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It's a little off-topic, but does anyone else here feel like Spitzer kind of got a raw deal from the media?

by jibiki 18y ago

aristus 18y ago
We'll probably never know, but the timing sure smelled fishy. Right before all the initial bailout drama, Spitzer gets taken down for paying for hookers with a credit card. Dirty little secrets like that are generally kept in reserve just in case you need someone out of the way.
numair 18y ago
How about NO... He ruined Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest businessmen in this country, and put AIG in the very position it is in today -- all for what, a shot at becoming the next Giuliani? It's utterly retarded. He is the classic "bad cop" who is off doing shady crap in his free time, punishing perfectly good law-abiding citizens as part of his power trip. I mean, really, Hank Greenberg was the squeaky-cleanest guy you could find; yeah, there were the backroom deals and whatnot, but that's called "the old boys' club," and nothing that was severely impacting the fate of the global economy. Leaving AIG in the hands of Marty Sullivan and his gang of idiots, however... Well, we see what has happened; AIG is now so impotent that it is used as a mere pawn by the banks and the Fed. Spitzer practically shouldn't be allowed to write about this without acknowledging that he created the problem. The problem with politics is ... When Miley Cyrus says she will "ruin" Radiohead, we all laugh; when the Miley Cyruses of the political world say they are going to "ruin" someone, the power given to them by the people allows them to make inroads into doing just that.
- jhancock 18y ago
  Can you please elaborate on two things: 1 - "Hank Greenberg was the squeaky-cleanest guy you could find" 2 - "He ruined Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest businessmen in this country, and put AIG in the very position it is in today"
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CWuestefeld 18y ago
Not a bit. Spitzer's whole reputation was built on grandstanding, rather than real substance. It's only fitting for him to be hoist on his own petard.

It's a little off-topic, but does anyone else here feel like Spitzer kind of got a raw deal from the media?

by jibiki 18y ago

It's a little off-topic, but does anyone else here feel like Spitzer kind of got a raw deal from the media?

We'll probably never know, but the timing sure smelled fishy. Right before all the initial bailout drama, Spitzer gets taken down for paying for hookers with a credit card. Dirty little secrets like that are generally kept in reserve just in case you need someone out of the way.

numair 18y ago

How about NO... He ruined Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest businessmen in this country, and put AIG in the very position it is in today -- all for what, a shot at becoming the next Giuliani? It's utterly retarded. He is the classic "bad cop" who is off doing shady crap in his free time, punishing perfectly good law-abiding citizens as part of his power trip. I mean, really, Hank Greenberg was the squeaky-cleanest guy you could find; yeah, there were the backroom deals and whatnot, but that's called "the old boys' club," and nothing that was severely impacting the fate of the global economy. Leaving AIG in the hands of Marty Sullivan and his gang of idiots, however... Well, we see what has happened; AIG is now so impotent that it is used as a mere pawn by the banks and the Fed. Spitzer practically shouldn't be allowed to write about this without acknowledging that he created the problem. The problem with politics is ... When Miley Cyrus says she will "ruin" Radiohead, we all laugh; when the Miley Cyruses of the political world say they are going to "ruin" someone, the power given to them by the people allows them to make inroads into doing just that.

jhancock 18y ago
Can you please elaborate on two things: 1 - "Hank Greenberg was the squeaky-cleanest guy you could find" 2 - "He ruined Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest businessmen in this country, and put AIG in the very position it is in today"

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CWuestefeld 18y ago

Not a bit. Spitzer's whole reputation was built on grandstanding, rather than real substance. It's only fitting for him to be hoist on his own petard.