Time-Warner to Bob Pittman:

July 12, 2002 11:50 AM

Time-Warner to Bob Pittman: "You is my bitch." (NYTimes) Merely another indicator, albeit an entertaining one, that the big media mergers (hello, Vivendi) are in big trouble.
posted by patricking (5 comments total)

I read that whole article, like, twice, and I never saw the phrase, "You is my bitch." in there. I demand a refund.
posted by ColdChef at 12:51 PM on July 12, 2002

The Wall Street Journal (or New York Times) would be much more entertaining to read if they put a pimp-speak filter on quotations from corporate spokespeople. Too bad they didn't work that into their latest redesign, along with the Alan Greenspan centerfolds.
posted by adampsyche at 12:59 PM on July 12, 2002

Who wants to bet what the golden parachute will be worth? 20 million?
posted by panopticon at 1:11 PM on July 12, 2002

i'm thinking golden parachute values may be dropping these days (although pittman prolly won't be hurting for rent). the story on worldcom's do-nothing CEO led me to that assumption.
posted by patricking at 2:02 PM on July 12, 2002

Don't worry. If he gets fired as the AOL chief, he still has a 2-year consultancy to AOL (see page 22). That freelance gig and the thought of his stock options should help him through unemployment. It's a shame about the strike price, though.
posted by eatitlive at 4:30 PM on July 12, 2002