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Information is not really la legitimate as long as its public records and you have independent parties piecing it all together. >> the foundation has done amazing things for the world. >> and also amazing things for the chinlintons. and they have gotten extraordinarily rich. and its an intertwining of all these relationships that causes this are horrible concern and problem. and we will see if the same is for jeb bush. i think thats one of the problems when you have these american monarchies tha...

To turn on scott walker and their funders which is pretty fascinating and the judge as you said in the case, is a koch frequent flyer to these catch-funded affairs. the center for media democracy which is this incredible outfit has uncovered a lot of information on the koch brothers and uncovered this guy is the only federal judge in wisconsin that goes on the junkettes. should have recused himself. his decision which the "wall street journal" applauds and tries to up hold, is clearly self-deali...

Its self-dealing on corporate boards. and you need a much more independent form of corporate governance. >> so two points. first, ceo pay has gone up faster than the stock market over a period of time. you can look at one year, but thats obviously not the fair way to do it. look at it over the fullness of time. secondly, the s.e.c. allowed large shareholders to nominate for boards. there are shareholders you cant nominate to go on the proxy of the company. the s.e.c. retreated and said well leav...

51-page filing that they submitted ahead of sentencing a scathing filing. they wrote the city desperately needed resolute leadership. instead they got a mayor looking to cash in on his office through graft, extortion and self-dealing. you look at the numbers. federal prosecutors are requesting $9.6 million in restitution. he is convicted of steering money to his buddy but not in the kind of numbers that compare to detroits $18 billion in debt. bill? bill: mike tobin. thanks. he is on the story i...

Always, -- sloppy. disorganized. im talking about the way he ran his white house. pizza at 3:00 a.m. the stuff like a bull session in college went on and on. and that is reflected in the foundation, which has got as the "new york times" showed very long article. the connections with corporate celebrity with money, with people who have self-dealing is pretty messy and im not sure if you are a candidate, despite hillarys celebrity and how much she is adored by democrats. its a difficult associatio...

Families and human beings and so damaged and hurt in so many communities by these illegal foreclosures. >> it also seemed to me watching the hearing, the incestuous relationship between banks and companies theyre hiring to look at their books as guided by the regulator. it looked like the worst nightmare you have about all the self-dealing that happens between wall street and regulators watching this hearing and watching you and your colleagues ask them questions. heres jack reed talking about h...

Going to have to move in because were foreclosed on our home. that doesnt come up and is important. make that connection these are families and human beings and so damaged and hurt in so many communities by these illegal foreclosures. >> it also seemed to me watching the hearing, the in cess tremendous relationship between banks and companies theyre hiring to look at their books as guided by the regulator. it looked like the worst nightmare you have about all the self-dealing that happens betwee...

Foreclosures. >> it also seemed to me watching the hearing, the incestruous relationship between banks and companies theyre hiring to look at their books as guided by the regulator. it looked like the worst nightmare you have about all the self-dealing that happens between wall street and regulators watching this hearing and watching you and your colleagues ask them questions. heres jack reed talking about hiring these independent consultants themselves are on the bank payroll. >> would you dele...

Destinations, with 120,000 employees. the merger is backed by americans creditors and by the major labor unions, whose workers will see pay raises. a bankruptcy judge approved the deal, except for one part. the lavish payout to the outgoing ceo of american airlines. >> theres a bit of outrage. tom horton is leaving american airlines, about a year, and hes going to get $20 million in stock and cash. lifetime flight privileges, office for a couple of years. and some people are grousing. >> reporte...

Shareholder. but that was a slap in the face of the american people. >> well, thats mr. greenberg who ran that company into the ground. the taxpayer be damned. the shareholder be damned. it was a $182 billion bailout. aig became the poster corporation for greed, reckless self-dealing. then they wanted to sue the taxpayer that put this money up, saved them so they could be still in existence, and get i think $22 billion more in, quote, profits. you cant make that stuff up. >> you cant. this is tr...