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Goldman Sachs Arms Itself
Trueslant.com ^ | 12/01/2009 | Trueslant.com

Posted on 12/01/2009 2:18:30 AM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour

“I just wrote my first reference for a gun permit,” said a friend, who told me of swearing to the good character of a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker who applied to the local police for a permit to buy a pistol. The banker had told this friend of mine that senior Goldman people have loaded up on firearms and are now equipped to defend themselves if there is a populist uprising against the bank...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: bailout; banglist; boardofdirectors; bubblemafia; chelseaclinton; chelseamezvinsky; dotcombubble; ebayipo; globalmeltdown; goldmansachs; henrypaulson; ipoebay; jpmorgan; lehmanbrothers; marcmezvinsky; matttaibbi; megwhitman; taibbi; whitmansbillions
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1 posted on 12/01/2009 2:18:31 AM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Yeah but do they know which end the bullets come out?


2 posted on 12/01/2009 2:33:45 AM PST by Catholic Canadian ( I love Stephen Harper!)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

The GS banksters feel a bit uneasy at rewarding themselves millions in bonuses with taxpayer money.


3 posted on 12/01/2009 2:33:54 AM PST by perchprism (To those about to revolt, we salute you.)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

I thought it was illegal for criminals to own guns.


4 posted on 12/01/2009 2:48:00 AM PST by oldvike
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour
Yep. We're catching on.

From Going Great Guns, (Forbes, David Serchuk, 04.23.09, 04:00 PM EDT)

"Forbes: I was in Colorado, and I knew people who had 200, 300 guns. And they'd stash them in various hidden places around their compound. This wasn't all that uncommon out west."

One fair to middlin' firearm with accessories and enough ammo to train moderately for a couple of years can easily cost a couple thousand dollars. Imagine the costs of doing that with hundreds of firearms.


5 posted on 12/01/2009 2:55:24 AM PST by familyop
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Oh...and the mention of “costs” and “ammo” was with handloading in mind. ...much more for store-bought ammo these days.


6 posted on 12/01/2009 2:56:44 AM PST by familyop
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This is the second or so time I've followed a link here on FR to the a**-hat Taibibis' ravings.
Personally, IMO, he is not the kind of bottom-scum I prefer to read.
Just my $0.02s' worth.
7 posted on 12/01/2009 2:57:41 AM PST by Tainan (Cogito, ergo conservatus)
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To: Tainan

Yeah. We don’t like to give hits to radical liberal sites, so here’s the link to the original Bloomberg article. Where there’s lots of money, there’s always conservatism and patriotism. ...right? ;-)

Arming Goldman With Pistols Against Public: Alice Schroeder
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601110&sid=ahD2WoDAL9h0

[Title and link only, as no content from Bloomberg is allowed to be posted at FR.]


8 posted on 12/01/2009 3:11:53 AM PST by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-' 96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

This is interesting. 1st, most of the violent protestors @ various Econ summits are leftist loons, so we could assume these types maybe behind such threats or preceived threats again. 2nd, GS is in NY correct? That ought to be fun getting a CCW their. 3rd, has to be an internal struggle for many, my guess is many are pro-gun control since GS is known to a firm with a high concentration of Jewish Americans. Could there also be the Euro “boss-napping” going on here and threats of that popping up it’s ugly head here on our shores? Anyway you look at this, it is further indications of the wheels coming off the bus in our Obaminated world...


9 posted on 12/01/2009 3:45:35 AM PST by taildragger (Palin/Mulally 2012)
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If these welfare queens have money for weapons then they cleary do not need welfare. Cut them off from the trough.


10 posted on 12/01/2009 4:01:36 AM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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...Goldman people have loaded up on firearms and are now equipped to defend themselves if there is a populist uprising against the bank...

There are a helluva lot more of us than there are of them. Plus, we know how to shoot.

11 posted on 12/01/2009 4:23:57 AM PST by FReepaholic (Give me ambiguity or give me something else!)
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My plaudits to the folks at Goldman Sachs who are exercising their Second Amendment rights — if I might add my own recommendation, I would suggest that they also join the NRA and GOA to help defend the gun rights of all Americans.

The NRA number is 1-877-NRA-2000; the GOA can be reached at 1-703-321-8585.

12 posted on 12/01/2009 4:42:09 AM PST by snowsislander
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I clashed with a business can do no wrong freeper a while back. I explain to him that the anger in this country is so great that the banker’s body guards would run out of ammo and the mob will climb over the dead bodies and storm the compound. The guards would be torn to pieces and the banker and his family would be next. Alarmed by my writing he claimed that I advocated violence against a group of innocent Americans and I will be reported to the FR monitor. Finally someone in the MSM is broching the subject. I guess he/she is also alluding to violence against an innocent group of Americans.


13 posted on 12/01/2009 4:43:48 AM PST by Fee (Peace, prosperity, jobs and common sense)
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

I assume those people in New York don’t have very high hopes of getting their permits approved.


14 posted on 12/01/2009 4:47:54 AM PST by BobL (Real Men don't use Tag Lines)
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Goldman versus ACORN.

Yippy Kai Yay

They could sell that on pay-per-view


15 posted on 12/01/2009 5:04:03 AM PST by silverleaf (Ours is the only country on earth with a ventriloquist dummy for President)
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Good character is what saves you from the wrath of a populist uprising, something crooked New York bankers lack. Besides, when the mob shows up, the bankers will be outgunned 1,000 to one. I’d imagine the crooks have planned escape routes to fascist Europe.


16 posted on 12/01/2009 5:27:59 AM PST by sergeantdave (obuma is the anti-Lincoln, trying to re-establish slavery)
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To: silverleaf

Pay per view: The Battle of the Purple Shirts versus the Suits! I would watch!


17 posted on 12/01/2009 5:30:54 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: The Magical Mischief Tour

Did funneled bailout money pay for the guns as well?


18 posted on 12/01/2009 5:36:30 AM PST by mysterio
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To: appalachian_dweller; Rushmore Rocks; DvdMom; blam; muawiyah; Nachum

*ping*


19 posted on 12/01/2009 5:46:43 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: hennie pennie

thanks for the ping pennie!!

I really don’t like the way these dots are connecting.

Stay safe pennie. Looks to be a rough road ahead.


20 posted on 12/01/2009 5:52:29 AM PST by appalachian_dweller (Live each day as if it's your last.....it might be.)
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