Dodd Fesses Up: Admits AIG Bonus Amendment Added at Behest of Obama Administration

"The administration, it's been widely reported, had problems with that amendment [on limiting executive compensation], as others did as well. And they came and said we would like to modify that amendment."

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March 18, 2009 at 6:46 pm - CNN
Dateline: Washington DC
Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   March 18th, 2009 - 6:57 pm

Chrissy “the dud” Dodd needs to go. He got into his position through nepotism…road the coat tails of his crooked politician father.

He is just trying to cover his butt by coming out and admitting his part in all of this.

He knew he wrote the language on the bonuses into the stimulus…he knew it and thought it wouldn’t get noticed because he and Saul Alinsky Obama and all the other socialist slugs pushed it through or the sky would fall!

Chrissy you are a dud…and need to go! Out on the unemployment lines with all the other Americans you put on those lines.

You took our hard earned money earned in our daily paychecks. We had braces to buy for our children and could not pay, we have tuition to pay for our college student and could not pay, we need a new car for our family and we could not afford…you took our hard earned money that could have gone for these family necessities and you gave millions to millionaires who could afford all this and more!

You are a slug. You are a socialist slug and if the State you come from re-elects you they should be thrown out of the Union.

Goodbye and good riddance to your sorry butt that you are attempting to cover!

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JUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE SOCIALIST “REIGN OF BARRY HUSSEIN” AND HIS HENCHMAN…CHRISSY “THE DUD” DODD!

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SIR TED KENNEDY   March 18th, 2009 - 7:05 pm

THERE’S MY BUDDY!!

WISH I WAS THERE WITH YOU CHRIS, THEN WE COULD MAKE A “WAITRESS SANDWICH” (google it) WITH THAT REPORTER.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS…

http://WWW.YTEDK.COM

McQuirk   March 18th, 2009 - 8:03 pm

This whole thing stinks to high Heaven. The whole group that make up this shoddy, sleazy, cheating administration need to be impeached, fired, and cast out. They are completely incompetent, from the top to the bottom. I have never seen such lies and irregularities in an administration, except maybe Jimmuh Carter.
1-20-13, end of a huge ERROR!

Larse   March 18th, 2009 - 8:29 pm

OMFG!!!

One of our old sacred cow Democrats turns out to be a corporate suck upping patsy!!!!!!!!!

So I will Join with Eileen in calling for eliminating this POS from our country’s government!! I and guess how often I agree with Eileen :D

Dodd has had too many odd failures in representing American and too many odd parallels with corporate crooks…

Just get ride of him…

Azul Del Fuego   March 18th, 2009 - 9:20 pm

So it appears Dodd and Obama received huge campaign contributions from AIG during the 2008 cycle. But they didn’t know the provision which preserves the bonuses wasn’t there. But now we find out that Dodd did know. And why would he have preserved the bonuses? Did he think that provision up on his own? No, he was asked by AIG to put that provision in as a payback for their contribution.
And the smartest man to ever hold the office of POTUS didn’t know? Well, does that mean he may not be the smartest man ever to be POTUS? Hmmm. You liberal f_cktards have a real delemma on your hands when it comes to explaining this behavior to your fellow conservatives while standing around the water fountain tomorrow morning.

LowlyPeasant   March 18th, 2009 - 9:56 pm

“Passed unanimously by the Senate”?!? WTF, it was passed by every Senate DemocRAT and three RINO Republicans; Dodd you are a shamless bald faced liar. Why don’t you committ ritual Japanese sucicide for the sake of your honor like was suggeted to the AIG bonus recipents?

[...] The truth comes out, slowly but surely.  Senator Chris Dodd finally admitted to CNN that he was infact the one responsible for adding the bonus loophole into the stimulus package that permitted AIG and other companies that received bailout funds to pay bonuses. This is a complete 360 (to use a CNN term) from Tuesday, when Dodd flat out denied to CNN that he had anything to do with the loophole. But its not Dodd’s fault (according to Dodd). He now says The Treasury Department was responsible for inserting exemptions into the stimulus bill that allowed bailout recipients to receive bonuses. No TweetBacks yet. (Be the first to Tweet this post)Related postsMarch 18, 2009 — Washington hypocrite theater – The AIG comedy show – An oscar worthy performance (0)March 18, 2009 — Speaking of executive bonuses, where are the questions on Fannie an Freddy? (1)March 17, 2009 — The Japanese approach toward accepting responsibility for AIG? Executives should kill themselves! (0)March 17, 2009 — George Stephanopoulos – more interested in McCain’s daughter spats than his AIG flipflopping (0)March 17, 2009 — Chris Dodd – who was the largest recipient of campaign donations during the 2008 election from AIG, now trying to undo the bonus protections HE put into the simulus bill! (0) [...]

Det819   March 18th, 2009 - 11:10 pm

The tip of the iceberg. The house of cards are falling. Spin Masters at work. And most Americans are not even paying attention. SHAME SHAME. But the water carrying obama Tv Stations are doing a good job in the cover up.

Gandhi's Fist   March 19th, 2009 - 12:11 am

AIG donations to Dodd campaign = $106.000.00
AIG donations to Obama campaign = $104.000.00

How are you folks at simple math. Gee–why do you thing this exception for executive bonuses was added? Ummm, I dunno, maybe political payoffs?

For you Libs. If this were Bush, you’d be baying for blood. This is “change” we can believe in? Looks like back room politics ala The Great McGinty to me. In fact, these clowns are so amateurish, they can’t even hide it–hence the gobbledygook Dodd explanation which translates to, “We forgot to let them have ridiculous bonuses on the back of the taxpayer, so we added that language in. After all, they were amongst our biggest campaign contributors.” Why so bold an admission–you may wonder–well, just who’s going to hold their feet to the fire? This is a government that doesn’t even have a legit press to watchdog them.

Good to know the propagandists in the media are spinning this in favor of the savior.

Keeps up like this, Obama has one term.

Timmy Terrific   March 19th, 2009 - 8:40 am

By any means necessary, the teleprompter-in-chief’s supporters must never be allowed to cast a vote again.

Lady liberty   March 19th, 2009 - 8:54 am

OKAY AMERICA… Lets see how WE THE PEOPLE, can change this country..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA

Robespierre   March 19th, 2009 - 2:11 pm

lets see,..Dodd and barney screwed everyone with Fannie&Freddy .
now this piece of human waste , spermed by a crooked father , has once again lied to the American taxpayers.
its getting time to put an end to this kind of crap.

Steffy   March 20th, 2009 - 1:01 pm

Corrupt President, Corrupt cabinet, Corrupt Congress, Corrupt, corrupt, corrupt.

Dems ain’t sayin a word.

It’s so fun to watch. It’s like a sitcom with the USA citizens footing the bill.

ALL the tons of proof revealed to the people about these politician’s associations with criminals, terrorists, etc., and STILL you vote them IN.

Joe Bob Bourgeoisie   March 20th, 2009 - 2:14 pm

Cry, Conservatives, cry! Liberals hate America and they seek revenge on your hide. They lie to Americans while feasting on their pork fed follies. They ignore the constitution by levying a 90 percent tax on a select group of Americans. They demand the names of private citizens in order to humiliate and scourge their wives and children. Their leader threatens to remove health care for our fallen heroes then goes bowling. Cap and Trade, TARP, Bailouts, retirements lost, educations stalled, jobs lost, lives ruined. The winter of our discontent has begun. Hail, Ceasar! Rome, Forever!

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