Posted on 05/17/2012 10:07:05 PM PDT by Nachum
Tim Geithner outdoes himself this evening with three hypocritical, self-defecating-deceiving, and typically ignominious clips courtesy of his interview with Jeffrey Brown of PBS NewsHour. While we knew TurboTax was beyond him, the Treasury debacle-in-chief admits he doesn't understand how the debt limit has bubbled back up (seeing it as part of a partisan political agenda); admits that perhaps the NY Fed has a 'perception problem' with Jamie Dimon on the board; and his piece-de-resistance his cognitive dissonance erupts as he touts Obama's economic and jobs record: "look how well we are doing relative to any other major country". It seems the election cycle is well and truly upon us and revisionism and populism will once again trump sensibility and forthrightness.
First, the renewed debate over the federal debt limit:
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
Self-defecating!
Turbo Tax Timmy doesn’t understand “it”. Well Timmy, it’s like this...
The list, Ping
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Self-defecating... LOL.
A new word is born!
Self-defecating, too...
“Defecating” — well, it sounds sorta’ like “deprecating.”
“Defecating” -— well, it sounds sorta’ like “deprecating.” Probably close enough for government work.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. Our country is dying and all you can say Is, "I don't understand?"
You and your ilk have done damage that may never be repaired.
I'll stop now before I have some of your friends knocking on my door.
How could anyone expect them to understand the economy when they got all their economic education from Ivy league schools? All they really know is Marxism at this point.
ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!
Self-defecating?
Still ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel so honored to be here for the birth of a new FR word!
Congratulations! I’m series! This is hugh!! And self-defecating all at the same time!
LOL!
And so appropriate at the same time. I’m still chuckling.
Not to be confused with Joe Biden the űber doofus.
Maybe if someone takes him on a shopping spree with his credit card, racks up the debt, then when he sees his credit card bill, takes him out on another shopping spree, he will begin to understand...
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