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mainer

(12,186 posts) Tue Mar 19, 2019, 08:56 PM Mar 2019

"The Inventor" on HBO -- the story of Elizabeth Holmes

A pretty blonde dupes a bunch of rich old white guys (including Kissinger and George Schultz). Rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars for an invention that doesn't work. It's like "Fyre Festival," only with a lot more money and lawyers. Her attorney David Boies comes off looking like an asshole.

Must-watch TV about a brilliant sociopath who still hasn't admitted she's a liar.

Hero of the story? Wall Street Journal reporter John Carryou, who broke the story. Some heroes are journalists.

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"The Inventor" on HBO -- the story of Elizabeth Holmes (Original Post) mainer Mar 2019 OP

It wasn't really an invention that didn't work -- it was an invention that didn't exist. Nay Mar 2019 #1

Just watched this. Excellent and highly recommended. Marie Marie Mar 2019 #2

What I want to know is Olafjoy Mar 2019 #3

I wondered about that, too. murielm99 Mar 2019 #4

Yeah it was creepy mainer Mar 2019 #5

Nay

(12,051 posts)

1. It wasn't really an invention that didn't work -- it was an invention that didn't exist.

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:12 PM

Mar 2019

Carryou wrote a book about Theranos -- it was terrific. She set them all up, and they fell for it. She used to have plain brown hair; she went blonde for the obvious reason. Same thing with the all-black clothing. The fancy office. No tours of the 'lab.' All a big scam!

Marie Marie

(10,011 posts)

2. Just watched this. Excellent and highly recommended.

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:16 PM

Mar 2019

This woman could rival Trump in the lying department.

Olafjoy

(937 posts)

3. What I want to know is

Reply to mainer (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 11:23 PM

Mar 2019

What is with the weird fake baritone voice?

murielm99

(31,462 posts)

4. I wondered about that, too.

Reply to Olafjoy (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 02:40 AM

Mar 2019

It does keep people off balance. She should not sound like that. She should sound as sweet and innocent as she appears, so it throws people off. That is the purpose: to keep people off balance.

mainer

(12,186 posts)

5. Yeah it was creepy

Reply to Olafjoy (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 06:01 AM

Mar 2019

It sounded computer generated. Couldn’t help wondering if the turtlenecks she always wears is to cover up a man’s Adam’s apple.

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