Remember my post from a couple of months ago about Pharma Bro, Martin Shkreli?
Backstory
It appears some former followers of a business blog and some other media platforms where I’d post prescient thoughts found my little personal blog here, probably hoping, with bated breath, that I’ll post some actionable business-related ideas at some point.1Patience, grasshoppers. Patience.
“Why do you say that?” you ask.
Well, both Tucker and a Tyler at ZeroHedge just released an update about Pharma Bro – two months after my insightful post.
Of course, it’s probably all just a coincidence.
Pharma Bro Snippets
Here are some snippets from the Tucker Carlson and Martin Shkreli interview, compliments of ZeroHedge:2The article’s archive link is here.
Is there a systemic bias within our legal system against certain individuals?
“It doesn’t make a difference whether you’re guilty or not.”
While out on bail, and before getting sentenced, Martin also made the mistake of making Hillary Clinton the butt of a joke by suggesting she is a “lizard person” and then telling his followers on Facebook that he’d pay money for a strand of her hair [to test its DNA].
“And all of a sudden I found myself in front of a judge and they’re throwing me in prison. And yeah, I said something stupid – snide. It was a joke – you know as a comedian, not all your jokes land. And I – actually one of the reasons I have a social media following is, I think some people find my stuff funny.
And you know, I tried to poke fun at power and authority and you know all kinds of people who need to be taken down a peg…
…and, you know, this joke fell flat.
It was some silly joke about Hillary Clinton’s DNA, and it got taken the wrong way by actually a New Yorker reporter – kind of flagged it.”
Tucker’s Interview
Timestamps
- (3:24) Most Hated Man in America
- (7:20) Hillary Clinton
- (9:57) @wagieeacc Dragged Before Congress3The “@wagieeacc” is Martin’s Twitter handle via Nitter.
- (28:17) The Hillary Joke
- (32:33) Life in Prison
- (36:09) Sam Bankman-Fried
- (44:35) Trump & Prison
- (47:38) More Sam Bankman-Fried
Video: Tucker On X | Episode 36
Ep. 36 What happens when you give Hillary Clinton the finger? Ask Martin Shkreli. He did four and a half years in prison. That may be why Sam Bankman-Fried just asked his advice on doing time. pic.twitter.com/vMGiqDk4tR
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 6, 2023
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Enjoy.
Closing Words
Now you. What are your opinions about the harsh penalties wielded against Pharma Bro? Do you consider his Hillary joke comical?
Footnotes
- 1Patience, grasshoppers. Patience.
- 2The article’s archive link is here.
- 3The “@wagieeacc” is Martin’s Twitter handle via Nitter.
- 4Nitter is an opensource Twitter frontend to view feeds without incurring invasive ads and tracking
