Elizabeth Warren to Geithner: It's called accountability! (4.29.09)

[ElPikacupacabra]

This is why this country is doomed: you don't get that Geithner did you a big service after the crisis, and you don't see that Warren is a blowhard.

[TheWhyareyouracist]

Geithner scum trash puppet

[beancube2010]

Sorry, we all know the current credit system is completely hijacked by huge private hedge accounts shielded inside Wall St. Small businesses are crushed by middle men from that credit system and that is why we see our community economic infrastructure improvements are choke into numerous roadside constructions using low grade pavement particle materials repeatedly and traffic jams everywhere.

[blastsummit]

there are no regulations governing credit default swaps worth 50 trillion! more than the world's total yearly gdp. tell me that's not gonna come and kick us, the middle and working classes, in the ass in the years to come

[MsIanAstbury]

I love this woman..

[toetouching]

VP for Ron Paul 2012!!!!

[visini14]

@toetouching What? Ron Paul hates the Federal Government, she wants to strengthen it.

[dcmann2112]

liar!

[visini14]

@dcmann2112 Yeah Geithner is a liar.

[createallow3126]

Geithner has never inspired confidence. He always looks nervous and unsure of what he is talking about and sounds garbled and not particularly lucid. I was amazed when Obama kept him on.

[c458lines]

nothing that geither said actually happened.

[primusmeridian23]

Warren is an annoying, nagging leftist wingnut. Keep her out of Washington.

[tehatemachine]

@primusmeridian23 haha most of washington is liberal now adays anyways. The District of Columbia is the most liberal Area in the United states. many rich people live there on welfare.

[metahelix]

What a weasel

[perlaand]

I never liked this guy and still don't like him. He's always defensive and always has a justification. Obama made a crucial mistake keeping Geither, Lawrence Summers and Ben Bernanke. This cost him my vote. Ron Paul for president please.

[rarush86]

@perlaand Obama cannot fire Bernenke, but you are correct he needs more divergent voices around him than just Summers and Geithner.

[willyicious]

Looks like Little Timmy's got a bad case of Verbal Diarrhea.

[blahnupunk1]

Warren = the next President of the United States.

[tehatemachine]

@blahnupunk1 no she will not be the next president. Count my word on it,

[mnichols2011]

@tehatemachine Junior Senator from MA though. Look out Scott Brown.

[ilindah]

these assholes are cunts.

they (bankers, politicians, etc) steal and set up the people to go into debt and slave labor...which inevitably crashes the markets and demolishes the currency...then they force the public to bail them out using their hard earned taxes...then these fuckers turn around and ENFORCE mortgages to be paid REGARDLESS, or your house will face foreclosure and your ass is on the street...AMERICA...land of the free??

fuck off!! its the new NAZI regime...RON PAUL 2012!!!

[blahnupunk1]

@ilindah Ron Paul ought to know a Nazi when he sees one, I guess.

[lumeriam]

R E V O L U T I O N

[TheEmpowered787]

He talks way too fast. You can tell he's TERRIFIED!

[laplacae]

He's a slime ball.

[prrolg]

Why are banks charged 0.01 per cent interest which is almost a loan for free program and banks charge 6 to 7 per cent on mortgages while they are foreclosing on many? The reason is simple. The Govt bailed out GM because it wanted to. It wanted to save GM jobs, GM brand, American presence in the auto industry etc. But it bailed the banks because it HAD to not because it wanted to. The banks are big enough to be not beholden to Congress or the POTUS. And 1/2 of the biggest bank loans were...

[prrolg]

...given in secret by the Federal Reserve not disclosed to Congress or to the POTUS. Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank and Geithner were involved in the program during both Bush and Obama admins. Geithner is less than truthful here when talking about the problem "We inherited" meaning the Obama admin and Geithner who is now the Secretary of the Treasury. See Bloomberg online for an article today, 11/28/11 titled "Secret Fed Loans Gave Banks Undisclosed 13 Billion". On Drudge Rprt.

