a cat trying to cover a turd on a tile floor

The image...I laugh.

FTFA:"I can't point a finger at someone who was responsible for putting those dates in," Dodd told FOX. "I can tell you this much, when my language left the senate, it did not include it. When it came back, it did."

Didn't that other thread prove that he was actually the one who WANTED the bonuses to be limited?

Gamer Grrrl: Didn't that other thread prove that he was actually the one who WANTED the bonuses to be limited?


So does this article, but that won't stop the WHARRGARBL.

pixistick: FTFA:"I can't point a finger at someone who was responsible for putting those dates in," Dodd told FOX. "I can tell you this much, when my language left the senate, it did not include it. When it came back, it did."

Omigad! The bill was signed on top of an Indian burial mound!!!! It's HAUNTED!

Aren't we also still waiting for this guy to release records of sweetheart loans he got from Countrywide? Dodd's so crooked that he'll have to be screwed into the ground when he dies.

How does this warrant a neutral rating on the big blue to red thermometer?

Can somebody kick the PITA and see if we can get it working again?

pixistick: FTFA:"I can't point a finger at someone who was responsible for putting those dates in," Dodd told FOX. "I can tell you this much, when my language left the senate, it did not include it. When it came back, it did."

Why, this can only be the work of the mysterious Masked Congressman! (link)

Nothing surprises me out of Dodd.

pixistick: FTFA:"I can't point a finger at someone who was responsible for putting those dates in," Dodd told FOX. "I can tell you this much, when my language left the senate, it did not include it. When it came back, it did."

Sure. I believe that.

And Obama signed the shiat fest. I love it.
I especially like the fact that nobody in Congress read the thing and we were all told it was SO important that they couldn't take time to read it. BIT YA IN THE ASS SUCKER!!!

Farking hypocrites & slugs.

THE CALL BILL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!

/got nothin'

dracos31: Gamer Grrrl: Didn't that other thread prove that he was actually the one who WANTED the bonuses to be limited?


So does this article, but that won't stop the WHARRGARBL.

"I can't point a finger at someone who was responsible for putting those dates in," Dodd told FOX. "I can tell you this much, when my language left the senate, it did not include it. When it came back, it did."

I wonder if he went back read that part again before he voted on it? Oh wait, he didn't have time to worry about the details cuz teh sky was falling on him.

"Senator Dodd was completely unaware of these AIG bonuses until he learned of them in the past few days," wrote Szostak. To suggest that the bonuses affecting AIG had any effect on Senator Dodd's action is categorically false."

Yeah, OK... sure, I'm gonna go with calling bullshiat on that.

I assume the dumbass tag refers to smitty.

Ye can't polish a turd... wait both Bush and the Mythbusters proved you can.

But that doesn't mean a turd can't be mined. I hope the late nite comics pick this up. Its comedy gold.

He's simply shocked!

Didn't Dodd get 100 grand from AIG? Do you realy think he cares?

This oughta fill up the old troll list.

Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

Fox news attacking a Democrat? Say it ain't so. It's about time all these assholes were outed.

I watch Fox Business News for the articles... and the lesser works of John Cheever.

WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR, SENATOR? WHERE IS THE BOMB BILL? WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME MONEY!

Bag of Hammers: pixistick: FTFA:"I can't point a finger at someone who was responsible for putting those dates in," Dodd told FOX. "I can tell you this much, when my language left the senate, it did not include it. When it came back, it did."

Omigad! The bill was signed on top of an Indian burial mound!!!! It's HAUNTED!

They're not even trying to hide it anymore. However, sometime today another story about Rush Limbaugh should come out to cover the cat turd nicely.

I am so glad the Democrats took over the House and Senate.

/2010 is looking good

Wendy's Chili: Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

Remember that the other day they took a quote from Biden from the campaign, made it seem like he was saying it flat instead of criticizing it, and also pretended he'd seen it recently.

They've lost all claims to credibility.

I'm fully willing to believe Dodd put the language in. I will not trust Fox News as a source, at all.

Wendy's Chili: Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

Probably the same group that tried to pin this mess on Barney Frank. And if they couldn't stick it to some gay hoity-toi liberal pot advocate, I doubt they can stick it to a guy who actually tried to include language in this bill to *prevent* the very thing they'd like to claim he caused.

AbbeySomeone: Fox news attacking a Democrat? Say it ain't so. It's about time all these assholes were outed.

Yeah, thou shalt not fault or attack a Democrat for anything!

The slugs becoming righteously indignant about something that was in the bill they REFUSED to take time to read. So farking rich.

