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Publish and BeDamned
December 24, 2010
&;Publish and be damned!&;
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, when courtesan Harriette Wilson threatened to publish her memoirs and his letters
Yes, it&;s funny that Bank of America bought up more than 400 &;derog&; (to put it in credit scoring terms) domain names. And yes, it&;s funnier that they can&;t get them all, like this one or &;BrianTMoynihanWetsTheBed.com.&; Like the proverbial broken clock that&;s right twice a day, even Henry Blodget (who probably belongs in jail, not influencing investors ) rightfully heaps abuse upon the hapless guardians of Bank of America&;s &;reputation.&;
But it&;s also sad, too, that Bank of America executives, who in any case seem to be running a single-minded bad publicity campaign (taking this person&;s bird and the ashes of this one&;s husband), are quaking in their non-Wellington boots at the threat of a WikiLeaks document dump.
We know what the Duke of Wellington would have said to this third-rate Die Hard villain (if he didn&;t challenge Julian Assange to a duel first). Bank of America clearly doesn&;t believe in the success of its own campaign to win back the hearts, minds and wallets of American consumers.
Otherwise, they would have told Assange &;Publish and be damned.&;
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