Monthly Archives: November 2009
Gratuitous: Ruemmler & Hueston Chat
Kathy Ruemmler: Oh no… I think I smell my vagina. Sean Berkowitz: Do you smell something? Kathy Ruemmler: I think it’s my vagina. John Hueston: Oh, I thought it was mine.
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Chron Compares Skilling To Stanford, Agrees They Have Nothing In Common
The The Chron has an article by Mary Flood comparing and contrasting the judicial treatment of R Allen Stanford and Jeff Skilling. I’m not sure of what Mary’s point is, unless it’s simply that Stanford is being treated particularly harshly … Continue reading
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Bethany McLean To Discuss Smartest Guys – Again
Bethany McLean will be giving a talk about The Smartest Guys In The Room on November 30, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Miller Center ( 2201 Old Ivy Rd., Charlottesville VA 22904). If you attend, please report … Continue reading
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Enron Emails Released With Attachments
I have mixed feelings about the Enron dataset. Generally, I disapprove of it because those emails are private communications and I don’t think it’s anyone’s business what they say. Specifically the personal emails between a man having an affair and … Continue reading
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Birthday Wishes
Today is Jeff Skilling’s birthday. My birthday wish for him is that next year at this time, he will be celebrating with his family, and the horror of the last eight years will be but a memory.
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Enron Men Bring The Hotness
On my non-Enron blog this week I was bemoaning the fact that all the so-called “sexy” men these days are pussies. Or at least they’re not masculine. They’re softened and feminized. I was attempting to name celebrity who defied this … Continue reading
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John Hueston Appointed To White House Task Force To Fight Financial Crime
From the Enron Task Force to the White House task force on Financial Crime, John Hueston is making his name in the art of task-forcery. Timothy Gaithner today announced that the consensus that Wall Street was over-regulated has been finally … Continue reading
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Joe Hirko, Please Run For Office
I read this morning that the White House is just making shit up now about the stimulus money. That was amusing for about five seconds until I realized that Joe Hirko is going to prison for something vague he supposedly … Continue reading
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Allegedly Yours
Take a peek at the ABC.com website and count the number of times the word “alleged” or “allegedly” is used in describing the massacre at Ft. Hood. Based on my writing about Enron, I think any honest person must agree … Continue reading
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Kevin Howard – Misfiled
Did anyone else notice that the Chron’s coverage of Kevin Howard is under the heading “Enron Barge Trial”? If they’re this careless with something so basic, one must ask what else they’re getting wrong.
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Enron and Seinfeld: Shrinkage
I’ve compared Enron and Seinfeld before (here and here) and in keeping with that theme, I present: Shrinkage. According to Wikipedia, this is “The Hamptons” episode of Seinfeld: The four principal characters travel to the Hamptons to see a baby; … Continue reading
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Statement on Un-Approved Comments
I’ve deleted several comments when they got snagged in moderation. Perhaps this is a good time to explain what is and is not acceptable when discussing Enron. You may not come to my blog and dump invective. To do so … Continue reading
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Kevin Howard Sentenced
Kevin Howard was sentenced today to one year of probation — nine months of that under home confinement — in a plea deal in which prosecutors stipulated he did not personally benefit from his crime. Via Chron: Rather than go … Continue reading
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Kevin Howard Sentencing Today
Kevin Howard is scheduled to be sentenced today. I’ll update as soon as possible. Meanwhile, my fingers are crossed that the judge gives him the absolute minimum (four months home confinement.)
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