I've said it before and I'll say it again: there's not much wrong in America that isn't the fault of journalists, investment bankers, and doctors. Put one and two together and you get this, the CEO of AIG makes a comparison to lynching, and not metaphorical "lynching". His reference to the Deep South lets us know he means the literal mob murders that characterized one aspect of the terror campaign waged by Southern whites against blacks. AIG CEO Says Bonus Outrage Is "Just as Bad and Just as Wrong" as Jim Crow Lynching
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