Showing posts with label "Fred Malek". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Fred Malek". Show all posts

12 April 2007

Words from the ZENoasis for John McCain...

Dear John,

This is not a 'warning' per se: I just need to reassure myself of your fully-conscious decision announced April 3, 2007.

Was readin' the Tequila Treehouse, and a link to Media Matters goes to a story naming Fred Malek as finance co-chairman for the John McCain campaign.

Fred Malek...

The news that Fred Malek was announced to the post as fincance co-chairman for the John McCain “Danger Campaign” has aroused a certain ZENish reminiscence. Being a former Marriott Hotel employee, who's boss 'Seven times removed' (or so...) was Mr Malek, I have one sentence of advice for 'Dear John': stay away from any MARRIOTT Hotel!

I worked at that swanky hotel corporation's only ski area property (managed, not owned, by the chain), high within the Colorado mountains, during the years 1981-1984: the winters were profitable, fun and fast-paced at work. The summers were more relaxed, yet full of summer guests; a Hunter Thompson might say “somewhere between the sordidly banale Amway 'kill-sell-kill' conventions and the blue-haired and bad comics entourage attending President Ford conferences and golf tournaments.

End of dreamy reminiscence, except for one fact:

Remember that Bush the Lesser was once named to the Board of Directors of CaterAir, a Carlyle Group company now, that was sold to it by... the Marriott Corporation.

Bush Malek Marriott << >> Marriott Bush CaterAir Marriott... McCain?

Surely (Shirley?) there's no evil coming...


COURAGE!

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