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September 02, 2011

Bank of America Could Slash Up To 30,000 Jobs
— Ace

The unfinalized plans are to cut over 10,000 and up to 30,000 employees in the next few years.
The reason for them is simple.
The massive cuts are partly to make up for what are expected to be huge lawsuit-related losses over the firm's and Countrywide's role in the mortgage crisis. Bank of America bought Countrywide, the country's largest mortgage lender, in 2008.

Posted by: Ace at 01:56 PM | Comments (324)
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1 Topic for discussion - who is a decent *nationwide* bank, if any? IIRC BofA lost (or settled) another lawsuit recently, but it's probably small fries compared to Countrywide. It had something to do with overdraft fees (and how they applied charges and credits during the course of the day to maximize overdraft fees).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 01:59 PM (bxiXv)

2 Obama is a SCOAMF.

There. I said it. Sue me.

Posted by: John P. Squibob at September 02, 2011 01:59 PM (kqqGm)

3 JOBS PROGRAM!!!!!1111!!!eleventy

This is what super genius looks like.

Posted by: jukin at September 02, 2011 01:59 PM (vkkNZ)

4 Oh great. My mortgage is with BoA.

Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 02:00 PM (f4TZ2)

5 They're also probably going to have to spin off Merrill Lynch. It's the only profitable part of the company and they need to raise capital.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at September 02, 2011 02:00 PM (nRTou)

6 Good, solid B+.

Posted by: Barry O. at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (nxptv)

7 Never missed a payment though, so BoA should be sucking my dick for having me as a customer.

Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (f4TZ2)

8 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (1Nzoh)

9 Increase Taxes.

Increase regulation.

Increase the federal government.

Increase lawsuits against the private sector.

Increase illegal raids to disrupt private business.

Posted by: jukin at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (vkkNZ)

10 30,000 employees is a lot. How big is that bank anyhow?

Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (f4TZ2)

11 And not one person at Freddie or Fannie will lose his/her job over this.

Posted by: Huusker at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (4TOst)

Yep, the Gov could not go after the banks for their 'interesting' Loan choices while still bailing them out... but now that the dust has settled, the Government must blame someone else for their own failings...

Thus.... expect lawsuits Galore...

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 02, 2011 02:01 PM (NtXW4)

13 4 Oh great. My mortgage is with BoA. Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 06:00 PM (f4TZ2) No worries, they'll just sell your mortgage to Lucky Luciano's Fly-By-Night Rapid Collections Company if anything goes wrong.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 02:02 PM (bxiXv)

14 Say, speaking of Countrywide and corruption, does anyone remember the name...and party...of the Senator they bought?

Posted by: PalinSteele at September 02, 2011 02:02 PM (FBr/C)

15 No worries, they'll just sell your mortgage to Lucky Luciano's Fly-By-Night Rapid Collections Company if anything goes wrong.

Maybe now's the time to start missing payments if they're going tits up anyway.

Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 02:03 PM (f4TZ2)

16 I'm trying hard to gin up some sympathy for BoA, but so far I haven't succeeded. They had my mortgage at one point, and repeatedly lied to me about what they had done with it. Flat, out, lied.

Nope, the sympathy well is dry.

Posted by: pep at September 02, 2011 02:03 PM (6TB1Z)

17 11 30,000 employees is a lot. How big is that bank anyhow? Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 06:01 PM (f4TZ2) 288,000 according to uselesspedia. Hoovers says the same thing, though.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 02:03 PM (bxiXv)

18 Say, speaking of Countrywide and corruption, does anyone remember the name...and party...of the Senator they bought?

Hmmmm....I think both his last name and the party he belonged to started with the same letter.

Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 02:04 PM (f4TZ2)

19 No shit, really.
No wonder "kiss my ass for a billion in tax dollars"
buffett bought into BofA.
I hope that fucker gives us more moral advice

Posted by: roman moroni at September 02, 2011 02:04 PM (KCCgc)

20 and Barak Obams is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure

Posted by: roman moroni at September 02, 2011 02:04 PM (KCCgc)

21 Wells Fargo seems relatively healthy. They just bought up 'Wacovia' after Wac bought up 'First Union'

cannibals, these banks are

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at September 02, 2011 02:05 PM (UqKQV)

22 Those 30,000 employees were tasked with giving no-hassle credit to illegal aliens, so it's all good.

Posted by: Fritz at September 02, 2011 02:05 PM (YhI7X)

23 It is cruel I admit, but has Buffet lost a big chunk of his $5 billion BOA investment yet? Hint -- BOA stock was down 7.5% earlier today.

As a side note, 'Nam Grunt this morning said that food stamp applications were up 1 million in August. I have tried and failed to find any link to this. However, NPR reported on August 28 that the new numbers on food stamp recipients were due out this week. Nothing yet. They must plan on dumping this info late tonight or Saturday, which means it must be bad.

Posted by: GnuBreed at September 02, 2011 02:05 PM (ENKCw)

24 15 Say, speaking of Countrywide and corruption, does anyone remember the name...and party...of the Senator they bought? Posted by: PalinSteele at September 02, 2011 06:02 PM (FBr/C) Would you be referring to Chris "The Other End of Ted Kennedy's Waitress Sandwich" Dodd - (D - Corruptistan)?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 02:05 PM (bxiXv)

25 I *just* started a new job about a month ago. Initially they were going to hire me outright but then got cold feet and decided that we'd go the temp route for awhile just to see how things shake out.

I break out into a cold sweat every time I see stories like this.

Posted by: Kensington at September 02, 2011 02:05 PM (znT2j)

26 Quick! Install some solar panels on those banks!

Posted by: Dang at September 02, 2011 02:06 PM (TXKVh)

27 Doom? Did someone say somthing about doom? I know someone suggested a jobs destroyed/denied statistic for the stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure, heres a direct number to credit him.

Posted by: CaveJohnson at September 02, 2011 02:06 PM (qZD43)

28 I remember that Onion headline that said something like "Ted Turner invests in time machine technology in hopes he can go back and undo the Time Warner deal".

Reminds me of BoA/Countrywide. BoA was actually pretty responsible with lending (comparatively).

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at September 02, 2011 02:06 PM (nRTou)

29 23 Those 30,000 employees were tasked with giving no-hassle credit to illegal aliens, so it's all good. Posted by: Fritz at September 02, 2011 06:05 PM (YhI7X) You wish.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 02:06 PM (bxiXv)

30 If I wish Chris Dodd a long debilitating illness that makes him crap in his pants all the time, does that make me a bad person?

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 02:07 PM (9CM5J)

31 I break out into a cold sweat every time I see stories like this. Posted by: Kensington at September 02, 2011 06:05 PM (znT2j) So say we all.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 02:07 PM (bxiXv)

32 If I wish Chris Dodd a long debilitating illness that makes him crap in his pants all the time, does that make me a bad person? Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 06:07 PM (9CM5J) I think that is uncharitable. I do not wish him a long illness.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 02:08 PM (bxiXv)

33 What part of DOOM! do you not understand?

Posted by: Fan of DOOM!Postings at September 02, 2011 02:09 PM (k5Tih)

34 Posted by: CaveJohnson at September 02, 2011 06:06 PM (qZD43)

Ha ha, great screen name!

Posted by: Kensington at September 02, 2011 02:11 PM (znT2j)

35 Obama sucks cock

Posted by: Mr Pink (not in a good mood today) at September 02, 2011 02:12 PM (lidaQ)

36 From Forbes:

Who would have thought that Bank of AmericaÂ’s most precious asset would end up being Merrill Lynch, the investment firm that was on deathÂ’s doorstep in 2008 until the bank stepped in and bought it?

Well, thatÂ’s certainly the case today about 2.5 years after the acquisition. As BofA struggles with record losses and an ugly stock performance Merrill LynchÂ’s investment bank and brokerage business are generating profits that the bank desperately needs.

But that marriage might be trouble. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Bank of America would consider issuing a separate class of shares tied to MerrillÂ’s performance in an effort to raise capital. The idea of creating so-called Merrill tracking stock was in response to a request from the the Federal Reserve which asked for contingency plans if things got worse for the bank.

Posted by: Johnny (John E.) at September 02, 2011 02:14 PM (nRTou)

37 So, like I guess none of these banks read Architects of Ruin. You'd think they'd be itching to sue the gummint, or at least get their side of the story put out there.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 02, 2011 02:16 PM (QxSug)

38 Mad Maxine's Plan is going as she has foreseen. (" We're going to tax them out of existance.")

Posted by: "B of A is a Gangster Bank." at September 02, 2011 02:16 PM (k5Tih)

39 Danke Kensington. He was one of the best parts of portal 2 and was easier to remember/spell then my first choice.

Posted by: CaveJohnson at September 02, 2011 02:17 PM (qZD43)

40 not to be Racist or anything, but ML's troubles might have had something to do with their AffAction Prez. He goes away, things improve

not coincidentally, our problems have something to do with our AffAction Prez

Posted by: SantaRosaStan at September 02, 2011 02:17 PM (UqKQV)

41 BoA is being sued by the Feds over the sub-prime mortgage racket encouraged under the CRA. So now the Fed is going to spend millions suing a bank that the Fed already gave billions in bailout money to after requiring and outright subsidizing sub-prime CRA loans to begin with.

We might as well be putting our tax money in a pit and burning it.

Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at September 02, 2011 02:17 PM (ijjAe)

42 I had my mortgage with BoA. They treated me decently. I am glad, though, that I paid it all off about three summers ago before the economy went tits-up.

Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at September 02, 2011 02:18 PM (Y4pHE)

43 Jeebus. My husband just came home and informed me he just today noticed a payment to Capital One of $170 from our bank account. Except we don't have an account with Capital One. He's been extremely busy and stressed out with business, and hadn't noticed that five payments of $170 each have gone to Capital One. Our bank (Suntrust) had no clue, and Capital One acknowledged we don't have an account with them.

They've got their fraud dept. on it. My husband believes we'll get our money back. I'm not so confident.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 02:19 PM (UOM48)

44 How many black people is Warren Buffett firing and putting out on the streets?

Racist!!!!!

