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Chris Dodd: Unscrupulous borrower

By Michelle Malkin  •  June 13, 2008 03:01 PM

Want a chuckle? Google “Chris Dodd and unscrupulous lenders.” Try it. You’ll come up with gobs of press releases and sanctimonious statements from Sen. Dodd, who has milked the subprime crisis for all it demagogic worth and spearheaded the latest bailout boondoggles.

You also won’t need to look far and wide to find him commenting about controversial lender Countrywide Mortgage’s loans to American home buyers.

What you will not find are any statements from Dodd disclosing those special loan deals he received on his Washington townhouse and Connecticut residence from Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo, which Conde Nast’s Portfolio exposed yesterday.

Chris Dodd: Unscrupulous borrower. Pass it on.

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Sen. Dodd needs to get his nose out of the oil industry’s business and mind his own house(s).

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  1. #1
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:02 pm, terrig said:

    Shocked, shocked that this sanctimonious pig got a loan with a better rate than those of us with 780 and 792 scores and didn’t have a clue. :roll:

  2. #2
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:07 pm, tropicalwave12 said:

    Shocked, shocked that this sanctimonious pig got a loan with a better rate than those of us with 780 and 792 scores and didn’t have a clue

    I’d be willing to bet that his credit score isn’t even that high. I read one of the chain emails… (for what it is worth) the other day that said there are 19 members of congress accused with bad check writing, 71 can’t get a credit card with their credit score and 8 have been accused of shoplifing. I have been trying to research this a little on my off time.

  3. #3
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:08 pm, WarTip said:

    Just more political partying at the expense of we the people. Politics as usual. Why is this even news? Don’t we have more important things to worry about like the children and non-existent man made global warming on Mars?

  4. #4
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:08 pm, DesertLover said:

    Do as I say not as I do … No different than “cold cash” Jefferson … it’s still a form of bribery … the cash just didn’t physically change hands … Yep … San Fan Nan has some great “ethics” in her Congress … NOT!!! …

  5. #5
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:09 pm, DesertLover said:

    San Fran Nan …

  6. #6
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:11 pm, right_on said:

    I assume one has to be Voted Into Prosperity to obtain one of those “special” VIP loans….

    Has anyone looked into the financial records of Dodd, and Conrad, and compared them with the ones the provided when they first got elected? THAT would be enlightening to say the least.

  7. #7
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:15 pm, Papa Louie said:

    So, if a company puts a wad of money in your pocket and you didn’t ask them for it, it’s not a bribe? Culture of Corruption indeed!

  8. #8
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:18 pm, ajmontana said:

    I heard that cockroaches can live off the glue in cardboard boxes forever, so I don’t see why these guys need so much special treatment. :roll:

  9. #9
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:31 pm, txvet2 said:

    Cockroaches are an advanced form of life compared to politicians. I don’t understand why people are so shocked to hear these guys are corrupt. What does it take to make folks understand that taking bribes and handouts is exactly and specifically how they get elected, stay elected, and survive after they get thrown out? It’s called “campaign contributions”, but it’s still bribery.

  10. #10
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:34 pm, drivingjack said:

    Cockroaches are cleaner than Dodd, Richardson and most of the democratic congress.

  11. #11
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:41 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Sen. Dodd needs to get his nose out of the oil industry’s business and mind his own house(s).

    Who knows, maybe Citgo has a special pump for politicians.

  12. #12
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:42 pm, md1964 said:

    How do you say, Dirtbag, Piece of Hypocritical filth in Spanish…Mr Dodd????

  13. #13
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:43 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    And Cunningham went to prison because…

  14. #14
    On June 13th, 2008 at 3:51 pm, RobM1981 said:

    What a pig.

  15. #15
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:01 pm, DanVanSmak said:

    Ok…I’ll bite, and play the troll role here. While we enjoy this when it happens to Dems, we know Repubs do these shady little things, too.

    I never understood the desire to be a politician. You can’t please everyone but you seem honor-bound to try. It’s a thankless job…oh wait…that’s right…it’s sooooo easy to get your hand in the cookie jar. Unfortunately, it sucks when you get caught.

    It could be worse, though. Dodd took the Eliot Spitzer approach, but for him, it was the *mortgage* industry he was playing around with. *out*

  16. #16
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:03 pm, DesertLover said:

    right_on

    I thought that VIP stood for “Varmints in Perpetuity”:smile:

  17. #17
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:03 pm, Southpaw said:

    Cleptocrats.

  18. #18
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:12 pm, shooter said:

    “As President, Chris Dodd will reform bankruptcy so that all medical debts are … shameful predatory lending practices on the part of unscrupulous lenders..”

    FROM HIS OWN WEBSITE.

    Kiss your butt goodbye, Criminal Dodd.

    OH, and thanks San Fran Nan, nice job yet again for all the promises….ethics and all, wasn’t it?
    Is there a Dem in office we can trust today?
    There aren’t that many R’s that I can fully trust.

  19. #19
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:16 pm, spo-con said:

    Oh, ya know, he was just trying to set up a good private retirement for his faaaaamilyyyy. Career politicians should be a thing of the past ! Two terms in the Senate and out. If you can’t accomplish any thing in that amount of time, you SUCK anyway !

