When Carl Icahn announced the debut of his blog, The Icahn Report, there was great excitement. Finally, someone with decades of experience was going to expose the incompetence and bureaucratic self-enrichment that ensues at board meetings at most public companies in America.It got off to a good start with a few interesting posts -- but there's been nothing since April 23rd, and even that was just a reprint of a piece Mr. Icahn did for the Huffington Post. Before that there were a few other reprints and guest posts. The last true Icahn Report exclusive piece by the man himself came on December 17th of last year.
CityFile tried to get in touch with Mr. Icahn to find out what was going on -- and his assistant promised a quick response -- but alas, no such luck. Icahn's blog has gone dark, and Icahn won't say why. Citylife urges its readers: "So if you have a few minutes today, feel free to join the cause by sending an email yourself with a few words of gentle encouragement. Icahn has never shied away from using a little public pressure to get other people to do what he wants. Who says it can't work the other way around?"
The email address is carl@icahnreport.com, and I think everyone should send an email. Slimy corporate governance is at the root of the current economic crisis, and Carl Icahn is just the guy to help us make sense of it. Start blogging again, Mr. Icahn!
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7-25-2009 @ 2:46AM
sam said...
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7-26-2009 @ 8:46PM
Frank said...
Are you on drugs? Carl Icahn is the biggest hypocrite on this planet! Take a look at what he's done to the minority shareholders at XO Communications. Try doing a little research before you write such nonsense. You can start by reading Martin Peers of the WSJ article titled "Shareholders Get No XO From Icahn".
7-27-2009 @ 1:19PM
Bob said...
Whatever happened to Icahn's blog? Here's a possibility: on his way to the computer, he tripped over his own nose, which, like Pinocchio's, gets longer with every fib he tells. This guy's interest in corporate governance starts and stops with his self-interest. XO is a pretty good place to start peeling away the hypocrisy, but there are plenty of others.