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 02:19 PM (OhYCU)

45 yes, yes, there'll be 30,000 jobs lost, but think of all the lawyers who will get employed...as menial contract doc-review attorneys while the top tier lawyers make the real dough. But hey, all those tier two-five law school grads need the work, thanks to the higher ed bubble.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 02, 2011 02:19 PM (QxSug)

46 Bank of America began in San Francisco as the bank of Italy and my family hailing from the once great city were customers from the beginning even though we are not Italian. Interesting that I was called bigoted against italians by kurious. It was interesting that the Italian American troll brought up Italians being mafia members and even brought up the pronunciation of "eye" talian.... More interesting is she is posing as a wasp. Very odd...... But to the point I quit boa in the 90's when theywent commercial nationally and were no longer focusing on personal Accounts as was told to me by a customer service manager so I said close my account.... I current have to deal with them because the service my mortgage..... For my house with the closet bigger than kurious' teeny overpriced apartment

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 02:20 PM (xhzx8)

47 They've got their fraud dept. on it. My husband believes we'll get our money back. I'm not so confident.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 06:19 PM (UOM4

Thanks for the $850 !!!

Posted by: Umbooga-booga, Prince of Nigeria at September 02, 2011 02:21 PM (UqKQV)

48 you guys act like they wanted to buy countrywide, like they did it willingly.

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:23 PM (k1rwm)

49 so, the left's war on banks continues. But all banks are are repositories of wealth. That's the problem with the liberal pathology, they extrapolate from a single data point. People have to put their money somewhere, banks don't make the money. Get rid of the banks, and something else will pop up, only they won't be lending money to fucking poor people this time around. In the end, it only hurts the poor.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 02, 2011 02:23 PM (QxSug)

50 BoA did not enter into this blindly. They bought CW specifically because they wanted to take away the gravy sub-prime loan action from Fannie and Freddie..

...this has to be one of the stupidest bank moves ever...still the CEO got $64 million when he got axed even after he virtually shredded the balance sheet

Posted by: beedubya at September 02, 2011 02:23 PM (AnTyA)

51 Obama said not to go to Vegas...I'm on my way to Vegas right now in Dulles Airport...f#ck Obama

Posted by: Mr Pink (not in a good mood today) at September 02, 2011 02:23 PM (lidaQ)

52 My husband believes we'll get our money back. I'm not so confident.

Ace drank it up. Good luck.

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 02:23 PM (OhYCU)

53 Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 06:23 PM (k1rwm)

Blow me.

Posted by: Mel G. at September 02, 2011 02:23 PM (UqKQV)

54 Hey, they only have so much money, and had to choose between paying those salaries, or donating to OFA. Which would you choose?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at September 02, 2011 02:24 PM (0N5pL)

Thanks for the $850 !!!

Posted by: Umbooga-booga, Prince of Nigeria at September 02, 2011 06:21 PM (UqKQV)

Dearest friend, I trust you to be discreet and please be to providing your name, social security, and address, so that I may provide you with your 20% commission of 17.3 MILLION US DOLLARS.

Posted by: Barrister General of Nigeria at September 02, 2011 02:25 PM (vjyZP)

56 Damn those ATMs - they're really taking a toll....

Posted by: JPS at September 02, 2011 02:25 PM (to2Vw)

57 You'd think they'd be thanking me.

FORE!

Posted by: Pres. Obaka at September 02, 2011 02:26 PM (s1vtf)

58 Someone has to get the axe to pay for Obama's catamite Uncle Warren. He expects to get his 6%, even if it means massive layoffs. Because Warren cares.

Posted by: George Orwell what knows Obama is a stuttering clusterfuck of a miserable failure at September 02, 2011 02:26 PM (LyF0H)

59 Oh goddamn, thanks #59. That's Obama's big speech: As I've always said, we need to ban ATMs. Today, I ask the republicans to put aside base partisan politics and common sense, to join with me in ensuring that all automatic is outlawed.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 02, 2011 02:27 PM (QxSug)

60 1. Stage demonstrations at Bank of America for "red lining" loan applications from unqualified applicants.

2. Force Bank of America to make loans to unqualified applicants.

3. Loan money to Bank of America after millions are lost due to loans being given to unqualified applicants.

4. Sue Bank of America for... doing, wha... ?

Posted by: Dang at September 02, 2011 02:27 PM (TXKVh)

61 it's brutal out there

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:29 PM (k1rwm)

62 It's funny. I used to bank with B of A. I closed my account when they announced they would start making home loans to illegal aliens. I told the Manager at the time that this would eventually ruin them.

Shadenfreud.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at September 02, 2011 02:29 PM (uVlA4)

63 remember, the practical effect of the liberal pathology is: if it moves, tax it if it keeps moving, regulate it if it stops moving, subsidize it. so, #63, I guess we have a new fourth step: if stays still, sue it.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 02, 2011 02:29 PM (QxSug)

64 And my home's value in Charlotte just dropped another $40,000.

Posted by: Bill Mitchell at September 02, 2011 02:30 PM (uVlA4)

65 Obama job count this week...

-1,100 Solyndra

- 30,000 Boa/Buffet

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 02:30 PM (OhYCU)

66 ATMs killed my parents. It was a long time ago. Home invasion. I was very young. But I remember. Oh, I remember...

Posted by: Dang at September 02, 2011 02:30 PM (TXKVh)

67 Thanks for all the stupid posts, muffy. Speaking of coming a croper, how about you come and crop all your fucking back hair, you greasy piece of sewer-smelling, fat homely monkeyshit retard? I will check back often!

Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 02:31 PM (p/mfs)

68 muffy, why aren't you out in a bar somewhere getting loaded with Mr. Golden Slacks?

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 02:32 PM (UOM48)

69 Everything that i know

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:32 PM (qZD43)

70 I was gang raped by ATMs as a child. I have nightmares over inserting my card.

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 02:32 PM (OhYCU)

71 This is only going to get worse.

We have too many people and have shipped or farmed out a fair amount
of our manufacturing and servicing to third world shit holes or communist
regimes.

There simply aren't enough jobs to go around anymore.

I think there will be about 15% permanent unemployment in about
2 years and 20-25% structural unemployment for the foreseeable future.

This is the beginning of the end!

Posted by: McLovin at September 02, 2011 02:32 PM (j0IcY)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 06:19 PM (UOM4

We'd like to thank you once again for the $850 campaign donation.

Posted by: DNC at September 02, 2011 02:33 PM (Y4pHE)

73 Have no fear,
I am here...

Posted by: Really Fast Choo-choo Train at September 02, 2011 02:33 PM (rFdqZ)

74 31 If I wish Chris Dodd a long debilitating illness that makes him crap in his pants all the time, does that make me a bad person?

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 06:07 PM (9CM5J)

It makes you fair and just.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at September 02, 2011 02:33 PM (pdRb1)

75 What does this have to do with Obama's secret mortgage forgiveness plan? I sensing some coordinated clustering and fucking.

Posted by: Max Power at September 02, 2011 02:34 PM (q177U)

76 Buffett will round up all the GOP donors and fire them

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 02:34 PM (OhYCU)

77 guys not to worry, just checking in, don't you realize I can take you guys with me wherever I go....

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:35 PM (k1rwm)

78 ATMs killed my parents. It was a long time ago. Home invasion. I was very young. But I remember. Oh, I remember... Posted by: Dang

I feel your pain. Join me on my crusade to put fear into the hearts of the productive, those that feed on profit and reward. Join me and become a class warrior!

B'sides these little tights ain't going to wear themselves, ya know?

Posted by: Barackman at September 02, 2011 02:35 PM (s1vtf)

79 "U.S. Postal Service: 7,500 layoffs

The U.S. Postal Service announced on March 25 it planned to lay off 7,500 employees and close seven district offices to cut losses from lower mail volume."

We going to reopen them and hire everyone back as soon as this "e-mail", "texting" and "electronical bill paying" hype dies down. What ever that is.

Posted by: The slowest fucking postal employee you've ever seen at September 02, 2011 02:35 PM (TXKVh)

80 Fucking ATMs, and steam shovels. Obama needs to enforce a clear cut teaspoon law to eliminate all this job stealing automation. Because backbreaking manual labor is what made America great. That, and high speed railroads.

Posted by: joeindc44 at September 02, 2011 02:36 PM (QxSug)

81 Oh brother, *rolls eyes*.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 02:36 PM (c0A3e)

82 guys not to worry, just checking in, don't you realize I can take you guys with me wherever I go.... Kill yourself.

Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 02:37 PM (p/mfs)

83 Jeebus. The stupid.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 02:37 PM (UOM48)

84 wasn't it bill clinton who started this?
"The legislation was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 12, 1999"

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:38 PM (k1rwm)

85 NBC is finally talking job numbers, eight minutes in. Guess they can't ignore it the entire half hour. Assholes.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at September 02, 2011 02:38 PM (GKQDR)

86 I just saw where Roger Clemmons is facing new charges for lying to Congress.

Those suckers of cock lie to us daily. From now on, the should have to be under oath before they can go on any media, or even give a fucking quote for a story.

Posted by: beedubya at September 02, 2011 02:38 PM (AnTyA)

87 Muffy has her own website, so be nice to her.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 02:39 PM (Qxe/p)

88 wasn't it bill clinton who started this? "The legislation was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 12, 1999" Kill yourself NOW.

Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 02:39 PM (p/mfs)

I had my mortgage with BoA. They treated me decently. I am glad, though, that I paid it all off about three summers ago before the economy went tits-up.

We had our mortgage with them too--we didn't plan to, but you know how mortgages change hands all the time (we started out with someone else, and had several different entitities that held our mortgage). Anyways, last year, when the stock market was looking like it was going to head South, hubby cashed out some stock and we paid off our mortgage last fall. So glad we did. So glad we bought our house so long ago too. We haven't lost any equity.

Posted by: runningrn at September 02, 2011 02:39 PM (0fUOB)

90 10 Increase Taxes.

Increase regulation.

Increase the federal government.

Increase lawsuits against the private sector.

Increase illegal raids to disrupt private business.

Cut, jib, newsletter.

Posted by: Barack Obama, SCOAMFOTUS at September 02, 2011 02:40 PM (2jQGY)

91 Curious is a sad, desperate, person looking for attention.

Posted by: Rick Fucking Perry at September 02, 2011 02:40 PM (fj/P0)

92
muffy, meet donkeydick

donkeydick, muffy

Now you two crazy kids go have fun. We won't wait up.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 02:40 PM (UOM48)

93 Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 06:39 PM (p/mfs)
buzzion, is that you?

