Lying Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner = Doomed Pinocchio
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on March 20, 2009
By Vicki McClure Davidson * Frugal Café Blog Zone
Lying Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner = Doomed Pinocchio
If Geppetto the toymaker had carved Tim “Lying Boy Wonder” Geithner out of wood, he’d be so disgusted by now with the cascade of lies pouring out of his mouth, he’d toss that lying Treasury Secretary, with his nose grown out three feet or longer, back to that nasty Pleasure Island and let him fully turn into a donkey. Or, maybe fling him into the fireplace as kindling and pay more attention to Figaro and Cleo. Jiminy Cricket would then launch into an angry hip-hop rendition of “When You Lie Upon a Star.”
Geithner has claimed he was shocked about the AIG bonuses, then said he didn’t find out about the AIG bonus issue until March 10. This was contradicted by AIG president Edward Liddy’s testimony before Congress earlier this week—when Barney “We Don’t Care about AIG Family Death Threats” Frank mercilessly grilled Liddy. Squirm and deny all you want, Lying Boy with the 3-Foot Nose. Liddy was right—it’s captured on videotape. And that tape was made on March 3. Likely, Geithner knew much earlier than that.
A real piece of work, this man that Obama said was the smartest man in the country (or the world, or the universe… can’t remember) to turn-around our nation’s economic problems. Fix our US banking crisis? Overseer of the IRS? Geez Louise, I wouldn’t trust this bumbling, tax-cheating liar to balance my checkbook. Keep him far away from Girl Scout cookie sale spreadsheets.
And to think, during his appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night, Pres. Barack Obama waxed philosophically for several minutes about how fantastic and hard-working Lying Boy Geithner is, and how under-appreciated he is with the American public. Yawn. At least, in so doing, Obama didn’t have as much time to make fun of the disabled.
How many others in Congress lied about knowing about these bonuses before this past week? We already know Sen. Chris Dodd from Connecticut lied, because he confessed yesterday. “Oops, yes, I did write that special text allowing AIG to honor its contracts and pay out those million-dollar bonuses… sorry, but someone made me do it!” How many others have faked their outrage to do the “Washington CYA”?
Here is the lowdown-get-ugly update, from Michelle Malkin (video embed of Malkin included):
Geithner: Can’t get taxes straight, can’t get dates straight…
Previously posted by Malkin in January; great use of her magic crystal ball: Top 10 bad omens of the Geithner nomination
Other insightful blog postings about this latest in a growing list of debacles and lies coming from our Keystone Kops/elected officials in Washington:
NY Daily News: What was supposed to be legal lynching of AIG’s Edward Liddy turns into huge defeat for Congress
Daily Finance: Anthony’s Take: Could Tim Geithner be any more boring? Stay tuned
HillBuzz: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner admits he lied to Americans: now says he told Dodd to put bonus provision into spending bill
Hot Air: Obamateurism of the Day and Video: Congress, Geithner knew about bonuses on March 3rd
Pirate’s Cove: What Did Democrats Know About The AIG Bonuses And When
Peace and Freedom Global Future: President’s Economic Team in Trouble: Especially Geithner
HotMES, Politics Just Got a Lot Dirtier: Barack Obama’s Advertisement of Weakness
Jim Blazsik: The President’s Special Gaffes in Obamaworld
Michelle Malkin: Still Mr. Lonely: Another Treasury pick jumps ship
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