Pharma-Bro Martin Shkreli was subpoenaed to testify before Congress this morning. He was there to discuss his role in drug price gouging and, as expected, he was a total douchebag about it.
First, Shkreli pled the fifth to nearly every question, with the exception of the pronunciation of his last name.
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But it was his visual distain for the elected officials in the room, including revered civil rights champion Rep. Elijah Cummings, that got people most riled up.
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Shkreli spent the entire hearing smirking, rolling his eyes and generally acting like a petulant 14-year-old mean girl who feigns an eating disorder — or in Shkreli’s case, a fractured wrist — for attention.
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At one point, Rep. Cummings actually had to tell the 32-year-old that his constant snickering was disrespectful.
“It’s not funny, Mr. Shkreli,” Rep. Cummings scolded. “People are dying. And they are getting sicker and sicker.”
Which only prompted Shkreli to snicker more.
When Rep. Trey Gowdy asked why Shkreli was refusing to answer a single question (including one about the name of the hip hop group Wu Tang Clan, whose unreleased album Shkreli bought for $2 million back in December, you know, just because), Shkreli again pled the Fifth, then added, smugly: “I intend to follow the advice of my counsel, not yours.”
Finally, he was ordered to leave and was escorted from the chamber. Within minutes of being shoved out the door, he tweeted:
Hard to accept that these imbeciles represent the people in our government.
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) February 4, 2016
Shkreli’s lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, tried to explain away his client’s bratty behavior by saying: “A lot of what you saw was nervous energy,” and adding that Mr. Shkreli “did not mean any disrespect.”
Afterwards, Rep. John Mica said: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen the committee treated with such contempt,” before calling for Shkreli could be held in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate.
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Kathy Griffith
Yep–he’s definitely a Trump kid 🙂
Ruth Winkler
Perma-smirk.
Mark Angstman
Someone needs a good spanking.
Mark Reimer
An arrogant, snide & superior, self-entitled toolbox who is pizzing off even bigger, more self-entitled toolboxes who have the power to stick his skinny pale azz in jail.
Jeffrey McIntyre
Does this dickless little twit have a FB page?
Kenneth Myrnes
I hope his ass starts itching , and his arms are too short! What a douche!!
Transiteer
Shows whats wrong with Capitalism doesn’t he? No morals, no ethics, no compassion – this boy has severe psychological problems. A real “Dexter”.
avesraggiana
Narcissism personified. Total NPD.
Dieter Michaels
HOW has someone NOT kicked his F*ckin ass yet?
Tobi
My preciousssssssss….
SteveDenver
WANNA PUNCH THAT FACE!
BeachDaddyDave
On top of which it is ALWAYS a good move to alienate and insult the people who are investigating you. Smart . Real smart.
Minyassa
How did this creature survive to adulthood? I hope a shark eats it.
barkomatic
Yet this is the type of person we reward in our system with more money than he can spend in a lifetime. Meanwhile, people who actually contribute to society are often under valued and ignored.
Daniel Salmeron
What was the point of calling him anyway?
Gio Turcios
That’s how all the corporate welfare recipients feel about the us congress and its citizens for they gauge us but fill the pockets of the men and women who creat the laws n opportunities for them to screw the people over w their capitalistic greed!!
don1323
Sad, pathetic little man. Probably has a tiny weenie too!
Glücklich
The greed and arrogance aren’t the most shocking aspect to this whole nasty situation.
What’s *most* shocking is someone with nothing left to lose hasn’t clipped this wart-riddled asshole yet. It’s not like he’s hunkered down in Fort Knox.
EvonCook
@barkomatic: @barkomatic: Thank you! Yes, our unbridled, less and less regulated capitalism forms the basis of our quantitative value system, more sacred to many than religion. That is why I am voting for Bernie Sanders who may not be able to fix everything, but he certainly has the right ideas and moral fiber.
jheryn
Sad, little, pathetic troll. It’s almost as if he WANTS to be punished. Of course, it is probably just a narcissistic thing. He will take any attention he can get.