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:41 PM (k1rwm)

94 I just saw where Roger Clemmons is facing new charges for lying to Congress.

Those suckers of cock lie to us daily. From now on, the should have to be under oath before they can go on any media, or even give a fucking quote for a story.
Posted by: beedubya

Not much of a baseball fan but what the fuck business is it of congress to harass a citizen for using steroids? Do they ask fucking Snoop Dog if he smokes pot?

Posted by: Dang at September 02, 2011 02:42 PM (TXKVh)

95 Now you two crazy kids go have fun. We won't wait up.

Do you want them reproducing though? Add that to your file of nightmares...

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 02:43 PM (c0A3e)

96 My vagina is dry and stinky.

Posted by: curious at September 02, 2011 02:43 PM (fj/P0)

97 buzzion, is that you? It is easy to come a croper if you're too stupid to click a fucking link.

Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 02:44 PM (p/mfs)

98 I like to blow random dudes at the bus station.

Posted by: curious at September 02, 2011 02:45 PM (fj/P0)

99 I've drowned my young.

Posted by: curious at September 02, 2011 02:46 PM (fj/P0)

100 Someone's going to end up on a dreaded...."dossier."

Posted by: Jane D'oh at September 02, 2011 02:46 PM (UOM48)

101 Wells Fargo seems relatively healthy. They just bought up 'Wacovia' after Wac bought up 'First Union'

cannibals, these banks are

Wachovia was on the ropes after a couple of major Obama bundlers got rich selling them subprime mortgages. So WF had to buy them to save them.

That said, I had an account with First Union originally and my mortgage was through WF after being sold a couple times so having them in the same place is handy.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 02, 2011 02:46 PM (WXhxA)

102 Couldn't happen to a more deserving bank. Well maybe Wells "yes, we'll be happy to launder your drug money" Fargo.

Got a disabled Iraq war vet they've been jerking around and they (BoC) won't give me an answer; every time I call it's a transfer to some other department or voicemail.

Posted by: Jimmuy at September 02, 2011 02:47 PM (kfoQv)

103 This thing is hijacking way too many threads...

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 02:47 PM (c0A3e)

104 ATMs surrounded me one night and made me do things to their buttons. Their filthy dirty buttons. Then, they all spit papers at me.

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 02:48 PM (OhYCU)

105 32
O/T:

Click this link and scroll to the bottom of the story. Tell me my eyes are deceiving me. Someone!

So what? The part about Ayers's stupid book? I'm sure its fiction.

Posted by: bernverdnardo at September 02, 2011 02:48 PM (xXhWA)

106 ... and Warren Buffet took a major position in BofA just last week.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at September 02, 2011 02:49 PM (e8kgV)

107 Jane you are too small town everyone knows that city girls don't go out until midnight

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 02:51 PM (xhzx8)

108 112 Last time I used an ATM... it was staring at my boobs.. Leering at them!

Posted by: Pam Geller at September 02, 2011 06:48 PM (qjUnn)

Yes. Yes I was. And may I say, they were kind of alright.

You did give me a desire to view more granny porn though....

Posted by: ATM at September 02, 2011 02:51 PM (GKQDR)

109 When I was in college, my roommate was an ATM. He was pretty cool at first. Then I found out he video taped me masterbating with the Sears catalog. He put it on YouTube and I had to change schools. They wouldn't refund my meal plan so I still go back there to eat. Friday is corn dog night. Anyone want to meet up? I'm buyin'.

Posted by: That fat kid popping a zit on his forearm at the mall food court at September 02, 2011 02:51 PM (TXKVh)

110 Kurious' parents are Her ATM meds are expensive

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 02:53 PM (xhzx8)

111 God, are you there? If you are listening, God, I have a real problem. See, I tried to fit in at a blog full of mean people who are mean all the time, plus they are old and jealous and want to be me, and they keep telling me, "no, muffy, we don't like you." So I'm like "Here's a link to a ZeroHedge article." Then they are like, "Go kill yourself." So I'm like, "Here's a link to Toots McCain at the Daily Beast." And she really reminds me of me, you know. And then they are like, "Seriously, go kill yourself." And that really hurts my feeling, you know. Here I am, sharing the results of my tireless online searches and what I hear from my many dear friends, and these people just don't value me. It's like I'm on this team here, but every time the team bus stops somewhere for meals and bathroom breaks, they all just stake me out on the ground and leave a bowl for passers-by to toss their loose change in after they have their way me. It is so terribly unfair. I am better than them, but they just won't see it. God, are you still there?

God:

Can you hear me?

God:

They want to throw me off the blog. What do you think?

God: *ZOT*

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 02:53 PM (9CM5J)

112 Joke of the Day x 4 years

Obama did not fail America... America failed Obama!

Used as a non-ironic Daily Kos headline in ..4...3...2...

Posted by: Shiggz at September 02, 2011 02:54 PM (v8Pb8)

113 ATMs keep stealing the potted plants off our patio. The cops won't do anything. They say it's just ATMs. Out getting their kicks.

Posted by: Dang at September 02, 2011 02:56 PM (TXKVh)

114 I went on vacation in the big city once, and I was walking along when I heard a loud "pssssssst" from the ally. I looked closer and it was an ATM. It started talking to me saying, "You want to make some really quick money"? I ran.

Posted by: DNC at September 02, 2011 02:56 PM (Y4pHE)

115 I've made love to a pizza.

Posted by: curious at September 02, 2011 02:56 PM (fj/P0)

116 ^{Psst...yo....got Black Tar heroin}

Posted by: ATM at September 02, 2011 02:57 PM (AnTyA)

117 It had something to do with overdraft fees (and how they applied charges and credits during the course of the day to maximize overdraft fees).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 05:59 PM (bxiXv)

I believe they would pull the larger charges first so that if you made a few little charges before the larger one, they'd get taken out after the overdraft occurred and they'd charge you the overdraft fee on every single one.

That happened to me once - I made a couple nickel and dime purchases (less than $5) without realizing my account had been emptied (a big bill came through sometime after I checked my balance that morning and I hadn't realized it) and got charged a large fee for each one ($30/piece? Or was it higher?). Pain in the ass and there was no way to argue about it - or to tell them to just deny your card, which would have been preferred.

That was another thing - they enrolled everyone into overdraft protection by default - instead of denying charges as the default.

I'd rather be embarassed that the card was denied than have to pay $100 or so in fees.

And I do hope they get rid of Merril Lynch. My account got ported over there and now I can't get a damn thing done without jumping through hoops - and nothing can be solved while at a bank branch. It's always a phone call and then haggling. Biggest pain in my ass ever. Can't even replace a debit card without talking to several people about it.

Posted by: soulpile is... at September 02, 2011 02:57 PM (Mk/IQ)

118 Asshole sock!

Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at September 02, 2011 02:58 PM (Y4pHE)

119 The bank I'm most worried about is chase they are the biggest and will fall hardest

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 02:59 PM (xhzx8)

120 Muffy you are my breathing in and out. And I'm really tired of breathing in your miasma of Chili-Cheese Fritos, fat-girl underboob smegma and loneliness. Take a bath. Bring your hair dryer with you. It'll save time.

Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 02:59 PM (0yt4x)

121 ATMs put secret documents in my socks and pants. I got so busted. But I didn't even get in trouble. At all. Still makes me mad. A little. Guess it was kind of funny.

Posted by: Sandy Burger at September 02, 2011 03:00 PM (TXKVh)

122 "No more ignoring the law when it's inconvenient. That is not who we are . . . . We will again set an example for the world that the law is not subject to the whims of stubborn rulers." -- August 1, 2007

Posted by: Barry the Inconvienent at September 02, 2011 03:02 PM (PcoXF)

123 With respect and good wishes to the workaday B of A employees - the ones who actually make it work - B of A is as bloated as any business could be. It has scores, possibly hundreds, of overpaid do-nothing executive wonks whose claims to fame are going to the right meetings and kissing the right asses.

I work for a smallish entrepreneurial sport, and we brought in one such B of A exec. She was a "legend" in sports marketing and sponsorship, and lasted all of 8 months.

I won't even go into the damage she did in that small period of time.

Fact is, large corporations have these people, who are written about in the press, hit all the right cocktail parties, and "control" large numbers of actual workers, who do. Nothing.

If B of A or any organization wants to make cuts, it shouldn't be the struggling single parents who get no glory, nor should it be the actual executive decision makers, who work 120-hour weeks and age prematurely. If they want to trim fat. they need to look at the six-digit VPs of nothingness right outside their doors.

By the way, said "legend" is now chief of staff for the Democratic National Convention. They deserve her.

Posted by: Hey.Wheres.Barry at September 02, 2011 03:02 PM (hyP1j)

124

I had an ATM for a stepfather once. He would go out and get drunk and then come home and beat me. I'm going to get that motherfucker someday.

Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at September 02, 2011 03:02 PM (Y4pHE)

125 Bank of America bought Countrywide, the country's largest mortgage lender, in 2008.

Ken Lewis needs to be pounded into a bloody pulp.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at September 02, 2011 03:02 PM (dr4y0)

126 Jobs?

Posted by: Barack Obama President of the United States at September 02, 2011 03:03 PM (SjdO4)

127

O/T Tropical storm LEE is barreling down on New Orleans at the breakneck speed of 2mph.

I hope the residents have enough notice to evacuated low lying areas....

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 03:03 PM (ZUWaD)

128 136 I'd laugh but that makes me want to vomit

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 03:05 PM (xhzx8)

129 My farts smell like egg salad.

Posted by: Veep Joe Biden at September 02, 2011 03:05 PM (1Nzoh)

130

O/T Tropical storm LEE is barreling down on New Orleans at the breakneck speed of 2mph.

I hope the residents have enough notice to evacuated low lying areas....

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 07:03 PM (ZUWaD)

Release the buses!!

Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at September 02, 2011 03:05 PM (Y4pHE)

131 My ATM used to spoon me at night and quietly, nah secretly, ask me to insert my deposit. Then the greedy bastard would ask me if I had another deposit ready.

