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1. #1
   On February 28th, 2012 at 9:49 am, stillontheroad said:

   “The FBI has enlisted Michael Douglas, best known for his role as the ruthless financial executive Gordon Gekko in the film Wall Street, in the Bureau’s efforts to crackdown on the rising number of insider trading cases.”

   We live in a alternate Universe now, does this message from “Gordon” apply to Congress as well?

2. #2
   On February 28th, 2012 at 9:59 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   Douglas is now asking corporate employees and financial traders to report insider trading and securities fraud to the FBI.

   Well there goes our Legislative Branch!

3. #3
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:00 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   Oops, Stillontheroad already on it.

4. #4
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:02 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   “If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider trading, contact your local FBI office.

   Which will then have a conference call with Whitey Bulger.

5. #5
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:04 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   New Government PSA Featuring Michael Douglas: Greed, is Bad

   What’s that got to do with Prostate-Specific Antigen testing?

6. #6
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:09 am, Dexter Alarius said:

   How about all members of Congress post a chart on their websites showing change in their net worth while in office, updated monthly. Government service should not be a wealth creating venture.

7. #7
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:14 am, Pasadena Phil said:

   The other hypocrisy about this is that the government prosecutes its own employees when they blow the whistle on government corruption. Kind of like the old Mao days when protestors would be allowed to protest in Tiananmen Square only to be mowed down by the Red Army.

   “Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Wow! What a great crowd! Can everyone hear me okay? If not, just raise your hand and we’ll send someone out there who can hear me to replace you.”

8. #8
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:16 am, stillontheroad said:

   Our Government, using an Actor that played a fictional charactor as a example of a real charactor telling people that greed is bad and don’t cheat. I would think a real cheat like say – Bernie Madoff- would have been a better example but hey, our government is a puppet show anyway so why not use an actor.

9. #9
   On February 28th, 2012 at 10:22 am, Flyoverman said:

   The following is a Public Service Announcement….

   HI, I am Julianne Moore. In the movies I played a hate-filled, scheming, politician, who was attempting to destroy Hope and Change in the New Peoples Republic. Our country’s success is dependent upon the wisdom of our beloved President and the unshakeable loyalty of all Americans to his vision for the future. So I am asking you today to please report any of your neighbors, friends or relatives who might be involved in the radical group known as the Tea Party to the DHS or IRS office nearest you. Help rid America of these undesirables.

   You can order or download the handy “Guide to Identifying Problem Citizens in Your Community” written by George Soros, a man who gained extensive experience in identifying undesirables in his neighborhood while living in Europe. It’s free of charge. So get your copy today and start doing a service to your country.

10. #10
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:22 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    Last year, Warren Buffet named David Sokol as his pending successor. Sokol soon after had to resign when it we revealed that he had invested in Lubrizol personally just before recommending to Berkshire Hathaway that they should buy this company. That is called front running and it is illegal. Unless you do it the Warren Buffet way: front running with the government as your partner as he did with so many TARP investments.

    It’s only legal if the government is involved and all of these hedge fund people are giving insider trading a bad name.

11. #11
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:23 am, peteee said:

    will this be shown at a joint session of congress, as this is more aimed at the real crooks.

12. #12
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:25 am, RedDog said:

    Clueless as Clooney who is doing the GM “Because we have to… ” Volt commercials. Lemmings running off the cliff for the sake of?

13. #13
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:27 am, thejim said:

    The cast of characters is expanding with the addition of Gekko. Buffoon & Gekko can take it on the road now, all they need is the use of Obummer’s bus.

14. #14
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:27 am, Truesoldier said:

    For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider trading, contact your local FBI office. Or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.”

    And those tips will be passed directly to the WH, Pelosi and Reid so they can quickly call their brokers.

15. #15
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:28 am, RedDog said:

    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:22 am, Pasadena Phil said:
    ……. Unless you do it the Warren Buffet way: front running with the government as your partner as he did with so many TARP investments.

    Tim Geithner is teaching a class on this technique next year at Princeton. Mike Milken is very big on it too.

16. #16
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:31 am, babiesgrandma said:

    Flyoverman said:
    The following is a Public Service Announcement….

    Very nice. You will soon make good member of Amerikkka. We will release your family in time to celebrate Happy Hopey Changey Day, May 1st.

