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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 10:33 AM Original message |
Need background on Edison Schools, like owners, etc. Jeb connections? |
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Cheswick2.0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. either Marvin or Neal bush and blowhard Bill Bennett |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 10:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Whittle.....from TPM June 29, 2002.... well-connected |
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LearnedHand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. Chris Whittle used to own Whittle Communications... |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. As an investment I think it is not a wise choice |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 10:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. This is the MANAGERS doing it, teachers are angry, like me. |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:01 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. It is an outrage that the managers would put your money into this fund |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Financially, it's a very unsound company, high risk investment |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Here's more info. - Investors' ditching Edison (last year) |
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roughsatori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:30 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Fund managers have a fiduciary responsibility to avoid investments |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. This company has a terrible record of failures! |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:25 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Paul Allen co-founder of Microsoft |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 01:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. FL teachers did NOT do it.....fund MANAGERS did. |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 03:39 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Humble apologies |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. Data Lacking on Edison...CNN Oct 2002 |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
11. Here are Edison's SEC filings |
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cmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
14. I wonder about this, too |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 05:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. It most deifinitely is an "In your face" move |
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bandy (545 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. This is just the |
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soup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Links Links & Links |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 12:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Great link, Soup! TPM just picked up on this issue. Good for him. |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 04:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Soup's link.......do not understand this part about Whittle. |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. Has edison EVER turned a profit? It hadn't as of a year ago. |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 12:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. From Soup - regarding the 'business model' |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 03:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. It's absurd, it really is. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. Talking Points Memo is on the case! |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. not good at the site - but can you look at state elections in opensecrets? |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
23. A little more |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 03:08 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. You should call in to Guy James this afternoon |
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Dudley_DUright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 05:12 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I posted Madfloridan's thread |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 06:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Very cool |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 06:07 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. All right! Thanks so much. We have had storms all afternoon...... |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 02:52 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Thanks for prompting me to talk about it. |
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jiacinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-03 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
28. Well |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
32. BIG, FAT, |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 02:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. The more threads the better! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
35. Kicking this mofo AGAIN! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-28-03 04:27 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. kick |
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