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ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- Yes, Halloween is a perfect holiday to commemorate how the Goldman Conspiracy and Wall Street's other too-greedy-to-fail gangster banks have returned from the dead, like mummies, ghouls, zombies and vampires, rising out of their tombs, crypts, catacombs and mausoleums to suck the bloody retirement funds from the souls of living and unborn future generations.
Our inspiration for this commemorative celebration is Michael Jackson's mind-blowing "Thriller." And thanks to Hank Paulson, their Trojan Horse in Washington, the Goldman Conspiracy deserves center stage as the lead dancer and choreographer in Wall Street's "Thriller" revival.
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Notably, the other too-stupid-to-fail banks do some fabulous dancing in the chorus behind the Goldman Conspiracy, making 2009 one of the greatest in history for bonuses, as we all wait gleefully for a sequel to "Halloween," "Friday the 13th," "Curse of the Mummy" or "Night of the Living Dead."
With all this excitement and thrilling anticipation, we propose to honor the return of the too-evil-to-die undead banks with the first ever "Goldman Conspiracy's Halloween Chainsaw Massacre Costume Ball," giving full recognition to Hank Paulson's historic role in leading this bloody massacre of America and capitalism for Goldman and Wall Street. All set to the magical pounding beat of Michael Jackson's "Thriller:"
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
In anticipation of such a gala celebration, we invite you to vote on the best costumes from your favorite horror movies to be worn by these 23 celebrities at the ball. Feel free to add other celebrities and pick other costumes for anyone. Create your own "Thriller" moments, get in the Halloween spirit, watch Michael Jackson's masterpiece ... hear the music ... feel the beat ... imagine each of our celebrities in the costume and character of your special choosing to commemorate the rage of all American taxpayers this year:
Remember Leatherface slicing up sweet souls to feed his family of cannibals: a metaphor for Wall Street. Back in 2006 when ol' Hank took over the Treasury he secretly warned the White House of a meltdown dead ahead. The former Treasury secretary and Goldman Sachs' CEO knew Goldman's role in creating the derivatives bubble. Did nothing, even lied publicly. Hank then chainsaw-massacred Congress, Treasury, and future generations of taxpayers to protect his Goldman buddies.
Seven years ago the former SEC boss and defender of the little guy told Fortune: "America's investors have been ripped off as massively as a bank being held up by a guy with a gun and a mask." Now he's gone over to the dark side, an adviser to the Goldman Conspiracy, defending high-frequency trading in a Wall Street Journal editorial. He needs a mask.
He doesn't need a mask. Anyone who can rule the known world from behind the Fed's shadowy castle walls and suck $23 trillion of blood from future generations of taxpayers, without Congress oversight, and get away with it, is the bona fide Dracula. Must have a standing offer with Goldman when he retires, plus lecturing and books like Alan Greenspan.
OK, not a movie character, yet. But Matt Taibbi's image of Goldman Sachs in Rolling Stone has a special slasher-movie flavor that's delicious, succulent, very Hitchcockian.
He has that deceptive boyish charm, got the job as Treasury secretary because the too-greedy-to-fail banks saw him as the perfect Trojan Horse replacing Paulson. Great for raiding the Treasury. When he leaves Obama, you can bet he's headed for a huge bonus deal from Goldman.
The Hannibal mask is a party favorite. But can you really trust either one of these characters for economic advice or a meal of "liver, fava beans and a nice Chianti?" Still, with the steady flow of talent back and forth between Washington and Wall Street, Summers, chairman of the National Economic Council and a former Treasury secretary, has got to be another one with a megadeal waiting for him with the Goldman Conspiracy.
CNBC TV host Cramer's as good as Jack. Could also come to the Chainsaw Massacre Ball as Colonel Jessep in "A Few Good Men." Or the obsessive-compulsive in "As Good As It Gets." And no, he doesn't want a deal with Goldman, knows too much, been there, done that.
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