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I watched a TV interview wherein it was reported that Henry Kissinger was a member of the Board of Directors---and he knew what Black was doing and gave a wink and a pass.
Strange how the corrupt always end up in the same pile of crap.
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If only Fitzpatrick could get Rupert Murdoch too!
Tai Chi wrote:Sentencing tomorrow...
Thanks for reminder!! Would love to be there.
Conrad is showing no remorse at all, he'll likely get max sentencing because of it.
Brand X wrote:Conrad is showing no remorse at all, he'll likely get max sentencing because of it.
Media reports here are just the opposite, citing an expected sentence of 6 to 11 years vs the 19 to 25 requested by prosecutors.
6 1/2 years! Well, I got my Christmas present.
Almost no coverage I've seen anywhere outside of the tribune. Sheesh. Canadians get no respect.
Apparently, the defense team of Lord Black of Crossed Wires thinks that with bail during appeals, his Loudship may avoid ever spending a night in jail.
This would be the same team that figured he'd never be convicted? Let's hope it's just the blowhardedness rubbing off.
I vote for Patrick Fitzgerald as the next AG.
William Buckley on his friend, the tragic Conrad Black.
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WilliamFBuckley/2007/12/12/black_times
Canukkers will note the assertion that our mutterings were engendered by Connie's rejection of the motherland.
To put this another way, really smart people can be really stupid too.
I think Conrad and Barbara Ameil take chutzpah to a new level.
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After remaining silent throughout his four-month trial, the disgraced press baron delivered a final display of defiance as he accepted an opportunity to address the court. "I do wish to express very profound regret and sadness at the severe hardship inflicted on many shareholders at the evaporation of $1.85bn of value under the management of my successors," said the 63-year-old peer, speaking in a husky yet confident voice.
blatham wrote:I vote for Patrick Fitzgerald as the next AG.
Don't be fooled. Fitzgerald is a Republican. I suspect that, if he has any political ambitions at all, he will try to emulate Jim Thompson and use the federal prosecutor's office as a stepping-stone to the Illinois governor's mansion.
I thought Big Jim was the King of Illinois.
