Remember: Lay is Chimpy's #1 LIFETIME CONTRIBUTOR!!!

[goodboy]

And Bush* used Ken Lay's private jet while campaigning in 2000 for the POTUS

Bill Press: Enron makes Whitewater look like peanuts
December 12, 2001 Posted: 2:31 PM EST (1931 GMT)






By Bill Press
Tribune Media Services

WASHINGTON (Tribune Media Services) -- Something smells rotten in Houston. Energy giant Enron, which used to brag about becoming the world's biggest company, now holds the record for the country's biggest ever bankruptcy filing.

The human impact is staggering. Some 4500 employees are out of work. Tens of thousands of investors watched their Enron stock sink suddenly from $83 per share to 26 cents, wiping out $60 billion of stockholder value. And those 11,000 employees whose 401K funds were invested exclusively in Enron -- and who were forbidden by Enron's own rules from diversifying -- today have no retirement plan at all.

But Enron may be more than the world's biggest corporate disaster. It could also be the world's biggest case of corporate criminality.

Enron's demise wasn't due to business factors like strong competition, a shrinking market or a lagging economy. It was due to deceitful, and perhaps illegal, games played by corporate executives: diverting funds into secret partnerships, cooking the books to keep those deals secret, lying to investors and employees about the financial health of the company, while selling their own stock to make sure they wouldn't be hurt when the whole house of cards collapsed.

Unlike thousands of employees, for example, Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay isn't crying the blues. He cashed out on $123 million worth of stock options in 2000 alone, and this year pocketed another $25 million.





http://archives.cnn.com/2001/ALLPOLITICS/12/12/column.billpress/index.html

[Greeby]

1. From Bowling For Columbine

"I have never seen a greater example of cash-and-carry government than this Bush administration, and Enron."
Senator Fritz Hollings (D - South Carolina)

[ananda]

2. So, riddle me this.

What good is all that money in jail... that is, if you're really going there. Of course, if there's a pardon down the line, well...

[goodboy]

22. well that bastard is whining about how he's only worth 600,000

Cry me a river crybaby!

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[Bigmack]

26. OT.. you actually have...

an autographed pic of Zack Ward? .... cool.... Remember him from the great sick comedy series Titus?

[acmejack]

3. C'mon chimpy barely knew him

"I got to know Ken Lay when he was the head of the—what they call the Governor's Business Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994 . And she had named him the head of the Governor's Business Council. And I decided to leave him in place, just for the sake of continuity. And that's when I first got to know Ken. …"

—President George W. Bush, answering reporters' questions in the Oval Office Jan. 10.

[goodboy]

23. barely? check this shit out!

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[Common Sense Party]

4. Of course, Enron was also buying influence long before *.

From Time:

Long before Cheney's task force met with Enron officials and included their ideas in Bush's energy plan, Clinton's energy team was doing much the same thing. Drafting a 1995 plan to help facilitate cash flow and credit for energy producers, it asked for Enron's input—and listened. The staff was directed to "rework the proposal to take into account the specific comments and suggestions you made," Clinton Deputy Energy Secretary Bill White wrote an Enron official.

Clinton officials also made efforts to help Enron get business overseas. Clinton Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary included Enron officials on trade missions to India, China, Pakistan and South Africa. White, returning from a 1994 trip to Mexico, wrote chairman Lay that "much opportunity" existed there for natural gas, and he sent a copy of Mexico's energy plans. To persuade an Enron senior vice president to join a mission to Pakistan, White wrote, "I have strong personal relationships with the existing government."

Enron showed its gratitude. At Christmas 1995, documents show, it donated an unknown sum of cash in O'Leary's name to a charity called "I Have a Dream." And when Clinton ran for re-election a year later, the company made its largest single contribution ever—$100,000—to the President's party.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,338580,00.html

Doesn't mean that Clinton was guilty of anything, but it's good to have all the facts.

[goodboy]

24. and we still don't know all the facts about Cheney "shotgun facial" Energy

Screw the Public taskforce bullshit..


Wasn't Kenny Boy there too?

[Dunvegan]

5. "Contrite" Kenneth Lay Says to Dubya, "Pardon me."