Uncle Mark
No worries. Big Pharma In America Inc. cannot afford to have this little embarrassment on the news too often, as he only serves as a reminder to the American people of the corruption & greed in Big Pharma (especially during election time.) They’ll make this little pimple of a man & his sneer disappear soon. He’s actually the imbecile, if he hasn’t figured all this out yet.
David Scrivens
Nothing would make me more happy then to see this (whatever it is) get some jail time and have Bubba knock that smirk of his face.
corey
So why didn’t they hold him in comtempt? Afraid of all the “free market” wackos in congress probably. They believe in money over everything else, except fetuses of course
DCguy
Oh Please, the congressmen have all been bought by the pharmaceutical companies, they just hate this guy because he did what every other Pharma company does, he just did it so blatantly that now Congress has to pretend that they are looking into it.
He was smirking because he knows they won’t do anything. If Congress did anything, they would cut into the profits of their donors. So this was just for show.
Rimminit
Wouldn’t it be ironic if contracted HIV while in prison?
walshwitch
@UncleMark – Yes, and thank you. He only embodies an entire industry doing exactly the same thing. Somehow, they’re above board. I wonder if his smirks weren’t for this very reason. The pharma industry has no problem ripping people off blind (remember AIDS?) they’ve built their entire existence on it. But… should some little punk come in and do the same? Shame on them all.
Juanjo
@corey:
I have a feeling he might find himself in exactly that situation. But even low life abscesses on the ass cheeks of society like Pharma Boy receive the protections of due process which means he has to be charged and then receive a hearing before we can have him cited and sanctioned.
youarekiddingme
@EvonCook:You hit the nail on the head. We need the government regulation of the pharmaceuticals to stop robbing everyday people of the life savings just to stay alive. People like Alistair Wiseman believe in less government regulation and voting for rethuglican ideas of letting big business continue to rape the innocent citizens in this country.
When a person needs to decide whether to eat or take their prescription (necessary to manage a chronic illness or deadly disease), there’s something SERIOUSLY wrong in this country!
EvonCook
Sorry for taking up all the space but here is an interesting email exchange by this little Albanian shit. So it reveals he’s into gangbangs now… I think a nice baseball bat would improve his smile and his rectum. –And I am not a violent person!
Can’t seem to transfer the email to this site so please check it out on DeadState.org for the exchange with his ex-girlfriend.
This certainly is a scummy animal.
Bad Ass Biker
@EvonCook: EvonCook, I wish I could upvote you here as I agree completely. I hope this arrogant, smirking little asshole dies a slow and painful death.
brooklynbobby
@don1323: You had to speculate on that? I would think that it’s pretty obvious to everyone the guys a dickless wonder. LOL Have you noticed that no time ever has there been a mention of ANY body else in his life. Parents, siblings, girlfriend, friends, supporters. No one!!! Other than the slaves in the factories who make the product that he gets his gallon of blood for I don’t think there has even been a mention of any employees either like a secretary or a person assistant or spokesperson. This lawyer that has to speak for him here in this Congressional get together must be being paid a boat load of dough for having to stomach even being around this creep! LOL
Markajv
Every year my friends and I pick our “Douchebag of the Year” and they win an award(Facebook mention with a Tweet) This dickhead was my 2015 winner and it looks like he’s started the race early to win my choice for 2016. Does anyone else here thinks he should see a psychiatrist?
Frederick Charles Crisafulli
This Fucker better go to jail!
Mark Villnave
POS
Spike
He would make a great Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration.
Cynthia Gilletti
What a smug little fart. And like a bad fart it will soon disappear . Spray some Fabreeze on that stinker.
Sweetie Pie
I can see him being appointed as secretary of something if the Reppies win the election
Stefano
@DCguy: you are right. This is part of the ‘Big Circus’ people call democracy.
