Comments on: FDL Book Salon Welcomes Barry Ritholtz – Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy

By: Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:49:34 +0000

Nope — Same Boards of Directors at most of these firms, and many of the “C” level execs are still there.

Indeed, most of the people responsible for many corporate disaster at mid-level are still at work. Only a handful of examples have been let go.

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:20 +0000

Sara Robinson is upstairs!
Memo to the Right Wing: Put Up or Shut Up

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:08:56 +0000

Enough your comments about Cronies made sure that I would buy the book.
Cronies in action the social dynamics of a herd of sociopathic chimps dividing up the ~~food~~economy.
Can a group survive if everyone acts in a selfserving way at the expense of others? Real ~~World~~ Economy the White House.
Hey we all get different things out of what we read based on our own mindsets:)

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:03:38 +0000

Thats good unless they got golden parachutes, but still the important thing is they are out and that their replacements know why they are out.
This is the first good new I have heard about the economy in a while.

By: Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:02:59 +0000

I actually address issues such as the CRA and Fannie Mae in a chapter titled “Misplaced Blame.”

By: Jane Hamsher

Jane Hamsher — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:02:49 +0000

Thank you Barry! So good to have you hear. And once again…the book is great:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470520388?tag=firedoglake-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=0470520388&adid=1QSMDAQ4PCMXXWAC4ZCD&

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:01:29 +0000

Spencer Ackerman is upstairs!
Iran: Don’t Lead, Don’t Follow, And Instead Get Out Of The Way

By: egregious

egregious — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:01:22 +0000

Thank you Barry and Ian. This was an illuminating conversation.

Barry, the comments section will be open for 24 hours in case you want to come back and read additional comments and questions.

You are welcome back any time to join us in our discussions.

By: ThingsComeUndone

ThingsComeUndone — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:01:21 +0000

Bye Great Talk please come back.

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:00:16 +0000

My understanding is that the personnel at the highest levels of these organizations who were involved in these decisions have all “retired” and the organizations are now led by entirely different management teams.