[originalpckelly]

6. Here is the data from the FEC:

"Non-Federal Receipts "Exempt From Limits"

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77001
ENRON CORPORATION

RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
04/28/2000 50000.00 20035593250
04/28/2000 50000.00 20035593250
04/28/2000 75000.00 20035593250
04/28/2000 75000.00 20035593250
07/13/2000 200.00 20035953844
01/26/2001 3960.00 21990043355
01/29/2001 3750.00 21990043356

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019

ASHCROFT VIC CMTE/NONFEDERAL ACCOUNT
10/31/2000 25000.00 20020410188

RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
03/19/1998 1000.00 98033024217
03/26/1998 4500.00 98033024217
03/26/1998 20500.00 98033024217

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORPORATION

RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
03/02/1999 25000.00 99034451487

LAY, KENNETH L MR & MRS
HOUSTON, TX 77019

RNC REPUBLICAN NATIONAL STATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
05/09/1997 12500.00 97032101882
05/09/1997 12500.00 97032101882

Total Soft Money: 358910.00


Contributions to Political Committees

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77002
ENRON

WAREING, PETER STAUB
VIA PETER WAREING FOR CONGRESS
09/10/1999 1000.00 20035120049
03/22/2000 1000.00 20035382665

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77002
ENRON CORPORATION

BENTSEN, KENNETH EDWARD JR
VIA KEN BENTSEN FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE
05/13/1997 1000.00 97032323693
04/27/1999 1000.00 99034703254
06/23/2000 1000.00 20035823773

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019

FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC
10/01/2001 -1000.00 22020081400

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS
04/13/1998 5000.00 98033272600

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
CORP

ENRON CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC.
01/31/1997 300.00 97032023294
02/28/1997 300.00 97032023294
03/31/1997 300.00 97032023294
04/30/1997 300.00 97032023294

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
EN RON

BAYH, EVAN
VIA EVAN BAYH COMMITTEE
10/29/1998 1000.00 98020274431

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON

BABIN, BRIAN
VIA BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESS
09/24/1998 1000.00 98033730433

BOND, CHRISTOPHER S
VIA MISSOURIANS FOR KIT BOND
06/24/1997 1000.00 97020100592
06/24/1997 1000.00 97020100592

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORP

FONG, MATTHEW K
VIA MATT FONG U S SENATE COMMITTEE
08/24/1998 1000.00 98020262334

FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC
05/20/1998 1000.00 98020172017
05/20/1998 1000.00 98020172017

GRAHAM, BOB
VIA FRIENDS OF BOB GRAHAM COMMITTEE
12/23/1997 1000.00 98020012875

SCHUMER, CHARLES E
VIA SCHUMER '98
05/29/1998 1000.00 98020153362

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORP AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENRON CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC.
05/31/1997 300.00 97032314956
06/30/1997 300.00 97032314956
07/31/1997 300.00 98032764798
08/31/1997 300.00 98032764798
10/31/1997 600.00 98032764798
11/18/1997 300.00 98032764798
12/23/1997 300.00 98032764798
01/27/1998 300.00 98032833441
02/23/1998 300.00 98032893602
03/24/1998 300.00 98033044216
04/17/1998 300.00 98033143169
05/22/1998 300.00 98033190860
06/25/1998 300.00 98033330540
07/24/1998 300.00 98033482095
08/24/1998 300.00 98033563843
09/25/1998 300.00 98033852411
10/23/1998 300.00 98034083236
11/23/1998 300.00 98034083236
12/23/1998 300.00 99034242968
01/06/1999 5000.00 99034652290

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORPORATION

BREAUX, JOHN B
VIA JOHN BREAUX COMMITTEE
04/22/1997 1000.00 97020092997

BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH FOR PRESIDENT INC.
03/29/1999 1000.00 99034441394

DOMENICI, PETE V
VIA PEOPLE FOR PETE DOMENICI
06/29/1999 1000.00 99020081205

HAGEL, CHARLES T
VIA HAGEL FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
04/02/1998 1000.00 98020170588

HATCH, ORRIN G
VIA HATCH ELECTION COMMITTEE INC
05/01/2000 1000.00 20020170952

HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY
VIA KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON FOR SENATE COMMITTEE
03/27/1997 1000.00 97020071795
04/07/1997 -1000.00 97020071795
04/07/1997 1000.00 97020071796

MARKEY, EDWARD J MR.
VIA MARKEY COMMITTEE, THE
04/09/1999 1000.00 99034681486

REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL INC
04/04/1997 1000.00 97032201506

REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
03/10/1997 1000.00 97031980750
03/27/1997 2000.00 97031980755

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ERON CORP

LOTT, TRENT
VIA TRENT LOTT FOR MISSISSIPPI
05/25/1999 1000.00 99020080158

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
INVESTMENTS

NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUND
10/24/1997 1000.00 97032523190

