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ihaveaquestion

(4,280 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:07 PM 3 hrs ago

Larry Summers is "Stepping Back" from Public Life After Epstein Scandal - The Bulwark

Nov 17, 2025 Bulwark Takes
JVL and Sam Stein take on Larry Summers’ embarrassing Epstein emails, Summers’ long-running influence in Democratic circles, the fallout inside Harvard and CAP, and the absurdity of a Treasury Secretary asking a convicted predator for dating tips.

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Larry Summers is "Stepping Back" from Public Life After Epstein Scandal - The Bulwark (Original Post) ihaveaquestion 3 hrs ago OP

"Dating Tips" is a nice way of asking for help getting laid. OAITW r.2.0 3 hrs ago #1

Eww. Just eww. Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #2

"Deeply ashamed." Kid Berwyn 2 hrs ago #3

I find it interesting that neither the OP in your link, nor the majority of niyad 46 min ago #8

Will he still be available for consulting markodochartaigh 2 hrs ago #4

These guys need to consider the fact that he is teaching women in his classes RockCreek 2 hrs ago #5

He should stop wasting oxygen. niyad 40 min ago #10

ABOUT TIME!!!!! elleng 2 hrs ago #6

i've had issues with summers ever since the clinton admin rampartd 1 hr ago #7

The misogynist creep should step off a cliff. niyad 41 min ago #9

OAITW r.2.0

(31,026 posts)

1. "Dating Tips" is a nice way of asking for help getting laid.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:10 PM

3 hrs ago

Solly Mack

(96,087 posts)

2. Eww. Just eww.

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:15 PM

3 hrs ago

Kid Berwyn

(22,304 posts)

3. "Deeply ashamed."

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:16 PM

2 hrs ago

From Larry Summers, that’s saying something.

Bill Clinton was going to privatize Social Security until, uh, Fate stopped him.

https://wap.democraticunderground.net/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1751768

niyad

(128,569 posts)

8. I find it interesting that neither the OP in your link, nor the majority of

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 18, 2025, 12:29 AM

46 min ago

the responders, has posted since 2016 or early 2017.

And it seems like both that linked OP, and the majority of the responses to it, are of the "bashing Democrats" variety.

markodochartaigh

(4,648 posts)

4. Will he still be available for consulting

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:20 PM

2 hrs ago

should an economically embarassed nation need to be given the ol' shakedown for the benefit of hedge funds?

https://cepr.net/publications/larry-summers-poor-memory-on-the-imf/

RockCreek

(1,163 posts)

5. These guys need to consider the fact that he is teaching women in his classes

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:30 PM

2 hrs ago

NO woman. or guy who respects women. should be expected to sit through a class given by a mysogynist. Let alone be evaluated and graded by him.
He needs to be removed from the classroom, yesterday.