17. #17
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:35 am, swede said:

    Greed [with the exception of wealthy progressives and carbon crooks who send megabucks to the Marxist in Chief] is bad.

    FIFY

18. #18
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:40 am, happyscrapper said:

    These hollywood buffoons simply cannot be taken seriously. All they have is acting skill. So they do ads, public service announcements, etc. with a script provided by Big Brother. Wow, how impressive. They can memorize other people’s words, but do any of them think for themselves? They are all dangling on a string, willing to act on the whim of dictators. Let them all go down the toilet with their dear leader when the time comes. And it WIIL come.

    I am praying that November 6th will be a turning point for our country and we can witness a bunch of hollywood heads exploding…in 3D!

    These people live in fantasy land, full of narcissistic, shallow, overpaid regressives. They can’t maintain any relationships, go through their money like water, drink heavily, many fall into drugs and die. It is truly Sodom and Gomorrah out there. When will it fall into the ocean? I predict that God is running out of patience.

    Just remember, Lot’s wife was turned into a pillar of salt. The ocean is salty. Figure it out.

19. #19
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:43 am, happyscrapper said:

    I got a kick out of Christy yesterday, telling some left wing interviewer that Warren Buffet should just write a dam check and buzz off already! It was beautiful!!

20. #20
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:44 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider trading, contact your local FBI office. Or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.”

    Here’s a tip for those FBI clowns.

21. #21
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:46 am, peteee said:

    thejim said:
    The cast of characters is expanding with the addition of Gekko. Buffoon & Gekko can take it on the road now, all they need is the use of Obummer’s bus.

    depending on the day, they will be in, or under the bus.

22. #22
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:46 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Great, now the SEC is trotting out cancer victims to bash Wall St. What, couldn’t find any fat Biafran babies for the OWS?

23. #23
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:47 am, Speakup said:

    But not a word about the liberal ego he thinks is just wonderful.

    Its the ego stupid.

    “Senator, socialism hasn’t worked in 6,000 years of recorded history,” explained Friedman. “Why won’t you give up on it?”

    Kennedy rose to his feet, according to Nuttle, who attended the hearing, and replied: “It hasn’t worked in 6,000 years of recorded history because it didn’t have me to run it.”

24. #24
    On February 28th, 2012 at 10:53 am, Thunderbolt said:

    Great comments, guys and gals.

    I’m sure the white hats at the FBI and SEC will get right on that insider trading scam known as “Congress…” …or not…

25. #25
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:03 am, RedDog said:

    Home Prices Tumble to 2002 Levels…

    Durable Goods Demand Falls Most in 3 Years…

    NYT: Obama using Espionage Act to ‘silence and prosecute federal workers’…

    OBAMA TO CUT HEALTHCARE FOR TROOPS…

    We cannot wait for an election people. Obama has to be removed from office by an action of Congresss and the states. His direct criminal activity and incompetence are collapsing the economy as we speak.

26. #26
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:12 am, thejim said:

    His direct criminal activity and incompetence are collapsing the economy as we speak.

    The only thing that I disagree with you on is “incompetence”, its all planned and the execution is almost perfect.

27. #27
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:16 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    So the greed of the investor, greed large enough to bury any semblance of common sense to prevent them from making a bad investment, has nothing at all to do with the problem eh?

    Nice try but stuff it commie Obama.

28. #28
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:17 am, happyscrapper said:

    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:03 am, RedDog said:
    Home Prices Tumble to 2002 Levels…

    Durable Goods Demand Falls Most in 3 Years…

    NYT: Obama using Espionage Act to ‘silence and prosecute federal workers’…

    OBAMA TO CUT HEALTHCARE FOR TROOPS…
    We cannot wait for an election people. Obama has to be removed from office by an action of Congresss and the states. His direct criminal activity and incompetence are collapsing the economy as we speak.

    We need a COMPREHENSIVE document, well written and bound into a book…that outlines EVERYTHING this adminsitration has done since day one, in direct violation of the Constitution. And we need it before the election!

    Culture of Corruption Part 2? Hmmmmm….

    There is so much to write about and every day, more and more is uncovered. Yet, Obama’s approval rate remains fairly good. This stuff MUST get out to the people!!

