Saint Ken

An obit that does this contemporary incarnation of Jesus proud. From the Springfield Missouri News-Leader, the money quote about the Enron years:

In 1984, Ken accepted the position as Chairman and CEO of Houston Natural Gas Co., which merged with InterNorth in 1985, and which would later be renamed Enron Corp. Ken loved Enron, and saw the company as one of limitless possibilities. He often talked of the incredible talent at Enron and believed that the Enron employees were unsurpassed in any industry. Ken believed the real value of Enron was in its people. From the most junior employee to his top executives, Ken treated all with the same dignity and respect they deserved as children of God. Employees often remarked on how he recalled their names, family, and other personal details they shared with him. "I, the Lord, search the heart and examine the mind, to reward a man according to his conduct, according to what his deeds deserve." Jeremiah 12:10 For those who know and love Ken, we take comfort in the knowledge that he is in the loving presence of the one true Judge.

And so history is airbrushed into Christianist fantasy. Just like the Stalinists. Nowhere in the obit is there any mention of his crimes. My take on Saint Ken and his patron, George W. Bush, can be read here.

(Update: it behooves me to note that this obit was a paid one by Lay supporters, and not the work of independent journalists.)