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77251
ENRON CORP

LAZIO, RICK A
VIA LAZIO 2000 INC
07/25/2000 1000.00 20020270920

LAY, KENNETH L MRS
HOUSTON, TX 77019

FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC
10/01/2001 -1000.00 22020081400

LAY, KENNETH L MRS
HOUSTON, TX 77019
HOUSEWIFE

FRIENDS OF PHIL GRAMM PAC
05/20/1998 1000.00 98020172026
05/20/1998 1000.00 98020172026

LAY, KENNETH L. MR.
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORPORATION/EXECUTIVE

BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH-CHENEY 2000 COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE INC.
05/17/2000 1000.00 20990155882

Total Contributions: 46200.00

Joint Fundraising Contributions

These are contributions to committees who are raising funds to be distributed to other committees. The breakdown of these contributions to their final recipients may appear below

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORP

1999 STATE VICTORY FUND COMMITTEE
12/30/1999 15000.00 20035170780

Total Joint Fundraising: 15000.00

Recipient of Joint Fundraiser Contributions

These are the Final Recipients of Joint Fundraising Contributions

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
ENRON CORP

ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PARTY
12/30/1999 375.00 21037012450
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY/VICTORY 2006
12/30/1999 2535.00 20036213430
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
12/30/1999 1035.00 20036134788
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN STATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
12/30/1999 570.00 20036621549
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
12/30/1999 705.00 20036133652
NEW YORK REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
12/30/1999 1545.00 20036190861
OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE CENTRAL & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
12/30/1999 990.00 20036213065
REPUBLICAN FEDERAL COMMITTEE OF PENNSYLVANIA
12/30/1999 1095.00 20036161327
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF FLORIDA
12/30/1999 1185.00 21037034130
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA
12/30/1999 330.00 20036414775
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF KENTUCKY
12/30/1999 375.00 20036192425
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA INC
12/30/1999 615.00 20036254147
WASHINGTON STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY
12/30/1999 525.00 20036351462

LAY, KENNETH L
HOUSTON, TX 77019
EVRON CORP

MICHIGAN REPUBLICAN PARTY
12/30/1999 855.00 20036190459

Recipient Total: 12735.00"

[RobertSeattle]

7. "Bush's #1 Contributor is a Convicted Felon"

Nice and simple. Scheweet.

[paparush]

8. My Goddes!! If the Dems can't kick some serious ass in times like these...

then we're fooked!

[saigon68]

18. DINOS like Limpmann won't do shit

As a matter of fact the whinny bastard Joementum was probably on the "Take" somewhere

[corkhead]

9. What is POTUS?

Piece Of Totally Useless Shit?

[Critters2]

10. Yes,

also "President of the United States" In this case, one in the same.

[Dudley_DUright]

11. Someone should remind the whitehouse press corpse

Zero. Number of times Ken Lay’s name was mentioned during today’s White House press gaggle with Tony Snow, which began 30 minutes after the guilty verdict was announced.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/25/5517/

[LuckyLib]

17. Those stupid lapdogs. Can't they even speak up when it's

staring them in the face? Helen must have been out sick today.

[Hatalles]

12. Say it with me, folks... "CULTURE OF CORRUPTION."

nt

[RagAss]

13. As good as Pardoned....he will laugh in the face of working America...

[Sydnie]

14. Someone needs to remind this dirtbag

that it was Lay's plane that took him from campaign stop to campaign stop in 2000. But ... he didn't know him ... yeah ... sure! :rofl:

[Dr Fate]

15. What are Democrats saying, ON TV, about these specifics?

Que in crickets and lonsome wind sound effects.

[ny_liberal]

16. Don't forget about Arthur Andersen's 85,000 people

who lost their jobs for these lying scumbags

[chat_noir]

19. K&R

Thanks for the compilation of donations. Always good to have the facts.

[M155Y_A1CH]

20. Receiving stolen goods

Isn't this a punishable crime?

Those contributions should go back to the victims
of this terrible crime spree.

What did he know and when did he know it?

[IronLionZion]

21. Somehow, his #2 contributor is a Democrat

Tony Sanchez of Sanchez Oil and Gas. Texas of course. Ran for governor against "good hair" on the Democratic ticket.

[goodboy]

25. A texas oilman will be a democrat when the pope turns protestant

[AuntPatsy]

27. LOL so true. At least for appearances sake, underneath

you might be suprised at what you would find in some of em.