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Entry: John Edwards Affair & American Psycho
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 07, 2008 12:52PM
dude, Newt Gingrich tried to get one of his wives to sign divorce papers while she was recovering from cancer surgery in the hospital. "Sorry about the chemo and the nausea, but can you sign here so I can be done with you?"
And then he divorces that one to marry the aide he was banging?
$hitbirds are in every party.
Entry: Why Is Obama So Popular On Wall Street?
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 07, 2008 1:29PM
@62 - Obama is the candidate for a number of reasons, but one of the major ones is because Hillary f-ed up her strategy and ran it like Iowa was in the bag, and it would be a done deal by Super Tuesday. She should have studied her own party rules better. And the bitter old lady thing got real old real quick.
Entry: In Fairness, It Does Mock 'Sex And The City,' A Redeeming Factor Not To Be Discounted
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 07, 2008 2:34PM
i need a drink...
Entry: How Can We Get Back To Here?
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 07, 2008 2:41PM
Come on, Thain, gimme your tots!!!
Entry: Who Wants A Ring Ding?
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 08, 2008 12:03PM
@FUN - Horrifying. Straight up HORRIFYING.
Entry: What Does Failure Really Sound Like?
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 11, 2008 2:25PM
this is just corny...
Entry: Cody Willard's Over-Share-y Primer On Short Selling
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 13, 2008 4:19PM
Mr. Willard -
What you've just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational explanation of short selling. Everyone on your blog is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
(with heavy borrowing from Billy Madison, of course)
Entry: Mortgage Spreads Blowing Out Toward March Levels
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 14, 2008 5:51PM
twas brillig.
Entry: Sarah Palin: Short Oil
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 30, 2008 10:51PM
What a circus.
Palin was a largely symbolic pick for her superficial appeal (gun totin' hockey mom ex-beauty queen with five kiddies and a strapping wilderness husband) and to send an in-yo-face to the Dems for not choosing Hillary. It temporarily kills the experience pre-requisite argument, but in the long term, I'm not sure what the net gain will be for the GOP.
Most women will either feel 1) insulted that McCain made an obvious gender play, or 2) disappointed that if he were going to choose on chromosomes, that he didn't manage to woo a stronger candidate (such as Kay Bailey Hutchinson, but TX doesn't need to be re-won, so clearly not a player). I don't see Hillraisers defecting in large numbers to vote in Palin for that to be the deciding factor.
In the event of a Republican victory in November, the thought of her being one medical emergency away from assuming the powers of the presidency is an unpleasant thought. All I know is that they'd better keep a lock on the medicine cabinet so that Cindy doesn't take a little too much of mother's little helper and pass out during a state dinner.
Entry: Sarah Palin: Steve Forbes In A Skirt?
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 04, 2008 2:13PM
@63 I agree... if people are against any sort of redistribution of wealth, then they should be ready to review it comprehensively - not only the transfers to the so-called welfare queens and kings, but also the ridiculous farm subsidies/direct payments (yes, Farmer Bob gets a check to put right into the pocket of his overalls) that seem to be legislative sacred cows.
Entry: Coffee Cart Man Doesn't Think We've Hit Bottom Yet
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 15, 2008 8:20AM
@12/13/14
as Bluto said to Flounder:
"My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."
Entry: Totally Unconfirmed Rumor Of The Day Part I
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 15, 2008 10:09AM
Erin Burnett is the enema of the state...
Entry: SEC: Welcome To Pakistan
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 19, 2008 10:30AM
@211 Honestly, usually I'm reasonably polite, but you have just revealed yourself as having gone FULL RETARD (if not F*CKTARD) if you're stupid enough to call Secretary Paulson a government bureaucrat who wouldn't last at a "real corporation."
Here's a hint. Try Wikipedia. Maybe the Fisher-Price version since your cognitive skills seem to be lacking... I'd hate to think what this mess would look like or how it would be articulated to the press if someone who DIDN'T have his skills were Secretary...
Entry: d'Anconia Copper
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 19, 2008 11:15AM
@6 my understanding is that existing shorts on these bubbas do not have to be closed out today, just no new positions for the duration of the order.
Entry: DealBreaker: Afterdark
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 26, 2008 12:03AM
"My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."
Where's my martini?
Entry: New Vote
posted by BlackSwan06
Sep 29, 2008 4:16PM
@2 Do you kiss your cousin-wife with that mouth?
Entry: If We Have To Damage Some Kidneys In The Process, So Be It
posted by BlackSwan06
Oct 22, 2008 3:03PM
@115 Amen brother... I've said it before on another thread - Capitol Hill is a bunch of twenty-something year old staffers running around like chickens without heads feeding information to their bosses so that those bosses can fly by the seat of their pants in a hearing. The percentage of anyone on the Hill who has financial literacy or who can explain basic financial concepts is very close to zero... a staffer's job is to maneuver from staff to staff progressively getting better jobs to build the resume with Big Names in the hopes that when Congressman Big Name gets tapped for a powerful committee or a big ticket, you get brought along.
So when something big happens, they consult Investopedia. Oy vey...
Entry: Ode To Sylvia Miles, Tell-tale Pulse Of The Market
posted by BlackSwan06
Nov 03, 2008 1:43PM
@7 - depending on her age, she may not have much negotiating room... I mean, in a few years, she might not have much to offer unless she lines up a good lipo guy to keep the hips from getting hippier... she might need prime upkeep and maintenance funds while you're trying to bridge the financial gap. Not good.
Entry: Why Is Obama So Popular On Wall Street?
posted by BlackSwan06
Aug 07, 2008 12:09PM
@59 - you might want to check out how McCain cheated on and ditched wife #1 shortly after returning from his POW ordeal before commenting on his "character". She had a nasty car accident requiring 23 surgeries (happened while delivering Xmas presents) while he was held prisoner, and when he got back she wasn't the beauty queen she was when he left for Vietnam. Her reward for waiting for him was infidelity and divorce. He married Cindy less than 90 days after the ink was dry.
Or how about berating a POW's sister in a senate hearing who was trying to keep a commission alive to continue the search for who are STILL lost?
There's no WAY in this day and age (maybe things were different when he graduated from the Academy) that a kid at the bottom of the class (unless he was connected/part of a dynasty) would have gotten orders to flight school. And his record would have washed him out.
If Romney weren't Mormon, I think he would have solidly beaten McCain for the nod and this race would be much different.