Fannie Mae: More Controversy Over Bob Corker's CNBC Appearance

We're not the only ones stunned by U.S. Senator Bob Corker's call on Wednesday for investors to "short" shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Yesterday, Bethany McLean, Vanity Fair Contributing Editor, and author of Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants, went on CNBC to say Corker's comments on companies in which he is actively engaged in shaping policy on were, in a word, "crazy."

"Can you imagine the outrage on the right if Elizabeth Warren said you should short 'short JP Morgan?!?' People would go crazy," she said.

Here's a link to McLean's interview, which we recommend viewing if you haven't already.

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