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In reply to the discussion: Cantor Fitzgerald, where Obama will be paid for speaking, lost 658 employees in the 2001 WTC attack. [View all]Cha
(299,202 posts)7. You're Welcome.. and passing on this found on FB..
I will share it.. Thank you~
FB from writer and publicist Leslie Hermelin:
You guys do remember why we all know the name Cantor Fitzgerald right? (They're the "corrupt" Wall Street folks who paid Obama to speak to this week). I do. I remember. As an American living in NYC when the towers came down I made a promise to Never Forget. I remember Cantor Fitzgerald was the firm that took the most losses of all Trade Center tenants 9/11 - the plane literally crashed into their floor.
I remember the heartbreaking interviews with their CEO that followed in the aftermath. He was late that day and one of the only ones who survived. He was late AND HE LIVED bc he was taking his son to his first day of kindergarten. Did you know he gave the victims families 25% of all profits for 5 years and covered their health insurance for 10? Did you know he still has nightmares. Yeah what a corporate asshole.
Seriously if you're mad Obama spoke to this team then fuck you forever. You're the asshole.
I don't just remember the name Cantor Fitzgerald bc they're in the news this week due to a bunch of faux progressives who can't think more complex thoughts than "WALL STREET BAD MUST KILL WALL STREET".
I remember their name because in the aftermath of these events as a nascent NYC resident (I moved here Aug 2000) this man speaking about his pain and the loss suffered in news interviews following is seared into my soul. I love that he paid Obama to bring his wisdom to the people who work for him. I love that he lived.
If you think this guy and Obama are the enemy and you define yourself as a liberal progressive you're a liar and a sham.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/cantor-fitzgerald-9-11-story-howard-lutnick-2011-9
President Obama is speaking @ Cantor Fitzgerald in Sepember, though.. I can see why anyone would think he had already spoken.. with all the faux outrage about it.
I do remember Cantor-Fitzgerald.. I was living in upper state NY at the time.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8993122
FB from writer and publicist Leslie Hermelin:
You guys do remember why we all know the name Cantor Fitzgerald right? (They're the "corrupt" Wall Street folks who paid Obama to speak to this week). I do. I remember. As an American living in NYC when the towers came down I made a promise to Never Forget. I remember Cantor Fitzgerald was the firm that took the most losses of all Trade Center tenants 9/11 - the plane literally crashed into their floor.
I remember the heartbreaking interviews with their CEO that followed in the aftermath. He was late that day and one of the only ones who survived. He was late AND HE LIVED bc he was taking his son to his first day of kindergarten. Did you know he gave the victims families 25% of all profits for 5 years and covered their health insurance for 10? Did you know he still has nightmares. Yeah what a corporate asshole.
Seriously if you're mad Obama spoke to this team then fuck you forever. You're the asshole.
I don't just remember the name Cantor Fitzgerald bc they're in the news this week due to a bunch of faux progressives who can't think more complex thoughts than "WALL STREET BAD MUST KILL WALL STREET".
I remember their name because in the aftermath of these events as a nascent NYC resident (I moved here Aug 2000) this man speaking about his pain and the loss suffered in news interviews following is seared into my soul. I love that he paid Obama to bring his wisdom to the people who work for him. I love that he lived.
If you think this guy and Obama are the enemy and you define yourself as a liberal progressive you're a liar and a sham.
This post is public. Share it.
http://www.businessinsider.com/cantor-fitzgerald-9-11-story-howard-lutnick-2011-9
President Obama is speaking @ Cantor Fitzgerald in Sepember, though.. I can see why anyone would think he had already spoken.. with all the faux outrage about it.
I do remember Cantor-Fitzgerald.. I was living in upper state NY at the time.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8993122
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Cantor Fitzgerald, where Obama will be paid for speaking, lost 658 employees in the 2001 WTC attack. [View all]
pnwmom
Apr 2017
OP
It's interesting that people were saying Goldman Sachs- I guess it's like oligarch...
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#1
Yes ... "Tourette's" ... that's it exactly. Automatic, uncontrollable, without-thinking, impulsive.
NurseJackie
Apr 2017
#33
dont thank him , i posted the same thing yesterday with only one comment (first to bring it up)
tapermaker
Apr 2017
#55
My subject line read wall street firm Obamas speaking to is a little different .
tapermaker
Apr 2017
#121
Thanks for posting- criticisms of Pres. Obama are shortsighted and not helpful
wishstar
Apr 2017
#14
Just lazy thinking on the part of some. They hear "Wall Street" and their brains stop working.
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#15
Noun-verb-9/11... I don't see how this is relevent. Money is speech, but doesn't influence politics
That Guy 888
Apr 2017
#19
Cantor Fitzgerald wasn't involved with the mortgage bundling and home loans that helped bring about
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#20
He only worked at the firm from till 2011-13. CF didn't offer those securities in 2008,
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#95
What does Bernie Sanders have to do with the OP, 9/11, or Obama's speaking fees...
That Guy 888
Apr 2017
#85
Bernie has been criticizing Obama for taking the speaking fee from Cantor Fitzgerald.
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#97
This is how far around the bend we have gone. As A NYer who contributes taxes for all
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#48
As a lifelong NYer, screw this glib response. I know you think Giuliani give you the right to
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#49
He lost 68% of his employees -- including his brother, who helped found the company with him.
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#24
That Cantor Fitzgerald wasn't involved with the home loans and mortgage bundling
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#29
I just read about it. The settlement money was given to the shareholders and not the families.
m-lekktor
Apr 2017
#41
The partners had shared more than that out of their profits with the victims' families
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#66
You must not have read the rest of the post. That company gave 25% of its profits for 5 years to ...
brush
Apr 2017
#54
I'm not under the delusion that every finance company is inherently evil....
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#87
Yes they did. They initially sued for wrongful death - of their employees
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2017
#76
Do the families hate them for the ten years of insurance they paid for - or other money they gave?
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#98
So yeah, after enormous losses and great generosity they should give more....
bettyellen
Apr 2017
#102
It is his business. He experienced businesses losses as a result of the attack,
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#103
Are you suggesting it would be somehow wrong if he was giving the speech to Goldman Sachs? n/t
hughee99
Apr 2017
#51
Can you believe some of these people? Sanders and Warren both owe Obama an apology
brush
Apr 2017
#63
My wife's first cousin was lost there too. I worked in Manhattan then at 25th and Park and for ...
brush
Apr 2017
#68
They have been accused here of being part of the cause for the financial crisis of 2008.
pnwmom
Apr 2017
#74
The point is Obama speaking at Canter Fitgerald is not the equivalent of Trump appointing Mnuchin.
SunSeeker
Apr 2017
#77
Extremely informative thread from many of my favorite people. Thank you, mahalo, gracias...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#89
Got a link for your claim he misappropriated money? Or are you just making that up? nt
SunSeeker
Apr 2017
#104
Speaking at Cantor in general ... I got no problem with that ... at all ...
mr_lebowski
Apr 2017
#107