As you may have heard, Albany is currently debating whether or not to lay a $50 million tax upon the asses of certain hedge fund managers. Though nothing is set it stone yet, said managers are none too pleased with the proposal and have aired their grievances in public. Sensing friction on the home-front, Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell has jumped all over the situation. Earlier this month she conveyed, in her own words, a “simple yet heartfelt message” (which was “Connecticut welcomes you”) and now she’s hoping to win the boys over with raw meat, having invited Timothy Selby, president of the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable, and all of his friends, to an “intimate” steak dinner.
“I am personally inviting you and a few of your colleagues to meet with me,” Rell wrote, adding, “We have much to discuss! The meeting will be intimate, direct and private,” she confided. The powwow is set for Aug. 2 at The Water’s Edge at Giovanni’s in Darien. Rell called it “a lovely place where we can talk further about Connecticut’s advantages and the needs of your industry.”
So, these efforts are somewhat admirable. Of course she wants more hedge funds in her state. But if Rell is serious about this, she’s going to have to do a lot better than T-bone. For starters, I think it goes without saying that some of Connecticut’s more notable asset managers should be at the dinner in some capacity, whether its serving as entertainment, wait staff or otherwise. And, I’m pretty sure the scales could be significantly tipped in CT’s favor if Rell were to announce that she’s ordered the state development authority to build a series of office towers around a certain local establishment. These are just my suggestions though. If you have other ideas, feel free to toss them out now.
Maybe with the lights off.
Shall I have Linda show up unannounced?
Jodi Rell = rod jelli
Gov. Jodi Rell = GILF
Look at the broach on that one!
@1 Maybe with the lights off and a plastic bag over your own head.
….mmmmmm your lunch looks delicious, honey…..
At least she gets that we’re not just pieces of meat, that we need to be romanced
I thought Julia Child was dead
Analyst cruises m4m in “incognito mode” and tells everyone it’s just “for the lulz”.
thanks Dealbroker!
Noble effort by the CT gov. I wonder what sort of response she’ll get. After all, you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.
MMmmmm. I’d like to roll her in flour and go for the wet spot!
Enough of this dog and pony show
If Rell wants to ensure some decent odds of winning this race she better trot out some pretty soid ideas in front of these thoroughbreds.
In Soviet Russia, Connecticut moves to you?
-guy who’s not really sure how it works in Soviet Russia
Is that tempura in your belly or you just happy sashimi?
Will we have to worry about this new tax?
-Rebellion Research Analyst
Is this restaurent hiring? I would like to wait there that night in order to do some networking
Gary. Busey.
that dude needs a haircut
I could not concentrate on what this old man was saying…
@20 good call
@9 too soon
I’d T-bone jodi rell … make her yell for hell
Anyone going to Beamers on Aug 2 .. we could all meet for a little steak dinner at The Water’s Edge at Giovanni’s in Darien
Bess reminds me of a young me, bursting with eagerness to experience incredible multi-stripper sex.