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Market Bloodbath, "Happy Birthday Mr. President" Edition

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The Dow is down more than 500. The S&P is down 60. The VIX surges 35% to 32 the highest since June 2010. Implied correlation surges to the highest since last summer. ES volume surges to the highest since the flash crash. Europe is opening in 12 hours. Margin debt is near record high levels, and mutual funds have record low cash. Liquidations galore. Did we miss anything?

Cross asset Correlation: more or less 1.000

DJIA

ES

VIX

ES Volume

Oh yes. Happy birthday Mr President

 

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Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:25 | 1524924 whstlblwr
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Maybe acceptable in lowest form dining rooms. It how we know who to avoid. What are you a "white trash?" You like call names.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:57 | 1524976 TwelfthVulture
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Uh, no.  The kind of dining rooms where you sit up straight, keep your elbows off of the table, and chew with your mouth closed.  A
dining room where, judging by your command of the English language, you have probably never been invited to twice., "You like call names."  Uh, again, no.  You're the one calling names, not I.  Plus, I'm sure that the word "nigger" is completely acceptable, both to refer to oneself and one's neighbor, in "white trash" dining rooms.  No, I meant what I said, acceptable in polite white middle class suburban dining rooms.  Take your head out of your ass and think Mayor Dinkins.  Just think on it for a minute or two.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:30 | 1525136 New_Meat
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12th: I'm sensing a race-baiting thangie goin' on.  Newbiez, don't cha' know. - Ned

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 23:00 | 1525498 hedgeless_horseman
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Yes indeed. Thanks be to God they are such fucking dipshits.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:26 | 1524926 Cheesy Bastard
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Better that than "neighbor".

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:49 | 1525188 WonderDawg
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Cheesy. You da man. Well played, sir.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:02 | 1524985 Al Gorerhythm
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I find the term "ass-clown" completely acceptable and perfectly descriptive of the recipient but will find it a disappointment if it becomes passe` for people to denigrate others, by cementing arguments using denigrations based on skin tone. Basing your perceptions on someone else's abilities or intelligence using skin color as the foundation of your argument, and ipso facto, by implication your superiority because of yours, deliciously exposes the depth of one's philosophical character.

Once uttered, there's no escape from that display of stupidity. Tarred or tard. Take your pick. 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:26 | 1524642 Djirk
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Refresher on my previous rants:

Banksters: "We can't make money on loans since credit worthiness and balance sheets suck ass(ets). Let's get the fed and our politicians on payroll to create some volatilty so we can make money on trading via volatility. Then we can buy low and rally on"

Tim and Ben: "No worries, first create some doubt with a debt ceiling debate. That will lead to a short term liquidity crunch and the markets will tank....then we will extend the debt ceiling and flood the markets with liquidity again. Shah who is going to buy our debt now..China haha, Europe HAHAHAHA...Super Bubble baby, making money, mo money mo money"

Bankster: "Perfect...have you seen Captian America yet?"

Tim and Ben: "not yet, any good?"

Banksters: "Ticket prices are a little high, not worth it, download it on Pirate Bay"

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:27 | 1524643 hedgeless_horseman
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When do we start bombing Syria?

Oh yeah, no oil, so never.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:15 | 1524773 cossack55
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O---"No oil in Syria! Shit, we gots to bumb someone."

Aide---"Would you like the wall map pinned up, Mr. Telepromter?"

O----"Yeah, and wheres the fuckin' darts? We are gonna bomb the shit out of some assholes. Just hope I don't hit China."

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:20 | 1524783 janus
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it will be folded into our operations in persia, which won't go so well

a great culling is at hand

i have seen the future/

and it is murder

L Cohen

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:29 | 1524645 d00daa
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"the market isn't pricing in qe3, the market is pricing in an economic boom, led by the us consumer" - momofader

"if we close above 1250, the bottom is in.  just like 1997" - momofader

"i bought the dip.  again." - momofader

"bots are going to be buying this bottom hand over fist while late shorts are getting char-broiled dairy queen style...  lol..." - momofader

"like i've always said, the only way gold gets to 1650 is dow 13.5k." - momofader

"and I assure you that before this rally is over with, nem, gg, aem, etc. will be trading at 200+ pe ratios.  then you can think about shorting stocks for the long term." - momofader

 

HOW'S THAT ASS-RAPING FEEL??  I HOPE YOU ARE PUKING UP BLOOD.  BARTON BIGGS HAS NOTHING ON YOU.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:31 | 1524658 lieutenantjohnchard
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nice job.
and of course this gem from the world's worst trader yesterday: it's the buying opportunity of a lifetime.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:37 | 1524942 toady
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I saw a talking head saying that earlier;

'this is a great buying opportunity...

