Ken Lay, Enron Founder died

[Romanowski]

thoughts?

[Romanowski]

Enron founder Ken Lay dies
64-year-old former energy executive dead.
July 5 2006: 10:06 AM EDT


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Enron founder Kenneth Lay died early Wednesday in Aspen, a family spokeswoman said. He was 64.

In a statement, spokeswoman Kelly Kimberly said, "The Lays have a very large family with whom they need to communicate, and out of respect for the family we will release further details at a later time."

In May, Lay was found guilty of nine counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of Enron, the company he founded that grew into the seventh largest company before it imploded after an accounting scandal.

He would have stood trial on September 11 2006

[Hoosiercatdaddy]

he got off too easy

[Dr. Jack]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

thoughts?

Some would say, what comes around - goes around.

It's sad when anyone dies.

This guy has been under an unbelievable amount of pressue and scrutiny (not to mention probably guilt). It's a wonder how his heart lasted this long. Did he die of a heart attack?

[BigNuttsSpartanFan]

Without seeing anything about it other than what Romo posted, I bet it was a suicide.

Edit: I see it was a heart attack.

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Enron Corp. founder Ken Lay, who was convicted last month of fraud and conspiracy for his part in the Houston-based company's collapse into bankruptcy in 2001, has died of a heart attack at his vacation home in Colorado, a Houston television station reported on Wednesday.

KHOU-TV, a CBS affiliate, said Lay suffered a massive heart attack. He was awaiting sentencing later this year and was expected to face a lengthy prison term for his convictions in the Enron collapse.

[cptkirk321]

Its not too damn often that I can say when a man dies that he got off way to lightly but in this instance I hope he rots in hell. How many people have dies themselves because of losing everything whether it be from suicide, heart attack, stress, etc. Everyone of these bastards should of been charged with Murder for every person who died because of this

[The Judge]

As you can imagine, this is a big story here in Houston. There are a lot of people that wanted to see this guy go to prison.

[The Judge]

TRANSCRIPT OF LATE-NIGHT PHONE CALL BETWEEN PRESIDENT BUSH AND KENNETH LAY
Officious White House Transcipt

[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]

WHITE HOUSE OPERATOR: Collect call from Kenneth Lay, sir.

THE PRESIDENT: Wha?

WHITE HOUSE OPERATOR: Collect call from Kenneth Lay, sir.

THE PRESIDENT: But I'm eating a Ho-Ho and watching Grey's Anatomy on the ol' TV-oh.

WHITE HOUSE OPERATOR: Will you accept charges?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, shoot. Criminy. Yeah. The American taxpayer accepts charges.

KENNETH LAY: Thank you, Mr. President.

THE PRESIDENT: Kenny Boy!

KENNETH LAY: Oh, Mr. President, I'm drunk and I'm soooo scared! Is it God's will that I get all butt-raped by a large, tattooed black man named "Otis" or "Gizzards" who's serving 25 to life for selling a dime bag to some upstanding young gentleman on the Duke lacrosse team? What kind of God would do that? What kind of God would allow one human being to prey on another? (Sobs.)

THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, I heard about your conviction. I don't know if I'm supposed to be talking to you, Kenny Boy.

KENNETH LAY: WAIL! SOB! HOWL!

THE PRESIDENT: I mean, we did have some good times and all. But that was then and this is now.

KENNETH LAY: WHIMPER! LAMENT! WEEP!

THE PRESIDENT: Ah, heck, Kenny Boy. What do you want me to do?

KENNETH LAY: Since you asked: how about a pardon?

THE PRESIDENT: Uhhh... Well... You're on the long short list, Kenny Boy. Right after Scooter. And DeLay. Jack Abramoff, and Duke Cunningham. Bob Ney, and Rob Simmons, and Charles Taylor and... I think I'm forgetting a bunch more. But don't you fret. I am totally mega-loyal to my pals!

KENNETH LAY: You do believe that I had no idea that Enron was so ****ed up, right?

