Reuters. On the sentencing of Madoff. I know that the article is somehow different in feeling, but still, Reuters reporting on the verdict, is like saying what the entire business world (just world) wants to say to this guy.
Yet, somehow, i can’t escape the feeling that all of them (us) don’t realize that this isn’t some guy who was gaming the system. This is one of the guys that helped build the system, and he built it so it CAN be gamed. It’s as if nobody is realizing this yet…ts ts ts
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, on revealing his extra marital affair and the fact that while missing in the last five days he was actually with his lover in Argentina.
"I spent the last five days of my life crying in Argentina,"
During those five days he must have thought of quite a few variations on the above Evita pun to include in his tearful press conference. Amateur stuff really, he should be looking towards Italy to find inspiration on how to handle this stuff like a pro…
I think its an ingenious commercial strategy that has FULL GUARANTEED success written all over it.
step 1. Hire all the people on the planet.
step 2. Make it a company policy to buy only company products
step 3. Count your cash
Oh oh oh, just remembered, don’t forget to exclude from the policy your employees in those countries that are so lowly paid that they can only dream of one of your cars…like China or South Africa.
In a story that is sure to inspire the future Ocean’s 14 movie script, Italian police seize $145,5 BILLION !!!!! in US securities being smuggled in a suitcase at the borders with Switzerland. Apparently Italian law says that 40% of the value of money illegally moved can be seized, which would give Berlusconi the ability to pay back the full national debt of Italy and some pocket change for some new players for Milan (potentially some of the pocket change could be used to buy El Pais if they keep irritating him).
Despite the reassuring comments by Israel’s Finance Minister back in October last year that no local bank would collapse during the crisis, this lady decided to hide a few bucks under her matress for a rainy day…
Now i was just reading this article and my first thought was, so what about the i-talians. Where is the love for them? And then i thought that maybe Jesus-ama saw the weekend pictures that el-Pais printed and thought "i 'd better stay away from that shit cause it sure is sticky and smells bad". (linko original en espanol con muchos pictorios)
But then, half way through the article i read this.
"I think it's important to understand that good friends don't worry about the symbols and the conventions and the protocols," Obama told reporters with Sarkozy by his side, dismissing the suggestion he was snubbing his French host. In translated remarks, Sarkozy was heard to say: "Do people think we should be hand in hand looking into each other's eyes?"
Now, if Sarkozy can make that kind of humour then imagine the hilarity that could ensue if il consigliere was there...
PS my dears, in case you are wondering, that title is the original one from El-Pais...Berluscolandia it is then
Latvia, one of the hardest-hit economies by the crisis, demonstrates to the world the way to recovery and a return of true humanistic values (check out the photo gallery please)…
When my dear Statler started this name thing back in the day, we all thought that he was on to something. At the very least he has an eye for comedic potential and the balls to spin it in a way that:
a. will create a competition between all parties involved
b. will create a blogging sensation that will take the world by storm
Well Statler, rest assured that both tasks are accomplished. Who knew that Tim Geithner was gonna up the challenge with a name that takes this joke to a whole new level and of course that the venerable institution of the New York Times will frantically try to beat the balcony to the proverbial punch line. Oh yeah, game on.