I know there are alot of people out there that think I'm just a schill for the market...

But this is a GREAT buying opportunity!'

ALMOST a moment of clarity!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:50 | 1524709 stormsailor
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i went short 20 on the /es at lock up yesterday, 1284 i don't know whether to get out now at 1196.25 expecting a bounce, or let it ride.

 

i don't think we're through yet.  i belive i'll stay, the first significant chart support i see is 1174 and if that breaks 1037 is in play.

 

this is the biggist 1 day gain on /es i have ever had, including 2008.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:28 | 1524922 GiantWang
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I'm no pro and don't have that kind of cash to play with anyhow, (so for what it's worth) I'd take half off.  Lock in some nice profits and let the rest ride.  Otherwise, you could get burned with volatility at these levels.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:38 | 1524940 Rick64
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Congratulations. Phenomernal. The most I've made in 1 day is 85 points.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:03 | 1525205 Founders Keeper
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Hi stormsailor. 

That S&P scream from Aug2010 to Jan2011?  That was me getting dragged uphill by my "shorts."

Am not implying a replay.  Just be cautious.

Congrats and good luck.

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:59 | 1525503 stormsailor
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out at 1199,

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:53 | 1525047 jomama
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d00daa, meet sarcasm.  sarcasm, meet d00daa.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:40 | 1525156 d00daa
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lol, someone obviously has never seen momofader away from zh.  here's a clue, he actually does believe the shit he's slinging.  every quote of his that i posted is him being dead serious.  why the hell do you think he's been mia since early in the session this morning?

he stopped seeing things objectively a couple of months ago when everything started topping.  he's paying for it today after BTFD with both hands yesterday.  someone needs to check the local hospitals, the guy has likely already ended it all.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:45 | 1525463 jomama
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yep, whatever you say, dude.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 23:45 | 1525601 Prometheus418
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Hey, I know it's Fight Club and all, but WTF is up with hating RT?  While I know it's true that we all have a lot of things pushing us into shorter and shorter attention spans, I really never saw where the guy's calls were all that bad- just risker than I would prefer.  All of us- including, from what I could tell, RT, knew this was coming- it was just a question of when.

Whether you like it or not, he was stumping for a bull market in the short term, and he wasn't wrong.  I didn't jump on it because, like most here, I was following the macro trends.  It's the difference between the day-trader mentality and the long mentality.  RT could have, and may have, made a killing if he followed his own advice (something I have no way of knowing) and he was changing his tune a couple of days ago.  If he changed his positions, great- if not, why take so much joy in beating a guy when he's down?

Personally, I always enjoy hearing the contrary view.  It's way too easy to get caught up in your own viewpoint and miss twenty good opportunities while you're hunkered down and waiting for the big one.  Contrarian viewpoints help limit that lost opportunity.  Shit, if I'd had bought NFLX in 2008, I'd be laughing all the way to the coin shop today, right before trading all that ill-gotten gain in for gold.

Anyhow, if you got skinned RT, I'm not going to rub salt in the wound.  I never like to see others fail- I'm of the ultra-rare bearish, but still willing to help "grow the pie" folks.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:30 | 1524652 franzpick
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TD:  'For want of a server the coverage was lost'.  Don't let it happen.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:19 | 1524788 janus
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half my horse for a kingdom of servers

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:10 | 1524893 Sunshine n Lollipops
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So that's what ya call that thing. Makes sense.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:19 | 1524906 janus
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i like it, SnL...but, no, i call him (or should i say, he likes to be called) "buck"; and i'm happy to oblige -- a name like that makes for bawdy couplets and it's just fantastic for limericks in general.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:30 | 1524655 Marcuz Aurelius
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Shit is gettin real ! US armed forces headin for the coast @ Tulsa ! (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8fd_1312396295&comments=1#comments) WAR-Time BITCHES !

