Above all else, I do not want my sense of humor to belie the seriousness of the matter.
On October, 31, 2000 (Halloween), a massive class-action lawsuit was filed in Tampa Federal Court, under RICO, against GE Capital Corporation and Combined Insurance Company of America.
This has to do with the mass termination of 1100 old people, nationwide, under a health policy which purported to offer"LIFETIME COVERAGE," Then, I discovered I had been selling the program, all over the nation, under a fraudulent copy of the Master Policy for 19 years and 5 months. OUTRAGE?? INDEED!!
For your information, GE is the largest corporation in the world, worth some 500 billion dollars. Jack Welch, the CEO until he retired recently, was making $50,000.00 an hour, which is, of course, ridiculous! Even I, as a chief justice, am not worth that kind of money <snicker>.
Providing GE does not have me murdered, I will be updating this page from time to time. Please come back often for "A Personal Visit With Edward."
My website is simply my way of laughing in the face of adversity. Thank you for laughing with me.
EDWARD EUGENE BASKETT"I'm just a bulldog sittin' at the feet of Jesus,
barkin' and bitin' at what he don't like."
Carrie Nation
UPDATE #1 - 9/20/01
I have made a profound discovery. Just about everyone is in bed with GE. It gives new meaning to orgy. Have you heard the news? Well, GE's purchase of Honeywell has been denied. hmmmm It's a sight what a little contact with The European Union can accomplish. Erin Brockovich is on the warpath again. This time her target is GE. And Jack Welch, bless his heart, has been accused of election night tampering over at NBC, of all things. Of course, we wish him well.
GE's is an old song resung. But you and I know there are many old songs that need to be resung>>>>until enough people listen!! GE - they "bring good things to life." They certainly brought this cat to life!!
"Step forward! Step over the body!"
Ellen "Maximum" Morphonios - Judge
UPDATE #2 - 3/22/02
Jack Welch, the little stinker, is now under a "cloud of suspicion" for alleged "fiddlin' on the roof" with the editor of The Harvard Business Review. Sounds like another Gary and Lorna Wendt divorce in the making. Nice thing is, this will be a piece of cake for Judge Tierney. All he will have to do is change the names and dollar amounts in the Wendt ruling and make copies. A bird can't outfly its tail. Indeed, the chickens do come home to roost, tail and all.
By the way, there are 11,800 websites linking Enron and GE in one way or another. I was amazed. I think you should be, too.
"The price of Justice is eternal publicity."
Arnold Bennett
UPDATE #3 - 6/4/02
MY LETTER TO ANDREW LACK OF NBC REGARDING CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWSDear Mr. Lack
Last week, Christopher appeared on HARDBALL with the collar of his shirt standing away from the shirt, itself. This happened two nights in a row. Of course, the viewing audience was simply aghast.
Quite frankly, I am amazed that Mrs. Matthews would allow "our golden boy" to leave the house "looking like that."
It is now abundantly clear to me: Christopher needs a P. A. (personal assistant) to take care of "the little things," thereby freeing him up to handle world affairs. It is even more clear that Mrs. Matthews has neither the time nor inclination to deal with such matters because of her own career in broadcasting.
I would like to apply for the job. For a measly $300,000.00 a year (which is what I was making before GE "screwed" the hell out of me), I am willing to "come back there" and take on the responsibility. Why, under my tutelage, Christopher will have "the chicks and babes" (to use his terms) swooning all over him. My references and credentials are impeccable. You may view my resume, in part, by going to www.edwardbaskett.com.
Why don't we "give it a whirl?" You can't tell what 6 months might do.
With kindest regards,
Edward Eugene Baskett
"I take BIG, and I spend BIG!"
Aimee Semple McPherson
UPDATE #4 - 6/1/03
It is interesting to note, several things have occurred since this website went up.
1. The Clintons are no longer in the White House.
2. Paula Jones has gone back to the Arkansas woods from whence she came.
3. Gary C. Wendt left GE Capital 5 months after this website was created. He has since been fleeced of 20 million dollars by his lovely wife, Lorna. After 32 years of devotion to "little husband," he wanted to "throw her to the wolves." She sued him in Connecticut Court and won half of his known wealth at the time. As I predicted, his kingdom was divided.
4. Neutron Jack Welch pulled the same stunt with his lovely wife, Jane. Once again, Madam Justice stands at the ready, clippers in hand, prepared to fleece Jack of what may be as much as half a billion dollars. Talk about men behaving badly!
5. The Bible says, "Men will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived; having itching ears." Here, boyz, let me scratch 'em for you."A fool and his money are soon parted."
Thomas Tusser
UPDATE #5 - 8/23/03
THE EARLY YEARS
Off to court, fresh and ready to kick GE's seater rumpus.
"I can't be bought or bartered."
Shirley Chisholm
UPDATE #6 - 9/15/03
THEY ARE AT IT AGAIN!!
Scripture text: And Jesus said, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, what shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits. And he said, this will I do; I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, THOU FOOL, this night thy soul shall be required of thee, then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." (Luke 12:16-21)
GE, already the largest corporation in the world, is not content. They currently own NBC, CNBC, and MSNBC. Now they want to merge with Vivendi Universal. This will give them a control over the media the likes of which the world has never known.
I urge you to go to YAHOO! ---the final authority, and type in Securities and Exchange Commission. You will find sites that will give you the email addresses of all their offices. Write to these people, insisting that the merger be stopped dead in its tracks.
In the Book of Revelation (Amplified Version) it indicates these huge corporations will collapse, and when it happens, it will happen WITHIN THE PERIOD OF ONE HOUR.
"Examine that gray, pulpy matter called brains, and you will find no mind therein."
Mary Baker Eddy
UPDATE #7 - 1/23/04
JACK WELCH HAS A PROBLEM
It has recently come to my attention that I am rapidly becoming Jack Welch's legacy. Of course, this is Biblically supported: "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last and servant of all. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty."
It is ironic that what is touted to be "The World's Greatest CEO" would have a chicken farmer's son from Clarita, Oklahoma, become his legacy. What a snake pit to end up in.
Neutron Jack has a problem - ME!!
"There shall be weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth."
The Bible
UPDATE #8 - 4/8/04
"For ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear
beautiful outward, but within are full of dead men's
bones and everything unclean."
Christ Jesus
UPDATE #9 - 10/29/04
A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FROM OTHERS
I am probably one ahead of you. I have actually read Jack Welch's biography. I found him to be a stuffed shirt that tries to make himself out to be a regular guy. GE was only able to continue doing so well because of how previous CEO's set things up. Welch was a fill-in.
Rob
Wow, this is super... I used to work at GE almost 30 years ago and back then Jack Welch was a Department General Manager in the Plastics Division in Pittsfield, Mass. He had a desk totally made out of Lexan. He was a tyrant even back then. Since I worked in the Executive Manpower Dept, he would be in NYC often to see the consultants I worked for, and he scared the crap out of me. Once he sat down and started to chat with me, and one of the few times in my life, I was almost speechless. He probably did good things for GE, but one of my cousins had begun work in the Fairfield office and Wolfman/Neutron Jack was walking a bunch of newbies through one area and said, "See all those empty desks? Well if you don't perform, that's the way your desk will look."
BTW, I wonder if that was his secretary he was divorcing... or maybe that was before this divorce...
Tispe
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
and loving favor than silver and gold."
The Bible
