" No one could have forecast the economic problems"

[dixiegrrrrl]

Basically what Turbo Timmy is saying as I watch the re-run of Financial Crisis Hearing Thursday.

A blind person could see thru his body language. He is lying his head off, showing a great deal of anxiety, dancing as fast as he can.
This man is suffering a severe Valium shortage.

[Warpy]

1. Good, it's good to see that worm squirm

even if we all know he's going to slither away back into his hole, waiting for the next rainstorm so he can repeat the performance.

It seems everybody saw this coming except the people who had the power to do something about it.

[grasswire]

2. I agree about his body language.

He has an odd birdlike way of tilting his head to the side and looking at the other person with one eye. I'd like to know what a body language expert would think about that.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. It means he is fearful, dishonest and not confident.

There is a cool new tv series called "Lie to Me" which is based on a SF Psych. who
developed a way to read "micro-cues" of facial expressions.
I find it very interesting.

[grasswire]

6. yes, I love "Lie to Me"

I don't know HOW reliable the info is that they present. But it's interesting.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. First time I saw it, I thought of Timmy.

And Bernanke
and Gonzales
and...
well, long long list.

[cyberpj]

15. Gonzales....... Want to see my all time favorite 'body language' photo of him?!

Isn't it just as if Bush is saying, 'good boy Gonzo.... good boy' ?

[Fire1]

3. I hope they all suffer a nervous breakdown. n/t

[Turbineguy]

4. Except for those who advised

voting for somebody other than Bush in 2000.

[mzmolly]

11. Wish I could rec a post.

;)

[truedelphi]

8. Sad thing is - he has lied repeatedly to Congress.

And for that he could be impeached. But they owe too much to Timmy's masters to consider such an action.

[inna]

9. *Turbo* Timmy? Where did that come from?

Just curious; never heard him being referred to as Turbo before. :shrug:

[westerebus]

10. His small problem paying income tax.

He forgot to declare some income, his * Turbo * Tax program failed to ask him: Is there any thing else you might want to declare as income?

[PM Martin]

12. The tax cheat lies?!? Tell me it isn't so!

:sarcasm:

[charlesb]

13. Anyone Who Isn't a Free-Market Ideologue Could Have!

Any economist not intellectually locked into capitalist ideology could have forecast our current recession. Unfortunately there don't seem to be many economists nowadays who aren't thoroughly indoctrinated with "free market" dogmatism.

[Yo_Mama]

14. You have a strong stomach

I dislike him so much that I just don't watch any interviews and rarely will read any speeches of his.

IMO he doesn't understand the economy and he doesn't understand banking - the only part he understands is WS spec-type stuff, which isn't really banking.

[George Wythe]

16. Indeed, you would have to some sort of understanding of basic economics.