Why is Fox News Leaving Geithner Alone? by Cenk Uygur

[Joanne98]

Quick question. Why hasn’t conservative media ripped Tim Geithner’s face off yet? He is by far the most incompetent and compromised (nicer than corrupt) member of the Obama administration. There is a mountain of evidence that he has helped his banker friends at the expense of American taxpayers over and over again. He is the Treasury Secretary when the main issue in the country is the state of our economy. And even some Republicans in Congress have gone after him. So, why is Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, etc. keeping their powder dry?

This is weird. If it was anyone else that had screwed up one tenth of what Geithner has, it would be running on a 24/7 loop on Fox News. Geithner gave away over $62 billion to the top banks in the country in secret, tried to cover it up and at the very least overpaid these banks by $13 billion. And that’s just the latest in a series of scandals, with all the same theme – Geithner gives away taxpayer money to the richest (and most culpable) guys in the country. Ah, there it is.

If the right-wing goes after Geithner, then they’re going after the banks and the billions in taxpayer money they received. The right-wing media in this country have no interest in attacking big money, big corporations or big banks. So, while they’ll talk about how Janet Napolitano should be fired for misspeaking for ten straight days, Geithner is remarkably bullet-proof. Why? Because they actually love what he’s doing.

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I've heard Larry Kudlow of CNBC say more than once that Geithner was by far the most conservative member of the Obama administration. Kudlow loves him which tells you all you need to know about Timmy!

[still_one]

1. and daryl issa is someone you should trust? Funny, but except Bloomberg, no one is

I wonder why people they aren't reporting what Bloomberg said today:

1. geitner was NOT on any of those emails or mentioned in any of them
2. geitner recused himself from any investigations concerning AIG

Reporting the story is appropriate, investigating who is involved in this is appropriate, but assuming guilt before knowing the facts, is bullshit

The emails were known for 2 years by issa, grassley, and other repuke thugs. I would like to know why they waited until now to present it?

Congress should find out what happened, and let the chips fall where they may

[flyarm]

5. bloomberg must have missed this..

The smoking gun in the AIG – Geithner cover up (in Geithner's own handwriting) In then New York Fed president Tim Geithner’s own handwriting:

"Note that there should be no discussion or suggestion that AIG and the NY Fed are asking to structure anything else at this point."


please see this :

http://www.creditwritedowns.com/2010/01/the-smoking-gun-in-the-aig-geithner-cover-up.html



thanks to du'er "ozymandius" for this info and article..from this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4214057&mesg_id=4216062

[randr]

2. And who owns the WSJ?

This raises a huge question. Is faux deliberately focusing on bullshit issues thus preventing their audience of "concerned Americans" from detecting the stench emanating from the hallowed halls of commerce?

[Vidar]

3. FOX likes slime & Timmy's as slimy as they come.

[PHIMG]

4. FOX News plays for the money party n/t