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AIG director named to Obama tax task force
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the people named this week to President Obama's new Task Force on Tax Reform is a member of the AIG board of directors.

Martin Feldstein, a professor of economics at Harvard University, has been on the board of American International Group since 1988. He also was a prominent economic adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.

Asked about the AIG connection, a senior administration official said Friday that the White House declined to comment on the story.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/27/aig.taskforce/in...

Be real interesting to see how THIS one will be spun...
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  -AIG director named to Obama tax task force liberalsince1968  Mar-28-09 03:30 PM   #0 
  - The more things change, the more they stay the same  DJ13   Mar-28-09 03:36 PM   #1 
  - fascism... having corporate folks taking positions of government  fascisthunter   Mar-28-09 03:37 PM   #2 
  - and people are turning deaf ears still.....n/t  create.peace   Mar-28-09 08:10 PM   #38 
  - Less inflammatory headline:  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 03:39 PM   #3 
  - Correct Headline: Member of AIG Board of Directors named to Obama Task Force  NightWatcher   Mar-28-09 03:42 PM   #4 
     - And Obama sat on a board with William Ayers.  FrenchieCat   Mar-28-09 03:43 PM   #5 
     - Thank you!  DrToast   Mar-28-09 04:01 PM   #18 
     - Apples and oranges -- Obama was not president then, and Ayres had a conscience  katandmoon   Mar-28-09 04:22 PM   #20 
     - No, it's the GUILT by ASSOCIATION game  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 04:31 PM   #23 
        - Ayres WAS guilty of terrorism. He blew up buildings. He just gave people advance notice. Obama had  katandmoon   Mar-28-09 07:17 PM   #31 
           - "Ayres WAS guilty of terrorism?" In what court was he found guilty of this?  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 07:39 PM   #33 
              - U.S. District Court 1980  AZ Criminal JD   Mar-28-09 09:43 PM   #46 
              - BULLSH!T!!!! Ayers was NEVER convicted of any crime!  Political Tiger   Mar-29-09 01:19 AM   #53 
                 - Double your meds. Yes he was convicted.  AZ Criminal JD   Mar-29-09 11:30 AM   #54 
                    - What Tapper doesn't tell you is charges was dropped  Political Tiger   Mar-30-09 03:40 AM   #57 
                       - Trying to use World Net to prove something. LOL  AZ Criminal JD   Mar-30-09 09:18 PM   #64 
              - AIG and Goldman Sachs have damaged this country far more than the "Weather Underground" ever did.  Sebastian Doyle   Mar-30-09 04:00 AM   #58 
     - But Obama didn't invite him onto that board  northernlights   Mar-28-09 06:16 PM   #26 
     - Obama didn't appoint Feldstein to AIG's board either.  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 07:40 PM   #34 
     - Ayers and Obama were on the same board of A CHARITY. Not AIG.  KittyWampus   Mar-28-09 08:06 PM   #36 
     - You act as if the man did nothing else in his entire life  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 03:53 PM   #12 
        - This is all that matters and all they are doing...  firedupdem   Mar-28-09 03:54 PM   #14 
        - That's right. He and the others on this task force  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 04:07 PM   #19 
        - He is proponent of tax cuts for the rich...  Luminous Animal   Mar-29-09 12:26 AM   #51 
        - Oops - wrong place (n/t)  Luminous Animal   Mar-29-09 12:37 AM   #52 
