Enron Founder Kenneth Lay Dies at 64 (AP hack mentions Bush's "Kenny Boy" comment!)

Associated Press ^ | 7-5-06 | KRISTEN HAYS

[GianniV]

Love the reference to President Bush! Nice hit job. Of course, there's no mention of his relationship with the Clinton Administration, Robert Rubin and Paul Krugman at the good ole NY Times.

[Perdogg]

I guess she did not mention the power plant in India that the Clinton Administration pushed for ERON.

[bmwcyle]

Hillary called him "ATM".

[rightinthemiddle]

"Nicknamed "Kenny Boy" by President Bush..."

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Amazing. But, the Media is not biased!

Scum.

[BerniesFriend]

surprised the ap writer didn't mention that john kerry served in Vietnam

[jw777]

Of course we all know that Enron's book cooking began back in the Clinton Administration. With the wonderful influence and acceptance of a Perjuring President, no wonder so many companies were following the Perjurer in Chief's lead. Clinton can lie, so can we.

[Cinnamon]

isn't he Billy's Boy?

[E Rocc]

Nor is there any mention of his spending Election Night 2000 with Algore.

Will the DUmmies be happy, or angry that he "cheated prison"?

-Eric

[Froufrou]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660674/posts

Search. It's a function.

[JamesP81]

Bush's fault.

[albyjimc2]

George Bush is POTUS and friends with a lot of people. he has a nickname for everybody! I find it kind of humorous.

But then again, I can see the rationale behind an argument against and the statement made in the article. So don't label me as a troll with a scarlet letter please!

[IncPen]

Since Enron is the altar of liberal proof that capitalism is bad, can we expect a Wellstone-like funeral, now that he's gone?

The bottom line is that a man is dead; he had kids and a wife and one time a mother who held him and thought that he was the best thing that ever happened to her.

Whatever he did in his life is of no measure; he'll be judged by the only judge that matters; I hope he had his affairs in order for that one.

[alloysteel]

Consider the background of Ken Lay.

Son of a minister, he lived his early life in what may at best be called "genteel poverty".

When he went to University of Missouri, he discovered his calling, economics.

He joined Humble Oil, the predecessor to Exxon. Considering his upbringing, associating with "Humble" seemed to mingle many things, and implied "humility" in his early years.

But the lifestyle soon grew and overtook these beginnings.

Perhaps this untimely death was more in shame, than any decline of health. Or the stress of the shame, and impending incarceration, brought on the heart attack.

In any case, he faces the true Judgment, now.

[Physicist]

Lay led Enron's meteoric rise

Meteors rise?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Freepers have identified at lease 23 times Lay went to Clinton for favors. IIRC, Billy Jeff came through around 18 times.

[vox_freedom]

So I guess he was facing "life" in prison. Turns out to be kind of a short sentence, eh? I suppose Skilling and the other co-conspirators will now try to blame Lay for ALL of Enron's transgressions.
May he RIP.
Lay's legacy will serve as an horrendous example of personal and corporate greed overtaking ethics.

[alloysteel]

"Lay led Enron's meteoric rise"

"Meteors rise?"

It's a matter of perspective. If the meteor approaches earth from below the horizon, it would appear to "rise" in the sky in its arc as it passed by.

But most meteors simply streak through the sky.

[OpusatFR]

Did they mention Clinton's facilitation of Lay's India deal and Enron?

No...didn't think so.

[OldFriend]

Any mention of the letters written on behalf of Ken Lay by dizzy tizzy of gin soaked raisin fame?

[johnny7]

LOL... or Katrina... Abu Ghraib... Karl Rove or the NSA 'illegal' wiretaps!