Leah McGrath Goodman's 2011 book, The Asylum: The Renegades Who Hijacked the World's Oil Market, describes Viola and his temperament. Goodman wrote Viola "had a nasty temper, but [predecessor chairman Lou] Guttman says he didn’t lose control of his emotions easily"
He received his juris doctor degree from New York Law School but did not complete the bar exam.[7]
:)
and that "beneath the spit and polish he was still a tough guy from Brooklyn." In the book, Lou Guttman, the previous chairman at the New York Mercantile Exchange, said Viola "exuded leadership. His personality was amazing. He drew people in. He was a phenomenal speaker. Even if he didn’t know what he was talking about, he sounded like he knew what he was saying. He was an astute businessman and an extreme opportunist." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Viola
He's perfect.
There is one other curious fact about Vinnie "Knuckles" in the Wikipedia:
That makes it sound something like, "I didn't come back the second day, I had to get back to hijacking the world's oil market, see?" Except Bar Exams don't work that way. There's pass and there's fail. If you don't come back the second day, you FAIL, see?
Not to quibble. He sounds perfect, like he and Trump could be cousins.
Not to quibble. He sounds perfect, like he and Trump could be cousins.
