My APOLOGY to Matt Taibbi - My issue is with the Q&A didn't justify assaults upon Taibbi

[laserhaas]

In the last few days, Matt Taibbi's new book was released titled "The Divide" about the 'American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap'. During his promotion of the book, discussing the issues of Wall Street always getting away (nearly 'Scot Free'), Matt went on air with Amy Goodman at Democracy Now's show titled "Who Goes to Jail" Matt Taibbi on "American Injustice Wall Street to Main Street".


As a staunch Obama supporter, I took umbrage with Matt's answer to Amy Goodman's question "Who was tougher on corporate America, President Obama or President Bush"? Mr. Taibbi responded "Oh, Bush, hands down".

Now, please bare in mind, I do still feel that Matt Taibbi put forth an errant reflection;
but the real issue is THE QUESTION that started the whole thing.

Regardless of my opinion on the issues and remarks, I - IN NO WAY - meant to appear to be Taibbi's opponent. My remarks were (in part) advocacy of my personal battle against Mitt Romney & Gang; which is the same things he's fighting (but he broad strokes and mine are case specific). We can disagree on points; but that shouldn't make us adversaries. It was NOT my intent to infer that Taibbi is a bad guy - or - that he did anything major wrong. My reflections are that he could have said it differently; because the problem lies with Eric Holder.

Amy Goodman's question should have been "Who prosecuted Wall Street more, Eric Holder or the Previous USAGs"?

GW Bush and his father before him (whom many seem to forget was in the CIA), are both tools of special interests - including their own. GW Bush was the one who CREATED the mortgage crisis mess and war mongered. Friends in the oil business of the Bush's benefited - Vastly - from the take down of Enron. There's SO much more wrong with the Bush era than one can readily fathom. It just is simply FLAT WRONG to give that wacko piss of cow dung credit for anything. Much less at the expense of President Obama.

Be that as it may, Matt Taibbi requested my respect and that caught me off guard; because I already DEEPLY respect Matt Taibbi (dang near worship the guy). It does no good for me to come down on him (likely in an inept manner) at a time of his transition and book selling; simply because I'm miffed that Rolling Stone yanked out the eToys part of the Romney equation in Taibbi's "Greed and Debt" story. For my inability to write in good style as Matt, I'm a twerp and must apologize for making the points incorrectly.

I - Laser Haas -APOLOGIZE to Matt Taibbi for anything wrong I said

-------------------------- You are a GREAT activist Matt Taibbi

---------------------------------------------------------and (as I said to you in email) I = DO = RESPECT You!

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This is why Matt Taibbi is the writer extraordinaire - and I'm just Laser the liquidator.

He makes his points with words well

----------------------------------------and I don't.

Please, Matt Taibbi, do continue your great works and don't get bogged down by the naysays or inarticulate twerps like me!

[grasswire]

1. you'll have to toss that apology under the bus

Because that's where he was thrown yesterday here on DU, in vicious attacks by some Democrats.

[laserhaas]

2. You don't put down a Thoroughbred because he peed in the wrong place.

That's the problem with expecting everyone to be perfect. Matt may not realize it; but he IS a politico. And needs to pause a few seconds, before making statements and answers. As I said up above, the QUESTION is the problem.

[Scuba]

3. Truth can be painful for some, especially those in love.

[laserhaas]

4. :) -- be careful. The way people are misconstruing things, they might say

You just accused Matt and I of being lovers.

[Demo_Chris]

5. Pretty much sums it up. nt

[grasswire]

6. I should have pointed out yesterday...

.....that your apology is admirable and I salute you for it. We should never let support for a politician get in the way of truth/justice. You get that.

[laserhaas]

7. Thanks "grasswire". Matt's still miffed at me; but at least we are emailing each other.

The goal is to get "them" - the oligarchs that manipulate us all for unjust enrichment.

He's one of the greats;
and I'm a dummy for getting him pissed at me

which may result in a huge story being ignored because I'm a bitter victim.

[ljm2002]

8. Well said...

...and while I am a fan of Taibbi, I agree he should have worded his response differently -- it's no surprise that he got a big negative reaction for that remark.

[laserhaas]

9. We all make mistakes. He (and Amy) should have made it an AG question & answer (instead)

Everyone would have applauded him ripping Eric Holder a new one.
(especially with that 'Too Big to Jail' philosphy of USAG EH {that I'm finding is true in "Haas v Romnye"})

This First Look Media is something wonderful (hopefully).

http://kauilapele.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/matt-taibbis-new-home-first-look-media/