Posted on 05/25/2010 8:00:20 AM PDT by nhungerford
New York Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner , a member of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, is using his public office to attack one of Glenn Beck’s key sponsors, Goldline, Inc. It seems that Goldline, Inc. has committed the heinous crime, according to Weiner, of exploiting Beck’s scaremongering about the collapsing economy to tout gold as a save haven and to overcharge for gold coins.
Weiner is abusing the power of his office to intimidate Goldline into dropping its sponsorship of Beck, whom Weiner regards as a serious threat to his progressive agenda. Weiner wrote letters to the SEC and FTC requesting that they investigate Goldline and is proposing punitive legislation against Goldline. Under Rep. Weiner’s plan, Goldline would be required to show consumers (and presumably its competitors) its full business model including what he calls their “astronomical markups.”
In launching his fools gold crusade, Weiner said:
Goldline … has recently gained prominence through the use of high-profile conservative spokespeople like Glenn Beck, who use their shows to prey on the public’s fears of inflation and socialist takeovers while actively promoting the purchase of gold coins as insurance against this purported government overreach.
Last night, Weiner came on the “O’Reilly Factor” to defend his charges against Beck and Goldline. He called Beck Goldline’s “shill” for promoting its sale of the heavily marked up gold coins. O’Reilly pointed out that Goldline was rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau and was free to charge whatever it wanted for its coins. O’Reilly also said that Weiner was being unfairly selective in going after Beck’s sponsor and not other gold companies with far worse Better Business Bureau ratings. Weiner’s response was to attack the credibility of the Better Business Bureau and O’Reilly himself.
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Someone should ask Weiner has his wedding plans with Huma
are going!
Goldline *is* ripping off/misleading their customers.
Weiner is one obnoxious little p.o.s.
That’s the customer’s problem in a free market.
How so?
Weiner is a putz. Wait, that’s redundant.
Amazing, it has been awhile since I seen/heard someone talk so much in such a short amount of time. Must have taken some real training to take a breath during his incessant prattle.
You know you are a talker when you can shout over BOR.
I hope Goldline comes out ok, but it is likely Weiner is going to cost them some money and hurt their reputation amongst the uninformed.
From what I understand the huge markup he mentions is on the collectible” pre-1933 coins. He fails to be specific about that point though...
[sigh] They're trying to stir up a populist frenzy targeted at big business and Glenn Beck. An then here you are ruining everything and putting the focus back on the government. Man you people with your facts and logic. /sarc
and Barney Frank and Fannie Mae?
Weiner has a perfect name.
Glenn was on bOre’s show last Friday night waxing on about weiner and his claims.......while munching on a wiener, er hot dog. LOL funny, funny interview! I love my Beck!
Yeah I’m funny that way.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. :~D
I saw that interview.
Glenn got O’Reilly to say “I like Weiner” LOL
Did Wiener lose his temper, or is he trying to knock down the price of gold?
someone should buy a package of little wieners and throw them at him sometime. LOL maybe we can all mail him store coupons for the mini wieners.....I am full of ideas. LOL
Did Wiener lose his temper, or is he trying to knock down the price of gold?
So Soros can buy more?
Beck foolishly didn’t point out that Soros is “increasing his gold holdings”
.... while talking gold down.
Kinda like Goldman’s stunts, huh?
Oh, I have a gold weiner soros headache.
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