Bryguyf69
Wow, finally something to unite both parties in Congress! He reminds me of the Westboro Baptist Church, uniting both gays and homophobes in disgust.
Billy Budd
I hope he will be REPEATEDLY raped in jail by big black guys.
Tracy Pope
Don’t know if Martin Shkreli is a borderline psychpath or just an a$$h@le but suspect both.
His attorney said he was just nervous. After seeing clips of Shkreli’s reactions to questions and comments the obvious response is “BULLSH!T”
Alistair Wiseman
@Kathy Griffith:
@Spike:
I know current events are hard, but you need to pay attention before you comment. Martin Shkreli is unabashed Bernie Sanders supporter.
Atldeuce
Sure the guy is an ass but I give him credit for not caving to these jerks. The Pfizer witness was all about how they had changed, boo hoo hoo. They haven’t and they are still motivated by greed as well. The Congressmen are imbeciles and waste time on this sort of grandstanding and bulkshit like trying to abolish O’Bamacare 50 times.
If we want to artificially controldrug prices, go single payer, have the govt set prices and be done with it. This whole thing is a stupid dog and poney show. Asshole vs assholes and they are pissed because he called them on it.
fingertrouble
Doesn’t matter if he gets prosecuted….because the little twit has been threatening the Wu Tang Clan. If they or one of their affiliates don’t take him out, he’ll pick a fight with someone else and they will.
Little git thinks he’s some Albanian homie or some shit. Nope. He’s WAF.
Chris Duffy
I didn’t think there was anyone or anything in existence that could make THIS Congress look likable. I was wrong.
joeyty
@Spike: I think he’s A Democrat. Some of them are greedy too, you know.
brooklynbobby
@Billy Budd: You make that sound like a bad thing 😉
The Tower of Power
@Transiteer: He is the personification of UNREGULATED capitalism. Regulated capitalism is the best way to generate wealth in a country.
Silent_Joe
“did not mean any disrespect.”
HA! That’s a laugh!
Douglas Schlitz
I hope he has a good body guard he might need it !
Jon Michael
Natonalize his friggin’ industry and pay them pennies on the dollar!!!
David Bolton
Wow. This guy really is evil.
susano
@Daniel Salmeron: Good question. A congressional committee investigation should only commence upon congress having some kind of constitutional jurisdiction along with a plan to act upon whatever is being investigated, right? Perhaps this little prick’s actions fall under some commerce thing. Dunno.
What I don’t understand is how this creep was able to exclusively control and jack up the price on a drug that should have gone generic decades ago. How does that work?
When this first happened I did some Googling on him and found he’d previously started a hedge (what else!) with some partners. Somehow he transferred company assets to his own personal accounts, screwing over his partners. Why he isn’t already in prison I can’t figure out.
Still laughing at Minyassa saying “I hope a shark eats it”.
Nik D'ambra
He needs to be injected with the HIV virus !!!!!!!! Thrown into a cell and rot !!!!! Maybe gang bang first !!!!!!!!
Desert Boy
Shkreli needs his ass kicked. I would love to be the one to do it.
mezzacanadese
Shkreli is a truly evil person, and I am sure that sooner or later something will happen in his life to wipe that smirk off his face.
Chris
Dagnabit! Anyone who treats Congress with contempt can’t be all bad.
Yeah, I dislike him. But how many lives have been lost because of Congress’ actions? For ANY Congressional Representative to say he was snide and contemptible strikes me as the pot calling the kettle black.
Darnell Hill
That annoying Fox News smirk on his face, makes me want to slap him silly.
o.codone
the thing he is certainly right about is that the politicians on the panel are idiots. all of america’s politicians are idiots as are the voting public. the guy who thought the island of guam would tip over and sink:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/guamtip.asp
and the people who endorsed Karl Marx for Hillary’s VP running mate.
https://www.rt.com/usa/330962-clinton-supporters-endorse-karl-marx/
Idiots. Pharma bro is right. He shouldn’t answer any of these moron’s questions, eff them.
