X JP Morgan exec being considered for WH Chief of Staff

[lonestarnot]

:puke: Fucking A! WTF :wtf:

Obama Said to Consider William Daley for Top White House Post

President Barack Obama is considering naming William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive and former U.S. Commerce secretary, to a high-level White House post, possibly as his chief of staff, people familiar with the matter said.

Such a move, which is still under discussion and which White House officials wouldn’t confirm, would bring a Washington veteran -- and someone with strong business ties -- into the administration as Obama enters the second half of his term. The president is faced with a Republican majority in the House of Representatives and is trying to accelerate the U.S. economic recovery while addressing the budget deficit.

Daley, 62, who typically responds to questions, didn’t return two messages seeking comment left on his cell phone yesterday or a phone call to his office and an e-mail sent to him today. White House officials declined to discuss the matter.


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-03/obama-said-to-consider-william-daley-for-top-white-house-post.html

[Skittles]

1. LOL

just gets better and better :puke:

[lonestarnot]

Just untotallyfuckingbelievable! WTF!

[OhioChick]

18. Nothing surprises me anymore n/t

[QC]

2. I guess nobody at Goldman Sachs wanted the job. n/t

[stevenleser]

10. And what if they had? It means nothing. n/t

[QC]

27. True. What's one more when the government is filled with them top to bottom? n/t

[stevenleser]

34. Yes, the government is filled with people from top to bottom. Or isn't that what you meant?

I'm sorry, I wish you guys could see yourselves, I really do.

You have no specific accusations to offer against this person, but you are certainly vehement about whatever it is you are trying to say.

[sakabatou]

3. *facepalm*

[stevenleser]

4. Besides the name of the firm and job title, is there some specific reason why we shouldnt like him?

:shrug:

I realize there is a segment of people that will be horrified if someone is chosen who ever worked for a wall street firm or was a CEO or Chairman of a large company, but I need more than that if I am going to be outraged at a cabinet choice.

What is it that this person is alleged to have done that is a problem for someone. If you cannot answer that, I hope you either don't express outrage, or walk it back if you have.

Update: The only negative thing I have found in this person's background is that he was part of the NAFTA initiative. Fine. There were a LOT of people who were involved with NAFTA who realized later it wasnt such a good idea. A huge portion of the Democratic party at the time.

So, OK, there is one thing. Anything else? The rest of what I see from his bio seems good.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_M._Daley

[elleng]

7. No reason, of course. He's competent and informed,

good at 'business,' and certainly knows politics.
(Not a fan of Daley clan here, but the Wall Street b.s. 'here' doesn't say anything to me.)

[Skittles]

8. LOLOLOL

:rofl:

[stevenleser]

13. Skittles, I am a fan of yours, help me understand this.

Truth be told, I am not a fan of most wall street types on a personal level. I live in NYC and I dont like hanging out with them. They bother me. They bother most people I know who do not work on wall street.

But I am not prejudiced against someone being able to do a job because one of those firms is on their resume. That I do not understand.

[lonestarnot]

17. And you don't think as a once upon a timer that he doesn't still have ties that bind more than a

colon?

[stevenleser]

19. Like what?

[lonestarnot]

21. Live bodies, scammer banksters ties in high places. That's what.

[stevenleser]

29. Meaning what?

You are asking me to dismiss an entire group of people on innuendo and hyperbole. I dont operate that way.

[stevenleser]

9. Yes, that knee jerk reaction is really something. Did you see the thread that

was celebrating a woman who worked at a bank having committed suicide by jumping out a window? The woman had done nothing wrong, she was suffering from depression. But because she worked at a bank, folks here were literally gravedancing and we're not talking about a mod tombstoning.

[Skittles]

31. big banks and big corporations have absolutely TRASHED America

fucking TRASHED IT with their so-called "expertise" - it's just more proof to me our politicians are bought and paid for by CORPORATIONS

[stevenleser]

33. SOME people at SOME banks, yes, that is true. It does not come close a reason to

trash everyone who worked at a bank during that time period.

Arent we better than this?

[Skittles]

35. SYMBOLISM and PERCEPTION are very IMPORTANT

it's hard for me to believe this administration is going up against the big guns when he keeps COLLABORATING with them

[stevenleser]

38. How is he collaborating with them by appointing this person. You still have no specific accusations

to offer?