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 03:06 PM (OhYCU)

132 I don't understand this thing about ATM, and I didn't know so many of you were in the business. Pro tip: It's best to just charge a flat group fee rather than billing each individual customer. It's a lot easier to handle a few large bills than a whole bunch fives and tens when you're sticky all over.

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 03:06 PM (9CM5J)

133 I was using an ATM-no kidding-and out of the blue it called me a "son of a mooch".

Posted by: PUMA at September 02, 2011 03:07 PM (EG/p1)

134 I was just trying to get some money to buy something for my wife. A little pair of baby booties from Kids-R-Us or some shit. Anyway, I go to the ATM and it's all like, "Hey man, do you work out?" And I'm like, "Sure." And we chat for a while and the next thing I know... I... (sob) I'm... I'm pulling down my pants... (sob, sniff) and the ATM is just going crazy with the security camera! OH, THE SHAME! (sob, big snotty sniff) MAKE IT STOP!

Posted by: Anthony Weiner at September 02, 2011 03:07 PM (TXKVh)

135 The latest military thing is to install ATM's in the mail bouys at sea.
That way sailors can do their banking when they check their mail.

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 03:09 PM (Qxe/p)

136 Little known fact,an ATM wrote Gigli.

Posted by: steevy at September 02, 2011 03:09 PM (1Nzoh)

137 Its those damn ATMs.

Posted by: AndrewsDad at September 02, 2011 03:09 PM (C2//T)

138 My BIL, a VP at U.S. Bank said that U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo didn't really do sub-prime lending. Neither one of them wanted to take bailout money, but the gubamint forced them to do so. Both banks paid it back as soon as they were allowed to.

Posted by: runningrn at September 02, 2011 03:10 PM (0fUOB)

139 Obama's jobs laser is sure working...

Posted by: KG at September 02, 2011 03:10 PM (LD21B)

140 well the dumbass stepson just *now* got fired for chronic lateness. ITE! I"d call him a moron but that would be an insult to present company.

Posted by: jeanne at September 02, 2011 03:10 PM (x3FLC)

141 It's because of the ATM's...

But seriously, I first opened up a Bof A checking account as a Freshman in Santa Fe, in the mid 1990s

I thought it would be pretty cool to do my banking at the grocrery store but Noooo, I couldn't just set up a checking account and promise to use the ATM whenever possible rather than bother a teller.

I, seriously, had to make two seperate appointments so that some asshole in ABQ could "approve" my account live via their glitchy telecom system.

"So, do you not trust the manager here? Is he shifty or what?"

"Why would you say that?"

"I dunno, you're the ones who don't think I should not trust this banker until I talk to someone in Albuquerque via Tee-Vee.

Me and my accounts are from a local bank, in Illinois. I had no idea that this guy here *points off screen* in Santa Fe was potentially so shifty"

"Mam, we are just trying to make your banking experience more..."

"STOP right there! You have done NOTHING but make banking with you a needless trial."

"Open up a fucking real branch and let me open up a checking and savings account WITHOUT having to conference with ABQ on your crappy computer connection or don't. And if you DARE try to show me a video about "Banking in the Future" I will stab this pen into the manager's throat"

"You shouldn't have said that...I could get fired!"

"Eh, I would have stabbed myself in the ear first. But you know that!"

"Yeah, but HQ is gonna be pissed."

"But are WE cool? As far as accounts and stuff?"

"Of course! Man, I'm sorry. I really shouldn't have put you through all that."

"You shouldn't be asked to put anyone through all that, no matter what their balance..."

Posted by: Deety at September 02, 2011 03:11 PM (tydO9)

142 Ken Lewis needs to be pounded into a bloody pulp.

Posted by: Blacque Jacques Shellacque at September 02, 2011 07:02 PM (dr4y0)

you found him?

Posted by: muffy a oddington III at September 02, 2011 03:12 PM (k1rwm)

143 That way sailors can do their banking when they check their mail.
Posted by: muffy a oddington III

You see? You see that? Mail! Getting their fucking mail! Told you!
_{Fucking e-mail bullshit.}

Posted by: that postal worker who's about to get laid off at September 02, 2011 03:12 PM (TXKVh)

144

The massive cuts are partly to make up for what are expected to be huge lawsuit-related losses over the firm's and Countrywide's role in the mortgage crisis. Bank of America bought Countrywide, the country's largest mortgage lender, in 2008.

Hell hath no fury then unintended consequences scorned!

Posted by: bshakespeare at September 02, 2011 03:12 PM (Tqqgp)

145 My BIL, a VP at U.S. Bank said that U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo didn't really do sub-prime lending. Neither one of them wanted to take bailout money, but the gubamint forced them to do so. Both banks paid it back as soon as they were allowed to.

Yeah, I've read that those two banks stayed out of most of that crap.

Posted by: Waterhouse at September 02, 2011 03:13 PM (Wou2H)

146 The banking sector is sound and strong economic growth is right around the corner. (coughs on crack pipe).

Posted by: Tim Bernanke-Geithner, Ph.D. at September 02, 2011 03:13 PM (f8XyF)

147 ATMs killed JFK, then laid low in witness protection. They don't say a word now. Not. A. Word.

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 03:13 PM (OhYCU)

148 (coughs on crack pipe).

Posted by: Tim Bernanke-Geithner, Ph.D. at September 02, 2011 07:13 PM (f8XyF)

You really shouldn't take crack pipes from Lawrence Kudlow.

Posted by: KG at September 02, 2011 03:13 PM (LD21B)

149 Ken Lewis needs to be pounded into a bloody pulp.

He got a $64 million golden parachute when his ass got kicked out of BoA.

...he can afford security

Posted by: ATM at September 02, 2011 03:14 PM (AnTyA)

150 Obama's jobs laser is sure working...

That laser analogy thing bugs me -- I spent 21 years in that industry.

Lasers are NOT focused.
You need optics (lens and/or mirror) to get that.
It's all about optics.

Lasers operate at only a very very narrow wavelength. A thousandth of a millionth of a meter determines whether it can operate or not.

So, thinking about it, I guess the analogy holds.
Obama is narrow minded and is all about the optics.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 03:14 PM (Qxe/p)

151 How does a blind ATM know when to stop wiping ?

Posted by: grease monkey at September 02, 2011 03:14 PM (VSWPU)

152 I told my ATM that I needed some money, and it just lauged and laughed. Next time I'm packing some heat.

Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at September 02, 2011 03:15 PM (Y4pHE)

153 How does a blind ATM know when to stop wiping ? Posted by: grease monkey at September 02, 2011 07:14 PM (VSWPU) By tasting it's hands

Posted by: nevergiveup at September 02, 2011 03:16 PM (aYQHH)

154 ATMs stole Obama's mojo

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 03:16 PM (OhYCU)

155 154 well the dumbass stepson just *now* got fired for chronic lateness. ITE! I"d call him a moron but that would be an insult to present company.

Sorry to hear, but maybe this will serve as a lesson and a wake-up call for him.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 03:16 PM (c0A3e)

156 @ 131 Chase, along with GS and Morgan, are probably good for a while. BoA, Citi and Wells are dead men walking unless things turn around real fast. Uncle Warren Buffet is figuring his bud Hussein will bail him out. He has a nice slice of Wells as well as BoA.

Posted by: Finance Joe at September 02, 2011 03:17 PM (2VP7i)

157 Sorry to hear, but maybe this will serve as a lesson and a wake-up call for him. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 07:16 PM (c0A3e) If he knew what a wake up call was, he wouldn't be in this position in the first place I am guesing

Posted by: nevergiveup at September 02, 2011 03:17 PM (aYQHH)

158 I bet this s c o a m f starts fining companies that layoff and don't hire

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 03:18 PM (xhzx8)

159

Sorry to hear, but maybe this will serve as a lesson and a wake-up call for him.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 07:16 PM (c0A3e)

He'd just sleep through it.

Posted by: buzzion at September 02, 2011 03:19 PM (GULKT)

160 ATMs told Carahlz Johnson about the imminent threat of 5000 year old dinos

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 03:19 PM (OhYCU)

161

An ATM slipped me Rohypnol once, flew me to a remote island on the lee side of New Zealand and fucked me.

Soooo, who do I sue?

Posted by: ErikW at September 02, 2011 03:19 PM (VMnNt)

162

Posted by: nevergiveup at September 02, 2011 07:17 PM (aYQHH)

Some of us require more than one slap in the head before we go straight. I know I'm like that at times...

Still, I fear you are right.

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 03:20 PM (c0A3e)

163 My ATM just texted me. He has pics of me at band camp. brb

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 03:20 PM (OhYCU)

164 I use an ATM, but first it blows me.

Posted by: Mel Gibson at September 02, 2011 03:21 PM (ENKCw)

165 Some of us require more than one slap in the head before we go straight. I know I'm like that at times... Still, I fear you are right. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 07:20 PM (c0A3e) A good kick in the balls usually got my attention. But that was just me

Posted by: nevergiveup at September 02, 2011 03:21 PM (aYQHH)

166

He'd just sleep through it.

lol!

Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at September 02, 2011 03:21 PM (c0A3e)

167 173 I bet this s c o a m f starts fining companies that layoff and don't hire

Posted by: Phoenixgirl at September 02, 2011 07:18 PM (xhzx

At first glance I read that as cum fart. I need glasses and a less dirty mind.

Posted by: Ms Choksondik at September 02, 2011 03:22 PM (nxptv)

168 At first glance I read that as cum fart.

Roll over.

Posted by: cherry pi at September 02, 2011 03:23 PM (OhYCU)

169 I'll say it again, because it's all I can do. I'm not rich, and therefore not a shareholder of any consequence.

But those of you who do have some pull in guiding large companies, ask yourselves this: If you as shareholders fired every vice president in Company X today - every frickin' one of them - would it keep going tomorrow?

I bet it would.

Posted by: Hey.Wheres.Barry at September 02, 2011 03:24 PM (hyP1j)

170 It's just like Dear Leader warned us this summer, IT'S THOSE FUCKING ATM'S WHAT R TAKING JOBS FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS111!!1!!

If all you are is labor, you're fucked. Learn a skill.

Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at September 02, 2011 03:25 PM (le5qc)

171 My ATM gives me money anytime I want. I know how to push it's buttons.

Posted by: Soona - Tearorrist at September 02, 2011 03:26 PM (Y4pHE)

172 I went out partying with some ATMs a few months ago and woke up with a bunch of deposit slips stuck in my butt. I know they did it. I don't like to talk about it.

