"

Translation: the real world of politics is a scary place, take me back to the comforts of Daily Kos, damnit!

This is going to be one of those "I can tell instantly who hasn't bothered to RTFA" threads, isn't it?

Um, the request was filed YESTERDAY.

Silly Obama, that's a streetlight.

So if I'm to understand the article...

1.Congressionally committee asks for data regarding which securities were backed by bailout money in the last two months on the 27th.
2.By the end of day on the 28th, no response yet.
3.Bloomberg puts article about this online at noon on the 29th.
4.Subby cums in his pants

Is this the timeline?

ramathorn83: Snot Monster from Outer Space: They put the request in on January 27th.

January 27th, 2009--just to be clear.

"O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"

Translation: the real world of politics is a scary place, take me back to the comforts of Daily Kos, damnit!

Seriously, dude. You think that Bloomberg have a valid complaint here? Seriously?

Snot Monster from Outer Space: They put the request in on January 27th.

January 27th, 2009--just to be clear.

"O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"

Pretty much THIS.

They asked about the past two months, which was Bushy days, so they're probably still digging through a lot of stuff and figuring out how the old guy did it, along with figuring out how they're going to do it, etc.

Then again, the Republican party has become the tantrum party of late, so what else do you expect.

FTFA: Bloomberg News asked for details of the lending on May 21 and filed a federal lawsuit against the Fed Nov. 7 seeking to force disclosure. The loans were made under the terms of what became 11 programs in the midst of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression. Arguments in the suit may be heard by a judge as soon as next month, according to the court docket.

Yeah, sounds like whoever was in charge in May is responsible for the info not getting to them... that was Obama, right?

Wow. Misleading headline and here come the haters to chime in with their typical tired old mantras.

Maybe we should wait more than one or two days before we conclude that Obama has no intention to disclose? He's got 20 days to respond to a FOIA request, and you retards are calling him out after ONE FARKING DAY?

Get a brain, morans.

Impatient journalist is impatient?

But, bank runs would be sooo coool!

Mercutio74: So if I'm to understand the article...

1.Congressionally committee asks for data regarding which securities were backed by bailout money in the last two months on the 27th.
2.By the end of day on the 28th, no response yet.
3.Bloomberg puts article about this online at noon on the 29th.
4.Subby cums in his pants

Is this the timeline?

You don't think subby was pretty much tapped out after the furious frottage over Obama NOT WEARING A SUIT JACKET ("Won't somebody think of the children????")?

ramathorn83: Translation: the real world of politics is a scary place, take me back to the comforts of Daily Kos, damnit!

Wow. Are you ever a retard.

ramathorn83: Translation: the real world of politics is a scary place, take me back to the comforts of Daily Kos, damnit!

I imagine you rocking back and forth, fingers in your ear, repeating "GOP rules, la la la!"

TFA: Bloomberg News asked the Treasury Department Jan. 26 to disclose what securities it backed over the past two months in a second round of actions to prop up Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc.


1) They asked for the data two days ago.
2) They are asking for info pertaining to things that happened largely under the Bush administration. Hopefully they kept better records on this than they did on the Guantanamo detainees (new window)

/not likely

Snot Monster from Outer Space: "O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"



To be clear, if this was Nazi Germany, they would have received the info by now, in triplicate, stapled perfectly, not a page out of order.

Bloomberg News asked the Treasury Department Jan. 26 to disclose what securities it backed over the past two months . . .

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (confirmed on Jan. 26) is already failing. Impeach him!

So what would be a reasonable amount of time for the Obama administration to put this information together?

Gated Community Organizer: To be clear, if this was Nazi Germany, they would have received the info by now, in triplicate, stapled perfectly, not a page out of order.

...printed on human skin, even :D

lousydney: So what would be a reasonable amount of time for the Obama administration to put this information together?

They have 20 days. RTA!

lousydney: So what would be a reasonable amount of time for the Obama administration to put this information together?

One would suspect that since they have to dig through the documents made and kept by the Bush administration, at least 2 or 3 business days would be the minimum, no?

IXI Jim IXI: ...printed on human skin, even :D


I though they saved that for lampshades.

FTA:

Bloomberg filed a FOIA request yesterday for the list of what was covered by the Citigroup and Bank of America guarantees. Bloomberg asked for records on the fees paid by banks to the government, which securities were rejected for guarantees, as well as any contracts for data services and experts to assess the value of the securities.

