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footstepsfrom#27

07-13-2006, 06:45 AM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060713.IBENRON13/TPStory/Business

Let me be the first to nominate this clown for Moron of the Year before the usual suspects line up for that honor...feel free to fire away on this fool. You can read the particulars including the fact that Bush 41 and wife plus other GOP luminaries attended but this stands out above all else:
Rev. Bill Lawson compared Mr. Lay to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus Christ, and said his name would eventually be cleared.

"He was taken out of the world right at the right time," he said. "History has a way of vindicating people who have been wronged."
For those that don't know...Lawson is a prominent black minister in Houston...making his inclusion of Enron dirtbag Kenneth Lay in the same sentence with King, not to mention Christ...even more ludicrous. I'm guessing here, but I doubt the Right Reverend Lawson had any Enron in his 401K...this dude needs to go read the passage in the gospels that says, "by their fruits ye shall know them". What a douche bag...

Scanning for clues on what might have possessed this guy, I found this on the retired Rev. Lawson: http://www.political.com/gossip-arc/0481.html
The Houston Gossips are wondering why candidate Gerald Womack in the District D race used the name of one of the city's most respected civic leaders in his campaign advertising without that person's permission. The person went public with a letter of rebuke.

Rev. Bill Lawson in his letter to Womack said that using his name was "an unfortunate breach of a serious covenant" made between him and Womack whereby Lawson and two other leaders agreed to not endorse any of the three top contenders for District D and instead would give equal money to each but would "refrain from any endorsements in the race". The Gossips know how respected Bill Lawson is and wonder just what impact his letter to Womack will have on the race. This could hardly be another one of those "mistakes by a staff member" could it?
Interesting that Lawson..."one of the city's most respected civic leaders" objected to the improper use of HIS name, but has no qualms about referencing Ken Lay as comparable to Christ...perhaps equally interesting...he gave all three candidates money. The word "bribe" comes to mind here, and I suppose that says something about how corrupt Houston is if this dude is one of their more respected leaders. BAAAHAAAA!

Pass the barf bag please.

Bronx33

07-13-2006, 09:36 AM

I am suprised lay is still getting all this press, i could really care less that he died.

Crushaholic

07-13-2006, 10:47 AM

TheDave

07-13-2006, 10:49 AM

Free speech can be a b!tch sometimes

footstepsfrom#27

07-13-2006, 11:06 AM

Wasn't he convicted and waiting to be sentenced? If he was convicted, that's a pretty good indication that he participated in some wrongdoing. Saying that he will be vindicated is silly, but comparing him to MLK and Christ is absolutely LUDICROUS...
LOL...wonder how the Houston Black Ministers Association likes this guy palling around with the Bush family's crooked buddy and white corporate sleezeball who probably shafted most of their congregations out of money? He's "retired"...leading me to ask if he retired on his own or somebody has photos?:thumbs:

L.A. BRONCOS FAN

07-13-2006, 05:14 PM

"This just in, breaking news from Hell, Ken Lay has just swindled Zarqawi out of his 72 virgins."

- Dave Letterman

L.A. BRONCOS FAN

07-13-2006, 05:22 PM

footstepsfrom#27

07-13-2006, 06:53 PM

Hogan11

07-13-2006, 06:58 PM

Yawn...

Rigs11

07-13-2006, 08:24 PM

Didn't Dumbya state recently that Ken was a "good guy"?

Rascal

07-13-2006, 08:31 PM

"This just in, breaking news from Hell, Ken Lay has just swindled Zarqawi out of his 72 virgins."

- Dave Letterman

LOL

ClevelandBronco

07-13-2006, 08:41 PM

"This just in, breaking news from Hell, Ken Lay has just swindled Zarqawi out of his 72 virgins."

- Dave Letterman

First he ran it up to 872 virgins then cashed out.

Spider

07-13-2006, 09:59 PM

Ken Lay ...... Probably selling the Devil some kind of energy plan .......

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:03 PM

I saw this guy on Tucker Carlson's show. He said because Lay gave money to the NAACP that he was a good guy. I don't get it.

Spider

07-13-2006, 10:04 PM

I saw this guy on Tucker Carlson's show. He said because Lay gave money to the NAACP that he was a good guy. I don't get it.
Lay was a good guy .. Ken Lay never , ever .Picked up a bull horn ,and went through a Trailor park shouting Wal Mart Sucks ....... :approve:

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:10 PM

Lay was a good guy .. Ken Lay never , ever .Picked up a bull horn ,and went through a Trailor park shouting Wal Mart Sucks ....... :approve:Good thing. How many truckers would be out of work without Wal-Mart.:thumbs:

My point was it was a stupid thing to say no matter who he gave money to. He gave a ton of money to the GOP, didn't make it less wrong what he did and it sure as hell didn't make him Christ or MLK like.

Spider

07-13-2006, 10:12 PM

Good thing. How many truckers would be out of work without Wal-Mart.:thumbs:
actually there would be more truckers , Wal Mart has a killer distribution system , one of the best ever = Less Drivers ......It is swift , that is sucking up .......

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:14 PM

actually there would be more truckers , Wal Mart has a killer distribution system , one of the best ever = Less Drivers ......It is swift , that is sucking up .......Good, the less they have to pay you expensive dudes, the cheaper for us. (Just kidding, Spider):peace:

Spider

07-13-2006, 10:18 PM

Good, the less they have to pay you expensive dudes, the cheaper for us. (Just kidding, Spider):peace:
:wave: it is all good .....you know If Wal Mart sold more American stuff , they would be the best damn thing ......Wal Mart could sell more American stuff and not take a hit .....