Steven Dearing
Ass wipe
Tony Minutella
What a fucktard
Alex Rothwell
Hateful asshole
Pete Mooney
He should be brought to a leather bar and punished all night!
MoochO
He may be a dick, but he DOES have a point. Calling Cummings an imbecile is being polite. He’s a Hitlery Cliton shill who doesn’t give a FUNCK about her four slaughtered former employees. Everyone there got the “respect” they deserve.
BGinBigD
Two words explain it all: small dick.
Bless his heart.
Eirik Erickson
Scampy little no-talent.
robho3
This man is vile. Someone is gonna shoot him and I don’t think anyone would even care.
Nahald
Seems that greed is still alive and well in America !
Sluggo2007
I can’t wait to read that he was fucked to death in prison.
MinnesotaNotNice
What an arrogant and smug little fucker this turd is! I’m confident that the FBI had damn good reason to go after him and his operation and I hope he’s tried and convicted and the judge drops the hammer on his ass with an incredible sentence. This turd needs to be destroyed and be reduced to nothing more than being a prison bitch that’s handed off to one inmate after another. After that, they can kill him.
avesraggiana
In indigenous cultures narcissists generally never make it to adulthood. Anyone in a small trip of hunter/gatherers who is not a team player and only out for himself is rightly perceived as a threat to that little bush band’s survival. If tribe elders detect a narcissistic streak in any of their young men about to initiated, they do something about it. Somehow, the troublesome youth will be involved in a “hunting accident”, and tragically killed.
We in the urbanised, modern world have at least one thing to learn from “primitive cultures”. Namely, to not encourage or tolerate narcissism in any form.,
youarekiddingme
@o.codone: Nice try with you Hank Johnson article on Guam tipping over…he’s an idiot! Problem is…he’s not on the oversight committee that was questioning Shkreli!!
https://oversight.house.gov/subcommittee/full-committee/
@Alistair Wiseman: I am up on current events and if YOU recall, Sanders returned his “donation” to him as soon as he discovered who it was from! Just because someone supports my candidate by the way doesn’t mean I support him… Some on here are like chickens supporting Colonel Sanders! (Sound Familiar)?
mastik8
I must have missed something. When did he call Cummings an imbecile? The quote in the article clearly indicates that he never referenced Cummings in particular.
Bauhaus
Curious to see if Shkreli continues with his preternatural smirk, eye-roll, and arrogance, when he’s standing before a judge.
PRINCE OF SNARKNESS aka DIVKID
Noun
Backpfeifengesicht:
1. Martin Shkreli
gossipbear
@Minyassa: Hey – what have sharks ever done to you?
Kris Barton
enjoy prison, Martin.
DCguy
@Alistair Wiseman: stated: “I know current events are hard, but you need to pay attention before you comment. Martin Shkreli is unabashed Bernie Sanders supporter.”
This is why nobody listens to you Log Cabin types. No, he actually isn’t, Sanders was talking about how the pharmaceutical industry needs to be regulated to prevent things like this from happening, and this guy stated that he donated to Sanders in the hopes of getting a chance to speak to him and stop him from thinking that way.
If you have to lie to defend your beliefs, you should rethink your beliefs.
John Leon
You have to feel sad for somone that pathetic. Hated and reviled and so ignorent of his own failings that he camt see what he is doing wrong. That desperate smerk hides a world of pain and foolishness. It will all come back to hount him some day.
Joey Boyd
I could personally slash his throat from ear to ear. Video tape him bleeding to death. Kick him while he is down. Give the tape to the media. Have and enjoy a lovely sushi lunch then nap dreaming of puppies and ice cream and rainbows.
dwes09
@o.codone: ACtually, the most telling thing is how your comment reveals an inability to tell the difference between ANECDOTE and figures of statistical significance. The two references you make have no empirical significance, so your conclusions regarding the intelligence of both the legislature and the voting public are not at all supported by them.