    I just saw an update the other day on the Gibson Guitar mess. The CEO was on FOX and said that the investigation was still ongoing, and no charges have been filed. That is because the wood that was confiscated was legal. The supplier in India verified it was legal, and also the wood is very eco-friendly. So what is the problem? Gibson Guitars is a private company that supports Republicans. That’s it, folks. The White House Mafia strikes again.

    This sh#t has to stop!!

29. #29
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:18 am, Pasadena Phil said:

    WOT but CNBC’s Gary Kaminsky just skewered Warren Buffet, Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America but mostly Warren Buffet over crony capitalism and how he just plain lied yesterday during his CNBC interview. Pretty much called him a crook.

    Santelli isn’t the only grown-up at CNBC.

30. #30
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:19 am, Flyoverman said:

    Very nice. You will soon make good member of Amerikkka. We will release your family in time to celebrate Happy Hopey Changey Day, May 1st.

    If my family has not been completely re-educated by then, please hold them until they are accepatble to the State. They are te State’s property after all.

31. #31
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:31 am, GladzKravtz said:

    “In the movie Wall Street I play Gordon Gekko, a greedy corporate executive who cheated to profit while innocent investors lost their savings. The movie was fiction, but the problem is real.”

    Douglas had to introduce himself as that movie is 25 years old!
    ‘Kids’ currently 25 years old probably don’t know or care who M.Douglas is.
    And ‘kids’ who were 25 and even cared to see this movie back then are probably conservative by now. (IMO)

32. #32
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:37 am, Truesoldier said:

    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:03 am, RedDog said:
    NYT: Obama using Espionage Act to ‘silence and prosecute federal workers’…

    It seems that some of the times it has been used, like the case of Bradley Manning (the wikileaks PFC) and John Kiriakou (who leaked the names of CIA operatives to the detainees lawyers at GITMO) are justified. But that is only 2 out of the unprecedented 6 times it has been used.

    On the other hand, the example provided by the times in regards to Thomas A. Drake (the software program incident) is a blantant attempt to shut people up. I would love to know what private software company the agency planned to purchase software through and did/does it have any ties to the administration.

33. #33
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:46 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Hey Mike, did you ever eat that rabbit that Glenn Close cooked for you?

34. #34
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:50 am, bicentennialguy said:

    So, they are dragging out an ACTOR who played a Wall Street banker in a movie made 25 YEARS ago to warn against fraud? I doubt many will make the connection…. why not use a generic actor for a PSA? Michael Douglas: the New Face of Wall Street Oversite?

35. #35
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:52 am, bicentennialguy said:

    I guess they can use him when they decide to make a PSA about detectives who get entangled with bisexual murderous crime novelists too.

36. #36
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:54 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Douglas is now asking corporate employees and financial traders to report insider trading and securities fraud to the FBI.

    Why didn’t they use Charlie Sheen? He was the one that actually ratted out Gordon Gecko for insider trading! It’s called ‘continuity’ you poinyoins!

37. #37
    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:58 am, Truesoldier said:

    On February 28th, 2012 at 11:54 am, Rogue Cheddar said:
    Why didn’t they use Charlie Sheen? He was the one that actually ratted out Gordon Gecko for insider trading!

    It might have been more entertaining as well if Charlie Sheen went into one of his warlock rants in the middle.

38. #38
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:01 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    bicentennialguy said:

    I guess they can use him when they decide to make a PSA about detectives who get entangled with bisexual murderous crime novelists too.

    Wait – you’re not insinuating that Janet Napolitano knew something about Holder and Fast and Furious are you?

39. #39
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:11 pm, NotTheMama said:

    How can Michael Douglas say greed is bad?  

    If it wasn’t for greed he would not have had a movie to make about greed.   Which earned him lots of money.  

    Therefore greed is good!

40. #40
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:19 pm, jackblack said:

    For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider trading, contact your local FBI office. Or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.”
    And those tips will be passed directly to the WH, Pelosi and Reid so they can quickly call their brokers.

    Holy cripey I just choked on my sandwich!

41. #41
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:31 pm, rightisright said:

    We need a new Sen. McCarthy, Holly-weird is full of commies…Douglas is one more commie actor I will not support in any way(that list is very long), movie theatre or replay on Neflix(don’t have Comcrap any longer).

