Keeping accord with weekly tradition, Wonkette channeled its insomnia at 4:30 a.m. this Monday morning to a week-old version of the New Yorker magazine, online, so as to scan for a “politics article.” There was a Ben Bernanke profile, which is EXACTLY what we asked our parents to get us for Christmas, at Best Buy. Jesus Christ, it is a long one though. Shorter than, say, Billy Budd, but easily twice as long as Bartleby. Anyway, Bernanke’s friends suck: “Bernanke was frustrated by the attacks on his policies, especially when they came from academics whose work he respected. If he moved slowly, people on Wall Street accused him of timidity. If he brought rates down sharply, academic economists accused him of going soft on inflation.” Aww shucks. [New Yorker]
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Jim…the pic…get some sleep, buddy. Don’t you have an intern?
How dare experts criticize people whose decisions affect millions?!
What’s next? Holding a president accountable for the state of the country under his leadership?
Roll up the window – you’re letting the Bernanke out.
Jim, I’m giggling maniacally in my cube, ( I still have one!), coworkers staring, again.-the ALT text, Jesus!
[re=193054]Colette[/re]:
But, but, but… 9/11… and, and… the Community Reinvestment Act… and Democrats have controlled congress for a year and a half already. None of this is Bush’s fault.
[re=193059]Serolf Divad[/re]: Exactly! If the Equal Protection Clause didn’t exist, this would never have happened.
DAMN YOU LINCOLN!!!!
Is that a picture of George W’s new mode of transportation in Khartoum? Looks like it. What it has to do with the Fed is hard to see. Anyway, my suggestion is to nationalize the money.
“If he brought rates down sharply, academic economists accused him of going soft on inflation.” Bernanke’s feelings were reportedly further hurt when he learned that his friends made air quotes around the words, “going soft” and “in-fla-tion”.
[re=193059]Serolf Divad[/re]:
Fear not. Alan Keyes will be president soon enough!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=80931
“If he brought rates down sharply, academic economists accused him of going soft on inflation”
Geez, didn’t he know about Viagra?
Hey, why am I being dragged by a hook off stage?
Mazel Tov Jim – you are the only human on the planet to read about Bernanke at 4:30 am.
Ben Bernanke should watch this crap for several hours. He’ll be feeling really fucking festive in no time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHMMxQdU50k
I can make several arguments in favor of foreclosing on this house IMMEDIATELY, but I think the video speaks for itself.
[re=193073]Rush[/re]: and not give in to the desire to be lulled back to sleep by the topic; the question begs…is there enough caffeine (or Bolivian Marching powder, for that matter) in Columbia to support this action?
I read Seymour Hersch’s stuff in the NYer about Iran, but that was an interesting topic. Most of the time I don’t get past the cartoons. Jim, get help; there are people who love you and care about you, I’m pretty sure.
Read a profile of Bernanke? “I would prefer not to.” Ha. yes I actually read Bartelby. In 1977.
Well, you know, that Fed Chairmanin’ is hard work.
That picture is hilarious.
Bahaha. A+ on the alt text.
What’s with the pic of Courtney Love? I don’t get it.
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