THE PRESIDENT: You do believe that I thought there were WMDs in the Iraqi desert, right?

KENNETH LAY: But you're not about to be sent to the slammer!

THE PRESIDENT: It's good to be the President, huh? Listen to this: "I, George W. Bush, do heretofore pardon you, George W. Bush." Ah-har-har-har!
Hold on – I got another call.

TREASURY SECRETARY JOHN SNOW: Mr. President, It's John Snow.

THE PRESIDENT: Who?

TREASURY SECRETARY JOHN SNOW: The Secretary of the Treasury?

THE PRESIDENT: Paul O'Neill? You broke my heart, mother****er!

TREASURY SECRETARY JOHN SNOW: No, sir. John Snow. The guy you hired after O'Neill?

THE PRESIDENT: Bean Counter?

TREASURY SECRETARY JOHN SNOW: Sigh. Yessir.

THE PRESIDENT: What do you want?

TREASURY SECRETARY JOHN SNOW: I have decided to tender my resignation.

THE PRESIDENT: I thought you quit six months ago. Dang. Hold on.

WHITE HOUSE OPERATOR: Yes, Mr. President?

THE PRESIDENT: Get me my Chief of Staff, as soon as possibly ASAP!

CHIEF OF STAFF JOSH BOLTEN: Good evening, Mr. President.

THE PRESIDENT: Andy? Andy, that guy with the creepy eyebrows just quit.

CHIEF OF STAFF JOSH BOLTEN: This is Josh Bolten, sir. Your new Chief of Staff?

THE PRESIDENT: Don't smart me, boy. If I want to call you Karen Hughes, you will lower your register and walk like your panties are stuffed with avocadoes. We need a new Federal Accountant. Thoughts? Go. Wait. Get me Goldman or Sachs.

CHIEF OF STAFF JOSH BOLTEN: They're dead, sir.

THE PRESIDENT: Then get me someone that smells like steak, cognac, and evil. One of my Wall Street boys. Somebody I can trust. You think the CEO of AT&T is game? They sold out their customers and fellow citizens lickety-split, all because I was all "BOO!" And I respect that. We can't nominate Ken Lay, right?

CHIEF OF STAFF JOSH BOLTEN: You're joking, sir? Ha, ha?

THE PRESIDENT: Of course I'm ****ing joking. **** you, Andy. Now go get me a Secretary of Bling, yo.

CHIEF OF STAFF JOSH BOLTEN: How about we nominate Henry Paulson? He RUNS Goldman and Sachs.

THE PRESIDENT: Whatever. Just do it. President out. Hello? Kenny Boy?

KENNETH LAY: Yes, Mr. President. Did you know that the hold music is nothing but bone-chilling screaming in what sounds like Arabic?

THE PRESIDENT: Farsi. Hell, Kenny Boy, I don't know what to tell you. Let me tell you a story, and as a fellow Texan, I think you'll appreciate it. Once upon a time, somewhere in west Texas there are these three cowpokes. Every night, around the fire, they all quietly amble off one by one into the darkness and **** a heifer. It's dark, and no one sees anything, and all you can hear is, you know, the desert. But then one day, two of the cowpokes see the third with his pants around his ankles, getting balls-deep in that heifer in broad daylight. Now, these three were best of friends, but the two not ****ing the heifer still shot the third dead. Because it's a disgusting thing to do, **** a cow. Got it?

KENNETH LAY: I'm scared, Mr. President.

THE PRESIDENT: They're liquefying all your assets, ain't they?

KENNETH LAY: Yessir. Even my five million dollar condo.

THE PRESIDENT: Phew. That's for damn shame. So then you're broke, huh? No more GOP campaign contributions?

KENNETH LAY: That's right, sir.

(CLICK)

[END TRANSCRIPT]

[E_Wrecked]

I really hope you copied and pasted that from somewhere else judge

[jonnyblaze]

I think Ken Lay got a bad rap