The Enron Tapes: Unbleeped

[trof]

CAUTION!
Language may offend.

This is Bob Badeer (a trader at Enron's West Power desk in Portland, CA, where all these tapes were recorded) and Kevin McGowan (in Enron's central office in Houston, TX, as he mentions in the transcript):

KEVIN: So,
BOB: (laughing)
KEVIN: So the rumor’s true? They’re fuckin’ takin’ all the money back from you guys? All those money you guys stole from those poor grandmothers in California?
BOB: Yeah, grandma Millie, man. But she’s the one who couldn’t figure out how to fuckin’ vote on the butterfly ballot.
KEVIN: Yeah, now she wants her fuckin’ money back for all the power you’ve charged right up – jammed right up her ass for fuckin’ 250 dollars a megawatt hour.

BOB: You know – you know – you know, grandma Millie, she’s the one that Al Gore’s fightin’ for, you know? You’re not going to –

BOB: Grandma Millie –

another great excerpt (this tape is full of 'em):

KEVIN: Fuckin’ stock market and Enron, everything else, Jesus.
BOB: Oh, Enron! Oh! Oh, dude.
KEVIN: Not kidding.
BOB: Kid, it even hurts, I don’t – I guess it could hurt worse, but it doesn’t you know, holy shit, its’ that – that thing got smoked.
KEVIN: Oh, god – I can’t handle it any more.
BOB: I can’t either man.

... seriously pathetic, dude. They are moaning and groaning like you wouldn't believe.

and, of course, here's a great example of their attitude re: California consumers...

KEVIN: There was a guy he was yesterday, he’s – he’s some consultant for some fuckin’ other business we’re supposed to be starting or whatever.
BOB: Right.
KEVIN: He came in, he – and I wasn’t – I didn’t even meet the guy. I was sittin’ here, he was talking to George McLellan and George’s desk, he’s like, yeah, you know, I’m in California now and my small consulting business, my energy costs have gone from 100 to 500 dollars a month. It’s unbelievable, I don’t know what to do. I just turned from my desk, I just looked at him, I said, ‘MOVE.’

KEVIN: The guy was like horrified. I go, look, don’t take it the wrong way: ‘Move; it isn’t getting’ fixed any time soon,’
BOB: You know man, it’s unbelievable, it’s like at that – that’s the – that’s the best thing that about it. That’s so beautiful.

KEVIN: Oh best thing that could happen is fuckin’ an earthquake, let that thing float out to the Pacific and put ‘em fuckin’ candles.
BOB: I know. Those guys – just cut ‘em off.
KEVIN: They’re so fucked and they’re so, like totally
BOB: They are so fucked.

You have to hear it to really get it. Two good ole' boys chucklin' to each other about how fucked over California is. Just unbelieveable.
http://seetheforest.blogspot.com/2004_06_01_seetheforest_archive.html#108614388137782026

[cybildisobedience]

1. WHY ISN'T THIS ON THE EVENING NEWS?

Why do we have to hear about Scott Peterson's trial until we're ready to throw up, but the mind-set of the people like this, who are running (and ruining) this country is a closely guarded secret?

[rooboy]

2. It was on Australian evening news...

I don't think this is being treated as a minor story, but unfortunately your president is a walking headline.

[KoKo]

3. hmm...seems CBS left out some significant parts about Aunt Millie and Al

Gore witht he excerpts played to the public and on their website.

BOB: You know – you know – you know, grandma Millie, she’s the one that Al Gore’s fightin’ for, you know? You’re not going to –

These two sound like Freepers, don't they. The kind of dialog you see when you go over to that site. With some Ann Coulter thrown in.

Unbelievable that these people were actually employed! What kind of standards are out there in the workplace? Well...I shouldn't even ask because I know the answer. :eyes:

[still_one]

4. This is so screwed

I am from California, and back then the shrills were blaming it all on Davis.

It has been estimated that California might have gotten bilked out of up to 30 billion dollars, and hardly a word is spoken...

Please tell me about the liberal media again?

[Gildor Inglorion]

5. What happened to all the money these monsters stole?

It has to be somewhere. Why can't the people of California get it back?

[74dodgedart]

6. Who's f---d now ?

Whats amazing is that as soon as long term contracts were signed (effectively capping the prices) there seems to be plenty of electricity

[Blue_Roses]

7. Where did these tapes come from and where

have they been all this time? Who released or leaked them?

[trof]

8. On CBS last night.

The website I ref is from one of the transcribers.

[OneTwentyoNine]

9. Yeah...and we and Californians were all Tin Foil hatters back then...

Yep,I remember it well...it was all Gray Davis's fault,no energy policy,lousy leadership blah,blah blah....

This GD tape should be played as many times as Clinton hugging Monica tape was played. That fraud fucking recall in California and the election of the gropeinator should be considered illegal.

David

[mrbill]

10. the enron tapes might be as much fun as the "nixon" tapes,

Here's a smoking gun.

See enron shoot itself in the foot.

[leesa]

11. Why can't these so-called executives even speak coherent English?

Why are Freepers in charge???

[cheezus]

13. Legacies

ability doesn't matter so much as family and other connections. Sliver Spoon -> Prep Shool -> Ivy League (with frat) -> top of business world (or even potus!)

[chookie]

12. A Walk Down Memory Lane

Not just Cheney's Energy Task Force (where Ken Lay sat at his right hand and dictated energy policy; invasion of Iraq discussed, etc) -- but what about Cheney's barnstorming of the nation in 2001, giving talks on energy? Remember that the jist of his "policy" was that if you wanted lower energy bills, you should turn your lights out?

California was just an experiment. They worked out the program there -- and now they are sticking it to the nation.

[napi21]

14. Tapes came from discover in a law suit by Ca. city against Enron

The City attorney's got the trascripts through discovery motions in preparation for the trial. And they were broadcast on CNN a few days ago. They blocked out the obscenities with stars but you could sure tell just what was being said.

As far as "Where is all this money now?" Forget it! It's gone! Some went to Kenny & the boys and probably has been spent on luxuries, lots went to attorneys who were trying to keep those creeps out of jail. Ather than putting Enron into it's final resting place, I doubt Ca. will ever see any $$ back.

[OneTwentyoNine]

15. Bump.......nt