Our Own Jim Crandell on Front Page of NY Times

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Posted By: Darren

What is you mean by UbeR SMArt! oNly the mosT smartest can do jUdge that, WE are vary territorial.

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Posted By: leon

No doubt there are millions of young smart people all over the place. There is no substitute for experience...period.

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Posted By: paulstratton

"NYC is the nexus for finance (among other things) and there is such a high concentration of amazing minds...after college everyone flocks here..."

That's exactly why I find it odd that they would quote Jim's son.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I doubt the reporter asked Jim's son's age before he got the quote...perhaps it was over the telephone? I'm not sure what the big deal is here. My dog could tell you the economy sucks right now.

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Posted By: paulstratton

"My dog could tell you the economy sucks right now." Exactly.

Sorry, I thought I was allowed to have an opinion, even if it's in the minority. I didn't start this post, just responding. Lock it if you don't want any more responses.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

Guys, for what it's worth, the NYT reporters usually have a bunch of on the record sources they use to get a quick quote for a story the reporter is writing. My guess is that he called Jim's kid's boss for a quote and his boss either let Jim's kid email or give the previoulsy agreed-upon, Lehman endorsed-quote over the phone. I think some of you guys are giving the media too much credit as to how they value the sources for their stories. The reporters just want to get the story in asap and most of the time the quote itself is more important than the source. All that being said, I'd like for my sons to be quoted in the NYT someday.

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Posted By: B D

can any of these guys really golf?

BcD

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Posted By: paulstratton

"The reporters just want to get the story in asap and most of the time the quote itself is more important than the source."

That's the problem IMO.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Don't take it personally Paul. Jeff said it better than I...the NYT isn't going to spend a whole lot of time looking for someone to tell them what everyone already knows...they just want it on record and from a trusted source (which just happens to be Jim C's company).