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Angela Merkel = Captain Obvious; discuss
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this seems very eerily like history repeating itself. Think about the European economy a few years before WWII...
Everybody saw the storm coming but nobody did nothing in time to prevent it. I think we've learned that much.
repeating itself...
Angela Merkel = I'm Leeroy Jenkins!
Angela Merkel = Mistress Obvious
... you've got to pay your dues in military service the earn the "Captain" moniker.
LOL.
For the one or two people who don't know Leeroy, here's an old classic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU
Now that I think about it, Obama is more Leeroy than Angela. He's got more boldness and that audacity of hope.
That was freakin' hilarious.
I need a freakin' job, Obama!
http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/c/ad/cad8ff7601de0fd031cbda7b8b3...
Angela Merkel suddenly realizes that the Euro is a trap.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dddAi8FF3F4
"Think about the European economy a few years before WWII..."
Didn't the Pope and Switzerland win WW2?
Maybe she needs a back rub from GW.
Oh Really Frau Merkel? You have just noticed it, Just In Time!
That's, Frau Bleucher...
NNNNAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
GIMP! you are being paged...
New Deutsche Mark (N)DM 0.97 to 1 euro... (50% of the 1999 pegg DM 1.95583 = €1)
These 50% new peg rumours seem to be doing the rounds.
Typical Friday mischief.....?
Typical Friday mischief.....?
Maybe not.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100004933/gr...
O'RLY!
*picture of lame owl*
I thought it was funnier as "situation situation"
Captain Oblivious...
Elena Kagan = Sam Wise Gamge
discuss
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/5/10/1273...
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2492/239711-samwise_large.jpg
Gotta love that history of handling important matters, like the governments response to Bloomberg v The Federal Reserve as the Solicitor General of the United States. Better to get this switch done now or the court will hear the case with eight Justices rather than nine. Ms. Kagan explains the functioning of the SCOTUS in this edition of School House Rock...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHOQAT0-Mk
Once the history of Kegan on the court is written I suspect many will wonder if Cas Sunstein might well have been a better steward of the Bill of Rights than Ms. Kagan. A close call regardless.
After Captain Obvious' abrogation of basic democratic principles I think she will be made to walk the plank. What other head of state plays "let's blow up the country to redeem the foreign cheats?"
This is like watching the "Average Joe vs The Pro" show.
Half of the EU member states are average Joe's pretending to be professionals!
Perference to "No shit Sherlock" over "Captian Obvious"... its all the same though.
das auto ist kaputt
This is NOT a VSS! It is a VVSS.
Europe needs more social programs. 6 months of vacation and more sick days.
They will be up to 12 months of vacation, because there will be no jobs to go to. Spending days in the forrest foraging for mushrooms. Wo ist mein Pilzbuch?
Everybody should hope for some more decisive action from EZ leaders.Delays, indecission, , "too little too late" brought us here. Let's just do what has to be done. No use of crying over spilled milk.
Does anyone have a reference to the primary source for TD's quote, "Europe Is In A Very, Very Serious Situation"?
May 14 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that “we’d be in a worse situation” without the European Union and the euro.
Speaking at a panel discussion in Munich broadcast live by Phoenix television, Merkel said that Europe is in a “very, very serious” situation and that success is not yet guaranteed.
Asked about disagreements with EU partners, she said that “some arguments are worth it,” without elaborating.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=akTsDygdhmhs
Thanks Jim
Nice -
TdeltaS>=0
Change we can believe in.
Thank you, indeed. Her comments make a lot more sense with a bit of context.
they always say 'we'll be in a worse situation...' but never tell what that situation would be .. it is all to protect the bankers and their fickle political careers. That is the only situation they are gauging..
Bingo. The parenthetically spoken part is "we'd be in a worse situation because without the bankers giving me bribes-- after I fork over your tax money to them-- the bankers and I would be out of work. The oligarchy would fail if we don't keep pumping it with dough. Worse yet, if you all figure this out, you'd probably flay my worthless Stasi ass alive."
