TARP

Start with the vile acronym; didn't anyone consider that TARP is short for tarpaulin, the plastic sheeting that covered roofs and bodies in New Orleans?

Adam Hanft: How Obama Can Re-Brand the Bailout 2009

Claims of Obama not being a citizen, the TARP is an Obama program, stimulus money is bad for your state, all this foolish chatter is believed by so many of the Fox viewers and Rush minions - it's very sad.

House panel passes health care bill after marathon session 2009

And this is what we call TARP; it's the bailout that was passed in October. $700 billion -- it's hard to keep track of all the money that's going on.

CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2009 2009

At that particular time, I was wondering to vote yes or no on what we call the TARP legislation.

CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2009 2009

To date, we have recovered more than $200 billion in TARP funds, as well as made $28 billion in profits.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tackles five myths about TARP Timothy F. Geithner 2010

Advance America's actions were "your tax dollars at work": It received large chunks of its startup capital from Bank of America, which received $45 billion in TARP funds.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Payday Lenders: How Wall Street's "Undercover Brothers" Exploit Minorities RJ 2010

Then we gave the big banks $700 billion in TARP money, no strings, and they posted record earnings.

State Senators Don’t Want to Pick on Big Banks « PubliCola 2010

Advance America's actions were "your tax dollars at work": It received large chunks of its startup capital from Bank of America, which received $45 billion in TARP funds.

Richard (RJ) Eskow: Payday Lenders: How Wall Street's "Undercover Brothers" Exploit Minorities RJ 2010

TARP is also affecting races where neither candidate was in Congress to vote for it.

TARP: How it's playing in the midterm campaigns Felicia Sonmez 2010

To date, we have recovered more than $200 billion in TARP funds, as well as made $28 billion in profits.

Five myths about TARP, according to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Timothy F. Geithner 2010