Goldman Sachs is once again being cited for ripping off its clients, this time in the IPO space. Goldman had already paid massive fines for causing the mortgage crisis by selling its own clients toxic assets. Later the firm would take considerable reputational damage when a former Goldman Sachs executive, Greg Smith, wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times where he claimed Goldman employees routinely took advantage of the firm’s clients and enjoyed mocking them afterwards

Tim Curry and Muppets – Professional Pirate, from Muppet Treasure Island.

With his pedigree and language skills, the adorable, yet poorly disciplined tot would be the perfect replacement for the Muppets who have stepped away from their gig as Chick-fil-A spokespmodels in light of the corporate fowl fryer’s ‘tude.

The Devil Went Down To Jamaica. This fan created video is comprised of audio from the parody song The Devil Went Down To Jamaica by Travis Meyer synced to video of the Muppets performing The Devil Went Down to Georgia from episode 420 of The Muppet Show.

Wall Street wants to rip your face off. House Republicans make it easier and safer to cheat you. Stop saving and let your friends on Wall Street help you!

Just to be clear, what the resigning midlevel exec in the GS London office said in his New York Times op-ed was that the culture at Goldman Sachs was such that its clients were being bilked by trading schemes knowingly designed to rip them off, while the GS execs laughed about how gullible their “muppet” clients were for trusting them. That was shocking, but it wasn’t unfair or news.

Dayen’s news roundup starts with with a Muppet take down of Fox News, which was Tuesday’s best news. Mitt Romney, Newt! GOP trashes Dreams, Afghanistan, Yemen, robo-signing, Schneiderman, Sherrod Brown on insider trading, and much more.

Miss Piggy — Snackcercise from The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, a one hour ABC television special that aired on September 17, 1982.

I interrupt my regular Occupy movement coverage to bring you a review of a film I had to see this holiday weekend.

Johnny Cash & Miss Piggy, from Season 5 (1981) of ‘The Muppet Show’ Grab your popcorn, put your feet up on the seatback in front of ya, and aim your spitballs at the ushers please. This is Late Late Night FireDogLake, where off topic is the topic … so dive in. What’s on your mind?