Comments on: Lehman board recommended $20 million in executive ‘special payments’ while filing for bailout.

By: ThereIsNoSanctuary

ThereIsNoSanctuary — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:42:46 +0000

Sickening. If this was Japan, the shamed execs of this and other FAILED corporations would resign in disgrace or commit ritual suicide without taking the equivalent of one cent from the coffers.

This makes me glad that I don’t have kids. With role models like this, I would find it very hard to define right and wrong for them. Apparently, crime does pay after all.

By: GL2814

GL2814 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:08:52 +0000

Fuld is a greedy piece of corporate, fat cat sh*t that deserves to be fed to the zombies for his crimes. He’s just another in a long, sad line of corporate big wigs with golden parachutes who make it their last act to pull that ripcord when things go bad, thus f(uking over the American public in the process.

If this nation’s government ever goes socialist, a**holes like Fuld and d*ckheads like Ken Lay will be listed one of the primary reasons (that and the GOP).

By: tokin librul

tokin librul — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:53:20 +0000

Ladies and Gents, please.

There is nothing at all “un-American” about any of this. It is all strictly legal, in the strict legal sense of the word.

Oh, you don’t think it’s ‘moral?’

Tough titties! (Wow, that Saracooter’s packin’ quite a rack, ain’t she?) There is one and only one ethic in Bidness: Get Yours, and Phuque anybody in the way.

It’s the Murkin Way, friends. Why do you hate Murka?

By: bonzo 1958

bonzo 1958 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:44:39 +0000

How un-American can you get seems to be the their mantra.

By: Nashoba nowa

Nashoba nowa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:23:13 +0000

The rape of America continues before our very eyes !!!!!!!!!!

By: BuckarooBanzai

BuckarooBanzai — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:27:49 +0000

I was part of a layoff last year of 1,000 people where the CEO came in and said to the company, we have to become ‘lean and efficient’ and these are challenging times. This company’s net profit was $300 million…NET. What did this CEO do to make the company lean and efficient? Laid of long time staff, gathered back up the unvested shares (the company just went public), and paid himself $19 million. HIs right hand man got $9 million. It is the staggering hubris and greed of these types of people that lead to the current collapse. And the media plays along by highlighting the lifestyles of these people, which makes Joe Average feel like he’s not making it. So Joe Average makes stupid decisions with his money in order to live the ‘good life’. Well this is all coming crashing down on all our heads.

By: BuckarooBanzai

BuckarooBanzai — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:19:44 +0000

Unfortunately, fraud will have to be proven in order for jail. The real issue is that all these boards are incestuous, populated with other CEO’s from other companies. That is the true problem. They have rigged the system and serve on each others ‘compensation committees’ where they gladly approve these ridiculous salaries.

By: beowolf

beowolf — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:12:59 +0000

This is where I don’t believe in the trickle down theory. What do these people do with this money after they have bought the mansions, cars, vacations, tucked some away in foreign banks? Are all these people reinvesting these big bonuses in our economy? Handing out bonuses while the U.S. economy goes bust? I don’t understand. When is too much too much? There is the always the conservative complaint about poor people getting something for doing nothing. How about getting too much for doing something? (Obviously, it would be a good idea not to be giving way money for nothing. MY nothing and your nothing or something might not match.)

By: Lusmu

Lusmu — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:21:01 +0000

Let us sue them for all their worth, and when Bush steps down, let us (and Iraqis) sue their asses too. It’s the only thing these bastards are afraid of: being stripped of their precious wealth.

They’re fine gambling with ours but when it comes to theirs: “Bring the taxes down, smaller government, waah, waah”.

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:10:54 +0000

Only in America…
… I can swindle millions from duped investors AND walk away unscathed.

WHEN’S THE PRISON SENTANCING?

By: wiley

wiley — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:40:58 +0000

Rat bastards.

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:35:25 +0000

When Northwest Airlines went into to bankruptcy they told us believe it or not to go dumpster diving for clothes, food and anyhing else we needed to make it……We should make the top 5 percent do the same.

By: Alecto

Alecto — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:59:38 +0000

“where we get to HANG them for treason.”

Damn eyeballs, I curse you bad eyeballs.

By: Alecto

Alecto — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:57:52 +0000

wizard2000 Says:

Fuld me once, shame on me.

Fuld me twice, shame on…

…I’ll never be Fuld again.

You ARE talking about McSame correct? Not the quote, but the getting fuld again crap.

I love listening to the whiny whiny Republitards. They are APPOPLECTIC over Obama. Abso-fcuking-lutely Apoplectic. I can’t wait until we rustle them out of their hidde holes into the street where we get to hand them for treason.

By: wizard2000

wizard2000 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:31:37 +0000

Fuld me once, shame on me.

Fuld me twice, shame on…

…I’ll never be Fuld again.

By: tbone

tbone — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:59:58 +0000

dbadass:
You have it all wrong. Don’t you realize that when the economy sucks it is your duty to your country to blow your money on trinkets made in China?

Is this thing really turning into a generation-defining series of events? It is starting to feel like it.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:43:09 +0000

They sequestered $2.5 billion for New York bonuses. Last I knew the bankruptcy judge hadn’t changed it, despite challenges from Lehman’s European division.

Guess who can get their share, Bush cousin George Herbert Walker and brother Jeb.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:34:55 +0000

The messed up shit which has happened has happened and we are on the hook for it. The only thing we can do is tighten our belts, conserve, conserve, conserve, and share what we may have with those in need. Everyone has a unique skill set and access to resources. The underground barter economy is the futrue.

By: Another Joe

Another Joe — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:34:27 +0000

And it will take MORE THAN YOUR GRANDCHILDREN’S LIFETIMES to pay for this sham – remember, there will be interest.

Between the war crimes & crimes against humanity (Iraq) and this sham – the criminal cabal behind dur chimpfurher (and the repugs & DEMS that have enabled it all) have created a never ending cash-stream for the folks he represents.

It will NEVER be paid in full.

By: Another Joe

Another Joe — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:32:03 +0000

Doc – remember who it was that pushed this disgrace through.