My posts aren’t in any way intended to anti-Semetic. If you think that, you obviously have lived a sheltered life thusfar and never worked at the upper levels of the corporate world as I have much of my career.

My point was initially a follow on to one made by another poster as to how the Mc Brokes are giving Boston and New York a black eye due to the money grubbing culture that’s far more dominant there than in any other area of the nation.

I merely pointed out that there are always a SMALL SEGMENT within ANY population group (be it based on race, creed or ethnicity), that gives their entire group a black eye, generates a lot of public resentment and backlash just to serve their own means, and cause stereotypes to stay alive and perpetuate, if not thrive.

Now I realize that the above paragraph may be WAY over a lot of your heads, but stop and think about it and you’ll see that my comments weren’t intended to single out any group, but to echo and amplify a group that was already singled out by a prior post (i.e., money grubbing Boston and New Yawkers).

I realize that the phrase “New Yawk Jew” is a lightening rod that can make Jewish people bristle; my intent though wasn’t meant to be incendiary, but merely to point out that the continued predatory behavior on the part of New Yawk Jewish lawyers and Executives is who you have to blame for perpetuating the stereotype, not me (I’m just the messenger).

This small segment of the population is the ONLY segment where even though my companies proposals had been thoroughly analyzed and pre-negotiated by the prospects purchasing department, negotiations immediately become acrimonious and go south because the only thing that this segment of the population gives a damn about is shaving the “cawst”, even though the proposals presented provided well over double the return the company could ever get by investing the money instead.

Denial is not a river in Africa. On the previous details of a representative deal that I chose to walk from (including several Jewish co-workers), most of whom walked away calling the lawyers and CFO openly by that stereotype phrase, not because anyone was anti-Semetic, but because of the ruthless behavior on the part of these individuals.

Those 60 people walk away and repeat that story to their friends and family, vent at bars and circulate the true story via email. Trust me, it doesn’t generate a lot of love, I can tell you that much for sure!

Here’s a twist, Purdue. I’m YOUR messenger.

Don’t print stupid, ignorant, borderline racist bull on a blog devoted to BASEBALL.

You want to get all about Jews with me? Go to a board devoted to Israel. Palestine. The Middle East. The Arab Spring.

You want to talk about how the Jews control the world? Go to Aftonbladet. Go to NPR. Go to some crazy-ass site devoted to debunking the IMF, AIPAC, and World Jewry.

THIS is a board about BASEBALL. And Frank FuckYou McCourt isn’t a JEW.

You are one pathetic sack of stink.

You don’t think it’s just slightly demagogic to blame the entire northeast for Frank McCourt’s jackassery?

All in all, I’d just like to add that McCourt’s Bud’s fault and Bud can clean up his own mess. I hope they give each other ulcers.

I won’t have it and you all know better.

Grow up.

1. Post under your real name if you have any courage of your convictions and will defend what you say.

2. We are all guests on Craig’s site – let’s be responsible adults.

Signed – Bob Tufts, ex-MLB player and a Jewish New Yorker

I responded to you above.

I started this thread to show the irresponsibility used mostly by lawyers and businesspeople in the (old) industrial northeast that have taken over American businesses, squeezed every last cent out of them and laid=of the workers which has effectively wiped out the middle class in this country, To infer that this is only being done by people with Jewish backgrounds is (plain and simple) moronic and demagogic.

I spent almost 40 years in business and ran into people like (the Irish) Frank McCourt — who I referred to when starting this thread. I don’t like them, and I don’t like you. And I’ve run into croks like them from the entire rainbow coalition. So?

Hard as it may be for you to comprehend, there is a way of doing business in Boston and New York (as well as DC) in which to point to to figure out how to get a good percentage of the pile of money into ones own pocket, and in return to give back as little as possible t people that assume hose in charge are handling their futures in a responsible manner.

Frank McCourt’s ethics fit right in with those that have this countries economy hanging by a fingernail, and I firmly believe it will subsequently end in another Great Depression (after hyperinflation) no later than 2015. Yes, some of these people are Jewish. And some are from other ethnic groups. So?

The problem in America is that it’s OK not to respect those you do with with and for. It’s killing the country. It goes far beyond one ethnic group of people. And it IS centered in the (old) industrial northeast.

For a guy that thinks he’s so swift in analyzing situations purdueman, you display zero objectivity and critical thought.

Until you have experienced it though multiple times, I wouldn’t expect you to understand, but it is reality anytime and every time I’ve had to deal with high powered Jewish lawyers and CFO’s from New Yawk and Philly.

How can you possibly defend this select and narrow group of people who aren’t content enough to sign off on a totally cost justified, pre-negotiated business deal with a better ROI for a project than they can get anywhere else, just to try and squeeze every last thin dime out by trying to take advantage of people? If you can justify such money grubbing behavior, I feel sorry for you.

Notice that I said ONLY lawyers and corporate CFO’s ONLY from New Yawk and Philly; while that’s a VERY NARROW group within a group, nonetheless it’s one of the most visible and influential groups and therein lies your problem as to how a large segment of the general public perceive things.

I simply shared my MANY life experiences in the corporate world when dealing with hi powered Jewish lawyers and CFO’s from New Yawk and Philly, and when you have a bad experience once, you can ignore it and write it off, but not when it happens virtually EVERY time you go to negotiate with this narrow sliver of Jewish people who bring on a lot of disdain among those of us who have to deal with them.

1. You’re ragging on Jews.
2. You think that only bleeding heart liberals care that you rag on Jews.

And Jamie is Jewish. And Frank is Irish.

And you are an absolute race baiting moron.

After presenting the joint ROI study, which took months of hard work from both his staff and ours to prepare, the first words out of his mouth were: “What’s is gonna cawst? What’s it gonna cawst?”

The I presented our proposal and without even bothering to look at any of the detail he said: “This cawst is too high; you need to shave this price down”. I held my ground though, and we wound up walking away from the deal because after all that time and effort we weren’t about to get ***ed down.

My whole point is a follow on to one of the prior posts about how certain business people give Boston and New York (and throw in Philly too), a bad name, but honest to God if it weren’t true, the stereotype would continue to survive and flourish.

By contrast, when I was growing up a commonly used ethnic slur was to try and demean someone by calling them a “Dumb Polack” (this preceded the next popular ethnic slur that came into vogue which is today known as the “N” word).

Then a Polish Pope, John Paul II, got elected who spoke 18 languages and became the most universally revered worldwide public figure of the century that book-ended his life and people suddenly realized that just because you may be of Polish heritage, you’re not necessarily dumb, and the once popular ethnic slur totally died away.

Although the “N” word is still of course dropped from time to time today, it thankfully is no longer a universal slang term for all (or even most), black people. Again, it took Dr. Martin Luther King to enlighten the masses. Point being, the behavior of the class of people of whom I am referring hasn’t changed much, if any over the past 50 years, which is why it still is in common use.

No, I don’t believe in painting any group of people with the same brush, but if the shoe fits, then they have to wear it. You wouldn’t believe how many negotiations I have been involved with over the years with this group of people; they try to nickle and dime you to death and throw nickles around like they’re 350 pound man hole covers.

By the way, I have some very good Jewish friends, but they aren’t corporate lawyers or business people for New Yawk… that’s an entirely different culture my friend.

When will you be back from the America Nazi Party meeting?

The only thing they’e missing is a bunch of talking heads on CNBC saying how wronged and talented they are and somehow calling it “free markets” and “capitalism”.

Frank needs to take a long walk off Santa Monica Pier, and don’t stop at the edge. Go swimming with the sharks out there, Jaws would love to meet you.