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By Harkavy in Bankers, Featured, Goldman Sachs, Press
Tuesday, Nov. 10 2009 @ 3:19PM
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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says he's doing "God's work." He probably is, considering God's dark sense of humor.

Don't rely on second-hand reports of this revelation about Blankfein's true calling as leader of the bank that shagged us. See the Sunday Times (U.K.) profile of Blankfein, "I'm doing 'God's work.' Meet Mr. Goldman Sachs," by John Arlidge. A terrific piece. Nothing much new, but it might give you some insight about exactly why you're either so jealous of or pissed off at schnooks like Blankfein.

Here's the paragraph in question:

So, it's business as usual, then, regardless of whether it makes most people howl at the moon with rage? Goldman Sachs, this pillar of the free market, breeder of super-citizens, object of envy and awe will go on raking it in, getting richer than God? An impish grin spreads across Blankfein's face. Call him a fat cat who mocks the public. Call him wicked. Call him what you will. He is, he says, just a banker "doing God's work."

My personal favorite graf from Arlidge's breezy description of life inside Goldman's HQ:

No calls to meet in the basement to club baby seals to death first thing in the morning to get in the mood for a hard day's banking? "God, no," one staffer says wryly. "We don't club baby seals. We club babies."
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muchogroucho says:

This is what you get when you subscribe to Repiglican propaganda of "less govt, less govt" which really means no gov;t. No gov't regulation, no gov't oversight on the corporations and banks that just sink their teeth into us and get away scott free. Instead of going to jail - they get bailed out!

muchogroucho
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Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 @ 3:21PM
BILL says:

FUCK GOLDMAN, HE NEEDS TO BE SENT TO IRAN TO SEE IF HE CAN GET THERE MONEY BACK THAT THE FBI TOOK. HA HA.

Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 @ 9:24PM
BigDLV says:

Hey muchogroucho! Your an idiot learn how to spell, then sit down and read the health care bill, if you can. Then when you finish that go read about the canadian health care system and the british system. PEOPLE ARE DYING EVERYDAY WAITING FOR ROUTINE PROCEDURES! Then you can come back on here and post an informed educated opinion for us to read.

Posted On: Tuesday, Nov. 17 2009 @ 5:38PM
jollygreen says:

Hey BigDLV, try to stay on topic, eh?

And, not to be a nitpicker or anything, but YOU should learn how to spell before you go flaming others for their spelling. There's a big difference between your and you're.

Posted On: Thursday, Nov. 19 2009 @ 12:45AM


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