  20. #20
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:22 pm, spo-con said:

    Harry “no nuts” Reid sure has the bull by the horns in that asylum, doesn’t he ? “Get rid of the culture of corrution” they said………..hmmmmmm.

  21. #21
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:26 pm, tarpon said:

    Who says the Democrat Marxists aren’t entrepreneurs? One thing Democrats do have, that’s a culture of corruption, they all have it.

    Marc Rich anyone? Who was it that arranged that Clinton pardon anyway? Why that would be one of Comrade Obama’s VP search team, Eric Holder. Hmmmm

  22. #22
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:27 pm, twoninerkilo said:

    Lets go to Washington, and hang’em all.

  23. #23
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:40 pm, walterc said:

    Another argument for term limits.

    Two terms. . .one in office, one in jail.

  24. #24
    On June 13th, 2008 at 4:54 pm, Bachbone said:

    The Clinton Syndrome infects Congress!

    Excuse 1: I didn’t do it!
    Excuse 2: I didn’t do anything wrong!
    Excuse 3: I didn’t know about it!
    Excuse 4: Everybody does it!
    Excuse 5: There’s no ‘controlling
    legal authority!’
    Excuse 6: It’s a vast right-wing
    conspiracy!
    Excuse 7: That’s old news! I dealt with
    that last week!

  25. #25
    On June 13th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, Special K said:

    Isn’t it funny how, since the 2006 midterm election, we no longer hear Nancy Polosi talking about cleaning up the so-called “culture of corruption” in Washington?

    Pathetic . . .

  26. #26
    On June 13th, 2008 at 5:26 pm, ezupirate75 said:

    I have heard his name mention for the VP slot, can he now say bye-bye

  27. #27
    On June 13th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, nuss said:

    Hey Bachbone (#24)…you forgot the “it depends on what the definition of ‘is’ is”.

  28. #28
    On June 13th, 2008 at 7:18 pm, katablog said:

    This really upsets me because it hits home just how hard joe and mary are working for these damn buttheads that don’t do their jobs, grab all the pork they can and then lie cheat and steal to get these and other sweetheart deals. Like Billy Jeff - I bet they feel our pain. NOT.

  29. #29
    On June 13th, 2008 at 8:03 pm, zorro said:

    Chris Dodd, liberal skunk. And that’s his good side.

  30. #30
    On June 13th, 2008 at 8:13 pm, emjem24 said:

    Let me get this straight:

    1. If you’re anonymous Joe Schmoe you don’t get sweetheart deals for your home’s mortgage. Check.

    2. If you’re somebody who’s a politician, rich, famous or Chris Dodd, you will get an automatic gimme from Countrywide. Check.

    3. If you’re said politician…. oh, I don’t know, Obummer or Dodd, you can rail against Countrywide and the subprime industry while getting sweetheart real estate/mortgage deals. Check.

    4. If you’re the old media, such hypocrisy is not news. If it happened to somebody with an R next to their names or are Conservative, it is news. Check.

    Lesson: Do as I say, not as I do… right, Dems? :sad:

  31. #31
    On June 14th, 2008 at 10:06 am, Dimsdale said:

    Dodd the fraud? I’m shocked and appalled (that he could keep being reelected).

    I believe that if you dig deep enough, you will find his hands in the middle of the Arthur Anderson/Enron debacle as well. Read http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0102/morris1.asp
    This can be verified independently from the toe sucker as well, but it is a nice summary.

    Remember the Lippo Group? Well, Dodd was DNC chairman then and in the middle of the scandal
    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/october96/finance_reform_10-21.html

    The list goes on. He is as dirty as his father was in CT politics.

    As a Dem he was rewarded for his activities. If he were a Republican, there would be several Dem investigations and an eventual resignation.

    Dodd is one of the most corrupt and damaging politicians in government.

    The same old same old.

  32. #32
    On June 14th, 2008 at 11:43 am, pueblo1032 said:

    What’s the old saying??? We are ALL EQUAL, but some of US are MORE EQUAL than OTHERS. I am no big fan of TERM LIMITS… But, the way VOTERS keep returning some of these IDIOTS to Washington, now may be the time to change my mind…

  33. #33
    On June 14th, 2008 at 11:52 am, Paul said:

    Dodd is famous for making a waitress sandwich with Ted Kennedy during their drunken girl chasing days.

    Dodd is also famous for having an affair with a Sandanista intelligence officer.

    Dodd has never done an honest day’s work his entire life.

    I’m from Ct. Pity me for having to endure one Dodd landslide after another.

  34. #34
    On June 14th, 2008 at 10:29 pm, GraniteMan said:

    While there’s lots of blame to go around, lawmakers are likely to focus on how to rein in lenders, brokers, appraisers and, not insignificantly, mortgage investors.

    Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) last week proposed a predatory lending bill.

    That bill is geared toward permanently expanding mortgage borrower protections and weeding out unscrupulous lenders.

    Wonder if it will weed out Country Wide?

  35. #35
    On June 15th, 2008 at 12:20 pm, MrOlympia said:

    Chris Dodd is a POS (Piece Of Shit)

  36. #36
    On June 16th, 2008 at 12:30 pm, jtex said:

    Hey folks, we have term limits, it’s call the “vote.” Problem is, people are too stupid to use it. They deserve what they get.

    .

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