Where's your head at
Where's your head at at at at at at at
Don't let the walls cave in on you
Get what you give that much is true
....without progressive (income graduated) bond haircuts there is NO EXIT....cf Satre....
The whole world is in some serious crap not just Europe. Europe is just show the signs of the disease.
TANKS BITCHES!!!
BURIED CANNED HAM BIATCHIES!!!
Angela,
Save yourself. Save your people. Save your nation.
Leave the EU.
The PIIGS will just bleed you dry, and then they'll default anyway. You're gonna have to bail out your banks; you can do it now (while you still have some money) or later (after the PIIGS ran off with all your cash)... but have no illusions -- a bank bail out will come. Leave now... before you're broke.
I think we should place a ban on politicians. They make more money than I do in their first year of public service, while they do NOT provide a service to me. They are a bugger to the private sector.
Get rid of 50% of those fuckers and make the world work again. I loath politicians. Spit spit spit. Bitches.
No doubt they do more harm than good. Then blame the speculators. This can't end well...even when they do come face to face with a problem, their blame game all but ensures they enact the wrong response.
Merkel Looks Like Christina Romer
It's a conspiracy mannnnn....
Or an ugly public policy administrator contest...
SCHULTZ!:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qFqR7s9feI8AyYmrcNfWz758jejAEJeSNO_...
Classic Wil. I still wonder what you're gonna do with my movie poster
Someone bumped into me from behind on a sidewalk pushing a wheelbarrow of cash.
When I saw it was Angela Merkel she just twinkled at me and said, "No one will ever believe you."
these guys might... http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Daimler-to-pull-shares-off-apf-116925595.h...
How many companies are doing that now? Just a few days ago Gilead announced a big buyback of shares, I'm convinced it was to reduce market exposure. I am puzzled why more publicly traded companies aren't getting the heck out of dodge.
With private equity, why would a company even list its shares public and deal with the hassel? They should just go to the private equity markets instead.
Of course floating stock on the public equity markets (to sell to suckers) in an exit will always be routine occurance.
What is the end game here? My mayor is about to announce a 44 million hole for the year. The County is selling every asset it can to tread water. N.Y state, please billions. The USA, trillions. The World , quadrillions? How does it end? None of it will ever get paid back. The PIIGS should default in a race to the bottom.
very, very serious = hopeless
Ackermann called her, said DB were now short, fire away.
well duh, but you know when you say it over and over again it loses it's meaning, and rather than talking about how serious the situation is why don't you do something constructive about it....like amputation...
Isn't this a little like the Captain of the Titanic stating the ship was in a very, very serious situation after hitting the ice berg? At this point, it's too late.
I can't see the benefit of German sticking with the euro given all of the dead weight they would need to support.
They are so far beyond serious that... looking back...'serious' actually looks like something good ..
Never let is be said that the world's "leaders" are out of touch.
This is a chance to stop socialism dead in it's very serious and deadly tracks. Germans need to worry about Germany and stop being the target and puppet of bolsheviks and communist. Go Germany!!
LOL is she the Sarah Palin of the land of beer and honey?
That was cruel.... AND vicious.
Yes.
Falling EUR is great for Germany!
Exports are already soaring, trade balance is blooming and it's easy to pay back debt.
And as an extra bonus you have a big political excuse to cut down fiscal spending, by claiming you have a debt crisis (when in fact it's practically a stronghold compared to US).
Of course, publicly Merkel has to to play the political theater and say they have a strong EUR policy, just like Timmy says about the strong USD policy.
Beggar thy neighbor has begun.
Who's turn is it the next? UK? Japan is already easing.
Then it's China's turn, and then perhaps back to US.
It's deflation-o-rama before we get any more serious monetary inflation in the OECD countries.
Till then, EUR countries give a big thank you to all currency traders.
Please don't libel me by comparing me to Merkel. I was aware Europe was in serious trouble months ago.
Good thing Sherlock Holmes Merkel is on the case...