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:43 | 1524683 hedgeless_horseman
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I saw a similiar, although shorter, train of armored vehicles, generators, and supply containers sitting on the tracks just outside Houston either yesterday or this morning.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:56 | 1524852 Jambo Mambo Bill
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WHat's going on?! I am getting scared! Are they planing to invade my friendly neighbours in Mexico or this move has something to do with I*R*A*N ?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:56 | 1524854 Jambo Mambo Bill
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Tequila anyone?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:11 | 1524996 caerus
Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:08 | 1525376 chump666
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Tequila is my fav spirit...gonna get wasted soon.  Just want to watch Asia meltdown a little more + CDS spreads.  Gotta make cash to eat

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:57 | 1525199 WonderDawg
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No, thanks, but I'll take a hit of that ganj.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:06 | 1525224 caerus
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here ya go...

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:26 | 1524802 mynhair
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Buy FRPT.  The crooks need them.  Worldwide.  Nice contract in the UK.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:25 | 1524804 Abiotic Oil
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Tulsa?  That appears to be the Lower Deschutes near Maupin in Oregon.  Train is heading south towards Kalifornia.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:50 | 1524846 Shell Game
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Border enforcement, perhaps?    No, no, no.  No.  Not to keep them out (LOLOLOL!).....excuse me.....to keep us in!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:59 | 1524865 hedgeless_horseman
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Capital controls (heavy).

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:03 | 1525000 Shell Game
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Indeed.  The model of the failed nation states require future generation's wool..

 

<insert pic of sheep getting sheared here...since it's not showing up with html..>

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:42 | 1524828 Inibo E. Exibo
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"Occurred On: Aug-3-2011"

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:49 | 1525329 Cathartes Aura
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I must be psychic, I watched it on 2Aug. (ZH poster linked)

http://theintelhub.com/2011/08/02/multiple-military-train-convoys-filmed...

Fri, 08/05/2011 - 01:47 | 1525807 New World Chaos
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Nothing to see here, just getting ready to implement martial law after the false flag terror attack of 9/11/2011.  The timing of the Super Congress is not coincidence.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:38 | 1524946 Manthong
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Long desert tan and light brown paint.

A lot of green on that train.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:30 | 1524663 brokesville
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Who runs Bartertown?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:28 | 1525277 pan
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The brothels accept hard money only!

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:34 | 1524667 Spastica Rex
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You know, in looking at the picture, the deer isn't the one in trouble, it's the car that's about to hit the tree in front of the deer. The car shouldn't be off-roading at night.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:19 | 1524790 Arkadaba
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Totally depends on the speed the car is going. (Having driven at night in deer and moose infested areas - damn them!)

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:35 | 1524944 Cheesy Bastard
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He is just driving the car out out of a ditch with a socialist mop while we drink big gulps and watch.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:08 | 1524885 takinthehighway
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"Hold my beer and watch this!"

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:36 | 1525148 New_Meat
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:-) Redneck's famous last words!

- Ned

{Doesn't apply, to my knowledge, though, to Yankees or Crackers ;-) }

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:21 | 1524916 Sunshine n Lollipops
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Trees will jump right out in front of you. Especially if you're shitfaced. Trust me on that one, Rex-o.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:36 | 1524670 kito
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happy birthday to you,

you havent a clue,

big ben will print more fiat,

but we prefer AU

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:55 | 1524715 Arkadaba
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+ cute

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:36 | 1524671 Cdad
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I think you got it covered, Tyler.  Nice.

Even now, in the AH, Roach Motel [SPY] trades going off ABOVE the high of the day.  Nice markets.

I know...more bankers!  More computers co located in the room next to where Duncan Niederauer takes his afternoon constitutional.  More matched lot trades...and no SEC enforcement.  

I'm sure that's the ticket.  Way to go criminal syndicate Wall Street bankers!  You have killed the largest capital markets in the world...again!

Pink slips, please...criminal bankers by the 10,000s of thousands.

[and why is BAC NOT at zero alread?]

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:41 | 1524680 dwdollar
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In celebration, I think I'm going to watch a Mad Max movie tonight.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:04 | 1524732 baby_BLYTHE
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the Road on Blu-Ray

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:30 | 1524809 Arkadaba
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The book is better than the film but still a great adaptation.

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:55 | 1524847 janus
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you weren't there when i did mine...so my comment, it stays.

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:50 | 1524841 janus
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"The Road" on hemp paper.

My Complements,

Cormack McCarthy

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:14 | 1524897 Kali
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Too funny, hadn't seen it yet, so I rented REsident Evil Afterlife. "I remember everything."