Posted by: Dang at September 02, 2011 03:26 PM (TXKVh)

173

"If Americans wanted their government to be able to improve the economy, they should have thought of that before November 2010."

Exactly, who is "they" ? .. Americans or their government ?

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at September 02, 2011 03:26 PM (e8kgV)

174 BHOned.

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 03:26 PM (GTbGH)

175

And apparently this is the thread for this. A ticket machine has been installed in Germany to collect taxes from sex workers.

http://tinyurl.com/3thrm7a

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at September 02, 2011 03:28 PM (GKQDR)

176 Never fear - Maxine Waters has the answer - more lawsuits against banks.

Posted by: Chuckit at September 02, 2011 03:29 PM (mFvrq)

177 @152 US Bank is sound, Wells not so much;while they did not make many crazy loans, they did buy Wachovia, which was chocking on Herb Sandler,s Golden State. They have a better Balance Sheet because they moved all the dreck to SPVs off their books. These can bubble up like a clogged sewer at any time.

Posted by: Finance Joe at September 02, 2011 03:31 PM (2VP7i)

178 Household however.. ugh.. if you could fog a mirror you qualified... Used to buy Household paper. And American General and Beneficial, before Household bought 'em. Unfuckingreal. Collateral? "Fishin pole, Sanyo radio, aquarium." Anything they could justify to write that shit.

Posted by: Stupid Lying Troll Twats of New York Audiobook at September 02, 2011 03:31 PM (0yt4x)

179 A couple of black ATMs fucked me in the ass and made me suck their cocks clean

Posted by: Fuck you kids at September 02, 2011 03:33 PM (STTZD)

180 Guess I can take the audiobook sock off now. Dipshit McAutism seems to be gone.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 02, 2011 03:33 PM (0yt4x)

181 The Right Profile

Posted by: the Clash at September 02, 2011 03:34 PM (7am2Z)

182 Household however.. ugh.. if you could fog a mirror you qualified...

Damn bigots!

Posted by: Dead voters of Cook County at September 02, 2011 03:35 PM (Wou2H)

183 Sacred honor compels me to acknowledge that I had a sexual relationship with the ATM.

Posted by: Will Folks at September 02, 2011 03:35 PM (SY2Kh)

184 Libs - "Loan these people some money!"

Banks - "They can't pay it back!"

Libs - "We just passed a law! Now you have to!"

Banks - "Shit! None of them are paying us back!"

Libs - "Here. We'll loan you some money."

Banks - "You really saved our ass!"

Libs - "Now we're gonna sue your ass for fucking up so bad!"

Posted by: Kafka style shit at September 02, 2011 03:36 PM (TXKVh)

185

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at September 02, 2011 07:28 PM (GKQDR)

i seems they can buy prepaid tax tickets. a 4 hour ticket, tax paid for all the work they do for the next 4 hours...............8 hour ticket, better get to work........... gonna be a long day.

Posted by: Racefan at September 02, 2011 03:38 PM (zqcAw)

186 Drive up ATMs with braille still freak me out.

You're not supposed to notice it but it makes you worry when you DON'T see someone selling pencils on the street corner!

Holy Crap! All the Blind Guys must be DRIVING!

Probably to this ATM, with the braille. There's no way they're gonna see that light turn red.

Oh, Holy Mother, please intercede on behalf of all the innocents at this intersection, for they know not where they tread.

Please be merciful to the children punted aside by the bumpers of the blind as they sojourn to this ATM and comfort their parents in their suffering.

Let us most fervently pray for a smooth trip home by the afflicted.

Unmarred by suspicious bumps that could be curbs or speed bumps or bodies.

Posted by: Deety at September 02, 2011 03:41 PM (tydO9)

187 In fact, I heard that it was a damn ATM what took Moooochelle's job at the University of Chicago.

Posted by: Asscheeks of Saturn at September 02, 2011 03:41 PM (le5qc)

188 #203, sadly most Americans are oblivious to this scenario thanks to the MFM

Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at September 02, 2011 03:42 PM (ijjAe)

189 After all this I'm surprised that anyone still banks at BoA

Posted by: chemjeff at September 02, 2011 03:46 PM (s7mIC)

190 An ATM ate my baby.

Posted by: Lindy Chamberlain at September 02, 2011 03:49 PM (GTbGH)

191 dang it, now we know. an ATM climbed up the FLOTUS's ass and thats why it's so large.

Posted by: Racefan at September 02, 2011 03:49 PM (zqcAw)

192 An ATM steered me into the red planet.

Posted by: Zombie Mars Climate Orbiter at September 02, 2011 03:54 PM (Wou2H)

193 I guess this is it until the ONT?

Posted by: steevy at September 02, 2011 03:56 PM (1Nzoh)

194 205 I've made love to a pizza.

Posted by: curious at September 02, 2011 06:56 PM (fj/P0)

So what? I made love to a pie and Alyson Hannigan. Beat that!

Posted by: Jason Biggs at September 02, 2011 03:57 PM (c0A3e)

195

Just reading on Drudge that Marine One made an unnaounced landing and motorcade to Camp David. Guess The Won ditched the press this way or met someone who remains a mystery. Just when you think it can't get weirder...

Posted by: ChristyBlinky at September 02, 2011 03:58 PM (fNdyx)

196 44...exactly...we are truly in bizzaro world when the federal government forces banks to make loans they don't really want to make, gives them billions to help them recover when said loans (predictably) go poof, and then sue those banks for costing the federal government money.

And, I was in the industry at the height of the sub-prime boom. I can assure you with some certainty that BOA, Wells, and many "A paper" banks did not want to lend money through some of the programs Fannie and Freddie forced on them. Yes, for a time they made gobs of money on the programs and no doubt high-fived in the board rooms as earnings and profits were reviewed. But, without being "encouraged" by Fannie and Freddie, they would not have entered that market.

The CRA loans (Community Reinvestment Act) should have been called the CRAP loans.

I don't understand how Chris Dodd and Barney Frank sleep at night, knowing full well the destruction and doom they fostered through their social engineering banking.

Posted by: The Hammer at September 02, 2011 03:59 PM (7WMGf)

197 Obama's giving that speech just in time, looks like. He may save our country yet from those damn Rethuglicans and Teabaggers.

Green Jobs! Greeeeeeeeeeeen Jooooooooooooobs!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: notropis at September 02, 2011 03:59 PM (cjcCc)

198

It's happened.

Ace has gone loose retard.

Posted by: ErikW at September 02, 2011 04:00 PM (VMnNt)

199 219 Just reading on Drudge that Marine One made an unnaounced landing and motorcade to Camp David. Guess The Won ditched the press this way or met someone who remains a mystery George Soros.
__________

FIFY

Posted by: Anachronda at September 02, 2011 04:00 PM (6fER6)

200 The June 24, 1986, edition of The Wall Street Journal featured a story headlined, Â“PresidentÂ’s Bid to Address the House On Nicaragua Is Rejected by Speaker.Â” ThatÂ’s right, no quibbling over the date and time, just a flat-out rejection.

Let the name of Thomas Â“TipÂ” OÂ’Neil be stricken from every book and tablet, stricken from all pylons and obelisks, stricken from every monument of the US of A. Let the name of Thomas Â“TipÂ” OÂ’Neil be unheard and unspoken, erased from the memory of men for all time.

Posted by: Islamic Rage Boy at September 02, 2011 04:01 PM (e8kgV)

201 215 An ATM steered me into the red planet.

Posted by: Zombie Mars Climate Orbiter at September 02, 2011 07:54

That was planetary anthropomorphic global warming.

Stop piling on.

Posted by: Bad astronomical warming at September 02, 2011 04:03 PM (ZUWaD)

202 Tip has his fucking name on the clusterfuck tunnel called the Big Dig here in Boston that is falling apart, having misplaced a billion dollars in union coffers, on top of being 10 billion over budget and 10 years behind schedule. That and a really ugly federal building everyone hates.

Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at September 02, 2011 04:04 PM (ijjAe)

203 In our neighborhood, ATMs hang out at the playground at all hours of the day and night. Kids here are terrified of 'em. Their parents have been subjected to harassing calls from modems late at night after they've called the cops to roust them out.
Last night I caught three of them rummaging through our trash, looking for credit card applications. When I stepped out of our garage to confront them, one slipped in behind me and stole our shredder. Now I'll have to take the applications to work for shredding until Staples has a sale.
Right now I hear the sound of glass breaking over there. Another weekend of drunken mechanical revelry on tap, I'm afraid.

Posted by: No Whining at September 02, 2011 04:05 PM (t/0LG)

204 I told people about this weeks ago. It's been an open secret in the banking world. Glad I didn't get that crappy job with BofA back in April. I do feel badly for the rank and file employees that are about to get canned. They should all file a class-action lawsuit against Ken Lewis. What a dumb fuck he was. Thought he was so shrewd, lending last resort capital to Countrywide and then grabbing it for $2 a share.

Posted by: rockmom at September 02, 2011 04:05 PM (lSyyU)

205 I had a Countrywide loan on my house.
I paid it all off last October.

How much trouble am I in? Do I need a lawyer?

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 04:06 PM (Qxe/p)

206 210 After all this I'm surprised that anyone still banks at BoA

Posted by: chemjeff at September 02, 2011 07:46 PM (s7mIC)

I've got a Visa credit card through them. Of course, its all paid off and I never use it either.

Posted by: buzzion at September 02, 2011 04:07 PM (GULKT)

207

Anderson Cooper is on. Apparently tonight's topic is fundamental Christians and family discipline. Things looked mighty evil as I was flipping through.

Posted by: Stateless Infidel at September 02, 2011 04:08 PM (GKQDR)

208 Chris Dodd, Barney Frank's cocksucking sidekick is the corrupt countrywide senator The cocksucker. Those two assholes need the Benito from a tree treatment

Posted by: Pinata stick maker at September 02, 2011 04:08 PM (CDwQo)

209 Baylor comes out firing against TCU 7-0.

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 04:10 PM (GTbGH)

210 Those two assholes need the Benito from a tree treatment

Posted by: Pinata stick maker at September 02, 2011 08:08 PM

Still waiting for the waitress sandwich mayonnaise...sigh always a bridesmaid

I denounce myself..