Under the information law, passed by Congress in 1966, Treasury has 20 working days to respond to Bloomberg's request. The measure allows nine exemptions, such as trade secrets or national security, for blocking disclosure.

But that's way after this FTA:

Bloomberg News asked the Treasury Department Jan. 26 to disclose what securities it backed over the past two months in a second round of actions to prop up Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. Department spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Jan. 27 she would seek an answer. None had been provided by the close of business yesterday.

Fark Bloomberg.

Maybe if they had been doing their jobs as analysts and journalists we might have seen the bubble coming. Instead they played the part of Wall St. mouthpieces, They told us to keep buying long after they should have known better. They all did. Traitors.

So color me surprised that they publish a piece that implies that Obama is somehow hiding something.

PowerSlacker: New President.

Same bullshiat. I neglected to read TFA.

uh huh.

One stinking week.

Mercutio74: One would suspect that since they have to dig through the documents made and kept by the Bush administration, at least 2 or 3 business days would be the minimum, no?

Not to mention they need to translate from smudged crayon to electronic media.

I'm SO disappointed. His fail is complete. It's the end of the republic. We'll all be living in caves by the end of the year.

Bloomberg asked for details in May. Filed a suit in November. Asked again on the 26th, received a "we're working on it" on the 27th, found that SOME information was put up on the website on the 28th.

Jesus...they've already apparently received more response in two days than they did from the prior administration gave them in over half a year.

Huh...my first thread opener happened in the Political links, not the Geek links. Amusing.

Anyway, back on topic, can we give the guy more than a few days in office before going off on a tirade that he isn't open about things?

Gated Community Organizer: I though they saved that for lampshades.

Priorities, man! Priorities!

Republicans, when did you guys turn into such whiny, hypocritical lying sacks of sh**?

It really wasn't always like this.

Lionel Mandrake: Wow. Misleading headline and here come the haters to chime in with their typical tired old mantras.

Maybe we should wait more than one or two days before we conclude that Obama has no intention to disclose? He's got 20 days to respond to a FOIA request, and you retards are calling him out after ONE FARKING DAY?

Get a brain, morans.

Also from the article, subby and many others on fark:

WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH WAAAAAHHHHHH
*stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp stomp*

Why'd you go full retard subby?

Bucky Katt: I'm SO disappointed. His fail is complete. It's the end of the republic. We'll all be living in caves by the end of the year.

I've got mine picked out already.

If the treasury department under Bush didn't keep those records, it might take a while to piece it all together. How is that Obama's fault again?

Bondidude: Then again, the Republican party has become the tantrum party of late, so what else do you expect.

*LOL* Poor, poor Republicans: so frail - so scared.

In Obama's defense, he *does* need time to do some focus group research before he gets back to the media.

Just sayin'.

ramathorn83: Translation: the real world of politics is a scary place, take me back to the comforts of Daily Kos, damnit!

Translation: I don't care how stupid it is. It it is a slam on the Obama administration, I am fer it, dammit!

/Whaaa! The Obama administration is not providing information instantaneously! Is this change we can believe in?!!!!

Lionel Mandrake: Wow. Misleading headline and here come the haters to chime in with their typical tired old mantras.

Maybe we should wait more than one or two days before we conclude that Obama has no intention to disclose? He's got 20 days to respond to a FOIA request, and you retards are calling him out after ONE FARKING DAY?

Get a brain, morans.

This.

Wolfy: Snot Monster from Outer Space: They put the request in on January 27th.

January 27th, 2009--just to be clear.

"O.M.G.--we haven't received an overnight reply to our request for a large amount of complex data; it's like living in Nazi Germany!!!!!!"

This.

DOUBLE THIS. Already we see that Obama has to be twice as fast and twice as good as a white President just because he is black.

Mercutio74: 1.Congressionally committee asks for data regarding which securities were backed by bailout money in the last two months on the 27th.
2.By the end of day on the 28th, no response yet.
3.Bloomberg puts article about this online at noon on the 29th.
4.Subby cums in his pants
5.WHARRRGARBLers join in

Is this the timeline?

There ya go.

Here's another bit of fun, more than halfway down the article:

"Late yesterday, Geithner's office put hundreds of pages about the fund on the department's Web site."

That's not transparency? Did treasury say they wouldn't publish the requested information?

This is just more faux outrage.