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Former Lehman CEO cold-cocked in gym - Get a rope

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-10-06 16:06|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Richard Fuld (maybe as in Fold); you can call me "Dick." It seems like many Barack Obama contributors are from Lehman http://politicallydrunk.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-contributor-lehman-ceo-richard.html. Fuld pulled $490 million out of Lehman as CEO.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-10-06 17:03|| 2008-10-06 17:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Cut the link and put it into your browser. It will get you to the link. I must have posted the link wrongly.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-10-06 17:08|| 2008-10-06 17:08|| Front Page Top

#3 70% of investment banking's political contributions went to supporting Democrats. And the Democrats supported the investment bankers right up to the end.

Posted by ed 2008-10-06 17:10|| 2008-10-06 17:10|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a start.

Tree, rope and Democrats to finish.

Posted by Hellfish 2008-10-06 18:53|| 2008-10-06 18:53|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought the cultural tradition for investment bankers was to jump not to hang. Well, at least American investment bankers, I seem to recall seppuku was appropriate in Japan. Not that there's anything wrong with it being done by their American counterparts.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-06 19:50|| 2008-10-06 19:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Seems to be quite a bit of scum in the gene pool lately - scum that needs to be scraped off and burned in an open fire (screw EPA!). Start in DC, head north to New York, then west to LA, SanFran, and Sacramento. I'm sure most of the locals can clean up their OWN neighborhoods, if they have the courage.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-10-06 20:35|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-10-06 20:35|| Front Page Top

Vicky Ward - the woman who slugged CEO Richard Fuld.

Posted by 3dc 2008-10-06 20:58|| 2008-10-06 20:58|| Front Page Top

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