Papandreou apparently cannot come to Greece because he is giving his last (prepared) lecture at Columbia University on April 22 and from what we read on newsbomb, the Greek blogsphere, and in ProtoThema, he is then running off to Las Vegas where he is scheduled to give a speech at the legendary Bellagio casino.
So much to do! Why bother with the poor and suffering people of Greece? Why bother appearing before a parliamentary committee that is investigating a list of possible multi-million dollar tax evaders? Why bother respecting an order that was made by the tacky Greek political system?
C'mon! If the case actually gets cracked open, then this will throw his new career off the wall because instead of a country in a shambles, we will actually look more democratic. This will destroy the psuedo-socialistic image that he wants to portray.
Aside from that Papandreou is not going to give up the opportunity to see and speak to hedge fund gourous and celebrities. He feels comfortable here, he never once felt Greek enough in this country anyway, and brushing shoulders with leading celebrities and people of Wall Street will only add to his already rich portfolio (wallet).
When you get right down to it, this is what pseudo-socialism is all about. Don't kid yourselves! This man, who was elected as President Socialist International is the perfect specimen for all those who still want to believe in capitalism because they see the garbage being delivered by this man who lives like a prince, and then talks about the progressive side to life and the spreading of the wealth. Kind of reminds us here about Marie-Antoinettes, let them eat cake phrase.
Obviously we are being sarcastic, but do you blame us? This man totally destroyed his homeland and today markets the Greek crisis more than George Lucas marketed his Starwars movies. Also, we believe that Papandreou managed to get re-elected in Greece for one reason and one reason only, so that he could have political immunity, but he is never in the Greek Parliament and the people of Achia (his district) have no representation at all.
Moreover, he influenced the leaders of socialist countries and once again got re-elected as President Socialist International even though he was not leading a political party when this happened, and even though its own members slam him for living a lavish lifestyle, he still manages to receive a thumbs up approach from the global media.
(Ooopsss, silly us, most of the global media giants are owned by the 1 percent which he is part of).
He then began teaching at specific universities in a ploy to beef up his tarnished image. And we ask, with what credentials did he do this? The man is a social worker! For Christ's sake these are courses that can be taken at a local community college! Seriously what were his credentials? His name? Or the fact that he opened the door to the New World Order by allowing them to bring the US crisis to Europe via Greece so that Soros' dream of a one world order can finally begin being implemented?
And today while reports in Greece quote Financial Crimes Squad officials as saying that his mother is behind one of the largest deposits on the Lagarde List (or 550 million dollars), he snubs Greece, a formal court summons and runs off to Vegas!
Is he that confident that he will not be touched? Is this because he sucked up so much in his lifetime to the 1 percent that he knows, without a second thought, that he has their backing no matter what he does.
Is this why he is going to Vegas?
Or is he afraid of something?
No one knows, but old habits die hard with this fellow. About two years ago, Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos, as well as several Mr. Tombras and Mr. Noulas began investigating the shady dealings of Mr. Papandreou only to discover that his brother was part of a company that was speculating on the destruction of Greece. In fact the company that Andreas, George Papandreou's brother, was involved in (and maybe still is) was giving advice to hedge fund gurus in a period when the whole world was speculating on Greece's bankruptcy.
And we ask the obvious... They are brothers. One is leading the country, and knows what its finances are, and the other advises hedge fund gurus on which country to bet on... Did they ever bring up the subject at the dinner table?
(Just a thought)
So it comes as no surprise that Papandreou would run off to the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) event, because the representatives of the largest hedge funds in the world will be there.
But we are curious. Papandreou who, according to ProtoThema, will share the podium with celebrities such as Oliver Stone, Al Pacino and Nicolas Sarkozy, will talk about ....?
In Greece he needed about 100 advisers to prepare a simple speech for him and as we all know (and have witnessed over the years) the poor chap still messed that up as well. Thank goodness for his little tablet and easy access to wi-fi, that way his advisers are only one text away. So if you are planning to run off to this event and spot a couple of guys in the background in dark suits busy on their tablets, then you will know that his advisers have now gone mobile.
Oh... Silly us, we forgot to mention the cost. The price to attend this event is a mere 1,000 to $ 5,000 per person! He does after all charge several thousand for every prepared speech. Why worry himself with the Greek people who today barely make 450 euros a month?
Malhsta...
The HellasFrappe Team
References
http://www.newsbomb.gr/politikh/story/298074/theloyn-kat-antiparastasi-papandreoy-me-venizelo-%E2%80%93-papakonstantinoy
http://www.thebest.gr/news/index/viewStory/191745
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