Comments on: Hey, guess who else has an executive retention bonus plan?

By: The Left Hand Knows Not What The Left Hand Is Doing « Tai-Chi Policy

The Left Hand Knows Not What The Left Hand Is Doing « Tai-Chi Policy — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:36:44 +0000

[...] guaranteed in the bailout legislation that gave them all of the government money (meanwhile, what about Freddie Mac’s compensation?). This is as amateurish as when Barack reversed his embryonic stem cell stance in only two days, [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Guess who’s going to pay retention bonuses?

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:14:41 +0000

[...] Air readers knew about this more than two weeks ago. None of these compensation plans were secret. Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and AIG all disclosed [...]

By: Lead By Example «

Lead By Example « — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:19:10 +0000

[...] More on this here. And here. [...]

By: Weapons of A.I.G. distraction… « Time for Thorns

Weapons of A.I.G. distraction… « Time for Thorns — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:27:39 +0000

[...] http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/18/hey-guess-who-else-has-an-executive-retention-bonus-plan/ [...]

By: Enough with AIG; Obama’s Puppet Show and Democratic faux-Outrage « Northern Thoughts And Reflections

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:54:42 +0000

[...] Edward Liddy and Barney Frank, AIG employees gets to hold onto their bonuses until you give back your ill-gotten wealth. This is hypocrisy on steroids, who do these people think they are demanding hard-working Americans [...]

By: 38 Recommended Articles on the Economic Collapse | My One Hundred Things

38 Recommended Articles on the Economic Collapse | My One Hundred Things — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:13:24 +0000

[...] Hey, what about Freddie Mac’s retention bonus plan? [...]

By: More of McCain’s Money Came From AIG Than Obama’s « Daily Dose

More of McCain’s Money Came From AIG Than Obama’s « Daily Dose — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:43:48 +0000

[...] It’s only natural for journalists to try and eke a fresh angle out of it, like the fact that Fanny and Freddie also pay (much smaller) retention bonuses, or that they sponsor a soccer team, or Chuck Grassley said something crazy, or that Presidential [...]

By: workingforpigs

workingforpigs — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:24:43 +0000

We should demand that the paychecks be withheld on those that took the language out of the bill that prevented bonus payouts until the money is fully refunded. Perhaps that would make these morons do their jobs in Washington.

By: The Strata-Sphere » More Taxpayer Paid Bonuses For Failed CEOs

The Strata-Sphere » More Taxpayer Paid Bonuses For Failed CEOs — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:16:56 +0000

[...] Ed Morrissey discovers that these bonus payments to Fannie and Freddie’s Failed Execs will be a regularly occurring [...]

By: mr1216

mr1216 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:13:25 +0000

I’ll say it again. The terrorists hit the wrong building.

By: Jules Crittenden » Bush Book

Jules Crittenden » Bush Book — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:29:34 +0000

[...] Hot Air: Hey, if AIG’s retention program is a problem, how about Freddie Mac’s? Also, in ongoing mistakism: Obama ditches warmonger pay-to-play healthcare plan. [...]

By: johnnyU

johnnyU — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:31:26 +0000

man don’t make me throw a tea bag.

oh and this 90% tax on these things? Thats to shut people up. They’ll squirm and not have to pay a dime. These guys are pro’s. bye bye bailout money, hello new yacht.

By: unclesmrgol

unclesmrgol — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:28:25 +0000

- Tim Rutten

MB4 on March 18, 2009 at 2:36 PM

Again, AIG is a victim of Obama Waters Franks LLC, and every executive who stayed there through closeouts deserves every penny of what they earned.

The whole mortgage market and its verious derivatives were invented by the people at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The bundling of loans in particular, with the supposed full faith of the federal government behind each bundle. Of course, there was rotten fruit in each bundle, but what the hey?

Closeouts are the pits — you don’t have the leisure to plan your departure — one day you have a job, and the next day you don’t. These “retention bonuses” are designed to make it worthwhile for those who do this to assume the risk of no job for some period after the closeout ends.

I know; I’ve done closeout on government contracts, and you get to watch all your friends leave for plum jobs on new contracts and you get to assure that every last i is dotted and t crossed on what the government expects from you.

By: PattyJ

PattyJ — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:29:45 +0000

There are a whole lot of investigations that should be going on into this mess, but Frank belongs on the hot seat, not in the questioner’s chair.”

Amen, AZCoyote!

By: A TARP Is A Covering | Smoke Break

A TARP Is A Covering | Smoke Break — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:43:53 +0000

[...] The AP is reporting today that Fannie Mae is also paying out retention bonuses with TARP monies, and Freddie Mac isn’t far behind in paying them out, too. The federal regulators think it’s a jolly good idea because this is all about “human assets”; no weasel words as yet from the administration, of course. But lots of other folks are beginning to notice. [...]

By: seejanemom

seejanemom — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:41:36 +0000

Is that an ANAL weeetention bonus pwan, do you say, Barney?

By: petefrt

petefrt — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:40:22 +0000

JUSTICE for Barney Frank!

By: AIG And How To Create Laws Against People Groups |

AIG And How To Create Laws Against People Groups | — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:20:27 +0000

[...] law makers would not attempt to change the law for future companies.) Forget about the fact that Freddie Mac is getting retention bonuses also and no one is bringing them before [...]

By: Sen Dodd Admits He Was Responsible For AIG Bonus Loophole « An Angeleno’s View of the World

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:51:32 +0000

[...] The blogosphere broke this first, read Riehl World View. There is more “bonus scandal” within Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as reported by Ed Morrissey here. [...]

By: JellyToast

JellyToast — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:14:02 +0000

Hey,, lets not forget Barney and O Reilly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAuOEdttjZQ

By: Rovin

Rovin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:50:12 +0000

Charles Krauthammer: “Democrat’s claiming executive compensation in bill was immaculately conceived.

By: More Taxpayer Rip-Offs; Fed Explodes Money Supply, Reviving Fears of Stagflation | OpenMarket.org

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:29:38 +0000

[...] taxpayer money to give fat bonuses to its employees. The same thing is happening at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the fraud-ridden “Government-Sponsored Enterprises” that helped spawn the mortgage [...]

By: right2bright

right2bright — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:25:10 +0000

one might ask why Freddie Mac built in retention bonuses in this November filing

The reason why Freddie Mac got it and AIG shouldn’t is simple…Barney Frank is not sleeping with the president of AIG.

By: JellyToast

JellyToast — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:24:26 +0000

Time for the towns people to form hearings,, send letters to Washington demanding Barney Frank and certain other members of congress attend the hearings to testify about their involvement in the failings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, come and testify at the hearing and demand they give answer to the peoples questions! What did they know and when did they know it!
I think after Tea Parties, time to hold our own hearings! if they don’t come,, send subpoenas. If they still don’t come,, hold mock hearings!!

By: Isn't it time to investigate Criss Dodd--the #1 receipiant of AIG--Fannie/Freddie - Page 2 - U.S. Politics Online: A Political Discussion Forum

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:02:23 +0000

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