"It's asking a great deal that things should appeal to your reason as well as your sense of the aesthetic." W. Somerset Maugham, 'Of Human Bondage', 1915 English dramatist & novelist (1874 - 1965)
"Who knows what form the forward momentum of life will take in the time ahead or what use it will make of our anguished searching. The most that any one of us can seem to do is fashion something--an object or ourselves--and drop it into the confusion, make an offering of it, so to speak, to the life force."
Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death
Showing posts with label Economy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Economy. Show all posts

Monday, March 16, 2009

This is what it's all about...

...and it's sad to say, as many have, that it takes Comedy Central to call out Cramer and the entire system when mainstream journalism can't seem or won't do it themselves because we all know who owns mainstream media: corporate America.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Jim Cramer's A Jackass

Jim Cramer on Today Show with Matt Lauer. About 1:33 minutes in he gets all huffy about "nationalization". First, no one even wants nationalization. Second, he needs to look up exactly what it means. It isn't just the Soviet Union that has "nationalized" at times. Even the USA has "nationalized" at times.

So, here he is with his indignant rant in one breath but yet with the other side of his face, he wants the socialization of the government paying off the banks, Wall Street, the auto makers, and mortgagors.

So, his no call for nationalization is, "give us your money but leave us alone"....bullshit, Jim Cramer.

Hell, I can't even understand why the Today show uses him, as he admits to manipulating the stock market. So, yeah, he's a trust worthy fellow I guess because he told the truth about being a liar.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Credit Crisis

If it all seems confusing, check out this website which does a great job explaining in simple visuals how it all happened.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Rick Santelli's a Jackass

Let's take a complicated issue and reduce it to soundbites....and a great number of Americans as well. It's OK to bail out Wall Street, auto companies, insurance companies and let them still give themselves bonuses....yet when you're neighbor is in trouble, regardless of the reasons, fuck 'em.

Hey, give everyone money....that's his call to arms...but where was he when we were giving money to Wall Street?

Santelli must be running for office as he tries to appeal to the mass' fear and once again it all comes down to "where's my share?"

I guess just fuck everyone....every man, woman and child for himself....