Posted on 05/30/2006 7:15:10 AM PDT by Mike Bates
One of the best recent moments in television was when CNBC's Jim Cramer told Tim Russert on Meet the Press on April 30 that retired Exxon Mobil CEO Lee Raymond was doing more for the country and his own shareholders than NBC Today Show co-host Katie Couric. Cramer was absolutely right. After all, how much oil does Couric bring to market?
Cramer declared, "I think if they could drill they would drill. If they could refine more, they would. These are companies that are run for the shareholders, but they're run to be able to produce as much oil as we can possibly use. They want to do that. Lee Raymond, he, he generated $67 billion in profits for his shareholders. I think that that's a reasonable return, $144,000 a day. Katie Couric makes $85,000 a day. What value has she created vs. $67 billion by Lee Raymond?"
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Which is precisely why -- just like Al Franken and others before her -- perky Katie Colonic will soon be circling her gold-plated drain. Can't happen soon enough for me.
With that huge income stream, I'd LOVE to see some record of her charitable contributions. Bet they're right down there with Algore's.
she must have received one of those "tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans" thing i keep hearing libs talk about.
let's not forget that a lot of Lee Raymonds package includes options (which he will have to exercise) that may not be worth, at the time of exercise, what they were worth to bring the package to $400mil, as reported. Katies is all Salary
_______
8 hr day
= $10,625.00
per hour.
How could I ever forget? That GPS you had surgically implanted in me still buzzes sometimes.
Now that's what I call a living wage!
Great movie.......
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