Posted by: Bwaney Fwank at September 02, 2011 04:10 PM (ZUWaD)

211 After all this I'm surprised that anyone still banks at BoA

They keep bombarding me with credit card applications and other trash. I have a blank one that is about to get mailed back to them.

Posted by: fluffy at September 02, 2011 04:11 PM (4Kl5M)

212

I am trying hard to work up some sympathy for BoA.

Still trying....

Posted by: ConservativeMenAreJustHotter at September 02, 2011 04:13 PM (nn45z)

213 Believe me, Bank of America was the chief headhunter that killed Countrywide. All the big banks hated it and wanted it dead, along with Fannie Mae. B of A thought it was being shrewd by picking up CW's best-in-class automated underwriting system (which Fannie Mae basically stole and then forced all other lenders to use), servicing platform, and sales force for a song. They obviously had no idea how bad CW's book of loans was. This was all Ken Lewis' bright idea.

Posted by: rockmom at September 02, 2011 04:15 PM (lSyyU)

214 TCU responds 7-7. 14 points in the first 3 minutes of the game.

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 04:15 PM (GTbGH)

215 correction PaT blocked 7-6 Baylor

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 04:17 PM (GTbGH)

216 I won't set foot in Mexico right now. Those Mexican ATM Cartels have no mercy. Brutality at its worst.

Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 04:17 PM (TkkWB)

217 That said, I had an account with First Union originally and my mortgage was through WF after being sold a couple times so having them in the same place is handy.

Posted by: Ian S. at September 02, 2011 06:46 PM (WXhxA)

NONONONONO

you don't want your mortgage at the same place where you have your checking account

because if you are late on your mortgage for WHATEVER reason, it might not even be your fault, they will just take the money out of your checking account and then all of your other checks will bounce. They do it because they have access to your money.

Posted by: chemjeff at September 02, 2011 04:21 PM (s7mIC)

218 121 Joke of the Day x 4 years

Obama did not fail America... America failed Obama!
Used as a non-ironic Daily Kos headline in ..4...3...2...
Okay got my diary posted.

Posted by: bernverdnardo at September 02, 2011 04:21 PM (xXhWA)

219 BoA bought the bank that bought my bank that bought my bank, so I'm "a customer since 1986." Yes, I had a checking and a savings account when I was thirteen.

They never fuck up my direct deposits, and I have five branches near here, so until I have a really compelling reason to, I'm not going to change over. Now do I have my mortgage there? Fuck no. I wish I could have kept it at the bank that did the construction loan and converted it to a nice 30 year fixed. But they resold it to GMAC.

Posted by: SGT Dan at September 02, 2011 04:21 PM (/lyxQ)

220 ooo, Maria Kirilenko's all sweaty. Hawt.

Posted by: Waterhouse at September 02, 2011 04:23 PM (Wou2H)

221 There is a second, unreported terror in our nation's airports. TSA's pedophile grab-assers is the first, of course. No, what I'm talking about are the mechanized gang wars in the concourses between the ticket kiosks - "The Tiks" - and ATMs - "The Bloodsuckers".
Both gangs hate the "greasers", as they call us humans because of our oily fingers. Trouble's a-brewin' because both sides are converting en masse to the Religion of Peas, whose tenets require that their women cover themselves for modesty's sake. Half the kiosks and half the ATMS in airports will be rendered unusable and the males will defend their honor to the death.
The next time you're in an airport and you hear, "Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!" spoken loudly, it won't be from a "Planet of the Apes" marathon playing on the TVs. It will be the start of "Cardageddon", as the 'chines call it.

Posted by: No Whining at September 02, 2011 04:23 PM (t/0LG)

222 I was having a drink at a bar one night one night just to unwind. The seat next to me was unoccupied until this smooth transaction spitting ATM sat next to me. Next thing I know I wake up in a bathtub missing a kidney and my ATM card.

Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 04:26 PM (TkkWB)

223

Theres a Congressional Prayer Chapel?

That sounds unholy.

Posted by: ErikW at September 02, 2011 04:29 PM (VMnNt)

224 If we conservatives EVER allow the MSM to live down having compared Obama to GOD, we have no one but us to blame the next time a socialist is elected. Some guy named Smerkonish on MSNBC voiced his preference for Hunstman because HE believes "global warming is REAL!," while Perry doesn't believe in evolution. Now, actually that is not what Perry said. Peery's position, in effect, is that the religious sensibilities of millions of people should not be blithely ignored. However... The REAL issue, it seems to me, is not the utterly irrelevant and inconsequential belief or disbelief Perry has regarding evolution vs. creationism, but Obama's continuing non-scientific belief in a failed economic theory discredited decades ago. Unlike a belief in Creationism, Obama's belief in Socialism is destroying this country. And the whole time, the MSM has seen that as a positively divine attribute of Obama.

Posted by: CoolCzech at September 02, 2011 04:29 PM (niZvt)

225 In all fairness isn't it Nationsbank that bought BOA and kept the name...I seem to recall that they came in and bought them in the late 90's..

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 04:31 PM (ZUWaD)

226 248 Smerconish is a douche.

Posted by: steevy at September 02, 2011 04:31 PM (1Nzoh)

227 247 Theres a Congressional Prayer Chapel? That sounds unholy. Posted by: ErikW at September 02, 2011 08:29 PM (VMnNt) I can't wait to learn that the liberal Tools have installed a Muslim foot bath in the US Capitol building. And don't think all the radical anti-Christian Atheists would object to that.

Posted by: CoolCzech at September 02, 2011 04:31 PM (niZvt)

228 It's been too long,so.... Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at September 02, 2011 04:32 PM (1Nzoh)

229

At least Warren Buffett will enjoy his 6% guaranteed dividend from BOA and still have to suck Obama's ass for more taxpayer money.

There's that.

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:32 PM (+cOEs)

230

1) My daughter got behind in a home loan to BOA. She made every effort to pay them up to date but they wouldn't take the check. Now she, hopefully, is going through a short sale for less than the loan amount. Screw them with a cheese grater.

2) I have a credit card through them. Unfortunately I have a large balance on it to contend with. I have hated them since they started issuing credit cards to illegals aliens. Bank of
AMERICA my ass.

3) AOS, Pam Geller and IOTW having a dust up. Woe be upon us all.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at September 02, 2011 04:32 PM (JKNDp)

231 Smerconish is one of the pseudo-conservatives who was waving his pom poms for Obama in 2008.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 04:33 PM (9CM5J)

232 240 I won't set foot in Mexico right now. Those Mexican ATM Cartels have no mercy. Brutality at its worst.

Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 08:17 PM (TkkWB)

They chewed up my Mastercard and sent me out a Diner's Club, the pinche pandejos.

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:34 PM (+cOEs)

233 I will not be surprised to see the Canadian banks moving more aggressively into the U.S. Market. TD bought a shitload of banks in the northeast last year. They now have more American branches than Canadian.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 02, 2011 04:34 PM (XE2Oo)

234 I can't wait to learn that the liberal Tools have installed a Muslim foot bath in the US Capitol building. And don't think all the radical anti-Christian Atheists would object to that.

Posted by: CoolCzech at September 02, 2011 08:31 PM

They might if they really knew their "Infidel piggies" were excepted from its use.

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 04:35 PM (ZUWaD)

235 "And my home's value in Charlotte just dropped another $40,000."

Yup, my dad's condo lost 33% of its value in the last two years. Terrific.

Posted by: Kensington at September 02, 2011 04:35 PM (uaEZS)

236 246 I was having a drink at a bar one night one night just to unwind. The seat next to me was unoccupied until this smooth transaction spitting ATM sat next to me. Next thing I know I wake up in a bathtub missing a kidney and my ATM card.

Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 08:26 PM (TkkWB)

I hate when that happens..

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:36 PM (+cOEs)

237

Posted by: chemjeff at September 02, 2011 08:21 PM (s7mIC)

My mortgage company automatically takes my payment out of my checking account. I got a 1/4% reduction in interest to let them do that. I am paying 3% now.

Posted by: robtr at September 02, 2011 04:36 PM (MtwBb)

238 260 I hate when that happens..

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 08:36 PM (+cOEs)

Wonder Warthog would know what to do.

Posted by: Splunge at September 02, 2011 04:37 PM (2IW5Q)

239

Wonder Warthog would know what to do.

Posted by: Splunge at September 02, 2011 08:37 PM (2IW5Q)

Damn, you blew my cover..

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:38 PM (+cOEs)

240 @261 Let me modify chemjeff's statement: Do not keep the checking account you use to pay your other bills at the bank that holds your mortgage.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 04:38 PM (9CM5J)

241 255 Smerconish is one of the pseudo-conservatives who was waving his pom poms for Obama in 2008. Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 08:33 PM (9CM5J) He was just orgasmic over how "experienced" Huntsman is compared to the other GOP candidates. Funny how Obama's utter lack of any sort of demonstrated ability back in 2008 (or ever since, come to think of it) didn't phase Smerconish then, huh?

Posted by: CoolCzech at September 02, 2011 04:39 PM (niZvt)

242

Damn, you blew my cover..

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 08:38 PM

Get your ass to Mars..

Posted by: The Sperminator at September 02, 2011 04:39 PM (ZUWaD)

243 I was having a drink at a bar one night one night just to unwind. The seat next to me was unoccupied until this smooth transaction spitting ATM sat next to me. Next thing I know I wake up in a bathtub missing a kidney and my ATM card.

Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 08:26 PM (TkkWB)

heh i read that as Missing my virginity and my atm card

Posted by: willow at September 02, 2011 04:40 PM (h+qn8)

244 just got home from work, haven't read the comments yet but::: can't we just roll them into our "federal family" and avoid that whole bit about the scars of unemployment etc?

Posted by: The Great Satan's Ghost at September 02, 2011 04:42 PM (UrPTC)

245

we had a Honey Badger come through my town once, cause he dont give a shit. the local ATM ate him............

Posted by: Racefan at September 02, 2011 04:43 PM (zqcAw)

246 So I call myself two to three times a day and boreass me for a payment....

Posted by: Old BOA phone ball buster now out of work at September 02, 2011 04:44 PM (ZUWaD)

247 3) AOS, Pam Geller and IOTW having a dust up. Woe be upon us all.