42. #42
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:41 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Michael Douglas: Romancing the Drone

43. #43
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:49 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Heh.

44. #44
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:50 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Jack Colton: What did you do, wake up this morning and say, “Today, I’m going to ruin a man’s life”?

45. #45
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:51 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Joan Wilder: These were Italian.
    Jack Colton: Now they’re practical.

46. #46
    On February 28th, 2012 at 12:52 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Jack Colton: Now I ain’t cheap, but I can be had.

47. #47
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:04 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Michael Douglas: Falling Clown

48. #48
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:04 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Bill Foster: I am not economically viable.

49. #49
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:08 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Bill Foster: I’m the bad guy?
    Sergeant Prendergast: Yeah.
    Bill Foster: How did that happen?

50. #50
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:24 pm, fussbudget said:

    Then there’s this: Another day, another newly-created “special” office to artificially expand Dear Leader’s supposed powers…

    Obama sets up trade crackdown office

    “Obama has accused China of subsidizing homegrown companies and allowing counterfeiting and intellectual piracy.”

    Why, those copycats! How dare they rip off Obama’s Five-Year Plan with a Five-Year Plan of their own?

51. #51
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:27 pm, Southpaw said:

    For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider trading, contact your local FBI office. Or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.”

    Is that the same web site where you can go to report the rampant drug use, pedophelia, explotation of artists and shady tax accounting that goes on in Hollywood?

    Clean your own house. Gekko.

52. #52
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:47 pm, bicentennialguy said:

    Spacey – #42 – LOVE IT!!!

53. #53
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:51 pm, happyscrapper said:

    off topic…Third student dies. Say some prayers for those families! God be with them.

54. #54
    On February 28th, 2012 at 1:53 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On February 28, 2012 at 08:44 am, Pasadena Phil said:
    

    For more information on how you can identify securities fraud, or to report insider trading, contact your local FBI office. Or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.”

    Here’s a tip for those FBI clowns.

    That would be a road map for them and likely address 95% of the problem.

55. #55
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:00 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    How can Michael Douglas say greed is bad?
    If it wasn’t for greed he would not have had a movie to make about greed. Which earned him lots of money.
    Therefore greed is good!

    He’d say he isn’t greedy, he earns and deserves whatever income he negotiates with those who want what he has to offer, just like what he was paid for doing this PSA. Provided he WAS paid. He may have done this gratis because he believes every word he speaks and out of the goodness of his heart, his love of this admin and all socialist causes.

56. #56
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:01 pm, sb36695 said:

    I’m not a financial executive, but I play one on tv. lol

57. #57
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:12 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    I’m not a financial executive, but I play one on tv. lol

    “and last night I stayed in a Holiday Inn Express. Well, no, it really was a Ritz Carlton. I don’t do Holiday Inn Express.”

58. #58
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:14 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    OT, but rich:

    Obama said that as president, he was proud to get into a Chevy Volt when he visited GM’s Hamtramck plant in Detroit.

    “I got to get inside a brand-new Chevy Volt fresh off the line,” he said, “Secret Service wouldn’t let me drive it, but I liked sitting in it, it was nice, I bet it drives real good.”

    “And five years from now, when I’m not president anymore, I will buy one and drive it myself,” he said to the cheering crowd

    While it’s true he won’t be president 5 years from now, I’m still pretty sure he won’t be president 4 years from now, either. Or 3 years from now, 2 years from now… or even 1 year from now. And the way these things are (not) selling, he’ll probably be able to get a good deal on a 2011 Volt still sitting on the lot.

59. #59
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:20 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On February 28, 2012 at 12:14 pm, Dexter Alarius said:
    

    OT, but rich:

    Obama said that as president, he was proud to get into a Chevy Volt when he visited GM’s Hamtramck plant in Detroit.

    “I got to get inside a brand-new Chevy Volt fresh off the line,” he said, “Secret Service wouldn’t let me drive it, but I liked sitting in it, it was nice, I bet it drives real good.”

    “And five years from now, when I’m not president anymore, I will buy one and drive it myself,” he said to the cheering crowd

    While it’s true he won’t be president 5 years from now, I’m still pretty sure he won’t be president 4 years from now, either. Or 3 years from now, 2 years from now… or even 1 year from now. And the way these things are (not) selling, he’ll probably be able to get a good deal on a 2011 Volt still sitting on the lot.