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:09 | 1524751 alien-IQ
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You should check out this little gem of a movie. "They Live" is a somewhat obscure John Carpenter film. It's one of the best dystopian movies out there. Certainly in the top 50.

It's very cool.

Here's a link for it. You can see it on google video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9005367754264973286

Here's a quick synopsis (the themes of the movie should feel somewhat familiar to ZH readers):
Set in the future, a drifter discovers that alien beings are controlling the minds of the masses by use of subliminal messages urging apathy and obedience. Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like “Stay Asleep”, “No Imagination”, “Submit to Authority”. (Directed by John Carpenter)

But if you are just in the mood for something of this ilk...here's a great list to look over:
Top 50 Dystopian Movies of All Time
http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/

ENJOY!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:54 | 1524853 Shell Game
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Great movie.  I remember seeing this many years ago. Loved it then, love it now.  What's not to like about seeing a (then) pro-wresler beat the crap out of a guy until he puts on the damn sunglasses........and sees the world as it really is.

Now, if I can just get my friends and family to put on THE DAMNED sunglasses!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:05 | 1525212 toxic8
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sweet.. loved The Thing

someone should strap Bernanke to a chair and give him the blood test

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:31 | 1525278 Arkadaba
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+LOL

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:28 | 1525276 Esso
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That list of dystopian movies was interesting, but I found their choice of "Wings of Desire" #4 a strange choice. It's a really good movie, but dystopian?

Some good dystopian depression movies appropriate for our times:

My Man Godfrey - Former rich guy is homeless bum, becomes a butler. Favorite line: "Mike, I wouldn't worry, prosperity is just around corner." Reply: "Yeah, it's been there a long time, I wish I knew which corner.

Merrily We Live - Writer poses as a bum, becomes a cheuffer for dysfunctional rich family. Very similar to Godfrey.

Gold Diggers of 1933 - Show girls in the depression. "We're in the Money" song. Favorie line: "Who'd you think it was, the wolf?"  Reply: "If it was, we'd eat it."

American Madness - Honest banker gets caught up in a bank run after his bank is robbed.

The Match King - Corrupt scumbag goes from the gutter to oligarch to gutter. Depressing in it's honesty.

Stand In - NY banker goes to hollywood to save failing movie studio from hostile take over. Gets schooled.

There's a lot of really good movies made during the depression.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:17 | 1525388 ronin12
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Absolutely LOVE "They Live".

"I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass - and I'm all out of bubble gum".

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OImKPh6N_Lw

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:21 | 1524785 Sledge
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In celebration, I think I'm going to watch a Mad Max movie tonight.

 

and find a trashed-out Kawasaki Z-1! Hey TOE-CUTTER, DO YOU HEAR ME MAN????

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:52 | 1524964 toady
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I AM THE NIGHTRIDER!

Ask the toe cutter, he knows...

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:56 | 1525054 MsCreant
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Ben Bernanke is the Nightrider:

I am the Nightrider. I'm a fuel injected printing machine. I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:03 | 1525213 Nom de Guerre
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No more talk!  We PRINT!  WE PRINT!  PRINT THEM ALL!  PRIIIIINT!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:42 | 1524681 The Alarmist
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CNBS saw fit to only give it a septo-box, whereas they would have given a similar sell-off under Bush an octo-box ... Proof of the MSFM's never-ending love affair with the Obaminator.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:42 | 1524682 Ying-Yang
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O Robo, Robo, wherefore art thou Robo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:07 | 1524884 TwelfthVulture
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Methinks Robo may have been picking up dimes in front of the steamroller this morning.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:43 | 1524953 rosiescenario
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....no, last sighted picking up nickels....accompanied by Laslo and Barton...

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:07 | 1524991 TwelfthVulture
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Haven't seen handofwanker or hamywander or whatever he calls himself today either.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:43 | 1524690 FranSix
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The coming jobs number is missing:

http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip511813

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:48 | 1524694 caerus
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its miller time...

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:46 | 1524695 papaswamp
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#NOAA Spce WX Prediction Center issues watch for geomagnetic storms; potential impacts begin tonight: http://t.co/bpDubZo

 

and the Adel sisters (I know TD) said sell everything.

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2011/08/04/is-that-panic-in-the-air/

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:08 | 1524752 Crisismode
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Hulbert says: "Wall of Worry for the market to climb back up will soon be in place."

