Tag Archives: Lawrence Summers

Another mainstream lie – populists are ‘taking over’

Posted on November 4, 2013 by oddmanout215

My friend Swamp Rabbit was trying to make me stop reading a lengthy op-ed with the provocative headline “Plutocrats vs. Populists.” “This paper ain’t fit to wrap fish in,” he said. “Even virtual fish.” He’s right. The New York Times … Continue reading →

Posted in mainstream media, New York Times, Obama | Tagged Bill De Blasio, Bill Keller, Chrystia Freeland, false equivalence, Lawrence Summers, plutocrats vs. populists | 1 Comment

Summers’ end (exit Iago)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by oddmanout215

“Look, it’s Larry Summers,” said Swamp Rabbit, pointing at an oil slick on the wetlands that surrounds my shotgun shack in Tinicum. “I think he’s heading north, maybe back to Harvard.” “No way,” I said. “He gambled away a big … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Goldman Sachs, Great Recession, mainstream media, New York Times, Obama, The New Depression, unemployment, Wall Street | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, deregulation, Federal Reserve, Lawrence Summers, Peter Beinart, Robert Rubin | Leave a comment

Walter White, working-class hero

Posted on August 26, 2013 by oddmanout215

Last week the Philadelphia Daily News ran a story about unemployment with a photo of a middle-aged man in a business suit — a former office worker out of luck and money — begging for a job on a streetcorner … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, globalization, Goldman Sachs, Great Recession, humor, mainstream media, Philadelphia, unemployment | Tagged Breaking Bad, George W. Bush, Lawrence Summers, Philadelphia Daily News, Robert Rubin, Tinicum, Walter White | 1 Comment

Michelle Obama, we know how you felt

Posted on January 7, 2012 by oddmanout215

You felt disappointed, puzzled, flabbergasted, alarmed and, finally, betrayed. Isn’t that right, Michelle Obama? If your husband had taken up with a bimbo – that sort of betrayal you could have done something about. But this was much worse. He … Continue reading →

Posted in history, humor, Obama, Politics | Tagged "The Obamas", Barack Obama, health care reform, Jodi Kantor, Lawrence Summers, Michelle Obama, Rahm Emanual | 1 Comment

My dinner with Barack

Posted on September 29, 2011 by oddmanout215

I received another dispatch from Barack Obama a few days ago, and this time the subject line made me blush: David, can we meet for dinner? The room whirled and I thought for a moment I might need my jacquard … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Goldman Sachs, Great Recession, humor, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, The New Depression, unemployment, Wall Street | Tagged Desmosthenes, dinner with Obama, Lawrence Summers, Michelle Obama, OK! Magazine, Rahm Emanuel, Timothy Geithner | 2 Comments

Obama to workers: Can’t find those shoes!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by oddmanout215

If Americans workers are being denied their rights to organize and collectively bargain when I’m in the White House, I’ll put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself; I’ll walk on that picket line with you as president of the … Continue reading →

Posted in economic collapse, Great Recession, mainstream media, Obama, Philadelphia, Politics, unemployment, world-wide economy | Tagged collective bargaining, comfortable shoes, Lawrence Summers, LOVE Park, Obama, Philadelphia, Scott Walker, Tim Geithner, union workers, Wisconsin | Leave a comment

Obama’s bottom line: No, we can’t

Posted on December 8, 2010 by oddmanout215

If life were a Frank Capra movie, Barack Obama would have looked across the table at Mitch McConnell and said, “OK, Turtle Face, I’ll take this issue to the people and lay out the facts. You’re trying to blackmail Democrats. … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, economic collapse, Great Depression, mainstream media, Obama, Politics, taxes, unemployment, Wall Street | Tagged Barack Obama, bonus tax cuts, Frank Capra, Harry Truman, Lawrence Summers, Mitch McConnell | Leave a comment