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Politics : Obama Watch

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To: LTK007 who wrote (43)11/16/2008 5:25:17 AM
From: Crimson Ghost1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 290
 
Great News!

War mongering Zionist NY TIMES columnist Tom Friedman no longer a billionaire.

Words can scarcely describe how much I loath this vile excuse for a human being.

This also tends to support my view that the financial crisis is weakening the power of the Israel lobby -- even though it still is formidable.

Thomas Friedman’s World Is Flat Broke
by Peter Newcomb
November 12, 2008, 5:42 pm

It would be easy to dismiss today’s rant (however spot-on it might be) by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman as yet another ideological tirade against the U.S. automobile industry. But based on the bad news coming out of shopping-mall owner General Growth Properties [GGP], it is no wonder Friedman is feeling crankier than usual. That’s because the author’s wife, Ann (née Bucksbaum), is an heir to the General Growth fortune. In the past year, the couple—who live in an 11,400-square-foot mansion in Bethesda, Maryland—have watched helplessly as General Growth stock has fallen 99 percent, from a high of $51 to a recent 35 cents a share. The assorted Bucksbaum family trusts, once worth a combined $3.6 billion, are now worth less than $25 million.
But don’t expect Friedman to go from Beirut to Jerusalem begging for money. The distinguished columnist (and former New Establishment member) is still said to get at least $50,000 per speaking engagement on top of the millions he makes writing best-sellers.

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