What about due process and being innocent until proven guilty? Or is that not as important as "symbolism"?

I'll happily write an article denouncing this guy if you can offer me one single thing that he specifically did that I should be upset about.

[Skittles]

40. look at the RESULTS thus far

banks and corporations have made out like the bandits they are; WE THE PEOPLE - NOT SO MUCH

there are other candidates - WHY GOLDMAN FUCKING SACHS??

[stevenleser]

43. If you tied all of those things together with specifics, and tied that to this candidate, we might

be somewhere. Dont you see that without doing that, you have offered no reason to be against this candidate.

[Skittles]

58. he is a fucking tool

In 2009, Daley was one of the first high-profile Democrats to urge Obama to move toward the political center. In an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, Daley said the party must either "plot a more moderate, centrist course" or risk major losses in the midterm congressional election and future campaigns as well.

a real offshore whore too - didn't he pimp for NAFTA bigtime? well, yes; isn't THAT special

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-felsenthal/is-it-fair-to-call-bill-d_b_128679.html

[hulka38]

62. "..trash everyone who worked at a bank..."

Bill Daley is just another guy who worked at a bank?

[phasma ex machina]

20. He's a bankster. Get the picture?

[lonestarnot]

22. Perfect depiction!

[stevenleser]

30. No, I dont. Your picture has nothing to do with any specific people.

How about we replace banksters with any minority and you are depicting them this way. Are you still happy? Because that is what you have done. You have stereotyped everyone who has ever worked at a bank.

[hulka38]

64. Our Democratic President has been picking cabinet members

from a very small, wealthy and powerful class that has very recently screwed the American people terribly and continues to this day. He is pooling almost entirely from a subculture that has done near catastrophic harm. I can differentiate between my brother, who worked at a bank for many years and is a good, honest fellow and a CEO of an organization who's actions have endangered America. Can you? NAFTA was big suckage btw.

[xiamiam]

5. disgusting and very disturbing

[notesdev]

6. Why the hell not

He appointed one of these investment bankers as his National Security Adviser.

Apparently these are the only people he knows who want the job.

[emilyg]

12. He wants them around him.

[Octafish]

11. Every time I think things can't get any more, eh, Rockefellerian, they do.

Players from the House of Morgan were among the drivers in the coup against FDR.

Thank you for the heads-up, lonestarnot. Interesting days, these. Wow.

[lonestarnot]

14. Could it be a case of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer or am I making excuses?

[Octafish]

15. I'm hoping that, rather than what Goldfinger said.

"Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once, it's happenstance. Twice, it's coincidence. Three times, it's enemy action.'"

[lonestarnot]

16. Whatever it is, it sure as hell stinks to me.

[FiveGoodMen]

71. Definitely enemy action.

How many times do we have to be betrayed before everyone finally gets it?

[hootinholler]

23. You know it could be a keep your enemies close strategy

I fear this does not bode well but time will tell.

-Hoot

[lonestarnot]

24. Yes #14.

[hootinholler]

26. I wrote that before I read through the thread

GMTA

-Hoot

[Smashcut]

25. Hehe.

Uh, no.

There's a reason all these people are working together. They aren't enemies.

[hulka38]

65. This is Bill Daley we're talking about.

He mentored Rahm in the Clinton cabinet and is no doubt helping to set up Rahm in his brother Richie's place as mayor of Chicago. Obama certainly does not feel that Bill Daley is his enemy.

[BzaDem]

28. I don't remember this much opposition to him when he was RUNNING GORE'S CAMPAIGN.

[stevenleser]

32. Yes, it is complete garbage. None of these accusations have any meat whatsoever.

I am the only person in this thread who has pointed out a specific reason why people might want to take issue with this person and that reason is explainable.

The vitriol against the choice of this person in the absence of any wrongdoing attributed to him is amazing. I thought we were better than this.

[Skittles]

37. you might be inclined to trust

but I absolutely am NOT

[phasma ex machina]

42. RICO Suit Filed Against JPMorgan.

(link)

[stevenleser]

44. OK, were getting closer to a specific accusation. Does it mention this candidate?

Thanks

[stevenleser]

54. here is why it will not mention this candidate.

