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Entry: French/Harlem Add Themselves To List Of People Who Hate Bear Enough To Organize
posted by polizeros
Apr 11, 2008 3:25PM
A long time observer of the Larouchies once told me - don't try to understand them, it'll just make your brain hurt.
Entry: BP: Bad Timing
posted by polizeros
Aug 12, 2008 1:07PM
Russia said their cease fire will allow them to keep shooting at whoever, so it seems a dicey cease fire at best.
Expect unsettled conditions for quite a while.
Entry: This Lehman KDB Story Is Fishy
posted by polizeros
Aug 22, 2008 11:08AM
Well, it's just like it was with Bear, isn't it. The stock tanks hard then mysterious sources say a buyer might emerge the rumors prove false.
Entry: Caption Contest Monday
posted by polizeros
Dec 15, 2008 3:57PM
I'm guessing that they and anyone else with the last name of Madoff in the NYC area will need (and probably already have) full time round the clock bodyguards.
Entry: Bernie Madoff's Next Move
posted by polizeros
Dec 16, 2008 11:54AM
>Some rich guy with mob connections is going to put out a contract on his life.
Maybe he IS a rich guy with mob connections.
He didn't do it alone.
Entry: Eyes Wide Shut
posted by polizeros
Jan 27, 2009 4:38PM
de Borchgrave in Washington Times has more
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/27/ignorance-is-not-bliss/
"A Greek-American friend of Mr. Markopoulos, now in Switzerland, wrote in his blog, "He nailed Madoff, listing the back-door marketing and financing schemes as if he were an insider. But the SEC did not respond. Powerful political voices ordered the SEC not to proceed. I am not naming names because libel laws mostly favor the criminal in Europe, and their names will never get past libel lawyers. The largest investors were not Jewish charities as was reported by New York newspapers, but French, Spanish and Swiss private banks." "
Entry: The Perfect Transparency Tool
posted by polizeros
Mar 06, 2009 1:18PM
Get with it, grandpa. Major corporations are using Twitter to do tech support and monitor how their products are doing. Some uber-geeks now use Twitter Search instead of Google because it's more timely and more accurate.
Ask your 15 yo granddaughter to teach you how to get off AOL and your dialup account so you can start Twittering. Heh. :-)
Entry: Alan Greenspan: Wasn't Me
posted by polizeros
Mar 11, 2009 12:36PM
Why anyone believed a word this charlatan said is beyond me.
Entry: AIG Employee: "I have a horrible, horrible, horrible feeling that this is going to end badly."
posted by polizeros
Mar 17, 2009 7:04PM
"Babylon burning
And they got no water
Fire, fire
And they got no water"
-- old Reggae song
Entry: Lenny Dykstra Needs Your Help!
posted by polizeros
Apr 08, 2009 12:50PM
Our world has become so weird that I've no idea if you're joking about the chewing tobacco or not.
I mean, last week Boston Latin, an elite prep school, issued a statement saying saying there were no vampires on their campus. Seriously.
Satire is becoming increasingly hard to do.
Entry: The Backlash Starts In Europe
posted by polizeros
May 15, 2009 12:56PM
Gordon Brown is wildly unpopular, Obama enjoys high ratings. And his Administration isn't seen as corrupt and / or incompetent.
The far right BNP will probably do rather well in the elections. This should be a matter of concern to all unless you would rejoice in seeing, say, David Duke's party gain serious political power and seats in Congress.
Entry: July 9 Is D-Day At House Of Nails And We Think Jim Cramer Should Have To Pay
posted by polizeros
Jun 19, 2009 4:44PM
Oh gosh, and no one at TheStreet.com had a clue that LD was shucking and jiving, eh?
Entry: Next Up For Allen Stanford
posted by polizeros
Jun 19, 2009 5:40PM
If he really was laundering drug money, then his life in prison will be considerably more in danger than outside.
Entry: Who Wants A Yacht? Would Throwing In A Noel Girl Or Two Seal The Deal?
posted by polizeros
Jul 30, 2009 11:34AM
Rule #1. Never believe anything a con man says.
Entry: WFC Employee Fired For Putting Forcelosed Home To Good Use
posted by polizeros
Sep 15, 2009 2:36AM
Rules are for the "little people" said Leona Helmsly before going to prison.
Entry: Alan Greenspan Recommends A Small Change For Big Banks
posted by polizeros
Oct 15, 2009 4:15PM
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day
Entry: Which Hedge Fund Is Gearing Up To Strip Search Employees In Wake Of Galleon?
posted by polizeros
Oct 20, 2009 6:19PM
Right. Like that'll help. Just walk into bathroom and text the info (with or without clever code words.) Or wait until after work and meet them at a bar.
But I am cheered to hear of screaming hysterical panic among the former Masters of the Universe.
I'm guessing that honest hedge funds aren't doing this. Why? Because they don't need to. It seems to be a truism of business that weasels attract weasels (and honest firms attract honest people)
Entry: What Flicks Should We Send Over To Team Galleon?
posted by polizeros
Oct 26, 2009 11:49AM
Scarface. A morality tale about power, crime, and wealth.
Con Air. So they can start working on how to escape once in custody.
Harry Potter. Because they're going to need all the magic spells and potions they can get.
Entry: Bear Stearns: News, Rumors, Facts, Liquidation, Acquisition, Life & Death
posted by polizeros
Mar 14, 2008 10:43PM
How many billions were in the bailout? What happened that caused them to need so much money so fast? Margin calls? Fleeing business? Something else?
Can JPM absorb Bear? Who, if anyone, is next (LEH or MER)?
What will the collateral damage and blowback be?