But it's not the Democrat's fault is it? They were fooled into this by some meany Republican or Fox News.

Wendy's Chili: Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

If you thought he was an upstanding statesman, then I have some beachfront property to sell you in Missouri.

Damn, are you really that blind? He IS a Congressman for Pete's sake! Take the blinders off.

Geithner is going to burn too.

glassa: AbbeySomeone: Fox news attacking a Democrat? Say it ain't so. It's about time all these assholes were outed.

Yeah, thou shalt not fault or attack a Democrat for anything!

The slugs becoming righteously indignant about something that was in the bill they REFUSED to take time to read. So farking rich.

But it's not the Democrat's fault is it? They were fooled into this by some meany Republican or Fox News.

I'm not blaming Fox News; I think one of his staffers is a mole. Don't let that stop your WHARGRBL, though.

Obdicut: Wendy's Chili: Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

Remember that the other day they took a quote from Biden from the campaign, made it seem like he was saying it flat instead of criticizing it, and also pretended he'd seen it recently.

They've lost all claims to credibility.

I'm fully willing to believe Dodd put the language in. I will not trust Fox News as a source, at all.

Yeah, that whole Biden thing really, really pissed me off. There's just no excuse for that, and there's no way that was a "mistake".

soy_bomb: I am so glad the Democrats took over the House and Senate.

/2010 is looking good

I am too. I'm sitting back watching the humor of it all. That and all the apologists who give all these slugs a pass because it could never be the fault of the Democratic Party. They could NEVER do anything wrong. It's especially cute that they blame Fox News (or whoever) for bringing the story into light.

Just as stupid as thinking the Republican Party could NEVER do anything wrong. Fools on both sides.

"We can't take time to read the stimulus bill! The sky is falling, we have to pass it NOW!"

a month later:
"Oh, you mean there was something stupid in it? I didn't write it..no, no, it wasn't me."

They passed the bill too quickly without thinking about these kinda repercussions now they're trying to do damage control. That said, the republicans masturbating furiously over this acting like anything done now is going to matter in 2010 are high on crack.

glassa: AbbeySomeone: Fox news attacking a Democrat? Say it ain't so. It's about time all these assholes were outed.

Yeah, thou shalt not fault or attack a Democrat for anything!

The slugs becoming righteously indignant about something that was in the bill they REFUSED to take time to read. So farking rich.

But it's not the Democrat's fault is it? They were fooled into this by some meany Republican or Fox News.

Oh it's not that the media can't attack a Democrat. It's that Fox has lost all credibility in most people's eyes. They're like the boy who cried wolf.

Debunked. (new window)

Aren't we also still waiting for this guy to release records of sweetheart loans he got from Countrywide? Dodd's so crooked that he'll have to be screwed into the ground when he dies.

While this may be true, he does appear to actually be innocent in this case.

Dodd's version of the bill:
Link (new window)

(4) a prohibition on such TARP recipient paying or accruing any bonus, retention award, or incentive compensation during the period that the obligation is outstanding to at least the 25 most highly-compensated employees, or such higher number as the Secretary may determine is in the public interest with respect to any TARP recipient;

and

(a) In General- Notwithstanding any other provision of law or agreement to the contrary, no person who is an officer, director, executive, or other employee of a financial institution or other entity that receives or has received funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (or 'TARP'), established under section 101 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, may receive annual compensation in excess of the amount of compensation paid to the President of the United States.

(b) Duration- The limitation in subsection (a) shall be a condition of the receipt of assistance under the TARP, and of any modification to such assistance that was received on or before the date of enactment of this Act, and shall remain in effect with respect to each financial institution or other entity that receives such assistance or modification for the duration of the assistance or obligation provided under the TARP.



Now, what came out of the committee was this:

(iii) The prohibition required under clause (i) shall not be construed to prohibit any bonus payment required to be paid pursuant to a written employment contract executed on or before February 11, 2009, as such valid employment contracts are determined by the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.


Dodd's version would have nipped at least the top 25 bonuses, and would have given Geithner leeway to stop/reduce the others. The committee version scrapped that provision, and changed the effective date.


Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

He is politically vulnerable.

Wendy's Chili: glassa: AbbeySomeone: Fox news attacking a Democrat? Say it ain't so. It's about time all these assholes were outed.

Yeah, thou shalt not fault or attack a Democrat for anything!

The slugs becoming righteously indignant about something that was in the bill they REFUSED to take time to read. So farking rich.

