Here is some pretty compelling video of CNBC Mad Money host Jim Cramer, who was Eliot Spitzer’s roomate at Harvard, and has been close to the Spitzer’s for 20 years, talking about his reaction to the news,
Oh, well, that’s not so much, In an earlier version of this story, the Associated Press erroneously reported that Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman’s total compensation for 2007 was $5.13 billion. Schwarzman’s compensation for 2007 was $350.7 million. Full story here.
schadenfreude SHOD-n-froy-duh, noun: A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others. Gov. Spitzer tied to prostitution ring Spitzer has built his political legacy on stamping out corruption, including several headline-making battles with Wall Street while serving as attorney general. He stormed into the governor’s office in 2006 with a historic share of the vote, […]
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Adam Reilly of the Boston Phoenix joined me tonight to talk about the head scratching drug arrest of a Boston firefighter. This comes at a time when the union is in a bitter contract negotiation and drug testing is a key issue. Talk about bad timing. Here’s the Herald’s Peter Gelzinis, When the cops came […]
Bruce McQuain from QandO joined us for another edition of Someone You Should Know. The Someone You Should Know radio collaboration began as an extension of Matt Burden’s series at Blackfive. Thanks to Matt, Bruce is now on board and we are lucky to have him as part of the show. Bruce told us about […]
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Patti Patton Bader’s son Brandon has nominated her for America’s Favorite Mom, a contest sponsored by Teleflora. Vote for Patti and she could get a chance to be on the Today show to publicize Soldiers Angels! Here is what Brandon wrote about his mom, Is one of the most amazing woman in the world, literally. […]
This is a double dose of general election poison. Every prediction and/or calculation about this race so far has been wrong. The more I watch the Obama’s, I think the idea that Hillary is the easier candidate to defeat in November may be wrong too! Link: sevenload.com The New Yorker, March 10, 2008 (Michelle) Obama […]