AIG Paying $165 Million In Bonuses = Outrageous!

A.I.G. Planning Huge Bonuses After $170 Billion Bailout

WASHINGTON — The American International Group (AIG), which has received more than $170 billion in taxpayer bailout money from the Treasury and Federal Reserve, plans to pay about $165 million in bonuses by Sunday to executives in the same business unit that brought the company to the brink of collapse last year.

Word of the bonuses last week stirred such deep consternation inside the Obama administration that Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told the firm they were unacceptable and demanded they be renegotiated, a senior administration official said. But the bonuses will go forward because lawyers said the firm was contractually obligated to pay them.

The payments to A.I.G.’s financial products unit are in addition to $121 million in previously scheduled bonuses for the company’s senior executives and 6,400 employees across the sprawling corporation. Mr. Geithner last week pressured A.I.G. to cut the $9.6 million going to the top 50 executives in half and tie the rest to performance. Continue to article

To Be A Liberal - Roy Zimmerman

Here's a funny one by satirical singer/songwriter Roy Zimmerman. This guy is truly funny. "To Be a Liberal" is from Zimmerman's latest album, "Thanks for the Support," which is a collection of twelve fiercely funny songs about the absurdities of this election season. All songs were recorded live.

One of my favs from that album is "Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual." You can see the performance of that one here.

To Be a Liberal - Roy Zimmerman

And here's another favorite of mine. "Creation Science 101" is from his "Faulty Intelligence" album, which includes such titles as: "Intelligent Design," "The War on Terror," "Defenders of Marriage," "Abstain With Me" and "Hello NSA."

Creation Science 101 - Roy Zimmerman

For more funny Roy Zimmerman videos check here.

New Transformers Movie: Revenge of the Fallen

New Transformers Movie: Revenge of the Fallen

Looking for some crazy robot movie action come summertime? Well, then it looks like you're in luck! The second Transformers movie - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg, is crashing its way into theaters this summer on June 26th. I don't know about you, but I'm definitely excited!

Transformers Movie Trailer

Here's a look at the movie trailer. This was the Superbowl TV spot for the movie, and judging by the online chatter, it's produced quite few nerdgasms already. :P Anyway, just click the pic to watch the movie trailer and see what you think...

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Screenshots

Here are a few interesting screenshots from the trailer. To me, still images always tell a lovely story, and offer a bit of nuance that moving images do not. Enjoy...


Thoughts So Far

I'm not gonna spend much time writing about this one yet since it was a short trailer and all. But from what I can see, it looks to be pretty damn exciting. The CGI looks stunning (as usual), and the action looks pretty intense. I certainly hope it'll be as good, if not better, than the first Transformers movie, which I definitely enjoyed...aside from Megan Fox's horrible acting, of course. :P

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