Jim Stillman
NevarMr. President, we're counting on you!
September 26th 2008 01:47
A letter to the President:
George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20500-0001
Dear Mr. President:
I am aware that being leader of the Free World is a full-time position and that you have been busy over the past week or so, in addition to your regular duties and responsibilities in straightening out the nation’s economy. I really hate to add to your burdens but feel confident that you will appreciate a great injustice.
A couple of years ago, my wife Joan, with her friend, Ann, started a new business: the creation, manufacturing and marketing of high quality T-Shirts imprinted with slogans with a Mah Jongg theme. (You may not be familiar with the game or its fascination with Chinese men and Jewish women, but Laura may have heard of it.)
I am compelled to confess that we, my friend Mal along with our respective wives, were somewhat undercapitalized, our marketing research a bit on the skimpy side (we ordered mostly small and medium sized shirts whereas most of our potential customers were of more substantial size and the printing on the shirts were apt to fade if washed) and, in relatively short order, our business met the same fate as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; actually we were far more prudent that the companies now being bailed out, having lost about $200, more or less, rather than the more than $22 Billion loss by Merrill Lynch.
In any event, Mr. President, we respectfully ask that Q-Tees be added to the companies receiving financial support from your country and ours. Our needs are for a bail-out of $200 plus enough to award Mal and me Golden Parachutes, say another $1,000.00. In return we promise to avoid going into any future businesses.
Respectfully,
James D. Stillman
George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20500-0001
Dear Mr. President:
I am aware that being leader of the Free World is a full-time position and that you have been busy over the past week or so, in addition to your regular duties and responsibilities in straightening out the nation’s economy. I really hate to add to your burdens but feel confident that you will appreciate a great injustice.
A couple of years ago, my wife Joan, with her friend, Ann, started a new business: the creation, manufacturing and marketing of high quality T-Shirts imprinted with slogans with a Mah Jongg theme. (You may not be familiar with the game or its fascination with Chinese men and Jewish women, but Laura may have heard of it.)
I am compelled to confess that we, my friend Mal along with our respective wives, were somewhat undercapitalized, our marketing research a bit on the skimpy side (we ordered mostly small and medium sized shirts whereas most of our potential customers were of more substantial size and the printing on the shirts were apt to fade if washed) and, in relatively short order, our business met the same fate as Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch; actually we were far more prudent that the companies now being bailed out, having lost about $200, more or less, rather than the more than $22 Billion loss by Merrill Lynch.
In any event, Mr. President, we respectfully ask that Q-Tees be added to the companies receiving financial support from your country and ours. Our needs are for a bail-out of $200 plus enough to award Mal and me Golden Parachutes, say another $1,000.00. In return we promise to avoid going into any future businesses.
Respectfully,
James D. Stillman
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Wonderful post. I haven't been reading much lately, but I'm planning to catch up on your recent posts right now. As always, you make so much more sense than our fearless leaders.