Monthly Archives: March 2009
An Email Exchange: How Everything Is Really About Sex (Even The Auto Bailout)
An email from a squirrelly friend: Q. How do you know you’re living under a Socialist government? A. When your President is able to fire the CEO of an automobile company. My reply: I had the same thought. What are … Continue reading
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Today In Enron History
March 31, 2003, Enron’s lease on the towers at 1400 Smith Street expired. The company, which by this time was basically Enron Creditors Recovery Corp though it had not officially changed its name, moved from the beautiful towers to a … Continue reading
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AIG Execs Forced To Donate To Dodd
Washington Times exposes a massive scandal (part two) involving Senator Dodd and AIG As Democrats prepared to take control of Congress after the 2006 elections, a top boss at the insurance giant American International Group Inc. told colleagues that Sen. … Continue reading
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Vacation
I’m going on vacation for a few days so my blog won’t be updated. Please don’t worry. Have a great April. Cara Ellison
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Notebooks: Domestique
Death, erotic love, the midnight mind: clothes, rooms, doors. Teapots, copper cookers, the smell of Windex and Pledge, maps in the glove compartment of the car. The long line at the grocery store, rolling the cart over curbs of hard … Continue reading
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Dominatrix, Her Husband, And Several Attorneys Commit $50 Million Mortgage Fraud
So. Imagine you’re an average guy who likes to get whipped like a bitch and have your genitals mutilated. After an evening in the – I quote – “beautifully decorated and fully equipped private dungeon” – you arrive home refreshed … Continue reading
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Jeff Skilling Receiving Death Threats
The Chron has an article about Jeff Skilling’s re-sentencing date (July 30). The comments, though, are not to be believed. The torch and pitchfork crowd have descended into madness, some even blatantly demanding Jeff’s head: One guy says: Hang this … Continue reading
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John Galt Quits AIG
If this doesn’t set you right about AIG, I don’t know what – if anything – will. It is a resignation letter from Jake DeSantis, an executive vice president of the American International Group’s financial products unit, to Edward M. … Continue reading
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It Takes A Law Student To Freeze Madoff’s Assets
Oh, I love this: A Brooklyn Law School student from Dix Hills got a court order Wednesday temporarily freezing the assets of Bernard Madoff’s younger brother, Peter, in connection with a nearly $500,000 inheritance allegedly lost in the massive Wall … Continue reading
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Dems To Keep Madoff Money
The Hill smacks down the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for keeping $100K in contributions from Bernie Madoff, who faces up to 150 years in prison for swindling billions from the likes of Steven Spielberg, Elie Wiesel, Kevin Bacon and … Continue reading
Miss Sluttington’s School For Wicked Girls – For Real This Time!
Those who remember Right Thinking Girl may remember Miss Sluttington’s School For Wicked Girls. It was a fictional boarding school where girls who were thought to be too sexually outspoken were sent for “re-education.” When I created Miss Sluttington and … Continue reading
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Treasury Speaks The Truth
Excellent / hilarious quote from the Treas during this afternoon’s conference call: Regarding assigning asset prices, Jeremy Rudd actually says: “We think we are pretty clever here at the Treasury department, but we aren’t that clever.” Wow.
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Cop Robs Bank
FBI announced today the arrest of a 23-year veteran of the Conroe Police Department on charges he robbed the First Bank of Conroe in August of 2008. Sgt. Mike Tindall was listening to his police monitor and he robbed the … Continue reading
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Big Lies About AIG Bonuses: How Big Bonuses Benefit Taxpayers
I have discovered the rarest gem in the whole universe: I’ve discovered someone who thinks the exact same way I do about Arthur Andersen and AIG. Will Offensicht, the pseudonymous author of the above entitled action, patiently, calmly, rationally explains … Continue reading
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