    Secret Service wouldn’t let him drive it because they likely know very well how incompetent he is at driving anything.

60. #60
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:30 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Secret Service wouldn’t let him drive it because they likely know very well how incompetent he is at driving anything.

    True. Based on where he’s driving the economy, they figured he’d find a cliff somewhere.

61. #61
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:32 pm, sparethoughts said:

    How much did he make on this ad? How much on these movies? I am assuming he made a gigantic bundle of money on both. Do people really buy this stuff? Because Michel Douglas is rich! Very rich!
    By the way, I am all for making money; I like capitalism. I just don’t like the 1% telling me I am greedy, which I am not, and therefore bad. Bet that is not the attitude of him or others like him when negotiating a contract!

62. #62
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:32 pm, Collateral Damage said:

    Michael Douglas, great actor! But a JACKASS nonetheless.

63. #63
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:48 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    From ‘The Game’

    Nicholas: I don’t care about the money. I’m pulling back the curtain. I want to meet the wizard.

64. #64
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:51 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Nicholas: And you really believe that just because you publish children’s books, people are going to care about my reputation? You can have pictures of me wearing nipple rings, butt-@#$%ing Captain Kangaroo. The only thing they care about is the stock and whether that stock is up or down!

65. #65
    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:52 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    [Nicholas van Orten loses a shoe when climbing a fire-escape ladder]
    Nicholas: There goes a thousand dollars.
    Christine: Your shoes cost a thousand dollars?
    Nicholas: That one did.

66. #66
    On February 28th, 2012 at 3:03 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    True. Based on where he’s driving the economy, they figured he’d find a cliff somewhere.

    Or a cliff would find him. Like a moth to a flame.

67. #67
    On February 28th, 2012 at 3:28 pm, NotTheMama said:

    On February 28th, 2012 at 2:32 pm, Collateral Damage said:
    Michael Douglas, great actor! But a JACKASS nonetheless.

    There are a number of actors, if they would just shut their mouths, quit pretending they know what they are talking about, and let me enjoy the movie.

68. #68
    On February 28th, 2012 at 3:33 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Michael Douglas: Basic End Stink

69. #69
    On February 28th, 2012 at 3:50 pm, RJL said:

    New Government PSA Featuring Michael Douglas: Greed, is Bad

    And there’s no greed like the greed of a liberal politician buying votes with your money.

70. #70
    On February 28th, 2012 at 3:53 pm, kwyoung said:

    GladzKravtz said: #31

    I believe Doug is referring to the more recent Wall Street movie which came out in 2010.

71. #71
    On February 28th, 2012 at 3:57 pm, RJL said:

    New Government PSA Featuring Michael Douglas: Greed, is Bad

    And I’m sure that Michael Douglas only took the average yearly wage currently about $50,000 pro-rated for the few months of “work” he put in portraying Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street because taking any more than that would be GREEDY!

72. #72
    On February 28th, 2012 at 4:02 pm, RJL said:

    Douglas says in the video produced by the FBI. “If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.

    So when Obama says that “free” healthcare for all will be cheaper, Michael Douglas and the FBI say that’s a lie and possibly a fraud?

    Well Done!

73. #73
    On February 28th, 2012 at 4:04 pm, Straight_Talk_Luigi said:

    Greed IS bad…..

    1) Republicans give 400% more to charity than democrats

    2) Under Reagen, charitable giving more than doubled.

    3) Reagen increased spending on family and child programs by 18% after doubling the amount of government revenue.

    Why are liberals so greedy?

74. #74
    On February 28th, 2012 at 5:09 pm, thejim said:

    the secret Service wouldn’t let him drive it because they likely know very well how incompetent he is at driving anything.

    Well no, it’s because his driver’s license is forged

75. #75
    On February 28th, 2012 at 5:15 pm, sb36695 said:

    Thanks hawkeye54! I forgot about the Holiday Inn Express. haha

76. #76
    On February 28th, 2012 at 9:24 pm, Hiraghm said:

    I’m often amused by the leftists who seem to think it a terrible moral offense to lust after monetary gain, but not a terrible moral offense to lust after power over their fellow men…