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I LOVE how he cited Buffett saying that he would give the US a AAAA rating if there was one… I guess he didn’t get the memo that Buffett was downgraded just hours before.
Yeah, that is what we need, Dear Leader saying the downgrade wasn’t bad because a guy that was just downgraded said so. Oh boy, you really can’t make this stuff up. 🙂
@Cargosquid
If you’re nimble and engage in day or swing trading (what some people call riverboat gambling but I call just another day at the office) then yes. I like tech and ags right here. AAPL retraced the breakout and VMW has shown some remarkable relative strength in a rotten tape, also IBM. I like KO for the safety play. POT as well coming into long term support, as far as I know the population isn’t shrinking and people still have to eat. If you feel like a lottery ticket look at SODA and GMCR. This isn’t an environment where you should be playing around with anything other than speculative/discretionary money so tread lightly and keep things on a very tight leash and remember the immortal words of the The Steve Miller Band as soon as you have a profit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WCFUGCOLLU
You will NEVER guess who made a boatload of money on the downgrade… Ill give you a few hints:
1.) He funds Huffington post
2.) He funds Media Matters
3.) He funds Moveon.org
4.) He funds… well, you get the point. He funds dozens of radical left wing groups.
Old spooky dude himself, George Soros! Wow, that guy sure has a way of making billions off of other people misery. Way to go George, you just made a bunch more cash to fund more radical sites/groups to do your bidding.
@Dan Cooper
Hey!…
Didn’t someone point out that he makes his money by destroying economies and shorting their currency?
Yeah…who was that? Seems he may have been right.
I know, right??
@Cargosquid
Well Cargo… LOTS of people have been saying that for quite some time now but I have been saying it here for a while and have gotten bashed for it.
You know what REALLY gets me though, is that some here REALLY got on Glenn Beck for pushing gold. Hell, even that complete disgrace Anthony Weiner went after his gold advertisers (in an attempt to get him off of the air).
Do you have any idea what gold was worth when Weiner went after Beck’s gold advertisers via multiple Soros funded outfits and MSM?
Please correct me if I’m wrong… about $1,195.00 per ounce. Wanna know what it’s worth right now? About $1,717.20! So, if you bought lets say 10 ounces of gold when Weiner went after Beck for gold it would have cost you about $11,950.00, right now that would be worth $17,172.00 for a profit of about $5,222.00!
So, Ms. Moon, you said a while back that the “Tea Party cost you $20,000”. Well, I beg to differ, you cost you that money… not any party other than the Weiners of the world. If you would have listened to Beck you would have made a pretty darn good profit. I did (to a point, kept most investment spread out and mostly bought silver) and this isn’t hurting me, my 401k or my family that bad at all.
Ahhhh, isn’t Obamanomics grand! Thanks Mr. Obama, you made me a decent amount of moooonneeeeey.
@Dan Cooper
Dan – Thanks for taking up Glenn Beck’s slack. If your claim about Soros is true then he isn’t making money off the misery of other people, he’s making money off of the stupidity of other people … the misery is just their self-inflicted wound. Soros supposedly invested in futures a month ago believing their would be a downgrade. Sure enough, the Baggers held firm to the final hours on their our way or not at all financial ransom demands and the political gridlock led to a downgrade. To me, betting on Baggers to do something stupid is called a prudent investment.
Rick Perry says he will run for president. Holy cow. Is there no end to this?
🙄
@Dan Cooper
Screw you.
I am well aware of what gold is worth. I didn’t pay much attention to Weiner going after Beck. I suspect it was because he was getting some kick back off the gold sales.
You haven’t made that money until you cash that gold in. (or silver or whatever it is that you do)
One thing for certain, it isn’t in your 401k unless it is one special 401k plan. You listen to Glenn Beck all you want. You might also want to buy some of his survivalist food. He has a regular operation running. But by all means…do everything he says.
I cashed in my silver investments about 4 weeks ago. Be careful about gold, silver and other precious metals. You have to be ready to jump and know how you are going to liquidate them instantly.
Which year was it the Dow got above 10,000?
I looked it up.
