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Interesting little admission from one Dan Primack of Fortune Manager (Senior Editor, ahem, ahem) this morning on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" segment this morning. The subject was Jon Corzine's troubles... specifically the possibility, raised in a column by Mr. Primack, that Corzine could be on the hook for some very serious criminal charges, an that scuttlebut around Wall Street is that this is the case.

The discussion veers off the rails just a bit when CNBC's Carl Quintanilla raises the political angle, and gets -- perhaps -- a bit more than he bargained for from Mr. Primack.

1 posted on 11/04/2011 6:36:12 AM PDT by Steely Tom
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To: Steely Tom
Sorry, I forgot a formatting element or two:

Carl Quintanilla: There's also a political element to this, and some people tell you if this had been a former Republican senator, or a Republican governor, the main-stream press would be much more aggressive than it is but because he was a Democrat, is a Democrat, because he was a friend of the President, that they've somehow, maybe... I guess they're saying that we've been soft on him... ?

Dan Primack: You know, it's interesting... I'm not one to buy media conspiracies, or left-wing media conspiracies, it's not my bias, and to be honest, if we could pull off a conspiracy -- I'm in the media -- it would be great, but I don't think we have that ability... That said, I've heard from multiple people that sentiment... these were mentally Republican- or GOP-leaning people, but that seems to be a feeling, that if this was somebody who, say, had been a Republican senator or Republican governor, who had also been aligned with Wall Street -- say an ex-CEO of Goldman Sachs -- that there'd be a lot more attention on his personal culpability, potentially from a criminal standpoint, rather from just from making bad business decisions.

CQ: Well, it's a provocative column, everyone should read it...


2 posted on 11/04/2011 6:39:17 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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We know from articles in the past that MSM sits in on the daily morning teleconferences with Schumer, and company each morning, so yes I would believe the “Press”, the “MSM” are fully capable of conspiring, thus conspiracy.


3 posted on 11/04/2011 6:44:01 AM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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Big Three Nets Omit Corzine's Party ID as Feds Investigate His Firm

ABC's Good Morning America also failed to include Corzine's name during their news brief on the investigation.

Follow up:

Wires Virtually Ignore Corzine's Dem Party ID, Rarely Associate Him With Obama Fundraising

4 posted on 11/04/2011 6:55:00 AM PDT by TexasCajun (Fast & Furious , Solyndra & Light Squared would be enough to impeach any White President !!)
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if we could pull off a conspiracy -- I'm in the media -- it would be great, but I don't think we have that ability...

He's lying. Not only do engage in conspiracy, but they've already been caught doing it.

Remember the journolist? If that didn't fit the defintion of "conspiracy", I don't know what would.

6 posted on 11/04/2011 7:02:16 AM PDT by tacticalogic
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