"I did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street,"

[dixiegrrrrl]

Who said that and when?

[polichick]

1. Obama, not long ago. nt

[stray cat]

2. What if letting the fat cat bankers crash destroys the economy and jobs?

should he crash all of us to make sure the fat cats don't benefit?

[leftstreet]

3. We all get jobs helping Banksters fill out food assistance forms n/t

[jpgray]

6. The economy and jobs are already being destroyed

Should the fat cats be protected so they may benefit from their own destructive behavior, while everyone else suffers?

Incidentally, I'm curious as to how exactly the preservation and defense of mega-banks produces jobs and aids the economy--would you explain?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Then he found out who the real bosses are and arranged for the traditional payoffs.

[Myrina]

7. +10

Sigh. :(

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. I was thinking when I found that quote

" No, but helping them out was a side benefit?"

[notesdev]

5. Check out this news

Obama to order Guantanamo Bay prison closed

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-01-12/politics/obama.gitmo_1_president-elect-barack-obama-plans-prison-at-guantanamo-bay-military-prison?_s=PM:POLITICS

I was considering posting this as breaking as a bit of a prank, to see how long it would be before people picked up the fact that it is dated Jan. 12, 2009.

[Individualist]

9. The same man who campaigned on "change you can believe in".

[tuckessee]

10. That still could have been said with honesty & sincerity.

Maybe the speaker ran for office out of vanity but is willing to help out "fat cat bankers" as part of his daily job routine.