[lbo-talk] Re: Re: Language of Contempt

John Mage jmage at panix.com
Sat Jun 3 11:22:42 PDT 2006


Doug wrote:

>>> The masculine equivalent of the word "slut" is "skirtchaser."

>

>> bro, no-one has used that word (except as a joke) for two

>> generations.

>

> Hey, it was used to describe the proclivities of E. Gerald Corrigan

> when he was shown the exit as president of the NY Fed in 1993.

Currently co-chair of the "risk management" committee, vice chair of the "business practices" committee and a member of the "commitments" committee at Goldman Sachs. Ha!

Here's a recent listing of Goldman Sachs sluts in and out of the U.S. government:

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - The nomination of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Chief Executive Henry "Hank" Paulson as Treasury Secretary continues the investment banking firm's tradition of sending executives to top government posts and hiring from the ranks of government leadership. ... Here's a list of those who have made the transitions and the roles they have taken. The list was compiled with the assistance of Roy Smith, professor of finance at the Stern School of Business of New York University and a former Goldman partner:

Henry Fowler, the Treasury Secretary in Lyndon Johnson's administration, later became a partner at Goldman.

Former Goldman Chairman John Whitehead was the Deputy Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration and the founding chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp.

Thomas Healey, Assistant Treasury Secretary in the Reagan administration, was later a partner at Goldman.

Robert Hormats, Assistant Secretary of State in the Ford and Carter administrations, subsequently became a Goldman vice chairman.

Kenneth Brody, the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in the Clinton administration, was previously a management committee partner at Goldman.

Gary Gensler, Assistant Treasury Secretary in the Clinton administration, had previously been a partner at Goldman.

E. Gerald Corrigan, a managing director at Goldman, is the former chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee.

Robert Rubin, who co-chaired Goldman, became Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration and is now chairman of the executive committee at Citigroup.

Jon Corzine, a former chairman of Goldman, was elected U.S. Senator from New Jersey and is now governor of the state.

Stephen Friedman, after serving as chairman at Goldman Sachs, became President George W. Bush's chief economic adviser.

Joshua Bolten, a former Goldman executive, has served as budget director in the George W. Bush administration and is now chief of staff.



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