Monthly Archives: July 2010
Ken Rice and Joe Hirko Discuss Retirement
I love this email. It just sounds so normal. I feel a little guilty for reading their email but not enough to actually stop, I suppose.
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The Role of Remorse In Convictions
Financial Times has a good article about the role of remorse in convictions. There is mention of Jeff Skilling as well as Conrad Black and Amanda Knox. What I like about the article is it states something I’ve pointed out … Continue reading
The Enron Revisionist Postscript
I got a lovely and somewhat sad note from reporter Mark Gimien who wrote the article on “Enron Revisionists” for TheBigMoney.com. Story’s up now, cover of Slate’s The Big Money: http://www.thebigmoney.com/ Coincidentally, by the way: it’s the last day for … Continue reading
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The Enron Revisionists
Last week, I got an email from a reporter at Slate’s TheBig Money.com. Mark Gimien wanted to discuss the changing perception of Enron. We spent about half an hour on the phone. He asked some very penetrating questions, and seemed … Continue reading
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Dan Petrocelli Says Skilling Should Get Bail, New Trial
Via Bloomberg: July 28 (Bloomberg) — Former Enron Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling seeks to be released from prison on bail while an appeals court reconsiders convictions questioned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Skilling, 56, is serving a 24-year … Continue reading
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Ten Things I Hate About The Enron Discussion
1. Misspelling Jeff Skilling’s name. It’s not Schilling or Skillings. It’s Jeff Skilling. At least spell correctly the thing you despise, people. 2. Trying to defend capitalism as part of the Enron story. I will do it quite happily, but … Continue reading
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Enron To Start New Social Media Venture (Or Not)
An article on The Daily Beast mentions that Google is working on a rival to Facebook. Then some ding-dong commented thusly, which amused me greatly: Lately, there has [sic] been privacy concerns expressed over some privatized social networking sites. America … Continue reading
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Commenting On Recent Search Terms
It’s been a while since I’ve done this so I figure what the heck. These are search terms from the last 8 hours (I’ve deleted the repeated ones and some of the stupid ones and some of the completely bewildering … Continue reading
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What We Know Now About Enron
The video of David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew on Ungagged.net has unveiled a trove of details about their case, but what strikes me the most is how similar the case was to all the others. There was a coordinated strategy … Continue reading
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Enron Savings Plan Switches Administrators
The leadership of Enron was accused of locking employees out of their stock plans in late 2001. This was not exactly true. Enron was changing administrators and employees had known for months that they wouldn’t be able to touch those … Continue reading
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David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew Discuss Their Case on Ungagged.net
Just released! Beth Steier has two hours of footage of David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew talking about Enron. Both are lovely people – you can see their genuineness in the video. In the fourth installment, you can see it is … Continue reading
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Bethany McLean and Me
A difficult admission: Bethany McLean reminds me of me. Or rather, how I used to be. I identify with her ambition, and the fact that she tried to join a man’s world. For her, it was the Goldman Sachs trading … Continue reading
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Audio Posts Et Cetera
WordPress has a new feature where bloggers can post by phone. I tried to do it twice but in the middle of my speaking, there was a beep like it was telling me the box was suddenly full or something. … Continue reading
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And Sometimes God Talks Back
Last night I was running through the crumbling streets of this cow-town when I noticed something on the ground, literally in the middle of my path. I stopped, and blinked, unsure of what I was seeing. When I recognized the … Continue reading
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Friday Afternoon Random Document Dump
Post-Collapse Enron Auction Catalogue SEC vs. David Duncan Campbell Letter Discovery Letter in Re: Hirko (7-7-04) Scott Yeager Supreme Court Oral Argument Transcript The Cook Report Interview With Stan Hanks Presentation From Phoenix Meeting March 1, 2000
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