Le$$ons from the Great Cheaters
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CA’s budget woes may force closure of social programs, summer schools, and youth services.
The Cheater Says: Mmmm, nice. At least three months with no distractions for kids in Los Angeles?
Sounds like a Hollywood scheme to film “Survivor” right outside their door.
A Tennessee Man Cheated Casinos Out of Thousands
The Cheater Says: Aww, those poor, upstanding casinos. Always improving people’s lives. They deserve better.
The Memphis Basketball Program Violated NCAA Rules
The Cheater Says: Hmmm… The team made the NCAA finals, increasing exposure and cachet; The player won NBA Rookie of the Year; The coach got a multi-jillion dollar deal at Kentucky. Looks like everybody got rich cheating.
AT&T may have influenced the American Idol votes.
The Cheater says: Nice!
Let’s see, a corporation might have done something to get publicity for their new product…
which might’ve influenced the secret voting for a TV popularity contest to determine which of two kids gets to go from zero to millionaire in 5 weeks, based on the judgments of a music producer, the guy who owns the rights to the show, and Paula Abdul…
all of which increased publicity and longevity – and thus earning power – for the product, the TV show, the judges, and both contestants?
Sounds like everybody’s getting rich cheating.
How very “American” of “Idol.”
“Wall Street Is Still Cheating You”
The Cheater Says: Duh. That’s how it has always been, and how it shall always be. Praise be the Almighty Dollar.
A judge will allow Senate Ethics Committee to hear recordings between Burris and Blagojevich’s brother
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Florida State’s football team hears about it’s appeal on academic cheating.
The Cheater Says: Oh Judges, must you be so coy?
Burris! You didn’t bribe that one enough. I hope you do better with the Ethics Committee.
FSU! What’s that suggest for you regarding the booster-agent-alumni-authority money train? Get it rolling. Destination: You.
“Is Get Rich Cheating – The Crooked Path to Easy Street by Jeff Kreisler a humor book, prescient, or a Wall Street / Washington user’s manual? It is all three… If you know someone who is outraged by the financial nightmare caused by Wall Street, Big Business, the Bush “administration”, and any politician in Washington or in jail, Get Rich Cheating will probably make them laugh, Kreisler is that funny.”
– The Reviews Page (read it all here)
The Cheater Says: Excellent. I’ve fooled them all!
Drugmaker Wyeth alleged to have cheated Medicaid
The Cheater Says: Duh. Entitlements have your money.
Programs like Medicaid are a great source of cheatable money: Who’s gonna deny Grandma treatment, even if Grandma doesn’t exist? No one.
Bureaucracy is what make these programs so cheatable. Ever talked to your right hand and realized it had no idea what your left hand was doing? Well, that’s what the entitlement system is like, and – for the wise cheater – both hands can be giving you money.
The Serious Comedy Site seriously “looooves” Get Rich Cheating.
“I loooove Get Rich Cheating. When do I get my kickback? …
“Conspiracy theory 234-980-A: Everybody on Wall Sleaze, in Washington, and the Bush thunk tank read an underground version of Get Rich Cheating by Jeff Kreisler…
“Get Rich Cheating is as good an explanation as any as to why the U.S., its government, large corporations, and just about any financial institution you can name are in the financial shitter. Get Rich Cheating is a fun, light read how to book on how to make a dishonest buckillion with a dishonest tenth of a day’s work…
“Short chapters, a good eye for the financially absurd, and a convivial writing style make this humor book a great airport / summer vacation read.”
Thanks Richard, and hey, you got a free book… that’s sorta getting rich cheating.
Columnist Maureen Down Plagiarized A Little Skoosh
The Cheater Says: Plagiarism is great!
How else can the run-of-the-mill columnists and reporters grab attention? Whether they create a sensational story or they get caught, they get in the news, raise their profiles, get book deals, speakers fees, and HuffPo columns… and eventually get rich.
It’s the American/Jayson Blair/Mike Barnicle way.