But it's not the Democrat's fault is it? They were fooled into this by some meany Republican or Fox News.

I'm not blaming Fox News; I think one of his staffers is a mole. Don't let that stop your WHARGRBL, though.

Because Dodd can't be responsible for it at all? Come on! He's a Congressman! The least he could do was READ THE DAMN THING!

Do you realize how stupid it is that anytime a Democrat does something dumb, you claim it's a mole on his staff, or some meany Republican forced him to do it?
Couldn't it just be that these people are all slugs?

GaryPDX: Geithner is going to burn too.

Maybe they should kill themselves along with their AIG buddies?

glassa: It's especially cute that they blame Fox News (or whoever) for bringing the story into light.

Um, Fox News is not a credible source. They've farked their credibility by lying repeatedly. Or were you just not on Fark yesterday and missed that "Biden said on Saturday the fundamentals of our economy are sound-- oh whoops we meant that Biden said that back in September and he was quoting John McCain" bullshiat?

glassa: Wendy's Chili: Either Dodd is not the man I thought he was, or someone (or group of someones) is trying really hard to take him down.

If you thought he was an upstanding statesman, then I have some beachfront property to sell you in Missouri.

Damn, are you really that blind? He IS a Congressman for Pete's sake! Take the blinders off.

But he's one of the only Senators who was outspoken about credit before the shiat hit the fan. Now, he's constantly being linked to the very industry he's been criticizing for years. Something doesn't smell right, but I'm not sure whether it's Dodd himself or not.

Can we get a do-over? Let AIG go bankrupt.

Lt. Cheese Weasel: GaryPDX: Geithner is going to burn too.

Maybe they should kill themselves along with their AIG buddies?

That would be the honorable thing.

CNN link (pops) for those of you who think this is simply a vast right-wing conspiracy.

soy_bomb: I am so glad the Democrats took over the House and Senate.

/2010 is looking good

One of the truly delusional.

filth: Aren't we also still waiting for this guy to release records of sweetheart loans he got from Countrywide? Dodd's so crooked that he'll have to be screwed into the ground when he dies.

He didn't get sweetheart loans from Countrywide.
If he did, don't you think he'd be facing charges by now?

I'm still waiting for that "source" that Fox News produced that said he had proof that Obama was born in Kenya Chris Dodd had gotten a sweetheart deal.

How the hell can you keep believing this crap?
\When was Fox NEws last seen as being credible?
Hell, when was the last time Fox News was right?

"While this may be true, he does appear to actually be innocent in this case.:"

BULLSHIAT!

If he didn't read the bill, he's NOT innocent! None of those Congresscritters are. They're a bunch of irresponsible crackheads. The only difference is that their crack is our taxpayer money that they're high on.

If you put your name on something, be responsible enough to know what the fark it says. And if you don't, then don't go crying about how somebody (those meany Republicans) tricked you.

Those of you giving him a pass are sad little sycophants.

GaryPDX Geithner is going to burn too.

Sucks to be Geithner. He's still the only executive official at Treasury (check out the handy one-entry organization chart on their homepage: http://www.ustreas.gov/organization/officials.html) and with the general shiatstorm ongoing he must be getting slammed. Obama's grand build up to Geithner's no-plan-yet plan a month ago didn't help.

glassa: Wendy's Chili: glassa: AbbeySomeone: Fox news attacking a Democrat? Say it ain't so. It's about time all these assholes were outed.

Yeah, thou shalt not fault or attack a Democrat for anything!

The slugs becoming righteously indignant about something that was in the bill they REFUSED to take time to read. So farking rich.

But it's not the Democrat's fault is it? They were fooled into this by some meany Republican or Fox News.

I'm not blaming Fox News; I think one of his staffers is a mole. Don't let that stop your WHARGRBL, though.

Because Dodd can't be responsible for it at all? Come on! He's a Congressman! The least he could do was READ THE DAMN THING!

You're the one who needs to take the blinders off. You think congressmen actually read or write the legislation they pass.

PowerSlacker: CNN link (pops) for those of you who think this is simply a vast right-wing conspiracy.

Oh, but it MUST be. Democrats can't do anything wrong...or did you miss that memo? The media is out to get them.

Those crafty libs seem to be asleep at the wheel quite often these days. It would be hilarious if didn't have such serious repercussions for our country. But did you hear the BIG NEWS? Obama is going to be on the tonight show. He is sooo cool! Let's forget about all these mistakes and trillions of debt and all slobber slobber tonight. That dude is one cool cat! SLOBBER!