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...editorial in Barron's, the financial weekly, Joe Queenan ridiculed Jett's insidious appreciation of European culture: "Accused Kidder trader was a fan of Nietzsche, for goodness sake." Queenan's amusing editorial argued that the only difference between Jett and all other Wall Street traders was Jett's keen interest in Nietzschean philosophy...
According to Queenan's analysis, Jett's love of Nietzsche reveals a "glaring dysfunctional personality trait" which indicates "colossal dishonesty." In Queenan's philosophy-free world, Nietzsche is "the deranged proto-Nazi most celebrated for the theory...that the Supermen will one day rule the world." After a couple of selective quotes, Queenan's point becomes clear: anyone sick enough to read Nietzsche must be a lying thief...
...Washington Congress has begun to consider sweeping changes in U.S. bankruptcy laws that could make it harder for turnaround artists to profit from troubled companies. One call for reform came from James Queenan Jr., a U.S. bankruptcy judge for Massachusetts, who termed the wave of 1980s buyouts "the greatest demonstration of greed that I have seen in my lifetime." Queenan testified that tougher restrictions on bankrupt companies "would present a major deterrent to abuses" by discouraging firms from irresponsibly loading up on debt and then enjoying court protection...
Keying on Queenan: With most eyes focused on Lehigh all-time leading scorer and All-America candidate Daren Queenan (30.4 points per game), the school's second all-time leading scorer Mike Polaha exploded for 23 first-half points against the Crimson. Polaha, a graduate student who missed the 1985-'86 season with a knee injury, poured in nine consecutive points at the end of the first half as the Brown and White stalked off to a 41-26 halftime lead...
...visitors ran out to an early 16-6 lead that included a spectacular alley-oop from Androlewicz to forward Daren Queenan that brought all of the Lehigh supporters--and many Harvard fans--to their feet...