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Economy makes Henry Paulson vomit?

By: Kiki Ryan

08/31/09 6:11 PM EDT

The state of the economy made those in charge sick to their stomachs, literally. 

In an interview in the upcoming October issue of Vanity Fair, then-Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson could not keep his lunch down while interviewing with the article’s author Todd Purdum in February 2008.

Right as Paulson explains his relationship with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her role in passing the $168 billion economic stimulus package, he is quoted making half-statements that add up to him saying he’s about to get sick from a “stomach problem.”

“And with that, Paulson ducked into the private bathroom adjoining his office, closed the big paneled door, and audibly, violently, and repeatedly threw up.”

Paulson returned to the interview like nothing happened, but “a few minutes later he did the same thing all over again.”

This issue of Vanity Fair actually sounds quite nauseating. Although not visible in the online version,  Bristol Palin’s baby-daddy Levi Johnston is a contributing writer for a piece entitled, "Me and Sarah Palin."

Now that makes us sick.




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