The Pie

FYI. Hit the wires almost immediately. He handled it with great aplomb and
delivered a very good speech. He had the crowd (but for the pie throwin'
types) squarely on his side.

Best,
Jeff

Enron CEO gets pie in the face from a protester

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06/21/2001
Associated Press Newswires

Copyright 2001. The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A Texas energy executive got more than boos and jeers
before starting a speech on California's energy crisis, he got a pie in the
face.
Jeffrey Skilling, chief executive of Houston-based Enron Corp., was nailed
with a pie by a protester at the beginning of his speech at the Commonwealth
Club of California.
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Enron has come under fire after accusations from Gov. Gray Davis and state
officials that it and other energy companies forced electricity prices
skyward by holding back supply.
Enron has denied such claims, and joined other power producers in arguing
that the state and utilities owes them billions in unpaid bills.
Davis acknowledged that Pacific Gas & Electric Co., which has declared
bankruptcy, and Southern California Edison together still owe generators such
as Enron, Duke Energy, Mirant and Reliant Energy about $2.5 billion for past
electricity sales.
State officials countered that wholesalers charged as much as $9 billion in
illegal overcharges dating back to May 2000. The feuding groups are to meet
in a single room next week under a federal order to try and work out
agreements that could determine how billions of dollars will be divided.