Colbert Will Hunt Down AIG Bonus Babies With Pitchforks

Colbert Will Hunt Down AIG Bonus Babies With Pitchforks

Colbert Will Hunt Down AIG Bonus Babies With Pitchforks

Stephen Colbert offers to lead an angry mob to recover the taxpayer-funded AIG bonuses.

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According to Director of the White House’s National Economic Council
Larry Summers, there are legal obstacles to overcome before the
government can rescind the
misappropriated bonuses
AIG paid to its bungling derivatives traders. In light of the White House’s legal waffling, Stephan Colbert agrees to lead “a mob so big, it cannot fail”–contingent, of course, upon the acceptance of his standard performance contract.

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