Bernanke Wrote Thank You Letters to Audit the Fed Opponents
Submitted by P.Au.L on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 06:50Politico: If you have the Federal Reserve’s back, there’s a good chance Ben Bernanke will notice. He may even send you a thank you note.
In July, the Fed chairman sent letters of gratitude to five Democratic members of Congress after they delivered speeches on the House floor urging fellow lawmakers to reject the “Audit the Fed” bill authored by retiring Texas Republican Ron Paul, the central bank’s chief antagonist. Their efforts failed to defeat the bill, but they were not in vain, at least in Bernanke’s eyes.
“While the outcome of the vote was not in doubt, your willingness to stand up for the independence of the Federal Reserve is greatly appreciated,” Bernanke wrote in the letters, which were obtained by POLITICO through a Freedom of Information Act request.
He continued, “Independence in monetary policy operations is now the norm for central banks around the world — and it would be a grave mistake were Congress to reverse the protection it provided to the Federal Reserve more than 30 years ago.”
The letters were sent to Reps. Barney Frank, Elijah Cummings, Melvin Watt, Carolyn Maloney and Steny Hoyer.
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I like how he hid it under the guise of ...
..."Independence in monetary policy operations" as if it's so crucial in order for him to protect the public. Meanwhile, we all know he's screwing the public in favor of the big banks and government. He finances wars (see Lew Rockwell's most recent podcast below), etc.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2012/09/28/311-w...
turkey thanks anti-christmas campaigners
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what balls it takes for him to get away with this
all these made up laws took away the way we used to handle corrupt politicians.
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Good News: Senator Collins R-ME supports bill. ? Senator Snowe
I read recently that Senator Collins supports S.202 Audit the Fed bill. Yay! I have not heard from our outgoing "moderate" Senator Snowe R-ME. I have written to both of them twice. I just wrote again to thank Senator Collins and to let Senator Snowe know that Collins supports the bill and STRONGLY encouraged her to do the same... This should be a "No Brainer" for Senator Snowe as she has supported accountability in many areas in the past.
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I wonder how much they got
I wonder how much they got inside? I bet it was more than a fiver or a gift certificate to the Olive Garden.
This is how the FED undermines our vote.
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This is what they will discover
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Of course he did
This video says everything you need to know.
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he's partially right
auditing the fed should be seen as an intermediate step trough sound money, if the FED goes under the direct control of the congress we are doomed, the press machines are going to melt zimbabwe style.
I see no difference between
I see no difference between that threat and our current situation. At least congress is elected.
"— and it would be a grave
"— and it would be a grave mistake were Congress to reverse the protection it provided to the Federal Reserve more than 30 years ago.”
I dunno about you, but to me that sounds like a threat towards the congressional body.
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I couldn't believe he expressed it that way myself (grave mistake). That IS pretty creepy.
Paranoid thinking? Reading too much into it?
Maybe, but it's not like Bernake has a limited vocabulary. He chooses his words very carefully so why choose THOSE particular words?
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Etymology of a threat
Agreed; "grave mistake" sounds like "you make that mistake, you'll likely die". At whose hands, Mr. Bernanke? Is that what you meant?
I loved the movie "Extract". That lawyer kept saying, "If you would only allow me to slam your balls in this door, my client will withdraw his suit" and the owner got frustrated and yelled out "I'll slam your balls in the door" and then the lawyer got straight-faced and asked, "Are you threatening me?"
Well, Bernanke? Are you threatening us?
I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you.
David Stockman on why the
David Stockman on why the Bernank is by far the worst Fed chair in history and is destroying the capital markets in this country. To call him a madman is an understatement.
http://lewrockwell.com/stockman/stockman14.1.html
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I was about to make a joke about how when Ben
had the last billions printed up, he threw in an order to print up some greeting cards and thank you notes as well, but then I remembered: the Fed doesn't actually print money. That's a myth! http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/12/08/the-daily-show-tak...
They should put his face...
...on the Monopoly money...special Bernanke edition. That's all he's worth.
It's a good idea. The game
It's a good idea. The game could have distorted rules like if you own Park Place and Boardwalk, you get 7 billion for passing go. If you are poor and cannot pay for rent on Baltic, you go to jail. Community Chest: Fox News tells you Iran is going to nuke the world and we need to act immediately. Pay 10% inflation tax.
I'd buy a version of that game
If you make it, I'll buy one. maybe even two. :)
The imp on the Monopoly-Money is JP Morgan.
The cast of main characters is:
Monopoly Game facts.
Perhaps Uncle Ben's face would be better suited to a role similar to Jake.
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Has anyone found a correlation to the Opponents campaign donation increases ?
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Not. Figures that Frank would oppose it. I also seem to recall Schiff mauling (figuritively) a pro Fed keynsian economist and Cummings attempting to prop her up, so it is not a surprise that he is a pro fed groupie.
Hahahahaha!
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LOL, Fed "independence."
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