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From: Fred Wilpon To: Bernie Madoff re: THANKS! I could be blind in both eyes at this point, and I certainly don't care if Kickstarter is a legal way or not-so-kosher way for kickstarting my loans payable problems...so..I say thanks (once again) for your idea. You've saved the game, again! I LOVE YOU , Bernie Boychick! You'll see our "project" profiled on their site within the next few days! P.S. Not sure about whether we want to play the game of gaming the pledging process by... Read Full Story

"Boo Ya" to Brian Stelter over at the NYT for today's piece profiling a topic I've been pounding the tables about for as long as I've been writing this blog: leveraging video. Stelter's article focused on the burgeoning growth of live videocasting by the once traditional news outlets (you know, those people with print smudges on their finger tips, as well as the computer-pounding Carpel Tunnel crowd and card-carrying members of   "WOC", aka Writers that Occupy Cyberspace. Live (and canned... Read Full Story

Narrative Science, the Chicago-based start-up that specializes in converting mines of data into understandable objective commentary and narrative is on to something big. Data mining and extracting metrics for analysis is integral to just about every business; its fair to guess that most enterprises allocate increasing amounts to algorithms that sort and parse data so that decision makers can draw conclusions based on an ever broadening spectrum of inputs--much of it courtesy of the... Read Full Story

From: Newt Gingrich To: Bernie Madoff cc: S.Adelson Bernie: Shelly Adelson has convinced me that one of my first acts as President would necessarily include a pardon for you. Your historic contributions to the transfer of wealth in this country, which in turn provided unheralded stimulation to the economy, e.g. employment of domestic servants [even if some were illegal immigrants], the once-vibrant real estate market, the luxury goods industry, and more recent stimulus to... Read Full Story

To: John Melloy/CNBC From: Bernie Madoff Yes, its true..Ruth did make an investment in this company back in early 2008. What of it? BLM Read Full Story

I don't know Bank of America spokesman Jerry Dubrowski, I don't have any position (long or short) in BofA stock (NYSE:BAC), and I certainly don't expect BofA to retain my services re: public relations advice. So, I'll offer it pro bono, even if Uncle Sam has plowed plenty of taxpayer money (mine included) into this company. The 2-rule advice is pretty simple: 1. PR people should take their Asperger meds before responding to the media. 2. If your PR person has not been tested/diagnosed... Read Full Story

To: Irv Picard From: Fred Wilpon You keep claiming that I turned a "blind eye", when I "clearly saw evidence" that Bernie was running a Ponzi scheme. To that I say: "Baloney"! It might be true that I turned a blind eye after everyone in the locker room at PBCC said that Bernie's returns came from his front-running orders placed at his brokerage, but you haven't made that argument; that's because its all "hear say" and my lawyers say you can't introduce it to a court proceeding! Ha! My... Read Full Story

New rule: those cute disclaimers below your signature are often overlooked, rarely carry any real legal recourse, but can be used to insert a subliminal message that will endear you to recipients who appreciate a bit of refreshing levity We noticed this one that reads: Notice & Disclaimer: This e-mail is supposed to be a confidential communication and in theory, is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above. But people forward sh*t all of the time, and I can't really stop you... Read Full Story

To: Andy Madoff From: Your Dad I got your note re: request to hand over the private numbers of our my investors. All I can is,  "Schmuck! Why go back to a poisoned well when you can kickstart your stupid idea using "Kickstarter.com"? If you still haven't learned how to read, get your shicksa goddess to read you today's story in the Times talking about a company that serves as a fund raising platform for this mishegas "crowd-funding" idea. This thing isn't regulated at all , and it... Read Full Story

From: A. Madoff To: B. Madoff Dad: What with Cathy's book sales lagging somewhat, I need your mailing list so that we can promote a billion-dollar idea for a product line that we'll be selling under the Black Umbrella brand. We've already licensed the right to manufacture (see the prototypes images below) the solution to all of the noise being created around the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation, and it'll be "killer." I'm actually taking a page out of your playbook--the one... Read Full Story