No shit.
Here's the link to what Ohio Dan refers.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 04:45 PM (Qxe/p)

248 Pam Geller shoved a Hershey Bar into an ATM just to watch it die..

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:47 PM (+cOEs)

249 No shit.
Here's the link to what Ohio Dan refers.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 08:45 PM

Wow! That is insane to make that comparison.

I've seen Ace personally admonish and give multiple chances prior to banning anyone.

Shuckles would ban you if you downgarded his post on best bicycle tire tubes...

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 04:48 PM (ZUWaD)

250 267 "I was having a drink at a bar one night one night just to unwind. The seat next to me was unoccupied until this smooth transaction spitting ATM sat next to me. Next thing I know I wake up in a bathtub missing a kidney and my ATM card." Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 08:26 PM (TkkWB) heh i read that as Missing my virginity and my atm card Posted by: willow at September 02, 2011 08:40 PM (h+qn So the missing kidney was the penalty for a premature withdrawal?

Posted by: CoolCzech at September 02, 2011 04:48 PM (niZvt)

251 Here's the link to what Ohio Dan refers.

That douchetool compares Ace to Charles Johnson? What a fuckwit.

Posted by: Waterhouse at September 02, 2011 04:49 PM (Wou2H)

252

Just came home from my son's first football game of the season. There were 6 refs and they were like crazed bureaucrats. That took forever.

I'm glad I missed the thread where Ace wants Perry to turn ghey.......

Posted by: dagny at September 02, 2011 04:49 PM (r/NKH)

253 BAC will be cutting it's entire work force when they go under before the end of the year.

Posted by: Don Quinine at September 02, 2011 04:50 PM (nfaVd)

254 Comparing ace to chuckles is just heinous. I can see why he tries to stay out of any blog warfare because we just eat our own with this crap.

Posted by: CaveJohnson at September 02, 2011 04:51 PM (qZD43)

255 O/T any morons give me advice on Sabot 12 ga. slugs .? They look intriguing and expensive......

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 04:51 PM (ZUWaD)

256 271 3) AOS, Pam Geller and IOTW having a dust up. Woe be upon us all.

No shit.
Here's the link to what Ohio Dan refers.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 08:45 PM (Qxe/p)

That guy is full of shit and you notice he doesn't link Ace's posts on the subject, and only mentions his original post and nothing else only to leave a criticism of his comment regarding ace's meetings with geller?

Posted by: buzzion at September 02, 2011 04:52 PM (GULKT)

257 Whoever saw an Ewok riding a mountain bike?

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:52 PM (+cOEs)

258 ATMs Only the beginning....

Posted by: SkyNet at September 02, 2011 04:53 PM (iRlbA)

259 5 why is the font sooooooooooo big?
Posted by: phoenixgirl at work at September 02, 2011 04:50 PM (IpiZb)

_{^{What do you mean?}}

Posted by: CoolCzech at September 02, 2011 04:53 PM (niZvt)

260

Pamela Geller invented the ATM and that's what caused all this mess. I read that somewhere.

Posted by: robtr at September 02, 2011 04:54 PM (MtwBb)

261

I wonder if Andrew Breitbart still reads these threads.

He may want to skip this one.

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:55 PM (+cOEs)

262 Speaking of the Geller affair, there were still people posting on that Reposting thread yesterday. If anyone didn't read that one (at least the last few hundred comments) and wants to laugh i recomend it!

Posted by: CaveJohnson at September 02, 2011 04:56 PM (qZD43)

263

The Jeeeeews invented ATMs to save money and the fact that tellers, well in fact do "tell".

ATM stands for Anywhere But Mecca

Stop The Contrails....

Posted by: Tin Foil Hat Boy at September 02, 2011 04:56 PM (ZUWaD)

264 I don't follow Pam Geller and don't really know much about her. I really enjoy my time at AOS and IOTW and don't want to see some kind of pissing match get started.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at September 02, 2011 04:56 PM (JKNDp)

265 A fucking blog war is what lefties want.

Ace gives us six-thousand word retrospective posts, and occasionally complains that people don't read them.

Now, I understand why he complains.
If this isn't an appropriate use of the F-Bomb, he can ban me.
But he won't.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 04:57 PM (Qxe/p)

266 Amadeo Gianinni, the founder of Bank of Italy and later BOA was featured in the book "They Made America" They grew by aggressively strong-arming other banks to either merge or else.

Every small bank we were with in CT got snarfed up by Fleet, and then finally Fleet got inhaled by BOA. The folks were nice, but their service fees were higher than others as well as their loans, which were half a point higher than People's.

The final straw was when the free checking account became "unfree" and they started siphoning off fees each month. When I was in there trying to get that straightened out, a customer passed by having told a teller he did NOT want to open an account. The manager sprang up from our meeting and cornered him, saying "It's not like we are going to steal your money!!" When she got back all I had to do was stare at her and they refunded all of our back charges.

Posted by: AE at September 02, 2011 04:57 PM (YYjeh)

267

Short version:

It's just about Pam's jugs.

There's only two to go around.

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 04:58 PM (+cOEs)

268 16 No worries, they'll just sell your mortgage to Lucky Luciano's Fly-By-Night Rapid Collections Company if anything goes wrong.

Maybe now's the time to start missing payments if they're going tits up anyway.

Posted by: EC at September 02, 2011 06:03 PM (f4TZ2)

=====

Trust me on this one. Hope they don't go TU. You have never seen a clusterfuck until you spend some time dealing with the FDIC.

Posted by: jc at September 02, 2011 04:58 PM (i8c5b)

269 258 I can't wait to learn that the liberal Tools have installed a Muslim foot bath in the US Capitol building. And don't think all the radical anti-Christian Atheists would object to that.

Well when Sharia is allowed in the US thanks to the libtards at some point I'm sure they'll be the first infidels to take advantage of slavery being re-instituted through Sharia to take care of all their housekeeping needs without resorting to even paying less than minimum wage to illegals.

/sarc, but sadly I could potentially see this happening given how fucked up society has gotten about ignoring the flaws of other cultures in the name of self flagellation and multiculturalism.

Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at September 02, 2011 04:59 PM (ijjAe)

270 290 I don't follow Pam Geller and don't really know much about her. I really enjoy my time at AOS and IOTW and don't want to see some kind of pissing match get started.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at September 02, 2011 08:56 PM (JKNDp)

Maybe he should go read other posts Ace has written after his original one that is the only one he mentions. Considering they are all a week old, its not like he could have missed them. Its more than likely someone told him about that post and he didn't look for anymore information.

Posted by: buzzion at September 02, 2011 04:59 PM (GULKT)

271 No shit. Here's the link to what Ohio Dan refers. Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 08:45 PM (Qxe/p) You know what, screw everybody. Seriously, everybody's going God-Damn apeshit over this dustup (in the anti-jihad community) and it's God Damn pissing me off. Geller, Spencer, and now BigFurHat at IOTW simply DO NOT KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS. Oh, they say they know, they can even point them out in a line-up. But guess what, if you spend this much hostile fire on allies, you have No God Damn Idea who the enemy is. I f*cking hate idiot blog wars. This all started with Geller labeling Perry a Dhimmi, which was pathetically over-the-top and counterproductive. Now it's "all hands on deck, abandon rationality!" Let's see how many other political allies we can drive a wedge between before the election, maybe everybody's God Damn hypochondriac outrage can keep Obama in office and finally put an end to that pesky USA. Dicks.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 05:00 PM (bxiXv)

272

Having been booted off LGF four separate times, I love blog wars.

It's a tremendous waste of time and effort and don't we need more of that these days?

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 05:01 PM (+cOEs)

273 As a side note to paying off a mortgage, make sure you follow up with your county to verify that the bank has sent a release of lien on your property. I had to call Citibank a half dozen times over nine months to get them to do what they are supposed to do. it's especially important the way banks are selling off mortgages these days.

Posted by: ciceroskip at September 02, 2011 05:02 PM (+Tlj1)

274 37 comments. They're pretty laconic at IOTW.

And not a single Atlas Jugs joke.

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 05:03 PM (GTbGH)

275 302 37 comments. They're pretty laconic at IOTW.

And not a single Atlas Jugs joke.

Posted by: toby928Â© at September 02, 2011 09:03 PM (GTbGH)

Still waters run deep.

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 05:04 PM (+cOEs)

276

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 09:00 PM (bxiXv)

Corrolary of Murphys Laws of War...

There is no such thing, as Friendly Fire.

Posted by: Romeo13 at September 02, 2011 05:04 PM (NtXW4)

277 Ya don't really want (or need) slugs, if your consideration is home defense.

Posted by: Soap MacTavish at September 02, 2011 09:01 PM

I kinda wanted to blow the crap out of a junk car in the desert...

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 05:06 PM (ZUWaD)

278 OT: Greenday's Billy Joe Armstrong got booted off a flight for wearing his pants too low. Ha!

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at September 02, 2011 05:06 PM (dbYHP)

279 Wow. And their customer service was so good now..........

Posted by: dagny at September 02, 2011 05:06 PM (r/NKH)

280 <snip> Geller, Spencer, and now BigFurHat at IOTW simply DO NOT KNOW WHO THE ENEMY IS.

Oh, they say they know, they can even point them out in a line-up. But guess what, if you spend this much hostile fire on allies, you have No God Damn Idea who the enemy is.

I f*cking hate idiot blog wars. <snip>

Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith gets it.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 05:06 PM (Qxe/p)

281 Maybe he should go read other posts Ace has written after his original one that is the only one he mentions. Posted by: buzzion at September 02, 2011 08:59 PM (GULKT) Considering that BigFurHat is comparing Ace to Chuckles in one breath and deleting critical messages in another, I kind of doubt that will happen. The Right would rather eat its own that do anything productive on any given day. I swear, in the camps, I'm a gonna kick *all* y'all's asses.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 05:07 PM (bxiXv)

282 Used to love Green Day until they went full libtard. Billy Joe what are you, 30 something? Grow up and look in the mirror, you sissy boy putz.

Posted by: USS Diversity at September 02, 2011 05:08 PM (aD5Kx)

283 306 OT: Greenday's Billy Joe Armstrong got booted off a flight for wearing his pants too low. Ha!

