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Enron was a criminal operation that fell into bankruptcy ucrdem Apr 2014 #1
THank you! I thought he was some lazy profiteering libertarian.. sucking Cha Apr 2014 #6
Some people think the earth is only 6000 years old too. cui bono Apr 2014 #24
+1 Enthusiast Apr 2014 #34
No kidding SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #11
+1,000 nt MADem Apr 2014 #18
Actually matt taibbi is some sucking profiteering libertarian a$$hole. No doubt. Cha Apr 2014 #42
I thought I was the only one who felt that way. mimi85 Apr 2014 #85
Hey mimi.. I Cha Apr 2014 #89
Hey Cha mimi85 Apr 2014 #92
Backatcha~ Cha Apr 2014 #99
You are debunking a claim that was not made cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #2
Where do they Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #3
He is an off-and-on hard core drug user who published a counterculture MADem Apr 2014 #19
OMG this is Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #20
IMO, he's a petulant little jerk whose father pulled himself up through MADem Apr 2014 #23
He also used some questionable sources to smear Wes Clark OKNancy Apr 2014 #35
Well, accuracy in sourcing has often not been a strong suit with him. MADem Apr 2014 #58
What I've read from The eXile has been pretty bad, with a cartain brand of expat arrogance Chathamization Apr 2014 #48
A lot of it is just racist and sexist shit, too--the idea that being "degenerate" is hip or MADem Apr 2014 #59
What a dick. MohRokTah Apr 2014 #55
Matt's temperment sounds a bit familiar. n/t Whisp Apr 2014 #94
Thanks for the NNDB site! mimi85 Apr 2014 #83
Oh matt taibbi has to make his money somehow.. ragging Pres Obama. thank you Cha Apr 2014 #4
Omg... "Matt Taibbi is lazy" cui bono Apr 2014 #25
What a load of bullshit! Excellent journalist? mimi85 Apr 2014 #87
Obama has to do 2 or 3 times as much to be as "good" as bush. Hoyt Apr 2014 #5
bush was destroying America and Pres Obama is building it up.. on his own without Cha Apr 2014 #10
WOW, well put together and thank you for the truth ... MindMover Apr 2014 #7
As the 2014 election approaches.... Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #8
Speaking of which, Jamaal510 Apr 2014 #22
The dumbest fucking comment since Cenk Uygur said Obama was more conservative than Reagan... Drunken Irishman Apr 2014 #9
I'm thinking Taibbi is a fucking libertarian moron. cenk, taibbi and the rest make their $$$$$ Cha Apr 2014 #17
Cenk is useless. Wonder how that Current TV deal worked out for him? mimi85 Apr 2014 #88
Thank You!! Bookmarking until tomoorow. n/t freshwest Apr 2014 #12
Weak sauce. OnyxCollie Apr 2014 #13
Well, there's this... MannyGoldstein Apr 2014 #14
Well, that's easy to explain. progressoid Apr 2014 #15
Manny!!! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #31
Well that certainly disproves Taibbi's absurd claims.. hands down! DCBob Apr 2014 #46
The anti-Obama folks are now trying to hype Bush. ProSense Apr 2014 #52
Well, ProSense Apr 2014 #51
+++ thank you. Whisp Apr 2014 #97
"This category can refer to crimes committed both within and against banks" Chathamization Apr 2014 #53
Looks to me like Bush started a trend deutsey Apr 2014 #56
Is Taibbi taking a paycheck from the RNC, or his is judgment impaired for other reasons? nt MADem Apr 2014 #16
Matt Taibbi is taking a paycheck from Pierre Omidyar who employs other libertarians making Cha Apr 2014 #26
Funny how there's so much nexus with all these guys and the old USSR...! MADem Apr 2014 #27
He is a performing monkey who needs to do his schtick on a semi-regular basis KittyWampus Apr 2014 #54
I think there may be something to that theory; MT's own assessment of himself MADem Apr 2014 #61
Wow. Did you pm "everyone" as soon as you posted this? cui bono Apr 2014 #21
WTF? No one "PM'd" me. Why would you use that as an argumentative technique? MADem Apr 2014 #29
Argumentative technique? Talk about "WTF?". cui bono Apr 2014 #75
You were the one who MADE the argument--that's why I "perceived" it. MADem Apr 2014 #77
Bingo! U4ikLefty Apr 2014 #80
Who appointed the SEC Chair? DeSwiss Apr 2014 #32
Don't expect a response any time soon, information on bad appointments are blocked transmissions Dragonfli Apr 2014 #39
One of my fav Wilson quotes! DeSwiss Apr 2014 #65
I knew it would be, that's why I threw it out there for you. Dragonfli Apr 2014 #67
put those idiots on ignore if you can't handle them, cui bono Skittles Apr 2014 #37
About your second question, see post 39 Dragonfli Apr 2014 #41
Anyone who disagrees with you is Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #66
No I didn't PM anyone. SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #73
why did you stop your list at 2009? Enrique Apr 2014 #28
The OP is full of historical facts of the Obama Admin going after Corporate Malfeasance and all you Cha Apr 2014 #33
CAREFUL or they will trot out THE LIST Skittles Apr 2014 #38
Why would you mock accomplishments ecstatic Apr 2014 #64
it's not "mocking accomplishments" Skittles Apr 2014 #69
Well said. And that person's post speaks volumes Number23 Apr 2014 #86
2008 Bush was President. That could be why. nt SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #72
I have to disagree with Mr. Taibbi on this point. Warren DeMontague Apr 2014 #30
It's an "accounting" thing. As in, not being held accountable.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #36
Non of the links show the information for me? newfie11 Apr 2014 #40
I'm not sure what's going on, SunsetDreams Apr 2014 #74
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2014 #43
I take anything Taibbi says with a huge grain of salt One of the 99 Apr 2014 #44
I take anything Tim Fernholz says with a huge grain of salt m-lekktor Apr 2014 #47
Except the author, Felix Salmon One of the 99 Apr 2014 #90
I don't see where he went after Bain Capital. . B Calm Apr 2014 #45
Maybe ProSense Apr 2014 #49
There's big money in trashing Obama from the so-called left MohRokTah Apr 2014 #50
Your title nailed it. If you do that, people who want to see that won't drill down into the details. stevenleser Apr 2014 #57
We need to recognize it for what it is, and push back against that bullshit. nt MADem Apr 2014 #62
it does have a strong libertarian side to it because liberals/democrats are not going JI7 Apr 2014 #70
that's what I've been saying.. Huge money in throwing out anything against the President Cha Apr 2014 #79
k&r... spanone Apr 2014 #60
kick nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #63
Matt Taibbi has quickly turned into Fredo Hutzpa Apr 2014 #68
It's actually embarrassing to watch the same old apologists reflexively tossing the same old Marr Apr 2014 #71
They are on autopilot. And they're having a malfunction so they can't seem to stop posting cui bono Apr 2014 #76
the attacks on Taibbi here... grasswire Apr 2014 #78
We need a bigger bus. U4ikLefty Apr 2014 #81
another similarity with the Bushbots Enrique Apr 2014 #91
Yep-- that's the one that jumps out at me as well. Marr Apr 2014 #96
Change Obama to Taibbi in your post and you have it right. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #93
Surely you can do better than, "nuh-uh, YOU are". Marr Apr 2014 #95
The truth isn't always sophisticated. nt stevenleser Apr 2014 #98
Thank you, Mr. President! nt AverageJoe90 Apr 2014 #82
Rec! Number23 Apr 2014 #84
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