A so called “media critic” who simply comes up with a bunch of signatures without a reliable and well documented methodology has not conducted an experiment, let alone one that has value.
and the claim by this politician that he was engaging in deadpan humor is a whole lot more credible than an actual belief that islands were floating and thus possibly could capsize. Were he republican there might be a slightly greater possibility he was that deluded.
Alistair Wiseman
@DCguy:
I’m sure you are right. I’m sure there hundreds, perhaps thousands, of voters that give $2,700.00 to candidates that they don’t like and don’t support. Hey by the way, I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d like to sell you.
(Where did liberals come up with this bullshit?)
P.S. CNN reports that, “Now Shkreli’s backing (for Sanders) has soured.” 🙁
1EqualityUSA
It’s called “sabotage” Alistair. Just as Republicans want the Bern to win, so that they have a chance at taking the White House.
DCguy
@Alistair Wiseman:
And once again trying to back up your lie aren’t you? Businesses and corporate executives routinely donate to both parties. Trump himself pointed that out.
Don’t get mad because I busted you in a lie, what you should be asking yourself is why lying is the only way you can support your anti-gay pro-bigot opinion.
Alistair Wiseman
@DCguy:
You stated, “No, he actually isn’t (a Bernie Sanders supporter).”
From CNN:
“Shkreli recently endorsed Sanders’ bid for the Democratic ticket.” (I think endorsing is supporting.)
“Now Shkreli’s backing has soured.”
From the Boston Globe:
“Shkreli made the contribution, he said, partly because he supports some of Sanders’ proposals – just not the ones about drug prices.”
“…he said he supports Sanders’ call for free public college for everyone, as well as better access to mental health care.”
From Salon (yes, left-wing Salon):
On Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria”, Maria Bartiromo asked who he’s supporting for president, Shkreli said that, “I was going to start a Democratic Super PAC, but after this backlash and lack of understanding of our economy, I may support a Republican.”
You stated, “If you have to lie to defend your beliefs, you should rethink your beliefs.” Yes, indeed, someone is lying.
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: The LATEST article on this imbecile shows he DOES NOT support Sanders…all the other crap is immaterial. Here’s the article from Salon: http://www.salon.com/2015/10/23/pharmaceutical_ceo_martin_shkrelis_very_public_temper_tantrum_continues_i_would_destroy_bernie_sanders_in_a_debate/
October 23, 2015. (NOTICE THE DATE) Shkreli is throwing a tantrum because he is being ostracized by Sanders and claims that he would give $50,000 to the AIDS charity, (if they would take his money)! Now that’s a laugh! Like an AIDS charity wouldn’t accept his money…I’m calling bullshit on that lie too!
Then the idiot goes on to say he’d destroy Sanders in a debate about pharmaceuticals. That’s hilarious coming from a guy who’s been publicly humiliated for weeks in every debate he’s participated in (pharmaceuticals and everything else).
So, no he is not currently supporting or endorsing Bernie Sanders for President. He’s actually quite pissed off at him and is probably going to vote republican…just like you, Alistair. Btw, who are YOU SUPPORTING Alistair?
1EqualityUSA
Alistair, got to hand it to you, you hang onto these tiny (very small) nuggets and blabber on about how this ‘tard pharma-bro is supporting the goofball from Vermont, as if this makes your GOP smell better somehow. It doesn’t. You have nothing. Your party is obsolete and the Republicans are flat-lining, yet, shkreli nuggets are keeping the home fires burning for you? Pathetic. You and your inane comments are just as obsolete as the party you endorse and defend. Hang in there.
Alistair Wiseman
@1EqualityUSA:
So you state, “Your party (Republican) is obsolete….”
You poor thing. You have overdosed on Rachel Maddow again.
I would surmise that a political party is not “obsolete” that has:
A majority of seats in the House of Representatives.
A majority of seats in the Senate.
A majority of the governorships.
A majority of the state legislatures.
