{"id":351636,"date":"2010-02-22T22:32:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T03:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3087194156628161158.post-2899619315381903101"},"modified":"2010-02-22T22:35:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T03:35:49","slug":"cnbc-mr-buffett-for-a-million-seven-you-can-call-me-warren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/351636","title":{"rendered":"CNBC: Mr. Buffett: &#8216;For a Million-Seven, You Can Call Me Warren&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fL tool_datetime clr\">Published:       <span class=\"cnbc_sbhd_comp\">Monday, 22 Feb 2010 | 4:43 PM ET <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"w100p clr cnbc_blgwlt_dot\" archive=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:workbench:xslt:archive\">\n<div class=\"padT\">\n<div class=\"fR tool_textsize\"><span class=\"cnbc_sbhd_comp fL padR\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w100p clr cnbc_blgwlt_dot\" archive=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:workbench:xslt:archive\">\n<div class=\"w100p fL clr padT marB20\">\n<div class=\"fL clr padB20\">\n<div class=\"fL\"><span class=\"cnbc_sbhd_comp\">By: Alex Crippen<br \/>Executive Producer<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"StoryImage\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"textBodyBlack\"><span id=\"byLine\"><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"padding: 5px 0pt 0pt 15px;\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"1%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.cnbc.com\/i\/CNBC\/Sections\/News_And_Analysis\/_Blogs\/Warren_Buffett_Watch\/_DAILY%20POSTS\/Graphics\/100222_WarrenBuffettLunch1.jpg\" title=\"Warren Buffett hosts charity lunch at Smith &amp; Wollensky in New York City.  Salida Capital CEO Courtenay Wolfe is at the far left in this screen grab from CNBC video.\" alt=\"Warren Buffett hosts charity lunch at Smith &amp; Wollensky in New York City.  Salida Capital CEO Courtenay Wolfe is at the far left in this screen grab from CNBC video.\" align=\"Right\" border=\"0\" height=\"142\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"327\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div class=\"credit\">Warren Buffett hosts charity lunch at Smith &amp; Wollensky in New York City.  Salida Capital CEO Courtenay Wolfe is at the far left in this screen grab from CNBC video.<\/div>\n<hr color=\"#c0c0c0\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Warren Buffett is in New York City today to host the high bidders from last year&#8217;s &#8220;lunch of a lifetime&#8221; charity auction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBodyBlack\"><span id=\"byLine\"><\/span>Canada&#8217;s <b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salidacapital.com\/index.php\"><strong>Salida Capital<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/b> paid <b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/31800927\/\"><strong>$1.68 million<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/b> for the steak meal at <b><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithandwollensky.com\/new_york.htm\"><strong>Smith &amp; Wollensky<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/b> in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBodyBlack\"><span id=\"byLine\"><\/span>The real attraction, of course, is the opportunity to have nine guests ask Buffett questions, with no subject out of bounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBodyBlack\"><span id=\"byLine\"><\/span>Buffett told CNBC&#8217;s Brian Shactman today there&#8217;s no time limit.  &#8220;This is their afternoon.  If they have 500 questions, it&#8217;s great with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBodyBlack\"><span id=\"byLine\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"playerIFRAMEVid\" class=\" fL vidInlineWrapper\" style=\"width: 340px;\"><object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0\" id=\"cnbcplayer\" height=\"285\" width=\"320\"><param name=\"type\" value=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"best\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\"><param name=\"salign\" value=\"lt\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/plus.cnbc.com\/rssvideosearch\/action\/player\/id\/1421372679\/code\/cnbcinline\/module\/videoModule\"><embed pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" 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