[marilynr46]

I love the purple sign behind him. GIVE OUR $ BACK!

[creedstat]

LIAR

[dubaiedge]

Timmy starts out lecturing her like she's in Jr. High. She goes in for the kill like Columbo: "I just want to make sure I understand" then he raises his voice, slowly but surely, while next turning into a talking ad. WHY ISN'T *SHE* PRESIDENT.

[Zirious23]

Haha, this woman's questions got him tongue tied ha, He never answered any of her questions either xD

[marilynr46]

His answer is nothing but a bunch of bullsh*t. Empty answers. He personally ensured that the banks got better treatment. I'd bet the counterparties were friends of his (at Goldman Sachs). Those were OUR taxdollars.

[deutschefach]

Obama is doing himself a disservice by holding on to this guy.

[berenda01]

@deutschefach Obama is afraid of the gop--WHY?

[LazDamar]

He is incredibly condescending in his response. A little more humility would be more appropriate for someone who participated in creating the crisis and is now doing everything in his power to protect those who perpetrated a huge economic fraud on the people of this country.

[Dionysos37]

Liz Warren for President!

[MGGoblin]

Geithner looks like Mephistofeles. He has pointy ears, and dark eyes.

[anamericanstory]

Elizabeth Warren 4 President!!!

[wisewonder52]

Tim, you aren't half the man Elizabeth is.

[JaegerandRoar]

Better pony up Geithner, Elizabeth can sniff your bullshit a mile away and she ain't havin' it! ><

[Propaani]

@ArtetlaMusique87 If they did that, Geithner would be executed for some fraud in 2 months. We wouldnt want that now would w. . . oh wait...

[Chingonazo1]

Republicans got us in this economic mess, and Democrats continued it. The solution is to grant small business loans accross the whole world. Of course Wall street does not like my idea because small business don't use fat cats to be operated and there is no room for fraud. Let's place a whole different mind set in the presidency and watch what happens.

[berenda01]

@Chingonazo1 Can you make that happen tomorrow?

[Notecrusher]

It's unforgivable that Obama made this weasel Treasury Secretary. He COMPLETELY ignores Warrens questions and goes blathering on about unrelated horseshit. What a clown, get rid of him!!!

[DrRansom85]

Way to skirt the questions, dude. They picked the right man for the job. As long as the biggest part of his job is covering peoples' asses that don't deserve it.

[satyricon451]

ah crap, she's gonna ask another question? hahaha! Geithner you are outgunned and outclassed

[maxten]

grill this mothafoka. she would make a good president with a more transparent and less corrupt wall street.

[Arcturistheballer]

@maxten She was in charge of the TARP money on a 5 person committee giving hundreds of billions of dollars to wall street, you are completely wrong in that statement and it is sad how many people think what you said is true. Warren is for a HUGE increase in government size, spending and more importantly POWER. She wants government to have the power instead of the people.

[maxten]

@Arcturistheballer i dont totally agree with you but somewhat. i do agree that government is too big but so is the influence of special interests and lobbyists. no one cares about the people.

[eethry]

rofl, he said he's trying to be 'candid' at 2:56. Dude I'm not sure you're even trying, lol.

At 3:39 he acts like he didn't hear the question, and keeps going on, lol.

Geithner sure really love those adjectives powerful, large, effective, lol.

OH man, we're f**ked



[samten10a]

The people are at fault that this has happened. They bought into deregulating the banks and S&L in the 1970.

It would be simple to fix if the people of United States of America, the citizens of United States of America wanted to fix the problem. Just write your congress person of both houses. Ask them how to recall them if they don’t fix the problem and how to word the petition for the recall.

[FedupwithR]

E.W is excellent. He just kept repeating a verbal formula he has learnt by heart without ever admitting the obvious preferential treatment.

