War Profiteers Card Deck

June 24, 2003 1:56 PM

The War Profiteers Card Deck. Not only is Saddam still running free, but so is Sam Nunn.
posted by zedzebedia (11 comments total)

Sam Nunn is on the board of GE and Chevron-Texaco, but he is also the founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. GE's performance has mirrored the S&P's since the beginning of the war, and it doesn't appear that Sam Nunn has sold any GE stock recently. Same for Chevron-Texaco (performance / insider). Is there a reason Sam Nunn shouldn't be running around free?
posted by Frank Grimes at 2:12 PM on June 24, 2003

It's a joke, frank.
posted by jpoulos at 2:14 PM on June 24, 2003

I realize it's a joke, but I thought I'd point out that Sam Nunn is working to eradicate nuclear weapons, so perhaps it's good to have someone like him on GE's board.
posted by Frank Grimes at 2:37 PM on June 24, 2003

Delightful. Thanks, zedzebedia.
posted by squirrel at 2:47 PM on June 24, 2003

this guy might be a despot, but damn that is a cool hat.
posted by birdherder at 3:58 PM on June 24, 2003

Hey, zedzebedia, would you *rather* have Saddam running free, or Nunn...?

Just checking!
posted by davidmsc at 5:36 PM on June 24, 2003

I'd rather have Saddam running free than Kissinger.
posted by Ryvar at 6:12 PM on June 24, 2003

Kissinger isn't free. He's under house arrest in the United States.
posted by Armitage Shanks at 7:43 PM on June 24, 2003

Here's my favourite take on the tired old card-deck meme (warning: 'scuse language... certain to offend...)
posted by bifter at 2:53 AM on June 25, 2003

What did Dwight Eisenhower caution us about regarding the military industrial complex? Does Carlyle Co. fit the description or what?
posted by nofundy at 5:04 AM on June 25, 2003

I knew I should've said Ashcroft instead of Sam Nunn, but how was I to know he has strong Metafilter support?
posted by zedzebedia at 7:05 AM on June 25, 2003