Jezebel: Aig

Scapegoating While Wall Street Burns Is Better Than Fiddling

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Everyone's still wondering who is to blame for nobody knowing everyone at AIG was about to get big fat ~~bonus~~ retention payments this week. Today's culprit? The Fed, which Geithner once ran. [Washington Post]

Rachel Maddow Explains Why We Are All Screwed

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:40:00 EDT

Rachel Maddow appeared on David Letterman's show last night and, when asked to explain what exactly is fucked up about our economy, the housing crisis, and the AIG bonuses, did so in under 5 minutes. More »

Amy Poehler & Seth Myers Wax Angry About AIG (Really!)

Jessica G. — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT

So the stock market is falling off a cliff and exploding and then getting peed on by deranged bears, and most people are reacting with fear and depression. But not Amy Poehler and Seth Myers! During last night's SNL Thursday special, they were discussing the government's bailout of AIG with a refreshing level of rage! In this segment of "Really!?!" Seth and Amy talk about the pricey retreat AIG staffers went on 6 days after receiving a $85 billion bailout. "That's like going ahead with grandma's birthday party after grandma died three days ago," Amy says. Clip above. More »

McCain Surrogate Carly "SNL Was Sexist" Fiorina Goes Out With A Bang

Megan Carpentier — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT

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Oh, did you hear? Carly Fiorina has canceled all her remaining television appearances this week and will be taking a short media-oxygen-free nap due to some little things she said yesterday. Other people that should join her in her media-vacuum? Maureen Dowd, who Jason Linkins totally Rick-Rolled me with this morning, and our favorite elitist-against-elitism Clinton/McCain supporter Lynn Forester de Rothschild. All that, plus we find out that the U.S. Embassy in Yemen was bombed and we dismiss it almost as fast as real cable newspeople (but with our sad faces in place, just like them!) and a recommendation for Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey. More »

It's The End Of The World As You Know It, But He Feels Fine

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:40:33 EDT

In the wake of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing and the Merrill Lynch buyout, the Dow dropped 504 points, or 4.4%. By the way, unless you've got more than $100,000 in one of them or money in the market you're going to need soon (or are reliant on Merrill, Lehman or AIG for your employment), you're probably going to be fine. [Washington Post]
Which John McCain knows is because the fundamentals of the market are strong. Unless you're talking about its regulatory oversight or structure, in which case he and Palin will totes fix that right away but that's not a market fundamental. [Washington Post]
By "fundamentals," by the way, he meant your ability to work long hours without overtime or extra pay. [Huffington Post]
If you buy McCain's rhetoric, by the way, Obama's got a bridge in Alaska he wants to sell you. [Daily Kos]