Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/09/2011 09:43 -0400
* Barclays
* Goldman Sachs
* Matt Taibbi
* Net Notional
* Tata
We have already noted our amusement at Sorkin's inaccurate and dictated defense of Goldman's housing short position previously (apparently the DCF expert has absolutely no understanding of such concepts as DV01, delta, gamma, capital structure priority, gross vs net notional, and exposes so many other misconceptions that we will simply wait for the official Goldman 8K to come out, as opposed to this unofficial one, before issuing out full debunking of any Goldman defense). One thing we did not note, however, that needs disclosure, is the glaring conflict of interest in ARS' puff piece. As Taibbi pointed out, it is none other than Goldman who is a critical backer of Sorkin's Dealbook. To wit: "Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs, Sotheby’s and Tata Consultancy Services are charter advertisers for the relaunch of DealBook."
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/another-spirited-goldman-sachs-defense-brought-you-goldman-sachs?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

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