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IF Martha Stewart went to jail certainly Ryan is owed Jail time. Justice wanted Aug 2012 #1
Not really atreides1 Aug 2012 #2
Seems like a double standard where rules applied to Martha but not Ryan. So can I at least Justice wanted Aug 2012 #15
A wholly dishonest, devious, and despicable person imv with more than a dash of indepat Aug 2012 #44
Are you absolutely 100% certain that insider trading statutes do not apply here? If so, coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #19
Because Congress members were immune from insider trading law. JackRiddler Aug 2012 #50
Comment from a securities attorney to an coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #51
So what was the hullabaloo about earlier this year... JackRiddler Aug 2012 #52
That's actually a damned good question. I'm not an attorney coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #53
"political intelligence" is not considered insider trading by the feds Major Nikon Aug 2012 #28
That matters in terms of jail, not so much in the campaign JHB Aug 2012 #33
Make it law to forbid insider trading by elected representatives and name it for Ryan. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #56
Did she not get convicted of lying/covering up dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #12
Only if he lied about it under oath salib Aug 2012 #21
Martha Stewart did not go to jail for insider trading nichomachus Aug 2012 #35
Fuck yeah. Her jail term was bullshit IMO. They should run Ryan in, too. Zalatix Aug 2012 #49
Big K&R tk2kewl Aug 2012 #3
K & R AzDar Aug 2012 #4
KnR KansDem Aug 2012 #5
Lawyers? ellie_belly Aug 2012 #6
Not a lawyer, but former broker Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #40
it looks like they were periodic transactions Enrique Aug 2012 #7
What do you think. In your opinion, do they rise to 'doing something wrong' forgetting legal distinc stevenleser Aug 2012 #8
they don't appear to be related to the meeting Enrique Aug 2012 #9
Also based on the transactions, he was regularly trading many of those stocks throughout the year. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #14
Note, too, that September 18 was awfully late to be selling bank stocks. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2012 #23
SEC gave him a pat on the back, US SEC is horrible uponit7771 Aug 2012 #10
My god, how much stock does that clown own? 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #11
If it makes anyone feel any better, it looks like he lost money every time he traded GS stock cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #13
Wow, he did even worse on C stock in 2008, literally losing on every trade. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #16
Congress can do no wrong. And they legislate it that way. nt valerief Aug 2012 #17
NO WONDER ROMNEY LOVES HIM DearAbby Aug 2012 #18
maybe that explains his 'two years of returns' Bluerthanblue Aug 2012 #20
This won't get any airplay SansACause Aug 2012 #22
K&R! Need to keep this one kicked, imho. This could be Romney's coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #24
George W Bush did the same thing and he never got into trouble. Hubert Flottz Aug 2012 #25
Yep. raouldukelives Aug 2012 #29
I am just SO shocked. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #26
POINT OF INFORMATION 90-percent Aug 2012 #27
News on Sept 19, 2008 - Congressional Leaders Stunned by Warnings Kablooie Aug 2012 #30
A perfectly balanced ticket BlueStreak Aug 2012 #31
Nothing new. grok Aug 2012 #32
this type of thing goes on regularly - they are all thiefs 2Design Aug 2012 #34
This is dynamite. Romney's Gordon Gekko problem just got more Gordon Gekkoey Ian_rd Aug 2012 #36
k & r DonRedwood Aug 2012 #37
How much time passed between that meeting and the public getting knowledge of these Banks' health? Ian_rd Aug 2012 #38
In a normal country, this kind of thing would lead to jail time Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #39
Business Insider article on this, already getting a lot of tweets and Facebook recs: highplainsdem Aug 2012 #41
kick Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #47
This really should be a major issue. WI_DEM Aug 2012 #42
kick usregimechange Aug 2012 #43
Notice he made the trades even before the meeting with Paulsen BlueStreak Aug 2012 #45
all crooks ! april Aug 2012 #46
another crooked fucking GOP bastard! Bozita Aug 2012 #48
He made the trades before the 7 pm meeting, but that doesn't let him off the hook. pnwmom Aug 2012 #54
I hope someone can put a dollar amount to it tomm2thumbs Aug 2012 #55
I did this above. Look for my posts. He lost money on most of his stock trades related to this. cbdo2007 Aug 2012 #61
Was this debunked? n/t Lebam in LA Aug 2012 #57
No Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #58
if this story is verifiable in a rock solid way - this can be very, very big Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #59
That's a sweet one, kpete! johan helge Aug 2012 #60
This needs to run as an ad in all swing states! nt SunSeeker Aug 2012 #62
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