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Is there a connection b/w Goldman Sachs and the $700 billion BAILOUT???? (Vanity)
me ^ | 9/27/08 | me

Posted on 09/27/2008 6:22:15 AM PDT by zimfam007

Just wondering if anyone else smells a link b/w Goldman Sachs and the many people pushing this $700 billion dollar TAXPAYER bailout. Buffett offers his dire warnings re:the market and this bailout... but he just invested $5 billion into Goldman Sachs. It just seems EXTREMELY interesting to me that Paulson was the former CEO over at Goldman, the memo forwarded to Obama's team, regarding the House's Republican plan, before the meeting at the WH on Thursday afternoon came from a "reliable" sourse over at Goldman, Jim Johnson is on the board over at Goldman, Buffett is an advisor to the Obama camp and he just invested $5 billion into Goldman..... I do not know, but this really smells, um, "fishy" to me..... seems like all these people have A LOT more to gain from a $700 billion dollar tax payer bailout than they would with ANY OTHER plan. Sounds so similar to what happened to get us into this big mess in the first place... GREEDY people, trying to line their pockets at the expense of the American people, the American dream and the very foundation of this country.


TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 110th; bailout; conspiracy; donors; goldmansachs; govwatch; lobbying; wallstreet
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1 posted on 09/27/2008 6:22:15 AM PDT by zimfam007
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To: zimfam007

Any thoughts?????????????


2 posted on 09/27/2008 6:22:35 AM PDT by zimfam007 (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.)
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I am much more concerned about the direct ties to ACORN and Obama.

We are seeing, IMHO, a criminal conspiracy of massive proportions in this whole thing.


NOW WE KNOW WHAT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER DOES

3 posted on 09/27/2008 6:24:17 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: zimfam007
Goldman has been saving their pennies so that they can buy up assets on the cheap.

Like the mean old guy in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life", when there is a run on the bank they will buy assets for pennies on the dollar.

4 posted on 09/27/2008 6:24:23 AM PDT by ikka
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To: zimfam007

The bailout is the new global warming (now called climate change) SCAM..

Prey on people fears. Rush something through.... Total BS


5 posted on 09/27/2008 6:25:01 AM PDT by GreaterSwiss
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To: zimfam007

I think Goldman Sachs is dirty, very dirty.


6 posted on 09/27/2008 6:26:06 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell)
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To: ikka

GS was one of the ones who somehow got out of a lot of the toxic securities.
So..maybe a stock investment in GS might make some more money. If you can’t beat them..might as well make some money on it.
There was some run up prior to Buffett’s announcement..so there was a leak some where. Probably insiders in Wall St. and DC stocking up.


7 posted on 09/27/2008 6:27:43 AM PDT by Oldexpat (Drill Here, Drill There..we must drill everywhere.)
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To: zimfam007
Think you are definitely on to something here.
8 posted on 09/27/2008 6:27:46 AM PDT by RU88 (The false messiah can not change water into wine any more than he can get unity from diversity.)
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To: zimfam007

I smell stink but I can’t put my finger on it and no one will confirm. Pundits say you can’t coordinate a conspiracy this big without it leaking. I’m thinking, “You wanna bet?” I’m not a tin foil hatter either and am usually the last to assume conspiracy...well, one of the last anyway. LOL

All I know is...there are no coincidences...especially 40 days before election.

If someone can source it and back it up, I would really like to know I’m right about this.


9 posted on 09/27/2008 6:28:22 AM PDT by SpookBrat (God is good)
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Is there a connection b/w Goldman Sachs and the $700 billion BAILOUT?

No stronger than the connection between, say, the Pope and the Church...

10 posted on 09/27/2008 6:28:30 AM PDT by NativeNewYorker (Freepin' Jew Boy)
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To: zimfam007

Nah, it’s all just a big coincidence....


11 posted on 09/27/2008 6:29:53 AM PDT by nobama08
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To: Oldexpat

GS had very little sub prime exposure. Ditto Wells Fargo, which is in prime shape to pick over the carcasses.


12 posted on 09/27/2008 6:30:08 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: zimfam007

It’s no secret that Goldman is a Democrat controlled operation in which people are “groomed” for government jobs. Rubin, Corzine, Paulson, the list is endless. Obama supporter/Democrat Buffet throws money into Goldman, Paulson from Goldman rails that the end is nigh. Rubin et al from the Clinton administration had the hand in the repeal of Glass-Steagall, which led to huge profits in the financial fiasco, profits that were pocketed early on and to hell with the losses that have to happen sooner or later......the Goldman boys will just see to it that the American taxpayer (i.e. sucker) picks up the tab.


13 posted on 09/27/2008 6:30:47 AM PDT by jsh3180
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To: NativeNewYorker
Is there a connection b/w Goldman Sachs and the $700 billion BAILOUT?

No stronger than the connection between, say, the Pope and the Church...

Nailed IT!!!!!

14 posted on 09/27/2008 6:32:19 AM PDT by org.whodat (Republicans should support the SAM Walton business model, and then drill???)
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To: zimfam007

Goldman Sachs also was said to have lobbied over $43 million to Congress. It would be interesting to have the list of names and amounts. You are correct to see this as curious. It appears not as much a crisis of all finances as a crisis of Goldman Sachs that is hidden behind the dire warnings of the old CEO Paulson.


15 posted on 09/27/2008 6:34:19 AM PDT by nclaurel (I think therefore I vote Republican.)
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To: PapaBear3625
Goldman people

Robert Rubin ( Clinton treasury sec)

Hank Paulson < Bush Treasury Sec)

Gov and former Senator Jon Corzine former Goldman

Warren Buffet invest 5 billion with awesome 11% return on his investment , plus warrant to buy common cheap.

Stock had a high of 250.70 and low of 85.88 ( You think they need this bailout?)

16 posted on 09/27/2008 6:34:22 AM PDT by scooby321 (Cai)
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"Sen. Dodd has been rewarded in the 2008 election cycle with $7.65 million in campaign contributions
he took in $11.7 million in all...
Goldman Sachs, $175,600; Morgan Stanley, $155,000; Credit Suisse, $154,550;
Citigroup, $310,294; SAC Capital Partners, $282,000; United Technologies, $263,400;
AIG, $224,678; Bear Stearns, $205,600; St. Paul Travelers, $205,400; Royal Bank of Scotland, $203,750;
Merrill Lynch, $134,950; The Hartford, $94,350; Bank of America, $91,300
JPMorgan Chase, $129,150; USB, $101,900; Hartford Finance Services, $101,500
Lehman Brothers, $128,400; KPMG, $113,100; General Electric, $108,250; Deloitte Touche, $108,000 ......"


17 posted on 09/27/2008 6:35:01 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum)
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To: org.whodat

I have been feeling something was quite right about this whole thing..and I think this thread may have just pointed it out.

The 20% to ACORN is after there is a profit if I remember correctly...but even worse is the way this will benefit Buffett.

No wonder Paulson was on his knee to Pelosi.


18 posted on 09/27/2008 6:36:47 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: zimfam007

GS may be a member of the govt’s plunge protection team and therefore get preferential treatment..


19 posted on 09/27/2008 6:38:04 AM PDT by vietvet67
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To: RummyChick
Paulson is a demorat and he's working for them.
20 posted on 09/27/2008 6:40:18 AM PDT by org.whodat (Republicans should support the SAM Walton business model, and then drill???)
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