Thursday, March 12, 2009

Nasty, Profane Leftist Spotlight: Disney CEO Robert Iger

The potty-mouthed poo himself, standing to the left of Pooh.


Story here.

Iger scowled at and said "f--- you" to Tom Borelli, director of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project, at Tuesday's annual Disney shareholder meeting after Borelli told shareholders about Iger's refusal to sell the DVD or the distribution rights of the miniseries "The Path to 9/11."

Borelli, who was attending the meeting on behalf of the Free Enterprise Action Fund, a mutual fund with which he is affiliated, had just ended his presentation and was attempting to shake Iger's hand when Iger used the phrase. Iger also refused to uncross his arms and shake Borelli's hand. Borelli, who had received applause from fellow shareholders after his presentation, went back to the podium and precisely reported to his fellow shareholders what Iger had just said, to gasps from the assembled crowd. Borelli then sat back down.

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Iger's remark to Borelli appears to violate Disney's own "Standards of Business Conduct," which, as described by Iger in an open letter on the Disney website, includes, in Iger's words, "acting responsibly in all our professional relationships, in a manner consistent with the high standards we set for our business conduct." The standards also, Iger's letter says, "govern how we treat everyone with whom we have contact. These are standards of integrity... honesty... trust... respect... fair play... and teamwork."

Nice guy, eh?