plenzmd1 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Yeah, he's getting ahead of the story. Can't really blame him. If I were as stupid as he's been in my personal life, I'd try and get ahead of it too. If I am the National Enquirer, all those photos go to press the next issue. If they are public, they are not blackmail material. But what do I know? I'm not in the "news" media. Edited to add: IMO it is more likely his mistress' husband sent the photos to the National Enquirer. But WTH? A big government conspiracy sounds better! not quite understanding your point...I agree these picks are no longer blackmail material now . Think the larger issue for AMI is was this extortion and a crime? If so, Packer has big problems with his agreement over the McDougal payments. And I love the conspiracy angle!!! that's why we @Deranged Rhino to weigh in?...( of course i am being facetious......mostly)
Buffalo_Gal Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, plenzmd1 said: Think the larger issue for AMI is was this extortion and a crime? If so, Packer has big problems with his agreement over the McDougal payments. My guess is they would play it as a professional courtesy to warn him about what they have, and what might be printed.
plenzmd1 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: My guess is they would play it as a professional courtesy to warn him about what they have, and what might be printed. as they say , i am no lawyer.....but if those emails are legit, and there was a "drop this investigation and agree to this press release..or else"..that is extortion no? Again, i don't know for sure that is the law. And that supposes the emails are real( as i suspect they are) Interesting article( and yes i understand its WAPO https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/08/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-accuses-national-enquirer-extortion-over-intimate-photos/?utm_term=.6b0ee35022d0 Hmm, 'safe full of stuff on Trump" Edited February 8, 2019 by plenzmd1
Buffalo_Gal Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: as they say , i am no lawyer.....but if those emails are legit, and there was a "drop this investigation and agree to this press release..or else"..that is extortion no? Again, i don't know for sure that is the law. And that supposes the emails are real( as i suspect they are) Interesting article( and yes i understand its WAPO https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/08/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-accuses-national-enquirer-extortion-over-intimate-photos/?utm_term=.6b0ee35022d0 Hmm, 'safe full of stuff on Trump" Hey, no conflict at all for WaPo to report on something slanted positively for Bezos in his time of need, right!? It is well known the National Enquirer bought stories that might prove embarrassing to President Trump. The MSM cackled and clucked about it for eons. As I said, I'd just post the photos if I were the National Enquirer. And then, I'd probably make it my life's work to find out (and publish) everything and anything salacious out Bezos. No one knows or cares about the publisher of the National Enquirer (so it can't really be tit-for-tat - advantage National Enquirer), but a *****-ton of people care about Jeff Bezos. Now, by making it their mission to embarrass him they could make him a sympathetic figure (I don't believe it is possible, but I don't read the National Enquirer either) so there is that concern. But, since he clearly disdains their publishing and practices (like WaPo is any better ? ) I'd simply go for it and get everything out there and more.
row_33 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Let the Enquirer publish them and watch CNN claim the NE the best news source the last 60 years 1
IDBillzFan Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 One thing we've learned this week; from AOC to Bezos, mind-bending embarrassing stupidity doesn't care how much money you have. 1
row_33 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 1 minute ago, LABillzFan said: One thing we've learned this week; from AOC to Bezos, mind-bending embarrassing stupidity doesn't care how much money you have. It’s a clown circus that isn’t funny or entertaining
plenzmd1 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: One thing we've learned this week; from AOC to Bezos, mind-bending embarrassing stupidity doesn't care how much money you have. while i think you would be hard pressed to make the case Bezos is stupid, I did find the comment funny!
IDBillzFan Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 42 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Hmm, 'safe full of stuff on Trump" You know what's funny? There are so many people like you who wake up each day and hate Trump so much, you'll take anything you can get to embarrass him. And there are so many people like me who wake up each day and, in many ways, is a little fearful of how much Trump will embarrass our country from some stupid act, past or present. The difference is when I wake up, Hillary still isn't president, and I stop caring about what Trump's going to do because whatever it is, it would pale in comparison to a Hillary presidency. Just now, plenzmd1 said: while i think you would be hard pressed to make the case Bezos is stupid, I did find the comment funny! If you're worth billions of dollars and still think it's a good idea take a phone photo of your junk because you're cheating on your wife, you're dumber than a box of bricks. Period.