Wednesday Mardh 17, l999 the Dow Jones reached five figures for the first time.
President: William Jefferson Clinton
FWIW
“March”
http://www.fedaccess.com/top-contractors-one.htm
From this website – also you can apply for government assistance to learn how to compete. Lots of regulatory navigation contracts, but then, look at the major contractors. Lots of people getting rich off the government.
“Success in the government contracts marketplace requires diligence and careful planning. Government agencies require contractors to comply with numerous regulations in establishing award eligibility and performance competency. In the $200 billion/year Federal procurement marketplace, the difference between getting contracts and sitting on the sidelines lies not only in having competitive business products or services, but also in knowing how to navigate the maze of regulatory and compliance issues that lead to lucrative opportunities. This is where Federal Access can help your business.”
@Dan Cooper
You also have no clue what I own or what I don’t own. How frigging presumptuous you are.
What’s with the funky avatars?
Hmmm, take a peak at Dana Milbank’s 5:40pm thing in the WashPo. If Obama is losing Milbank, what’s to become of him?
Monsters, Emma, monsters.
Do any of you “big” investors know that we are at war? Are any of you affected by the war? Would any of you consider buying war bonds or similar to help pay for the war?
If not, why not?
Do you suppose any of the hotshot first-time representatives would consider it?
What do you suppose Grover Norquist would think about something like that?
Who is he anyway, who can make members of congress sign something that says that he/she will never, ever raise taxes. How did he become so powerful?
Nighttime thoughs.
@Punchak, you ask some excellent questions. Do they even sell war bonds? I might buy war bonds if they had them. I am not a big investor though. Couldn’t people just buy war bonds at their banks, back in the day?
I have no clue who Grover Norquist is other than the person who makes people sign pledges. I have read that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. I have also read that he primaries people if they don’t do what he wants. I don’t know if it is all true or not.
It shouldn’t be true, but I bet it is.
Actually – nighttime mare!
Does anyone else watch Warehouse 13 and Alphas?
Are you aware that Lindsay Wagner’s character, the CDC doctor, Dr. Calder is in both shows?
Warehouse 13 and Alphas are in the same “universe.”
Interesting.
Which means that Eureka shares the same universe too.
Where are you seeing these shows? I don’t think they are on in NOVA.
Syfy channel on cable.
More on Reagan putting Qaddifi on notice:
Reagan justifies airstrikes in 1986. 25 years ago Qaddafi was a terrorist, and today he is a terrorist. He terrorized the Libyan citizens. Who would argue with Saint Ronnie?
Not I.
Is his dictatorship enough reason to attack him now? Is Syria next? How about Iran and the rest of the Middle East? I haven’t seen any information that portrayed Libya as a danger to any country outside its borders, lately. They may have scammed the Lockerbie Bomber from England, but I don’t think that they are threatening anyone with terrorism now.
By the way, is Qadaffi justified now in retaliating against Europe and the US with military/terror strikes? We are at war with him…..
Today might become D-day in Wisconsin.
Anyone want to make bets on the housing market in Charlotte, NC going down in flames?
Oh, and the election ad’s are almost writing themselves.
SCHIEFFER: So there you are Mr. Axelrod. That was the president at the start [of his term]. We’re getting right up to that three year point. Is this going to be a one-term presidency?
AXELROD: I think the question is — what this election is … First of all, let’s certify that. We’re in a different place than where we were than the day he did that interview –
SCHIEFFER: Well, we are. Things are worse than they were.
Market is picking up.
It sure did pick up at the end. The bulls soared. Today sort of made things a little better.
I blame the FED. Verrraaa unusual.
Look at the bright side, all the bitter rhetoric spewed around over this downgrade is going to pale in comparison to the 2012 election. The far left is already attacking, and it’s going to get so unbelievably sickening, y’all won’t be able to stand it. You can see it coming, can’t ya?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCtqOLFjoPY (by now, do I really need to tell you that it contains offensive language?)
@Cato the Elder
That was good, have you heard the Al Gore rant yet?
@Slowpoke Rodriguez
Yes, I heard that maniac. Good thing there weren’t any masseuses around.