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In reply to the discussion: Democrats Cozy Up to Wall Street While Shunning Corporate Cash [View all]Autumn
(45,120 posts)74. Really? An asshole shits in a woman Bernie mug, two reporters write about her lawsuit
which isn't about the mug by the way, even though it's mentioned in the article, against her former company Cantor and Fitzgerald. Yeah Wall Streets Cantor and Fitzgerald. They force her into arbitration because they don't want any of their actions in court and that's proof he's a Sanders supporter?
One salesman close to Haidri was a Gleacher alum named Jim Gorman. His conservative views clashed with Stowells liberal politics. He had his opinions about gay people, and he had his opinions about black people, and he had his opinions about women, Stowell says. And he made them very, very, very, very well-known. She suspects Gorman was involved in the fouling of her mug, which he denies, according to filings.
When Stowell complained about Gorman to Haidri, their boss, she says he told her to be respectful. His reaction surprised her, since he seemed indifferent to the disrespect she was facing. Steps away from Haidris desk was a dry-erase board with messages about Stowell. These started going up, she says, after she told a colleague in New York that her boss and others were watching porn: What happens in Summit stays in Summit, the first one warned. Soon the whiteboard tracked Lee Haters and Lee-Free Days. Below those tallies, for three years, it was filled with her off-color retorts. Among them, a photo shows: Maybe your head needs to come out of your a-- before you start choking on it, and I forgot to wipe my a--, can you take care of it? Stowell sees her profanity as a tool shed honed to survive for decades in the junk market, and her co-workers seemed to be mocking itwhile getting a pass for their own bad behavior. When you spend 25 years on a trading desk, and you predominantly work with men, you find a way to defend yourself, she says. You dont defend yourself by screeching or yelling at them or blushing when they say something. You try to put them in their place.
But she was speechless in 2015 when a visitor to the office grabbed her buttocks, setting off laughter from her boss and other colleagues. Did you like that? Haidri said to her, according to her complaint. A week later he asked about it again: Would you rather he grabbed your boobs?
She finally sued in April 2018. Eve Klein, a lawyer for Haidri and Gorman, says, The statements being attributed to them and the claims made against them by Ms. Stowell are harmful to them professionally and hurtful to them and their families personally. A spokesman for Cantor says the firm cant comment on the case beyond court filings, where the firm and the two men deny her account.
When Stowell complained about Gorman to Haidri, their boss, she says he told her to be respectful. His reaction surprised her, since he seemed indifferent to the disrespect she was facing. Steps away from Haidris desk was a dry-erase board with messages about Stowell. These started going up, she says, after she told a colleague in New York that her boss and others were watching porn: What happens in Summit stays in Summit, the first one warned. Soon the whiteboard tracked Lee Haters and Lee-Free Days. Below those tallies, for three years, it was filled with her off-color retorts. Among them, a photo shows: Maybe your head needs to come out of your a-- before you start choking on it, and I forgot to wipe my a--, can you take care of it? Stowell sees her profanity as a tool shed honed to survive for decades in the junk market, and her co-workers seemed to be mocking itwhile getting a pass for their own bad behavior. When you spend 25 years on a trading desk, and you predominantly work with men, you find a way to defend yourself, she says. You dont defend yourself by screeching or yelling at them or blushing when they say something. You try to put them in their place.
But she was speechless in 2015 when a visitor to the office grabbed her buttocks, setting off laughter from her boss and other colleagues. Did you like that? Haidri said to her, according to her complaint. A week later he asked about it again: Would you rather he grabbed your boobs?
She finally sued in April 2018. Eve Klein, a lawyer for Haidri and Gorman, says, The statements being attributed to them and the claims made against them by Ms. Stowell are harmful to them professionally and hurtful to them and their families personally. A spokesman for Cantor says the firm cant comment on the case beyond court filings, where the firm and the two men deny her account.
Not one word about Bernie Sanders other than the story about some asshole shitting in her Bernie Sanders mug.
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"Except Sanders & Warren"...just 1 of MANY reasons they're atop my Top-10 List of primary candidates
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#3
Looks like there are only 2 without this black mark and it's an important one.
pdsimdars
May 2019
#5
Those two continually distinguish themselves on SO many levels, this being only ONE of them!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#7
Yes it is illegal. It's also illegal for sitting legislators to receive speaking fees, but...
George II
May 2019
#17
So if the venue or org can't pay the legislator, they can "give free books" to attendees instead?
NurseJackie
May 2019
#25
So, when the "best seller" status is artificially raised... it results in more sales?
NurseJackie
May 2019
#37
Back in the 1970s and 1980s I traveled frequently for work (at least once every two weeks)....
George II
May 2019
#39
Remember when Karl Rove's SuperPAC bought ads to support Obama in Iowa & Nevada primaries?
ehrnst
May 2019
#10
Obama "Put many people from Goldman in his government?" Do you watch FoxNews a lot?
ehrnst
May 2019
#16
That is blatantly false, please edit or delete this smear of President Obama. Thank you.
George II
May 2019
#20
isn't wall street just a collection of corporations fronted by money'd interests? nt
Javaman
May 2019
#6
At least one is happy to benefit from GOP corporate dark money superpac media spending
ehrnst
May 2019
#28
Corporations can't donate directly to candidates and individuals can only donate $2,500 per year.
ucrdem
May 2019
#12
Not sure, but I believe the second $2800 can't be received until a candidate becomes the nominee..
George II
May 2019
#62
I know, but the money either has to be separated or not solicited until a person is a GE candidate.
George II
May 2019
#66
Oh no!! We all know no one here EVER posts the same thing that has been posted before.
Autumn
May 2019
#19
I only bet on horses on the weekends, but we do have a $2 ticket on tonight's huge powerball drawing
George II
May 2019
#36
It's an article from a legitimate news site. If you don't like the article content or the site
Autumn
May 2019
#50
You're right. Max Abelson is biased, very biased. Click on a link and you see all his
Autumn
May 2019
#64
At least one is happy to benefit from GOP corporate dark money superpac media spending
ehrnst
May 2019
#34
It's no secret that we live in a plutocracy. one candidate has a plan for that. 👇
Kurt V.
May 2019
#46
As long as none of our candidates are getting foreign money, I don't care who donates to them
leftofcool
May 2019
#49
I heard that Joe, Pete and kamala got money from some artists last week..........
leftofcool
May 2019
#57
Do articles about Wall Street and one article linked about Hillary from 2016 really prove he's a
Autumn
May 2019
#63
"I've gone back to 2011 and haven't found any pieces he wrote about Bernie Sanders.....
George II
May 2019
#70