The World According to Timothy Geithner
Nobody Wins
I saw most of this interview last weekend, and at the time, I was calming down two very psychotic dogs in my basement: Thunder.
(It happens Al Gore.)
And so, while I was watching this interview, I was almost sold on this guy’s story: Timothy Geithner, was overwhelmingly proud that he had saved the world! Yes, he was very proud of saving the average citizen.
You and I have NO idea how very brave and wise this man is. But he was letting us all know, and promoting his new book, Stress Test, which no doubt is another testimony to how little Timothy saved you and I from living in the mud.
But…is that true? Who did Tim really save?
And then he started talking about his amazement at President Obama’s leadership. To little Timmy, Obama was the most effective leader he had ever witnessed in his life. Why…he got everyone to talk for hours, and Obama would let everyone talk. What an amazing man! Incredible that Tim (Blame my tax evasion on TurboTax) Geithner, the x- Federal Reserve Leader, the x-Secretary Treasury of the United States, was in complete awe of this great leader…Obama.
Yes, little Timmy loves the guy who piled up more debt than all previous presidents combined.
(Little Timmy must have had Common Core Math.)
If you are just listening to Tim, and don’t think while you are listening–he is very convincing. But..watch how he NEVER mentions that he made us…the litte “paycheck to paycheck” guy, bail out the banks. And our grandchildren’s grandchildren’s. That’s not important.
In Timmy world, the United States IS the big banks, and the multinational Fortune 500 companies, and the rest of us well…we are basically fodder left behind long ago. But–we can eat Taco Bell thanks to Timmy!
(Thanks so much Timmy–bacon went from $2.99 to $8.99. Ever heard of inflation?)
Look how he denies that we bailed out the banks. It was Wall Street that gambled, trillions, MADE trillions, and that’s all thanks to Timmy. But notice how Mr. Geithner is trying to convince us all that he saved the little guy in America, from unemployment.
It’s almost surreal.
Last time I heard, over 93 million Americans were out of work. HALF the country is not working, and living in poverty, and notice he says nothing about our debt: If that’s Timmy’s idea of success I’d hate to see his failure.
But he HAS done a great thing, to the rich, hasn’t he? Their profits have tripled thanks to Timmy, and if you look at it from his point of view, which is to protect the rich, he did a great job.
Brilliant! Write a book! And how about that TARP? Money that was given to Obama’s donors and Solyndra friends. Solyndra collapsed anyway.
If we include all this debt — public debt, intragovernmental debt, and unfunded liabilities — we currently owe at least $79 trillion, 500 percent of GDP, and perhaps as much as $127 trillion, 800 percent of GDP. Most middle class families don’t have a lot of stocks, bonds or other financial assets. The number one asset of American were their homes, and they were decimated by Timmy.
But hey…we still have Wal-Mart! Thanks Tim.
Mr. Geithner admits it was ‘unpopular’ and in the interview he tells Charlie that politicians don’t see the big picture.. ..they should always listen to the bankers…like him…because he knows better.
Nobody Wins when the Oligarchs work together to suck what’s left out of the country that made them rich, richer. The banking industry is a cartel arrangement overseen by the Federal Reserve and shot through with monopoly, privilege, bailout protection and crooks.
Timothy Geithner might be a hero to his friends in D.C. and Wall Street, and to himself, but this nobody, he’s just another elite, lying, self-serving politician. (His recent picture below.)