plenzmd1 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: You know what's funny? There are so many people like you who wake up each day and hate Trump so much, you'll take anything you can get to embarrass him. And there are so many people like me who wake up each day and, in many ways, is a little fearful of how much Trump will embarrass our country from some stupid act, past or present. The difference is when I wake up, Hillary still isn't president, and I stop caring about what Trump's going to do because whatever it is, it would pale in comparison to a Hillary presidency. 1 My fear is Trump doing plenty of things to hurt the country out of fear of what could be exposed " in that safe"..and that aint funny. Trump can't embarrass himself any more...whats the old saying..he has removed all doubt??? BTW, I am 100% certain you have never seen me say 1 thing supporting Hilary..or wishing she was now the president Edited February 8, 2019 by plenzmd1
IDBillzFan Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 Just now, plenzmd1 said: My fear is Trump doing plenty of things to hurt the country out of fear of what could be exposed " in that safe"..and that aint funny. Trump can't embarrass himself any more...whats the old saying..he has removed all doubt??? Maybe we can get Geraldo to open the safe on a very special episode of Hard Ball with Chris Matthews! It would be a ratings bonanza! 1
DC Tom Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: as they say , i am no lawyer.....but if those emails are legit, and there was a "drop this investigation and agree to this press release..or else"..that is extortion no? Again, i don't know for sure that is the law. And that supposes the emails are real( as i suspect they are) Interesting article( and yes i understand its WAPO https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/02/08/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-accuses-national-enquirer-extortion-over-intimate-photos/?utm_term=.6b0ee35022d0 Hmm, 'safe full of stuff on Trump" I'm amused by a paper complaining about AMI burying non-specific stories on Trump, when that paper buried a specific story about sexual assault by the VA Lt Governor. 1
Deranged Rhino Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, plenzmd1 said: Hey @Deranged Rhino, need your help here. Watching CBS this morning, Nora says Bezos does not believe his phone was hacked by an individual, but more likely a government. Hmm, we know Trumps deep admiration for WAPO and Bezos.... this going anywhere? BTW, this is oerfect How have I been describing the civil war for two plus years on a reductionist level? CIA v DIA(NSA). Bezos chose a side, took a paycheck for it, and then he lost. 60/40 rule firmly in play. 60% public, 40% remains hidden from the public. My money is on the 40% on this story being really ***** damning for Bezos.
plenzmd1 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 2 hours ago, LABillzFan said: Maybe we can get Geraldo to open the safe on a very special episode of Hard Ball with Chris Matthews! It would be a ratings bonanza! how old do you think one needs to be to understand this reference?..or is it more well known than I think?
Koko78 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: how old do you think one needs to be to understand this reference?..or is it more well known than I think? Seriously? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone's_Vaults
plenzmd1 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Koko78 said: Seriously? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Al_Capone's_Vaults Does a 30 year old get the reference though? I honestly do not know if only old farts like me
Koko78 Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Does a 30 year old get the reference though? I honestly do not know if only old farts like me Perhaps. They're still making references about it: Quote In the 1997 movie Titanic, Brock Lovett, played by Bill Paxton, tries to broadcast his finding of the "Heart of the Ocean" jewel live. When the safe is opened and the diamond necklace found to be missing, his obnoxious colleague remarks, "The same thing happened to Geraldo, and his career never recovered." Upset, Lovett tells the cameraman to turn the camera off. In 2014, the special was the focus of a subplot of Season 1 Episode 20 (titled "You're not Invited") of the ABC show "The Goldbergs". The special is referenced in the 2017 film Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, in which an inventor played by Rivera himself attempts to retrieve a secret weapon from a vault aboard his zeppelin, only to find the vault is empty. It was referenced in "Flaw in the Death Star", Episode 5 of Season 3 of Billions in 2018.
IDBillzFan Posted February 8, 2019 Posted February 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Does a 30 year old get the reference though? I honestly do not know if only old farts like me Wifey keeps a show called "Speechless" on the DVR, and one of the episodes had a junior high daughter walk in on her father's band playing "Satisfaction." She can't believe her dad wrote such an amazing song. I figured you were old enough to get the Geraldo joke. 1
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