[reverenceforall]

He never addresses the issue that the bank received preferential treatment compared with other companies. What a mutt. How did these people end up in the government? The president should not be allowed to have the banksters and the rapists of society advising him.

[dom44444]

Geithener is a two bit grifter that is dring the Obama economically off of the cliff. I love Elizabeth Warren, Liz if your watching I love you and please marry me :)

[madmercenary]

Elizabeth Warren makes Tim Geithner look stupid.

[maddenterror]

This is politics 101. You speak as long as possible. Use enough financial jargon. Never actually answer the question.

[dugfriendly]

@maddenterror And never admit the lie.

[johnnycmajor]

Impeach O B O M B M A there is not much time left. Arrest all them , the fed's, you know who I'm talking about, throw Perry in there too, and the Bush's. I hope there is time, if not God Bless you all.

slim puss diarrhea , explains tiny tim

[berenda01]

@johnnycmajor Well that's a really intelligent perspective on politics as it is today.

[johnnycmajor]

@berenda01 LOL kind of funny sad in a way.

[sagequan]

You and Obama didnt inherit anything Mr. Geitner, you gentlemen "volunteered" to fix something. You went in with both eyes open knowing the risk and reward. If you want the big houses, the limos, the private government jet charters and security details then you have to produce substantive results and repair this economy, for Gods sake at least pretend like you're earning your paychecks. By many accounts you have been sucsessful, but not by mine.

[MichaelBoryAlis]

You can see the Reptillian seething inside Geithner - He is another Federal Reserve Circle Jerk.

[Core1138]

KILL Geithner!!! 2012!

[414pwz]

Asshole, I mean, Mr. Geithner, the question was, why did banks receive different treatment, and should banks receiving TARP funds be raising fees and interest rates. This convoluted response gives me a headache. He never answered either question, and she could have eaten him alive, but she didn’t.

[enkii82]

I am in love with Elizabeth Warren even I am GAY!! omg...

[tishaschwanger]

I agree wholeheartedly. What we've got right now is a bunch of religious nutballs licking the walls in washington and their followers promising to drink the kool-aid. We need academics running for office and we need it know. The U.S. needs folks who are willing to make decisions logically with facts and the education to back it up. What we don't need is more of the same-bible salemen and women, dying to sell their special tonics. Nothing but a bunch of lying hilbillies.

[darkishphoenix]

she's running for senate. america needs more academics in office and fewer preachers. so good to see a woman of intelligence and integrity running for office

[centurion180ad]

That TRAITOR doesn’t answer her question, nor her follow up.

Professor Warren ought not pussy-foot around with this creature. She ought to lay down the LAW as she is at its source, demand answers, and when that Rat Bastard does not satisfy her she ought to have his nasty ass thrown into Fort Leavenworth.

He may consider his intransience under Marine guard before being dragged onto Congresses carpet for a followup, in irons.

[pikeasaurusrex]

I can see how well homeowners have been helped. Foreclosures are accelerating again and 75% of all foreclosures are not on MLS. Geithner is nothing more than a born liar!

[Davesfavutube]

Elizabeth Warren is AWESOME!!!! She rocks!! And she kicks butt!!

I wish SHE was in charge for the TARP program, so we taxpayers would get some accountability out of those corporations and g*damned banks that received our taxpayer dollars.

At 4:50, Geithner says the programs put in place to help homeowners are "very comprehensive, very aggressive and very dramatic". Really? Then why are so few homeowners being helped!!??

[centurion180ad]

@Davesfavutube Tiny Tim is a liar, a mass murdering Debt Syndicate minion, and a TRAITOR!

Professor Warren ought not pussy-foot around with this creature. She ought to lay down the LAW as she is at its source via Article One Section Eight,, demand answers, and when that Rat Bastard does not satisfy her she ought to have his nasty ass thrown into Fort Leavenworth.

He may consider his intransience under Marine guard, before being dragged onto Congresses carpet for a followup, in irons.