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Partial Political Abortion
Tim Kaine disappoints. Plus: Gonzo reactionaries. Wonderful Life moguls. Run again. Who was that Canadian? And more.
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br> -- Joel Natzke br> Kansas City, Missouri /p> p> THE BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION br> Re: Reid Collins's Apologies, Cliff : /p> p>I've read the observation, on several occasions, that Hollywood's depiction of business executives as greedy and cruel stems from the fact that the only executives the writers, directors, and producers know are in show business. Reid Collins' attempt to portray the Enron scandal as life imitating art proves too little... or perhaps too much. Enron bamboozled investors (and many of its employees) by hiding losses and debts in "special purpose entities." Where did the Enron crooks get this idea? It could very well have been Hollywood. (See here .) br> -- Robert Garlin
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