California: Davis urges jail for Enron execs -- The governor terms them 'a menace to society'

The Orange County Register ^ | May 17, 2002 | Reuters

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The governor terms them 'a menace to society' in outrage over memos.

SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Gray Davis, saying it is now clear that Enron Corp. intentionally forced the state into a crippling power crisis last year, Thursday demanded that top Enron executives be sent to jail for "one of the most shameful acts of corporate greed in American history."

[skeeter]

Gee, these sure are odd comments coming from someone who has
recieved more ENRON campaign contributions than any single politician outside the state of Texas

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

The only money I am aware of that he returned was to Oracle, a mere $25,000.

[Dog Gone]

Davis hopes to blame his dismal performance on Enron.

It's always someone else's fault, and somebody should bail him out. Yawn....

[Robert357]

Davis has really stepped over the line. I hope he regrets this comment!

Based on what we all know about the power crisis and Gov. Davis pivotal role at many many points, if there is justice, he will come to regret asking for jail time for people responsible for blackouts.

[Political Junkie Too]

The governor terms them 'a menace to society'

It's more likely that they're a menace to his re-election.

Didn't Clinton jail someone in Arkansas until after an election, because of what they knew and would say?

-PJ

[buffyt]

Man Davis looks a lot like Condit. Don't know which one I just insulted! Cute little scapegoat! [who is thinking, "don't touch me like that mister"]

[ElkGroveDan]

Man Davis looks a lot like Condit

You know they were best buddies when they served in the Assembly together don't you? There are lots of stories about wild parties and late night bar-hopping around Sacramento in those days. But I'm not one to spread rumors.

[ahmedtousay1]

: "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." (Matthew 19:21.)

Eldar Pompov
Topeka, KS

[ahmedtousay1]

All of it!

Eldar

[daviddennis]

Didn't he say only a few months back that Enron was the best of a bad lot?

If Enron profited to the tune of billions of dollars on this crisis, I don't think it would be in bankruptcy today. They might have profited by tens of millions, but that's totally insignificant in the context of the crisis. That's what I think is the true situation.

What kind of deals did Enron lose their coporate shirt on, anyway?

D

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Davis is a day late.

...and about $25,000,000,000 short.

[medved]

"As far as I'm concerned, the persons responsible are a menace to society and should be facing serious jail time, not 9 a.m. tee times," he said.

Congratulations, Davis, you're apparently the first democrat to ever discover outrage. Now you know how I feel about Klintler, Frau Klintler, Albright, Reno, Babbit, Wesley Clark, Carville, Web Hubbel, Beggala, and the whole jolly crew who just spent eight of the last nine years trying to wreck my country. I hope you're not planning to put Enron execs in prison without putting all those fools into cells WITH them...

[an amused spectator]

Last year, Davis' attorney general recommended that Ken Lay be arrested and raped in jail, while in the custody of the State of California.

If Enron officials who are targeted by Davis and Lockyer took direct action against these fascist thugs, would they have a case for self-defense?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

RE:4

I wonder which of the two has the higher IQ.

[onedoug]

Davis is either intentionally trying to wreck California's economy, and thus attack the United States,
or he's a blithering idiot. There just doesn't seem to be any other explanation.

[ShorelineMike]

"Someone has to go to jail for this," Davis said,

Exactly ... starting with Gray Davis himself.

[sheik yerbouty]

Throw Red Doofus in with them! BTW, why does he look like ET?

[breakem]

Davis is right, someone should go to jail. Now how do we citizen arrest a governor with bodyguards?