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One of the 99

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90. Except the author, Felix Salmon

Thu Apr 17, 2014, 06:48 AM

Apr 2014

is an admitted fan or Taibbi and has an agenda. My point is you can't trust any reporter these days. They all have an agenda and let their bias cloud their reporting. They don't let the truth get in the way of their goals.

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Matt Taibbi: 'Hands Down' Bush Was Tougher On Corporate America Than Obama (REALLY?) [View all] SunsetDreams Apr 2014 OP

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