More Sorkin. Goldman to top 5% Stanford Biz School grad on recruiting tour:
"You're attracted to me, but the idea of physical intimacy is uncomfortable because you only know me as Goldman -- the Greatest of all Investment Banking firms. But it's not always going to be that way, and the reason I know that is there was a moment last night when you were with ME, not just Goldman. And I know what a big step that was for you. So, Heather, I'm in no rush. Here's my plan. We're going to slow down, and when you're comfortable, that's when it's going to happen." --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > No, its an anon piece from a blog. Though I wish I had > > thought of it. After the set up (Nicholson doing Gitmo/ > > Goldman) it just writes itself. > > Deserves some kind of prize. That's one of the neatest > parodies I've ever seen. > > I guess Sorkin gets a lot of the credit for writing an > archetypal speech that you can just plug stuff into to > fit the occasion without losing any of the rhythm or > the 'tude. > > But it's eerie how well it fits with what went down today > in the Senate hearing on Goldman. Exact same mindset on > the part of the Goldman execs as that of Colonel Jessep. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > Brilliant. Is this yours? > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth. Son, we live in a > > > > country with an investment gap. And that gap needs to be filled by men > > > > with money. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Middle Class Consumer? Goldman > > > > Sachs has a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You > > > > weep for Lehman and you curse derivatives. You have that luxury. You > > > > have the luxury of not knowing what we know: that Lehman's death, while > > > > tragic, probably saved the financial system. And that Goldman's > > > > existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves pension > > > > funds. You don't want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don't > > > > talk about at parties, you want us to fill that investment gap. You > > > > need us to fill that gap. "We use words like credit default swaps, > > > > collateralized debt obligation, and securitization? We use these words > > > > as the backbone of a life spent investing in something. You use 'em as > > > > a punchline. We have neither the time nor the inclination to explain > > > > ourselves to a commoner who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the > > > > very credit we provide, and then questions the manner in which we > > > > provide it! We'd rather you just said thank you and paid your taxes on > > > > time. Otherwise, we suggest you get an account and start trading. > > > > Either way, we don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!" > > > > > > > > > >
