Comments on: The Best Goldman Apology Yet

By: damienhoffman

damienhoffman — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:33:23 +0000

It goes back to the issue of access you mentioned in our interview. IMHO, there are a lot of reporters taking cues from Goldman’s PR staff in the hopes they will gain or maintain access to the mysterious geniuses at Goldman.

Another weak article with zero credible GS defenses is Megan McArdle’s at The Atlantic …

By: Landanlius "TheTroof" Truefeld

Landanlius "TheTroof" Truefeld — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:55:52 +0000

Matt, You made an excellent point in RS about how the next bubble inflated by GS is the cap & trade green energy bubble. CNBC, MSNBC, & NBC have all been cheerleading this issue and the politicians who are driving the bus, while parent company General Electric has more to gain financially from this political corruption than any corporation in America.

By: wilderness

wilderness — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:50:43 +0000

Goldman: Please step away from the government. Put your hands up where we can see them. Ok, step away from the government. Now empty the cash from your wallets.

Separate the drug (government) from the addict (Goldman).

Come on Goldman, participate in a capitalist free market economy. Let’s see what you can do out here when you don’t have a direct line to Treasury Secretary and all your government power.

By: andygeiger

andygeiger — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:14:38 +0000

Stuffy article but offers some hope…
(http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/taibbi_goldman.php?page=1)

By: Serena DiPitti

Serena DiPitti — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:43:54 +0000

And how would this be more recognizable as satire than the other Vanity Fair piece – which actually seems like satire?

Yet I get the impression Lewis thinks the Vanity Fair piece is real journalism.

Where does art imitate life, and life imitate art? I’m very confused with this guy.

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By: Serena DiPitti

Serena DiPitti — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:34:04 +0000

I mean Blame-

How vile that they don’t see fit to offer spell-check on these sites.

By: Serena DiPitti

Serena DiPitti — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:31:20 +0000

No involvement with “Chain of Blaim”?

It’s interesting how the writing style is so similar to that of “The Man Who Sank the World’s Economy”.

Very similar, and entertaining.

By: strawdog

strawdog — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:10:00 +0000

Matt you have not mentioned the role of Warren Buffett and his pal Bryon Trott in this whole charade:

Not So Strange Bedfellows: The Warren Buffett – Goldman Sachs Love Affair
http://ptlia.com/forms/main/default.aspx?l=en-us&p=editorials13

Buffetts image was more important than his money in these “financial theatrics”.