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CEOs Rate Obama's Performance by Joseph Weber, Christopher Palmeri, and the BusinessWeek staff To some top executives, President Barack Obama is "rapidly socializing the United States." Others see his initiatives on everything from healthcare reform to the saving of GM as crucial for sparing the U.S. from even deeper economic trouble.Jay-Z and Apple CEO Steve Jobs To Start Record Label?
Know what hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and tech industry extraordinaire Steve Jobs have in common? Apparently a record company. So some in the blogosphere are predicting will be the news later this month, anyway.Obama pushes bill to rein in lavish CEO pay
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1131749320080411?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will push on Friday for passage of a bill to put the huge pay packages of some U.S. corporate executives under greater scrutiny. The Illinois senator has introduced "say-on-pay" legislation that would give investors more of a voice in setting executive compensation packages.Even Lee Iacocca’s famous $1 salary eventually netted him $43 million
The Associated Press updated 4:13 p.m. CT, Sun., Feb. 8, 2009 NEW YORK - Chief executives who agree to have their salaries slashed to nearly nothing look like they’re taking one for the team.Obscenely Rich Bankers Claim to Do God's Work -- They Can Go to Hell
"Repent," the preacher cried out, startling those who heard him. This was no street evangelist ranting at the passing crowd, but the archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England. His sharp admonition was pointed directly at a particular set of sinners, who undoubtedly had never given any thought to the morality of their actions: the barons of global banking.Why CEOs Are Joining the Global Warming Bandwagon
The New Progressive CEOs In a recession there are few global-warming-denying libertarians in the boardroom. By Daniel Gross http://www.slate.com/toolbar.aspx?action=print&id=2231925 Andrew Taylor, the CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, in many ways epitomizes the business establishment. His family is No.Will Donatella Leave Versace ?!!
Dana Thomas details in Newsweek how Versace became a bit of a mess after the death of Gianni. It used to rake in over $1 billion in sales, but now makes less than half of that. Run by the family since its inception, Donatella and Santo were reportedly resistant to changes that might have helped them adapt to new times and new economies.
Senator Dissenters Threatened
Gee...another desperate email from the Obama Minions....I thought you'd like to see some of the crap they are still sending out in emails! Cheeky removed the links aside from the one that has text in it (because you HAD to see what they wrote there) but I caution you that if you click it you have automatically added your signature to their "list" which is very sneaky.
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Grassroots backlash
Saturday, November 7, 2009 8:06 PM
From:
"Justin Ruben, Move Political Action"
CHEEKY ALERT! Don't Clicking here because it will sign your name on their stupid letter:
"If ANY member of the Democratic Caucus joins a Republican filibuster of healthcare reform with a public option, the Caucus must immediately strip that Senator of all Committee Chairmanships."
Obama-camp Creative Spin on the Media
The following is another email I received from the Obama-camp movement against the TRUTH....take a peek and see what you think of how they are now spinning the media. The only thing I altered from this email was links to support their causes...because that is simply stupid.
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Sick of the media getting it wrong?
Battered Company Says 'No' To Job Cuts
The Hypertherm factory sits hidden in the woods not far from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Inside, in a testing room, a jet of superheated ionized gas slices smoothly through an inch of plate steel. Jim Miller, vice president of manufacturing, says that when the world is making big heavy things, Hypertherm does quite well.
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