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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:31 PM
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ENRON-The Smartest Guys in the Room
You have to see this movie. I knew most of it, but I was so incensed at the sheer horrible arrogance and thievery that went on there. I was ready to throw them all in jail for ever.
Skilling and Lay are up on trial in January next year.
I hope they get life and all their assets stripped. :grr:
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:33 PM
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1. Great film. Great dissection of a corporate fraud, perfectly
mirroring the many methods of the street con.

And indicting Bushco itself as the biggest fraud in history.
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:36 PM
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3. Their sheer audacity was mind-blowing
Edited on Mon Jul-11-05 08:36 PM by Godlesscommieprevert
I loved Barbara Boxer giving it to Skilling - you could tell she pissed him off - someone should have said it to him long ago.
And I'm glad Arthut Anderson went out of business - they let this thievery go on under their very noses and signed off on it.
It was numbing to see what they were getting away with.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:34 PM
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2. Where Can I See This Movie?
I live in northern Wisconsin, but I have been wondering about this movie. CNN had a short story on this a while back, and whoever was talking about it said it was more damaging to bu$h and F-911. Can I buy it somewhere?
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:37 PM
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5. What's your nearest big town
I can look it up on Sherlock on my mac.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 09:27 PM
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12. Wausau, Green Bay, Appleton, Milwaukee if I Have To . . .
Wausau is about a half hour from me, Green Bay about an hour, and Milwaukee, 3 hours
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 09:39 PM
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13. Sorry, I tried all three places
I guess it's still art house stuff.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-12-05 06:55 AM
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14. Thanks For Trying : ) (nt)
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reprehensor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:39 PM
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8. Still on art-house tour, I think.
I imagine you'll be able to find it on DVD by the end of the year.

Their website is suh-weet!

http://www.enronmovie.com/
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reprehensor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:37 PM
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4. Highly recommended.
Especially the Arnie/Enron meetings.

Gray Davis was set up.
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:38 PM
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7. Yeah, now it's coming out
Gray Davis is one of the big losers because of these motherfuckers.
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qanda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:37 PM
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6. I went to see it a couple of weeks ago
And I'm still talking about. It was very well done.
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 08:49 PM
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9. They may do time but if the trial goes on for awhile
and they are in prison at the end of 2008, I can totally see * giving them a pardon. After all * can't be without Kenny-Boy Lay now can he?
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question everything Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 09:19 PM
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10. All I could think, when we left the theater
was that, no doubt, most of Enron employees still voted for Bush last November
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Kathy in Cambridge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-05 09:25 PM
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11. My dad and I have a date to see that movie tomorrow while mom's away
I can't wait to see it, but I know I'll walk out of there really pissed off.
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