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Gov Gray Davis meets with Enron's Ken Lay in Sacramento
PBS Frontline ^ | March 27, 2001 | Frontline

Posted on 01/14/2002 8:50:45 AM PST by d14truth

PBS Frontline: Ken Lay Interview

Excerpt from a good, and lengthy, interview--

"It isn't true that you're the closet secretary of energy?"

"I am not the closet anything. ... This administration has some very, very capable people, particularly in the energy area, starting with the secretary of energy but also people like Dick Cheney and Don Evans as well as the president himself. ..."

"When we interviewed Vice President Cheney, I asked him, "Had you met with any CEOs of any energy companies in the preparation of a national energy policy?"

"... Over the years, Vice President Cheney and I have worked on different issues together. We also served on the American Enterprise board of directors for several years, and of course that institute takes up many energy, natural resource and other issues. And I'm flattered that he decided to meet with me and at least hear me out as to some of the things that I thought were pretty important that should be considered for his report."

"You understand when people read this in the newspaper ..."

"I think you need to keep in mind also, for better or for worse, we had a lot of access in the Clinton administration. Certainly [former Secretary of Energy Bill] Richardson called on me and Enron on a number of occasions to at least discuss different energy matters, [I] was asked a few times even by then-Chief of Staff Mack McLarty about various energy matters, and [former Treasury Secretary Robert] Rubin on other matters. As a major energy company in the country doing a lot of international business too, we have a lot of reason to, in fact, talk with different officials in our government just like they have many reasons to talk with us."


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KEYWORDS: calpowercrisis; hughhewitt; michaeldobbs
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To: Angelique;sierrawasp
I should stay away from trying to make cute statements!

Lockyear had made a comment ( when he and Davis were attcking the Texas Energy companies as serious criminals and price gougers ) that what Lay needed was a jail cell with a guy named Spike who would say...... Glad to see you, now what I need is some .... loving.

Some one else perhaps remebers the quote better than I. --help!

21 posted on 01/14/2002 12:15:05 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
LOL!
22 posted on 01/14/2002 12:40:53 PM PST by Angelique
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To: Angelique
"...this is a financial scandal, and not a political one, at least with the Bush admin."

If only certain 'media types' would be as insightful as you are. Thanks.

23 posted on 01/14/2002 2:53:16 PM PST by d14truth
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To: tallhappy
This one supplements the 'Enron gift' piece.
24 posted on 01/14/2002 3:21:49 PM PST by d14truth
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To: d14truth; ernest at the beach
that's an interesting find!
25 posted on 01/14/2002 4:42:27 PM PST by ken21
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To: doug from upland
'Whole lot of meetin' going on 'round here'
26 posted on 01/15/2002 5:18:58 AM PST by d14truth
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To: Incorrigible;Real Rush
"Pin the tail on the donkey"
27 posted on 01/15/2002 8:08:14 AM PST by d14truth
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To: timestax;Grampa Dave;Liz
'ALL in the 'FAMILY'

Davis' & 'alleged crook' meet in Sacramento
28 posted on 05/19/2002 4:00:34 PM PDT by d14truth
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To: d14truth
Great find!
29 posted on 05/19/2002 4:05:03 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: Grampa Dave;Liz
Gov. "DOOFUS" is glad to see you back, Grampa Dave --NOT!!!

"The $23.6 billion 'BEAR' of a problem."
30 posted on 05/19/2002 4:16:50 PM PDT by d14truth
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To: d14truth
I'm sure the feeling between Davis and I would be the same with him as with me!
31 posted on 05/19/2002 4:26:58 PM PDT by Grampa Dave
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To: daviddennis;Tenth Amendment Champion
Look who was doing business with that 'menace to society'. Guess we know how 'smart' the California 'executives/administrators' are.
32 posted on 05/19/2002 4:34:08 PM PDT by d14truth
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