While what you are talking about was happening, the candidate in question was in the midwest advising large firms on mergers and acquistions. He was not involved in silver holdings.

[phasma ex machina]

36. The Inet outed banksters AFTER Gore's campaign. Before banksterism became a political

liabillity banksters slithered around and did whatever they pleased under cover of corporate media.

[stevenleser]

41. Really? Can you point to me where tihs person is mentioned in the outing?

I'm really interested in reading all about his wrongdoing.

Also, this banksterism really interests me too. The next time I visit the bank, should I call out the teller that is helping me since he/she works at a bank and therefore must be a bankster and guilty of all wrongdoing that ever happened at a bank in the last 10 years?

If not, can you tell me which people and departments at banks are necessarily bad? Despite the irony, I am really trying to understand where you are coming from.

The bottom line is, I do not punish classes of people on generalizations. I thought that was something liberals and progressives all agreed was bad. I guess I didnt get the memo.

[phasma ex machina]

45. Here's the banksters. Get the picture?

[stevenleser]

46. No, I do not accept accusations against classes of people that way

be them Bankers, Accountants, Jews, African Americans, women, lawyers, etc.

[phasma ex machina]

47. Corporations aren't people. nt

[stevenleser]

48. The candidate we are discussing is a person not a corporation nt

[phasma ex machina]

50. He's an agent of bankster corporation who probably wants to create a presidential shield to protect

his bankster corporation against legal threats such as that RICO suit.

[stevenleser]

51. You can allege anything your mind wants to manufacture. You still have no evidence for it. nt

[phasma ex machina]

53. Why do you think a known bankster seeks high office? nt

[stevenleser]

55. Why do you think you are in his head? nt

[phasma ex machina]

56. Enlighten me. Give me another plausible explanation. nt

[stevenleser]

57. You think because you think it is ok to impute motives to those you dont know that I agree with the

practice? If so, let me set you straight. I do not agree with the practice. I know very little about this person.

[Skittles]

60. EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT HIM

start googling and keep a barf bag handy

[stevenleser]

61. I did. And I am still the only person that found anything substantive wrong.

No one else has posted anything.

I still dont know anything about the person other than an internet profile.

[Skittles]

63. big NAFTA whore

"....Daley was able to win NAFTA, writer and political strategist Don Rose told me, because of his "ability to find everybody's price."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carol-felsenthal/is-it-fair-to-call-bill-d_b_128679.html

[stevenleser]

67. That's what I had posted.

Problem is, a lot of Democrats were pro NAFTA at the time who have since realized the error of their ways.

[Skittles]

70. he is a corporate whore

plain and simple

[Lucian]

39. Just what we need, another executive in the government.

:eyes:

[Starry Messenger]

49. Why not just turn out the lights and sell the whole thing off?

White House Inc©

[somone]

52. Birds of a feather

'Nuf said

[bbgrunt]

59. true colors......

[Raine]

66. "Change we can believe in" ???

shame on me I actually fell for that shit. x( :puke:

[sarcasmo]

68. Any doubt the Bankers run this country?

[HughBeaumont]

69. "Speed it Up" all over again?

Remember what happened the LAST time a Chief of Staff ran this coun . . . er . . . came from the banking conglomerates?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTcL6Xc_eMM

These dirty mothers tell our puppets "jump" and they say "how high"? "Well, high enough that you'll remain breathing a month from now, how's that?"

Don't ever make ME president. Bitch motherfuckers like Darrel Issa would never see minute ONE inside MY office. Lobbyists? GONE. Bush & Cheney? In PRISON. Bankers? ERADICATED and defanged.

I'd be in a 2-inch bulletproof Popemobile at all times and I'd go public about why I'm doing so. "Quite simply, when you work FOR the needs of the working people, the wealthy of this country, backed by their mercenary armies, don't want to hear that. So they'll do anything in their power to . . . . correct you. By correct, I, of course, mean KILL. KILL KILL KILL, might as well be open about it, it's not like they haven't done it before. I know I'm not supposed to say that, but lots of things in this previously corrupt third world country weren't SUPPOSED to happen either. That's not going to happen any more. When I say JUMP, the rich will get to leaping. YOU run this country, not the wealthy."