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Socialist America, Part 2 ... The Joker's wild!

July 29, 2008 – Comments (8) | RELATED TICKERS: SRS , SKF

This has to be one of the most brilliant articles to come out of Market Watch:  [more]

Read Faster. Way Faster. No, really, I mean WAY faster.

July 29, 2008 – Comments (1) | RELATED TICKERS: BAMM , BRP , BKS

Extremely useful online speed reading java applet. Any text you copy and paste into it is "flashed" one word at time as fast as you'd like. You can use it offline too by saving it in IE7 as a "Web Archive .mht file" to my local hard drive so it works when I'm disconnected from the internet.  [more]

Instant Solutions to High Fuel Costs; FDIC Speaks Against Blogs; FDR Speaks against Hoarding; Wall Street got Drunk

July 27, 2008 – Comments (5) | RELATED TICKERS: C , XL , FNMA

Fools asks "What are some solutions? Anybody can bi-ch about problems"  [more]

+749 Points Today! Ron Paul & Marc Faber on 23 Jul 06. "You Know The Banking System Is Unsound When...."

July 24, 2008 – Comments (16) | RELATED TICKERS: SCC , SRS

Today abitarecatania climbed to #6 in overall points. I am not sure if there is a more sucessful point chaser given the 12 month time frame in CAPS. abitarePERFECT up 800 points today is working on the accuracy abitarecatania lacks.   [more]

Economic Models explained with Cows (Humor)

July 23, 2008 – Comments (4) | RELATED TICKERS: FXI , IFN

Taken from Jokes++ "More funny stuff than you can shake a stick at"  [more]

Banks Have Bottomed? Ameriquest Mortgage - 5 Funny Commercials; Alt - A Crisis Inbound

July 20, 2008 – Comments (8) | RELATED TICKERS: SRS , SFK , FNMA

"Fannie Mae is insolvent....I will short some more if it rises"   [more]

1st Commercial-Scale Tidal Power Turbine; Ethanol DeathWatch Map; Flying Cars?; Electric Planes

July 19, 2008 – Comments (8) | RELATED TICKERS: GM , TM , F

 "The world’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine, developed by British tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines, has delivered electricity onto the grid for the first time. In principle, SeaGen works much like an “underwater windmill” with the rotors driven by the power of the tidal currents rather than the wind. Conservative estimates suggest there is at least five gigawatts of power in tidal flows in Britain, but there could be as much as 15GW.  [more]

On War, Technical Analysis vs Geo-Politcal Knowledge

July 18, 2008 – Comments (6) | RELATED TICKERS: SKF , SRS , GLD

"No nation has ever benefited from a prolonged war"   [more]

SEC Restricts Shorting 19 Financial Stocks

July 17, 2008 – Comments (12) | RELATED TICKERS: WAMUQ , GS , NCC

If you need some Undeperforms, here is a great list, after this idiots rally. Mish Shedlock has a great quote "whatever it is they are doing is going to blow sky high anyway because that is the nature of all such market manipulations."   [more]

SuperBear Nouriel Roubini's "NO SOUP FOR YOU!" to Bleach Blonde Airhead on Bloomberg.

July 16, 2008 – Comments (10) | RELATED TICKERS: SKF , SRS , DRYS

Hat tip to Gary North for posting the video. Gary North has a great quote "If you watch TV news shows, and you grow weary of 30-something airhaids trying to appear well-informed, you will love this. This harpy gets run over by a master. He refuses to say what she wants to hear: Uncle Sugar and Uncle Bernanke can't kiss it and make the pain go away."  [more]

Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In (The Onion)

July 15, 2008 – Comments (6) | RELATED TICKERS: SKF , SRS , HOV

Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In

July 14, 2008 The Onion   [more]

Ron Paul Grills Paulson & "Helicopter" Ben 10 July 08. Hank Paulson is a Blatant Liar.

July 13, 2008 – Comments (8) | RELATED TICKERS: FMCC , FNMA , GLD

Ron Paul at Financial Services Hearing 7/10/08  [more]

Chinese Government is Top Foreign Holder of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Bonds.