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at September 02, 2011 09:06 PM (dbYHP)

Why not?

He's only 40 fucking years old.

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 05:08 PM (+cOEs)

284 23-21 TCU 44 points in 18 minutes. Somebody's defense is going to have to show up.

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 05:09 PM (GTbGH)

285 That was my thought exactly! What are you, 40, Billy? Grow up and pull up your stinkin' pants, you poser!

Posted by: Genetic Tunder at September 02, 2011 05:11 PM (dbYHP)

286 /T any morons give me advice on Sabot 12 ga. slugs .? They look intriguing and expensive......

For hunting, go for it...for home defense, stick with the shot

Posted by: beedubya at September 02, 2011 05:11 PM (AnTyA)

287 280 They are good. Like all ammo, though, it depends on how you are going to use it. In bear country I loaded my 12 Ga. pump with one rifled slug alternating with one 00 Buck, etc. and felt pretty confident.

Posted by: SurferDoc at September 02, 2011 05:11 PM (STdkO)

288 1 Topic for discussion - who is a decent *nationwide* bank, if any? ---------------- my understanding is wells fargo withstood the political pressure and stayed away from subprime loans. their former ceo kovaevich was also the person who voiced opposition to being strong-armed into taking bailout funds. sorry if this was already mentioned...

Posted by: razor419 at September 02, 2011 05:12 PM (PwpdK)

289 What about the copper coated 00?

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 05:13 PM (ZUWaD)

290 27-23 Baylor 50 second scoring drive blocked PaT

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 05:14 PM (GTbGH)

291

Mixing a thread with banks and shotguns is a little disconcerting.

Can't we just stick to the ATM-fucking stories, please?

Posted by: Philbert Desenex at September 02, 2011 05:15 PM (+cOEs)

292

Will the spiraled slugs work in my smoothbarrel?

They are like $2.00+ a shot and they only sell them in five shot packs...I have yet to confirm they sell them at all here in SoCal...

Posted by: KZnextzone at September 02, 2011 05:15 PM (ZUWaD)

293 At short range it all makes a nasty hole that pretty much gets whatever you wanted, done.

Posted by: SurferDoc at September 02, 2011 05:17 PM (STdkO)

294 kovacevich* http://tinyurl.com/4364xzg

Posted by: razor419 at September 02, 2011 05:17 PM (PwpdK)

295

In the interest of being open I just posted this at IOTW.

I have been ripped and ripped good here for supporting John Boehner, who is also a personal friend of mine. I got over it. IOTW is too witty and fun for me to worry about getting in a pissing match with the commenters here. Same goes for AOS. This is really a none issue with me and it should go away. I am voting against Obama. Obama , the Leftist Democrats and the communist thug unions are the enemy. Families can argue but they are still family. At AOS nice rack is a compliment amongst we commenters, as long as you are a girl. Being politically correct is not held in high esteem. Sort out the Perry Dhimmi Texas Dept of Education thing with facts.

Posted by: Ohio Dan at September 02, 2011 05:17 PM (JKNDp)

296 When Rick Perry uses an ATM, the ATM puts the transaction on its resume.

Posted by: Ugknown at September 02, 2011 05:18 PM (8LZo6)

297 O.M.G. next up on Discovery Health Channel: Sex Change Hospital. I shit you not.

Posted by: mpfs, TPT, O is SCFOAMF at September 02, 2011 05:18 PM (TkkWB)

298 Some guy named Smerkonish on MSNBC voiced his preference for Hunstman because HE believes "global warming is REAL!," while Perry doesn't believe in evolution

Not to try to start philosophical arguments here, but evolution has no scientific basis. It even goes against established scientific law.

Politicians are cowed into not being honest and coming out in saying that.

Posted by: beedubya at September 02, 2011 05:18 PM (AnTyA)

299 that Honey Badger inside the ATM in my town. he looked around, cause hes a hungry fuck. ate his way out of the card slot. what did he do? went looking for the one that said mean things about the Head Ewok.

Posted by: Racefan at September 02, 2011 05:19 PM (zqcAw)

300

Jon Huntsman is me friend

Me like Jon Huntsman.

Jon Huntsman is real, like Bigfoot best friend Yeti.

Posted by: Bigfoot at September 02, 2011 05:21 PM (+cOEs)

301 A buddy of mine went to take 30 bucks out of an ATM, got three pieces of blank paper, and got charged for it. And it wasn't even Obama's term yet.

Posted by: USS Diversity at September 02, 2011 05:21 PM (aD5Kx)

302 Whether or not you let yourself get sucked into an evolution argument is a very short and effective IQ test.

Posted by: SurferDoc at September 02, 2011 05:21 PM (STdkO)

303 Okay, I went to I Own The World, and I think I see what the problem is. "A clue to why Ace is doing what he is doing can be found in one of his blog posts where he goes over the minutiae of his first encounter with Geller at a bar. ItÂ’s painfully obvious that his choice to attack a right-wing warrior is purely personal. " This BigFurHat dude is a fucking homo. "Right Wing Warrior?" Flush out your headgear, new guy. Geller aint gonna fuck you. She's currently pretending all that titty blogging she did a few years ago never happened. She writes a fucking blog, Baron Von Douchehausen. A blog that only some of the people who read blogs have even heard of. Try and keep some perspective.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 02, 2011 05:21 PM (TATbF)

304 334 Whether or not you let yourself get sucked into an evolution argument is a very short and effective IQ test.

Posted by: SurferDoc at September 02, 2011 09:21 PM (STdkO)

Not if you buy into a Zinjanthropus vs. T-Rex cage fight.

Posted by: Bigfoot at September 02, 2011 05:26 PM (+cOEs)

305 335 EOJ --

Back in the <good | bad> old days, I linked a post that Geller had, because it was relevant to whatever post Chuckles had put up.

I was warned to NEVER mention her or link to her.
I couldn't figure out what the big deal was, because I had about the same reaction to her as Ace seems to have.

What I'm trying to remember is whether Ace or Geller got banned first.

Knowing what I know now, I hope Ace did.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 05:28 PM (Qxe/p)

306 "Right Wing Warrior?" Flush out your headgear, new guy. Geller aint gonna fuck you. She's currently pretending all that titty blogging she did a few years ago never happened.

Nailed it.

I told a chick I believed crystals could heal the sick once to get in her pants.

Posted by: sifty at September 02, 2011 05:28 PM (4CSeG)

307 Baron Von Douchehausen Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 02, 2011 09:21 PM (TATbF) Okay, THAT's worth noting!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at September 02, 2011 05:29 PM (bxiXv)

308 I told a chick I believed crystals could heal the sick once to get in her pants. Respect.

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 02, 2011 05:32 PM (OW0nw)

309

So, how many "Jobs Created" are those?

Posted by: Say What? at September 02, 2011 05:32 PM (Ie0Es)

310 Jwb, did you get "down-dinged" by all of his lickspittle twatboys?

Posted by: Empire of Jeff at September 02, 2011 05:33 PM (+61wI)

311 34-23 Baylor 57 points in 25 minutes of play.

Dudes!

Posted by: toby928© at September 02, 2011 05:34 PM (GTbGH)

312 EOJ -- no. There was some guy named "Walter" who explained the rules to me.
I strongly suspect he got banned, but I quit going there after Chuckles came out publicly.

Posted by: jwb7605 at September 02, 2011 05:35 PM (Qxe/p)

313 Wait a minute! MSNBC is presenting that douchebag Smerconish as a conservative even though he's nothing more than an Obama-voting poseur at best!?!

Phuck them all. Seriously, but especially him.

Posted by: Kensington at September 02, 2011 05:41 PM (uaEZS)

314 347: Phuck them all.

Please don't spell it that way-that's what the how the hipster douchebag trolls spell it. Friends don't let friends spell it out that way.

Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at September 02, 2011 05:45 PM (9CM5J)

315 Obama is a Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Failure.

And I hate BoA. Let 'em burn

Posted by: Boomer Redneque at September 02, 2011 05:59 PM (ub6p6)

316 331 Choke?

Posted by: Jean at September 02, 2011 06:30 PM (6ziMD)

317 I am not clear if I totally understand the full thought pattern behind this.

Posted by: Unmeasured Strength AudioBook at September 02, 2011 06:35 PM (5VWTg)

318

Won't ever happen. Why do you think Buffet bought into BOA and Obama was on the phone with him at the time? How do you think this would play out in the media for Obama? Buffet will block this to make sure Obama doesn't get egg on his face. Tin foil hat? Maybe. Odd timing though, no?

Hey, you know what's a great idea - video of Dave Chapelle doing his George Bush coke-head skit with Obama bowing before the crotch of world leaders. Talk about some funny ironic shit right there. Can't have a coke head in the White House, huh? "Mr. President" + stop bending over and taking it in the mouth.

Posted by: diamonds of anus at September 02, 2011 10:16 PM (jlUEN)

319 Unexpectedly unprecedented.

Posted by: Evan3457 at September 03, 2011 12:25 AM (Nd6Nd)

320 They call me Barney the Vampire because I sucked Freddie Mac dry Â– along with its top men.

Posted by: Barney F at September 03, 2011 02:44 AM (XjzEc)

321 30,000 layoffs? Just Phase 1 of SCOAMF's newest, bestest Jobs Plan.

Posted by: Peregrine Took, Hobbit who thinks Obama is a SCOAMF at September 03, 2011 03:28 AM (mJznp)

322 BOA screwed me in the 90s. Payback's a bitch.

Posted by: Corona at September 03, 2011 05:12 AM (fh2Y7)

323 So let me get this straight. The government forced banks to make risky loans that they didn't want to make. The banks yielded to the government and made the risky loans. Now the government is suing the banks for making the risky loans. This must be some super stealth genius that I am incapable of understanding. I didn't go to Harvard, they must teach stealth genius there.

Posted by: Marie at September 03, 2011 07:19 AM (W7Seu)

324 What is happening now in the real recession, when all the banks and counties and states who have been propped up by the Stimulus and Tarp (yes, Obama used TARP to bail out homeowners in CA, for example) slowly but surely get cut off from further money.

It's not going to be pretty. Obama hopes to be the unelected strongman when it all comes down, I'm sure.

Posted by: PJ at September 03, 2011 02:54 PM (FlVA8)

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