  - *************FREEPER "like" HEADLINE ALERT************  uponit7771   Mar-28-09 03:45 PM   #6 
  - Call CNN Because that's THEIR headline -  lynne   Mar-28-09 03:49 PM   #10 
  - Exactly! It's designed not to inform but to inflame. n/t  Political Tiger   Mar-28-09 03:54 PM   #13 
  - :snort:  chill_wind   Mar-29-09 01:37 PM   #55 
  - I didn't make up the headline you asshole.  liberalsince1968   Mar-30-09 08:09 AM   #63 
  - People may want to check the OP's posting history....those  firedupdem   Mar-28-09 03:46 PM   #7 
  - S/he doesn't have a glowing photo of the Obama family in her sig line, no  katandmoon   Mar-28-09 04:26 PM   #21 
  - Too bad my sig line bothers you. I happen to like that family.  firedupdem   Mar-28-09 04:29 PM   #22 
     - Where did I say your photo bothered me? ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE.  katandmoon   Mar-28-09 07:09 PM   #28 
  - But Obama did nominate Feldstein and CNN did report it, regardless of the OP. nt  Captain Hilts   Mar-28-09 09:18 PM   #44 
  - Yup, I don't blindly worship Obama and think his shit smells like roses.  liberalsince1968   Mar-30-09 08:08 AM   #62 
  - "Keep your enemies closer"  Deja Q   Mar-28-09 03:46 PM   #8 
  - More info on him - including a few articles and OpEd pieces he's written - can be found  lynne   Mar-28-09 03:46 PM   #9 
  - LOL! Sounds like he was a McCain supporter.  firedupdem   Mar-28-09 03:50 PM   #11 
  - Martin Feldstein is one of the most respected economists on the planet  DrToast   Mar-28-09 03:57 PM   #15 
  - Feldstein is one of the most respected 'trickle-down' economists on the planet  brentspeak   Mar-28-09 07:13 PM   #29 
     - Country Club set?  DrToast   Mar-28-09 08:37 PM   #40 
     - He's very concerned about the wealth gap in this country. nt  Captain Hilts   Mar-28-09 09:17 PM   #43 
        - What? He thinks it's still too small?  Sebastian Doyle   Mar-30-09 04:04 AM   #59 
  - This guy is straight out of the DaVinci code.  rug   Mar-28-09 03:59 PM   #16 
  - Hahhha! AIG Board. Bush PFIAB. American Enterprise Institute.  chill_wind   Mar-28-09 11:34 PM   #47 
  - Old news. Recyled for the purpose of stirring up controversy.  jefferson_dem   Mar-28-09 04:01 PM   #17 
  - Hahahahaha!  Marie26   Mar-28-09 04:38 PM   #24 
  - Correct headline "Obama appoints Harvard Econ Professor"  Odin2005   Mar-28-09 04:57 PM   #25 
  - oh my fucking god.  slinkerwink   Mar-28-09 06:19 PM   #27 
  - Wow - you guys have really come out of the woodwork over the last few days!  BlooInBloo   Mar-28-09 07:14 PM   #30 
  - Not surprised. In fact, it's to be expected.  acmavm   Mar-28-09 07:21 PM   #32 
  - What in the fuck!  lonestarnot   Mar-28-09 08:04 PM   #35 
  - Feldstein is an avid advocate of Social Security reform  masuki bance   Mar-28-09 08:09 PM   #37 
  - Privatization, actually.  Luminous Animal   Mar-29-09 12:03 AM   #50 
     - Oh HELL to the fucking NO!  Sebastian Doyle   Mar-30-09 04:06 AM   #60 
  - Sat on Bush's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.  chill_wind   Mar-28-09 08:26 PM   #39 
  - Holy Christ! He's tied to Eli Lily and Frist's HCA corporation???  Sebastian Doyle   Mar-30-09 04:09 AM   #61 
  - Shouldn't we  SpartanDem   Mar-28-09 08:54 PM   #41 
  - Morgan Stanley's Laura Tyson  chill_wind   Mar-28-09 09:37 PM   #45 
  - Feldstein is concerned about the wealth gap in this country. I give him dap for that. nt  Captain Hilts   Mar-28-09 09:16 PM   #42 
  - Hahaha! That was pretty funny.  Luminous Animal   Mar-28-09 11:58 PM   #49 
  - Defense Spending Would Be Great Stimulus (WSJ)  chill_wind   Mar-28-09 11:40 PM   #48 
  - But not a surprise. Just pragmatic payback.  chill_wind   Mar-29-09 02:00 PM   #56 
 

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