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2023-06-22 -Lurid Crime Tales-

BlackRock Recruiter Claims Senators Can Be 'Bought' For $10k, War 'Good For Business': O'Keefe

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Posted by 3dc 2023-06-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life,

#1 "I’m not actually a finance guy, I just know what happens because I’m recruiting people who do these things."

In other words, this is a guy with no real access trying to impress a girl by claiming he has a seat at the grownups' table. Larry Fink does not say, "Yo, Sergei, my ace recruiter, come with me to DC so you can see me hand a fat stack of cash to a Senator!"

You diversify, you acquire, you keep acquiring. You spend whatever you make in acquiring more. And at a certain point, your risk level is super low. Imagine you’ve invested in 10 different industries, from food to drinks to technology. If one of them fails it doesn’t matter, you have nine others to back you up."

OMG! Blackrock has a diversified investment portfolio. Who could have expected that! How devious!

Posted by Matt 2023-06-22 03:18|| 2023-06-22 03:18|| Front Page Top

#2 /\ In other words, a balanced portfolio.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-06-22 06:48|| 2023-06-22 06:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Reminds me of a story I heard in the late 80s or early 90s.

The Iranians weren't surprised at the fact our congressmen could be bribed. They were surprised at how cheap they were.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-06-22 09:55|| 2023-06-22 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 I don’t think there is a set going price for Senators of $10k. There is a very few that I don’t think can be bought. Several are probably not available to new customers except for a premium price. You could think of them as specialist doctors that are not taking new patients. For me a better simile is a higher end call girl because there are definitely other politicians at the reverse end of the pricing spectrum. There is one guy that I have in mind that is definitely a lot lizard at the skeeziest truck stop on Earth. He seems to be jumping in a new cab to provide $20 services on a near continuing basis.
For this Black Rock scum bag $10k may be a median price, but it better be a monthly payment otherwise pricing is about to through the roof as the Biden news rolls in. $10k wouldn’t even buy a third share in a print of a Hunter Biden classic.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-06-22 12:07|| 2023-06-22 12:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Our Senators are too expensive to buy -- but they can be rented!

Posted by magpie 2023-06-22 13:55|| 2023-06-22 13:55|| Front Page Top

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