Looks like Helicopter Ben's rescue is failing to stimulate the markets.....

[marmar]

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[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. curious, what's source of that nickname?

[marmar]

2. I'm assuming it came from the rescue of Bear Stearns......

.... but perhaps it predates even that.

Swooping in on a helicopter to perform the rescue, and all that....

[TahitiNut]

3. Blackhawk down!

:shrug:

From the people who brought you the melt-down ... a transfusion of taxpayer funds but no correction whatsoever to the underlying problem.

[marmar]

4. "Blackhawk down!"

:) Someone needs to use that on one of those Sunday talking heads shows. (Not that they would ever invite a guest who'd be brave enough to use that phrase.)

[soothsayer]

5. He once said he would throw money out of helicopters if that's what it took to fix the economy