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Ex-Goldman VP Greg Smith on 60 Minutes [Video + Twitter reactions]

by Mick Weinstein|Published October 22, 2012

Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs vice president who resigned with guns ablazin in a March New York Times op-ed blasting Goldman, was interviewed on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday night. Here’s the full video:

Reactions on Twitter from finance journos and investors were mostly critical of Smith. The consensus: at best he was terribly naive, and at worst he’s feigning surprise to cash in on his departure:

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Mick Weinstein

Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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