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:23 PM

:wave: it is all good .....you know If Wal Mart sold more American stuff , they would be the best damn thing ......Wal Mart could sell more American stuff and not take a hit .....True, but go into any Mom and Pop store store and you will find something made in China. Wal-Mart is just bigger, so it pisses people off.

Spider

07-13-2006, 10:27 PM

True, but go into any Mom and Pop store store and you will find something made in China. Wal-Mart is just bigger, so it pisses people off.
you will in some mom and pop stores , but not the volume , See here is the thing . I am not against Wal Mart and Chinia , I am against the volume they operate at ....... flooding the market with Cheap goods isnt good for us , we are cutting the throat of our fellow Americans

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:34 PM

you will in some mom and pop stores , but not the volume , See here is the thing . I am not against Wal Mart and Chinia , I am against the volume they operate at ....... flooding the market with Cheap goods isnt good for us , we are cutting the throat of our fellow AmericansTo a point. But for the Joe Average guy that the Dems are suppose to care about and the Republicans are screwing over, how does cheaper prices hurt.

I think it was Beerslug who posted a thread where a in house memo said that 24% of Wal-Mart employees were on government programs. What he doesn't point out is that in that memo it says that Wal-Mart is only 1% higher than the national averagel.

Sure they sell more of a volume than Mom and Pops stores of things from China, but that is only because they are a bigger buisness.

I have a far bigger problem than big oil, than Wal-Mart. I may be crazy, but that is just me.

Spider

07-13-2006, 10:38 PM

To a point. But for the Joe Average guy that the Dems are suppose to care about and the Republicans are screwing over, how does cheaper prices hurt. Cheaper prices dont hurt , but they dont mean much to a man in the employment line either ......when you buy from over seas, you are not buyingh a product an American made , therefore the American is no longer needed .......

I have a far bigger problem than big oil, than Wal-Mart. I may be crazy, but that is just me.
oh you are a nut case ;D but you could be onto somthing

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:41 PM

Cheaper prices dont hurt , but they dont mean much to a man in the employment line either ......when you buy from over seas, you are not buyingh a product an American made , therefore the American is no longer needed .......

oh you are a nut case ;D but you could be onto somthingMy brother bought a car once from an "American" dealer ship. The parts were made in Japan and the car was put together in the U.s. PM, and I'll tell you what the car was, but I'm not going to put down an American car(by name) in the public forum.

Spider

07-13-2006, 10:44 PM

My brother bought a car once from an "American" dealer ship. The parts were made in Japan and the car was put together in the U.s. PM, and I'll tell you what the car was, but I'm not going to put down an American car(by name) in the public forum.
I believe you , hell my Frieghtshaker has so many parts from Japan , sometimes I need a translator to read parts , but that isnt the same thing that Wal Mart does

clarker

07-13-2006, 10:50 PM

I believe you , hell my Frieghtshaker has so many parts from Japan , sometimes I need a translator to read parts , but that isnt the same thing that Wal Mart doesNot quite, but if you go to any store and see if no things they sell are from another country. I would bet you can't find a store, with any ease, that doesn't sell something from another country. So the only thing that makes them different from Wal-Mart is that Wally World is bigger and sells more.

But even the smaller stores take away from American made products.

epicSocialism4tw

07-13-2006, 11:12 PM

Wow.

Spider

07-14-2006, 12:20 AM

Not quite, but if you go to any store and see if no things they sell are from another country. I would bet you can't find a store, with any ease, that doesn't sell something from another country. So the only thing that makes them different from Wal-Mart is that Wally World is bigger and sells more.

But even the smaller stores take away from American made products.
this isnt about selling things from a different country , this is about flooding the market , world Trade is good for us and them , Flooding the market isnt ........

Spider

07-14-2006, 12:20 AM

Wow.
Barney Rerun that hasnt been seen before ?

broncocalijohn

07-14-2006, 02:30 AM

Man Linked To Enron Found Dead In London

A British banker who had been questioned by the FBI in a matter related to the Enron case was found dead in a park in East London on Wednesday, British media reported.

The body of Neil Coulbeck, 53, a former executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland was found in a wooded area near his home. Police termed the death "unexplained."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/12/AR2006071201862.html?nav=rss_world

Somehow i have a feeling that this will be a start of the post with the beginning of "Bushco kills british banker linked to Enron case" by the Columbian Free Press.

If you want crap from people eulgizing people that is just to prop them up when they have done wrong, check out Tookie Williams (killed by Cali. in December). He was compared to the same people. Kenneth Lay got out easy. Being someones love grandpa would have been nice since he fu%*ed so many out of thier retirement.

L.A. BRONCOS FAN

07-14-2006, 04:44 AM

Somehow i have a feeling that this will be a start of the post with the beginning of "Bushco kills british banker linked to Enron case" by the Columbian Free Press.

And, if it turned out to be true, you would deny it simply because it was reported in the Columbian(sic) Free Press. :rofl:

L.A. BRONCOS FAN

07-14-2006, 04:48 AM

Bankers tied to Enron extradited from U.K.

Move made possible by treaty aimed at terrorists; body of a man alleged to have been questioned in case discovered in London .

July 13 2006: 6:36 AM EDT

CROYDON, England (Reuters) -- Three former bankers surrendered to U.S. marshals at a police station south of London on Thursday for extradition to the United States to face fraud charges relating to collapsed energy company Enron.

David Bermingham, one of the three, who traveled to Croydon police station with his wife Emma, told reporters: "It's a sad day for you guys," he said. "I expect most of you are British so you got let down today by your own government."

Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected pleas to halt their extradition, while in a new twist to the saga, police investigated the death of a man reported by media to have been a former colleague of the men who was questioned in the case.

Continues:

http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/news/international/enron_extradition.reut/