Carl Levin Slams Goldman’s ‘Sh*tty Deal’ Eleven Times On Live TV

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by Glynnis MacNicol | 12:54 pm, April 27th, 2010

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Swearing is apparently the new hip thing in Washington. First came Dick Cheney and his infamous “f*ck yourself” to Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor in 2004 — according to Cheney possibly the “the best thing I ever did.” This was followed by Vice President Joe Biden’s BFD heard round the world remark to President Obama during the health care bill signing. And now this.

During today’s heated Goldman hearings on Capitol Hill Sen. Carl Levin, head of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, quoted some rather colorful language from the Goldman emails which described one of their transactions as a “shitty deal.” Levin repeated the description eleven times in during his questioning of Goldman Exec Daniel Sparks. The pretty fantastic exchange is below. Of all these instances I think it’s hard to argue that this wasn’t by far the most justified. Look for the NYPost’s rendition tomorrow and probably t-shirts to come.

Carl Levin, Goldman Sachs

felixw

The Democrats in the Senate are apparently no different than the ones posting on the Internet. Lots of potty-mouthed intimidation and insults; very little substance.
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“Shitty” was an exact quote from the Goldman email you dumbass. Repeating the term exactly as it was stated emphasized what the Goldman employee thought of the asset they were trying to unload on their “clients.” It is called context you stupid hack.
The Real Royal King

Thank you, Anonymous.
MichelleF

Glynnis,
How about reporting on the close link between GS, Obama, and the Dems. You know you in particular hang on glenn becks everyword and he’s devoted alot of time to this the last couple days and yet nothing from you guys. How about putting aside your liberal hack hat and do some actual unbiased reporting.
silkworm

Sen. Levin, 11 times a class act. What a pathetic human! I suppose Sen. Levin did not get all the cash he wanted from GS.
MichelleF

You’re silence speaks volumes, Mediaite. I just post the link of the story myself since you don’t deem it important enough. but what kind of glasses Sarah Palin wears and what Olberbite tweets are down right important.
felixw

Go ahead, Senator Levin, search through any company’s emails for 18 months, and then read out all the swear words in a Senate committee meeting. Welcome to the world of Democrat politics.
http://www.karlspensen.blogspot.com Karl Spensen

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I am always amazed how some douchebags in comment sections act like they are entitled to a response to any stupid-ass accusation that they make of a blog contributor. You aren’t entitled to sh*t other than to make a comment or to find another blog to patronize.
MichelleF

Hey Karl, you are a bit of a moron.
MichelleF

says:
April 27, 2010 at 6:36 pm
I am always amazed how some douchebags in comment sections act like they are entitled to a response to any stupid-ass accusation that they make of a blog contributor. You aren’t entitled to sh*t other than to make a comment or to find another blog to patronize.

Blah, Blah, Blah!
MichelleF

btw, Dan is that you?
benrush

It’s the height of hypocrisy for the Democrats to inquisition Goldman Sachs, now, after all the bailouts and the takeovers. This is a kangaroo court of intolerable sanctimony. Progressives have done their damndest to accelerate us down the path toward socialism, in their misguided economic stupidity. You can’t bail out failing, toxic institutions, without swallowing all the toxin yourself, you gravy sucking idiots. This is not only mismanagement, it’s power run amuck. It’s time we the people rein these Constitution hating fools in.