Goldman Sachs Pirates

No Real Surprise

In light of Goldman Sachs's suspected role in everything bad that's happened to our economy, and Obama's soon to be announced SCOTUS nomination of a paid consultant to Goldman Sachs, one with no prior bench experience,  you'll  find this interesting if not surprising.  Somali Pirates Say They Are Subsidiary of Goldman Sachs

“ NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – (The Borowitz Report) Eleven indicted Somali pirates dropped a bombshell in a U.S. court today, revealing that their entire piracy operation is a subsidiary of banking giant Goldman Sachs. There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the leader of the pirates announced, “We are doing God’s work.  We work for Lloyd Blankfein.” The pirate, who said he earned a bonus of $48 million in dubloons last year, elaborated on the nature of the Somalis’ work for Goldman, explaining that the pirates forcibly attacked ships that Goldman had already shorted. “We were functioning as investment bankers, only every day was casual Friday,” the pirate said. The pirate acknowledged that they merged their operations with Goldman in late 2008 to take advantage of the more relaxed regulations governing bankers as opposed to pirates, “plus to get our share of the bailout money.” [Full Story] ” Tommy Mann