July 12, 2008 – Comments (16) | RELATED TICKERS: FMCC , FMN

I closed my Fannie and Freddie picks on Friday. I got out of FRE at $4.15 it closed $7.75 and I got out of FNM at $7.43 it closed at $10.25. I guessed the Hank "$800 million in GS" Paulson would engineer some financial magic to rescue the companies over the week end, he of course showed up on Friday and caused a rally.   [more]

Video of Jim Rogers on May 20, 2008, $200 Oil, "FED is Disaster", Declining Dollar

July 12, 2008 – Comments (4) | RELATED TICKERS: UDN , SKF , SRS

The circumstances in the US are becoming severe. If Israel attacks Iran the US will move into a depression and there will likely be a market sell off beyond anything we have seen currently. I think you had better recognize the current circumstance.  Here is his interview May 29 2008  [more]

Jim Cramer is Bearish. Murdoch Says He's `Very Bearish' on Economy. Ron Paul on Iran Policy 7/9/08

July 10, 2008 – Comments (12) | RELATED TICKERS: NWS , UDN

I consider Jim Cramer's opinion slightly less valuable then a dart throwing monkey. (A monkey is  by the law of averages 50/50? TrackJimCramer is 48%). I am not sure to make of a professionial stock shill, who turns Bearish? It is like a clown, who trys to make kids cry.  [more]

Abitarecatania for President 2008?

July 09, 2008 – Comments (16)

This could be the most thankless job in the world. Dr Ron Paul is lucky he is not going to walk into this mess. My positions would be the same as Ron Pauls.  [more]

Oil Below $80? Just Close the Enron Loophole

July 08, 2008 – Comments (7) | RELATED TICKERS: OIH , DBC , XOM

On 30 Dec 07 my call was for $175 oil. I expected the run up due: 70% to expectation of war with Iran, 10% Enron loophole, 10% due to increased demand, 10% declining dollar. I now believe oil over $80 is +80% Enron Loophole. If you are long oil, or commodities, you might want to understand the Enron Loophole, very, very well. The Disciplined Investor has a Pod cast with Michael Greenberger, professor of law at Maryland University and former CFTC Director of the Division of Trading & Markets. The Podcast is an hour, but I listened to it 3 times, to ensure I was picking up everything. I will wager you a REC, this POD cast is worth listening to for ALL STOCKMARKET investors. If the Loophole is closed oil will drop like a rock. TDI Podcast 63: OIL-OIL-Enron Loophole-OIL-OIL

June 29, 2008  [more]

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency (Humor?)

July 08, 2008 – Comments (5) | RELATED TICKERS: SKF , SRS , HAL

Great day for the Market, looks like the FED can save everything. No worries, nothing to see here. Jamie Diamond, Paulson,  and the FED can turn it around.  I did cover half of my SKF position last week.   [more]

Not Your Grandma's Depression, Ending the BRIC Story, World's Most Worthless Money

July 07, 2008 – Comments (8) | RELATED TICKERS: FXP , EEV , GLD

Many Indian and Chinese economists studied at Western universities. They are taught the Keynesian model of economics which includes Central banking inflation to promote growth and employment. They believe there can be a permanent prosperity, growth and near full employment if interests rates and money supply are manipulated by Central bankers/planners to varying levels.  [more]

Abitarecatania and AbitarePERFECT One Year Review

July 04, 2008 – Comments (9) | RELATED TICKERS: SKF , SRS

I have now been in CAPS one year, I wanted to write a one year overview. Abitarecatania and abitarePERFECT have had good months. It was very lucky timing that the sell off sent both to new highs.   [more]

Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

July 04, 2008 – Comments (8) | RELATED TICKERS: VIA , GOOG , PCLN

"Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a judge ruled Wednesday.   [more]

Jim Cramer: The Flip-Flop that Ought to be Illegal

July 02, 2008 – Comments (16) | RELATED TICKERS: CRM , SFK , SRS

"They Sow the Wind, and Reap the Whirlwind"  [more]