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"A strange story"

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Anonymous Hunsdon said...

For some reason that line in the obit about "building bridges to the Islamic world" reminded me of the old quote from Tacitus, about making a desert and calling it peace.

2/17/12, 8:17 PM

Blogger Mr Lomez said...

This is already a famous short story:

Guy De Mappassant "The Necklace"

2/17/12, 8:19 PM

Blogger Steve Sailer said...

Yeah, the fact that this news story happens to be reminiscent of the world's most famous short story adds interest to the whole affair.

2/17/12, 8:27 PM

Anonymous Matt said...

We certainly do show our worst side to the rest of the world. I know fifty people in Iowa alone who would do less to embarrass this country in the eyes of the Dutch than these two have. Aren't there some middle-class people of Dutch descent we could send over there to do this job, instead of this billionaire Jew and his wife?

Truly, can you imagine how this makes us look? I guess the theory is that being the world's only remaining superpower makes one unembarrassable. That might be true, but it doesn't mean we have nothing to be embarrassed for.

2/17/12, 8:31 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Roissy wrote an account of his encounter with a sub-prime operation.

http://heartiste.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/my-time-inside-the-housing-bubble/

2/17/12, 8:50 PM

Blogger David said...

Attorneys general not attorney generals.

2/17/12, 8:58 PM

Anonymous No Name said...

You seem to be denigrating a Rich man Steve, the kind who made America great. Like most wealthy men he was a 'job creator' no matter how many $$$ millions of worthless loans he let.

And while I would never go traveling with millions of dollars in jewels for absolutely no reason, I believe in the right of rich people to do so, and then sue the hotel when the "maid" steals them.

To think otherwise is "Un-American".

2/17/12, 9:05 PM

Blogger epobirs said...

This guy gets some coverage in 'All The Devils Are Here.' Recommended.

2/17/12, 10:41 PM

Blogger Jorn said...

Michael Connelly's "The Fifth Witness" is a beautifully-written legal thriller about subprime. (The title refers to the defense goodguys' trick of getting the subprime CEO to take the Fifth on the stand so the jury concludes he's the guiltier one.)

2/17/12, 10:55 PM

Blogger Karen said...

This does sound like a scam. The hotel had every reason to remind Mrs. Ambassador about the rocks in their safe when she left and almost certainly did so. It's important to note that she'll have to pay back the insurance money.

2/18/12, 7:02 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

In 2006, Arnall paid a $325 million fine to settle a lawsuit brought by 49 state attorneys general. Yet, Congress approved his nomination as ambassador

Some may call this anti-scots irish, but throughout european history, corrupt regimes always go hand in hand w/ scot irish moneylending/financing power. the monarchs that were reformist and populist were almost always ended up expelling the scots irish.
Isabell of spain comes to mind - compare her rule with her corrupt, decadent uncle before her.

2/18/12, 8:35 AM

Anonymous RS said...

> At first glance, it is an utterly benign and heart-warming story

At second glance it is far better yet - nothing less than the essence of political life: affirming and taking responsibility for the social future.

2/18/12, 2:42 PM

Anonymous Hunsdon said...

RS said: > At first glance, it is an utterly benign and heart-warming story

At second glance it is far better yet -

Hunsdon replied: At third glance, you posted a response in the wrong place, in comments to an entirely different story---unless you can spin me on the connections between jewelry in Amsterdam and refugee children in New Haven. (And I'd pay good money for that!)

2/18/12, 5:53 PM

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