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October 20, 2008, 5:57 pm
AIG CEO Demands Apology from Mad Moneyâs Jim Cramer
Posted by Heidi N. Moore
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Associated Press
Great financial slapfights in history: Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. J.P. Morgan and William Jennings Bryan.
And now, AIG CEO Edward Liddy and CNBC investor and âMad Moneyâ host Jim Cramer.
Liddy has barely been in his new job a month, but he is already willing to go to the mat for his new employees, which Cramer insulted en masse in one of his shows last week. Deal Journal obtained a copy of Liddyâs outraged letter today to Cramer. The full text (the original is on letterhead) is below for your comment, review and delectation.
Edward M. Liddy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
AIG
October 20, 2008
Mr. Jim Cramer
Mad Money
CNBC
[Address redacted]
Dear Mr. Cramer,
I was deeply disappointed last Thursday when you urged your viewers to harass AIG employees, saying:
âWe should hound them in the supermarket, we should hound them in the ball park, we should hound them everywhere they are. We should make fun of them and we should point fingers at them and we should tell them that you have no shame.â
Those comments are outrageous. I demand they be retracted and that you apologize to AIGâs employees. It is one thing to criticize the executive leadership of AIG - thatâs fair commentary. But it is way out of bounds to incite people to confront and harass other AIG employees - hard-working, dedicated people who are running good businesses and are committed to our success. The employees of AIG did not cause this mess, but they are paying for it - in diminished 401K savings and in some job losses as we sell companies to repay the Federal loan. The irony is that AIG employees did not cause the problem, but they will solve it. For that they deserve our praise and our gratitude.
I await your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Edward M. Liddy
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October 20, 2008, 5:57 pm
AIG CEO Demands Apology from Mad Moneyâs Jim Cramer
Posted by Heidi N. Moore
cramer1020_art_200v_20081020190011.jpg
Associated Press
Great financial slapfights in history: Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. J.P. Morgan and William Jennings Bryan.
And now, AIG CEO Edward Liddy and CNBC investor and âMad Moneyâ host Jim Cramer.
Liddy has barely been in his new job a month, but he is already willing to go to the mat for his new employees, which Cramer insulted en masse in one of his shows last week. Deal Journal obtained a copy of Liddyâs outraged letter today to Cramer. The full text (the original is on letterhead) is below for your comment, review and delectation.
Edward M. Liddy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
AIG
October 20, 2008
Mr. Jim Cramer
Mad Money
CNBC
[Address redacted]
Dear Mr. Cramer,
I was deeply disappointed last Thursday when you urged your viewers to harass AIG employees, saying:
âWe should hound them in the supermarket, we should hound them in the ball park, we should hound them everywhere they are. We should make fun of them and we should point fingers at them and we should tell them that you have no shame.â
Those comments are outrageous. I demand they be retracted and that you apologize to AIGâs employees. It is one thing to criticize the executive leadership of AIG - thatâs fair commentary. But it is way out of bounds to incite people to confront and harass other AIG employees - hard-working, dedicated people who are running good businesses and are committed to our success. The employees of AIG did not cause this mess, but they are paying for it - in diminished 401K savings and in some job losses as we sell companies to repay the Federal loan. The irony is that AIG employees did not cause the problem, but they will solve it. For that they deserve our praise and our gratitude.
I await your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Edward M. Liddy
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