Rewarding Failure: GOP Swiftboater McClendon Gets $75 Million Dollar Bonus, Shareholders Revolt

By: BooRadley Saturday March 28, 2009 7:08 pm

HERE’S a study in contrasts: While Congress whips up outrage over compensation at the American International Group, a shareholder at Chesapeake Energy, whose directors awarded a $75 million bonus to its chief executive even as the company’s stock plummeted, is doing what responsible owners should do: quietly and methodically demanding answers and accountability from directors who awarded the handsome payout

Swift Boat Titan Discovers Karma Baby

By: Eureka Springs Monday October 13, 2008 5:08 pm

Chesapeake Energy’s founder and former Swift Boat Veterans for Truth supporter, Aubrey K. McClendon, took what may be a two billion dollar personal hit during the falling market over the last few weeks.

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