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Congressman Wants to Know Why Geithner Contradicted Congressional Testimony in 24 Hours
CNS News ^ | 3/27/09 | Pete Winn

Posted on 03/27/2009 12:08:35 PM PDT by Nachum

(CNSNews.com) – An Arizona congressman wants to know why Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner isn’t facing tough questions over his apparent about-face on whether the U.S. would consider China’s request to abandon the dollar as the global currency, in favor of a mix of currencies.

Geithner told Congress under oath Tuesday that he wouldn’t consider China’s proposal to shift away from the U.S. dollar toward a world currency -- then the following day (Wednesday) said the U.S. would “be open” to the idea.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 111th; congressman; contradicted; economy; geithner; testimony

1 posted on 03/27/2009 12:08:36 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: SumProVita; HardStarboard; BradyLS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; dervish; Twotone; Free ThinkerNY; ...

The List, ping


2 posted on 03/27/2009 12:09:07 PM PDT by Nachum (the complete list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

Because he’s a liar?


3 posted on 03/27/2009 12:15:38 PM PDT by capydick ("History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid".)
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To: capydick

We have a winner!!!!


4 posted on 03/27/2009 12:19:04 PM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: Nachum
Come on! Leave this guy alone!

He's under enough pressure as it is trying to get his personal taxes finished by April 15th!


5 posted on 03/27/2009 12:21:20 PM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: Nachum

More telling than Geithner’s answers, was Bernanke’s shifty- eyed, caught-in-a-lie look when he answered Rep. Bachmann that he would not consider abandoning the U.S. dollar in favor of an international currency. That the head of the Fed is harboring such a move is really disturbing.


6 posted on 03/27/2009 12:21:21 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: WayneS

Aw Shuks!


7 posted on 03/27/2009 12:28:49 PM PDT by capydick ("History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid".)
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To: Nachum

Why? Because he is a liar?


8 posted on 03/27/2009 12:32:00 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is the belief that most people are better off if everyone was equally poor and miserable.)
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To: MikeWUSAF

WAY TO FUNNY!! LMAO!!


9 posted on 03/27/2009 12:39:27 PM PDT by peace with honor
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To: Nachum
Is it just me or does Geithner remind anyone else of the back-stabbing friend of Patrick Swayze in “Ghost”? I get that same queasy gut feeling watching him.
10 posted on 03/27/2009 12:46:15 PM PDT by Bearshouse
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To: Blood of Tyrants

And a tax cheat, but that is redundant, isn’t it?


11 posted on 03/27/2009 12:53:44 PM PDT by madinmadtown (It is good to be right.)
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To: Nachum

He isn’t facing tough questions because he’s a leftist. Leftists lie and cheat. It’s in their DNA. If these people were honest and straightforward, they wouldn’t BE leftists. Get it? He’s expected to lie! He’d only be facing tough questions if he were to accidentally tell the truth! That’s when the MSM would ask what the hell he was thinking!


12 posted on 03/27/2009 12:53:54 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Nachum

In 24 hours? Well, I suppose it took him 24 hours to lie because no one in the media gave him the opportunity to do it in 12!


13 posted on 03/27/2009 12:56:13 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Nachum

Because George Soros needed to pick up a few million from shorting the U.S. dollar.


14 posted on 03/27/2009 1:01:29 PM PDT by mpstan
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To: Bearshouse

15 posted on 03/27/2009 1:27:34 PM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: Nachum
Rep. John Shadegg (R.-Ariz.) thinks the Treasury secretary's swift about face demands an explanation.

Good luck getting one.

17 posted on 03/27/2009 2:38:39 PM PDT by TigersEye (Cloward-Piven Strategy)
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To: capydick

“Because he’s a liar?”

BINGO!


18 posted on 03/28/2009 5:05:47 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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