In fact, since Barack Obama has taken office the Democrats have lost over 1000 state and federals seats to the Republicans. It doesn’t sound obsolete to me. Barack Obama has been the best thing for Republican majorities in decades.
Then again, facts have never been a strong suit for Democrats as it gets in the way of their narrative. Keep trying, someone will believe you.
“Pathetic”? Indeed.
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: Alistair, here’s some interesting information for you to chew on…
Since 1955 the House has been controlled by Democrats for a total of 44 years while the republicans have only managed to maintain control for a total of 17 years during that same time period.
Since 1955 the Senate has been controlled by Democrats for a total of 40 years while the republicans have only managed to maintain control for a total of 17 years AGAIN!!
Since you insist on using numbers/statistics to support your argument you must be prepared for the fact that the same statistics can be used to prove your opponents points. By the numbers above, it doesn’t appear that the democratic party is a progressive, growing party now does it? According to the statistics…
Back to the meat of this subject. Who are YOU SUPPORTING Alistair? You never seem to answer that question. Always uncertain.
1EqualityUSA
youarekidding me, Thanks for taking on the GOP oxen in my absence. Pitiful saps!
Alistair Wiseman
@youarekiddingme:
Thank you for proving my point with your statistics, that in 2016 the Republican party is not “obsolete”.
I actually did answer your question concerning whom I will be voting for, however, the Queerty comment board wouldn’t let it post. I’ll be voting for the Republican.
Alistair Wiseman
@youarekiddingme:
Are you kidding me with the above post regarding Bernie Sanders? What you have posted is AFTER Bernie Sanders declined his donation, thus your post is irrelevant. It does not refute, nor negate anything I have posted. I believe debating classes may be offered at your local community college.
Alistair Wiseman
@youarekiddingme:
Part 1
Regarding your previous post, you stated you are, “…up on current events and if YOU recall, Sanders returned his “donation” to him as soon as he discovered who it was from!”
Alistair Wiseman
As reported in the Boston Globe and numerous other news sources, Sanders donated the $2,700.00 to Whitman-Walker Health, a Washington, D.C.-based clinic that specializes in the treatment of HIV patients and the LGBT community.
Congratulations, I’m glad to see you are “up on current events”.
Alistair Wiseman
@1EqualityUSA:
(You should have read his response before thanking him.)
🙂
1EqualityUSA
Alistair, You support losers. The GOP sucks.
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: You’re right Alistair, BERNIE did donate to Whitman-Walker…never said he didn’t…READ THE POST (you’re 2 posts behind so I guess it’s difficult for u).
I said your friend Shrek-Nuts claims he would have donated to that organization “if they would accept his money. “. To which I called BULLSHIT! Of course they would take his money, he’s too much an asshole to donate it. If he was that pressed to do it he could do it anonymously!
He’s just like your republican buddies who claim to “support” or have gay friends or have gone to gay weddings…bullshit!!
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: Alistair,
You still didn’t answer the question!
Who are you supporting for President?
That means a PERSON!!! Not a party of people just for clarification!
Alistair Wiseman
@youarekiddingme:
You just stated, “You’re right Alistair, BERNIE did donate to Whitman-Walker…never said he didn’t…”
You most certainly did.
You stated, “…Sanders returned his “donation” to him as soon as he discovered who it was from!”
How exactly did Sanders return his donate to Martin Shkreli when he forwarded it to Whitman-Walker Clinic? You can’t have it both ways.
I don’t have time for people who don’t have the basic decency to be in honest in their own postings.
youarekiddingme
@Alistair Wiseman: Alistair you are USELESS!!!
Still REFUSE to say who you support. COWARD!!!
Your boy DIDN’T DONATE to Whitman-Walker now did he? They never refused him either now did they?
Oh and BY THE WAY, Sanders team DID try to return SHREK-NUTS donation to him, but he refused to take it back…Sanders subsequently gave it to Whitman-Walker.
Hear that “popping” sound? That’s you, pulling your head out of your ass!
Who are you supporting Alistair?? Person??