 

Was this guy born lame, or did he just develop that way.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:15 | 1524767 IQ 145
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Space WX; "100% chance of shitstorms; with intermittent fuckballs". "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here".

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:17 | 1524771 IQ 145
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Space WX; "100% chance of shitstorms; with intermittent fuckballs". "You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here".

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:49 | 1524702 chet
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So, anyone think the jobs numbers leaked?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:03 | 1524743 Greater Fool
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Assuredly. But...

(A) Is the news good or bad?

(B) On the basis of your answer in (A), what do you think the indexes will do tomorrow?

My guesses are (A) worse than expected, and (B) up 1% or more on the day.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:11 | 1524755 chet
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I agree with you on both counts.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:53 | 1524851 mynhair
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What jobs?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:54 | 1524706 Stax Edwards
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Damn it feels good to be a gangster....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL9ihXiFAko

 

A real gangsta type playa plays his cards right

A real gangsta type playa never runs his mouth

Cuz real gangsta type players dont start fights

 

Dedicated to you robo

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:37 | 1525153 Bolweevil
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we don't die we just multiply

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:54 | 1524710 NorthenSoul
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My oh my! This is getting interesting indeed!

US corporate bonds yields hitting fresh lows

Do I hear deflation, bitchez?

Buy Utilities! Buy cash and ultra-safe bonds! LEAPS puts on all the indices.

Buy! Sell! Trade!

Just don't do something!

 

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:55 | 1524711 Got_Nukes
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Cashed in my wife's IRA. Liquidated my TSP account Timmy G was raiding. Then Gold and Silver went up. Now I have a buying opportunity. Happy Birthday CinC

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:35 | 1525145 RobertC
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+1  Would love to cash out of my TSP...but instead, moved it all to G for now...

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:45 | 1525313 Clay Hill
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Finally convinced my darling bride to take a loan against her G fund account for the express purpose of buying Gold to add to my position in Silver. Waiting for the funds to clear is sheer murder.

The two arguments that finally got her aboard:

Phony Debt Crisis Deal followed by more printing means theft by devaluation now, and theft by devaluation in the future.

Also, when price averaged, my silver is roughly $26 an Oz.

Good luck to all my fellow ZH PM'ers.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:53 | 1525340 Got_Nukes
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MY TSP has been in the G fund for over a year while I've been stacking.  Took out the max loan to buy gold/silver. Still waiting for the funds, but should only be a few more days.  Hopefully this dip will last till the funds arive. Will cash out 100% when I retire on 1 Sept.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:05 | 1525368 Clay Hill
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That exactly mirrors our experience, should arrive in another week, tops.

My wife still has 18 years to go, unless offered (VERA)?
at least in the meantime, she can pay herself back at 2.6%.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:11 | 1524888 Crumbles
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Tacky, very tackeeeee.

Oops, double post, must retrain finger

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:11 | 1524891 Crumbles
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Tacky, very tackeeeee.

BTFD next week

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:57 | 1524721 carlo
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Just think how many people must have bought this market with the debt ceiling drama. For 2+ years this strategy has worked 98%of the time. It certainly looks like the big boys have sold high and are short now. They gonna make a killin on the downside with all the mindless dip buyers they've created. They'll be halfway recapitalized after this chapter in "How To Recapitalize A Bank" is thru.

 

Damn ..... what a great country America is, ha

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:02 | 1524728 baby_BLYTHE
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Gerald Celente via Twitter

Our June 13 Trend Alert: "Collapse It's Coming! Are You Ready." Ready or not, It's Collapsing. Remember GC's 3G's:Guns, Gold & Getaway Plan

 

Time to pour a drink.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:37 | 1524823 slewie the pi-rat
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i'm going to go shopping, b_B

tomorrow may be too late

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:38 | 1524947 Praetorian Guard
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Its actually Guns, Grub and Gold... hahahaha

 

https://www.gunsgrubandgold.com/forum

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:03 | 1524731 caerus
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cnn telling people not to sell...maybe buy some more...suddenly everyone's an expert

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:08 | 1525094 Tunga
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When the telemarketer that left a message that say's you'll be hanged at the dawn of the day after your capture finally get's through to you then you'll realize it wasn't just a joke. Capcha that.

 

"yes I think we can."  - The Pointer Sisters.

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:10 | 1525228 HungrySeagull
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Repeat after me.

 

Don't watch CNN.

You will go blind.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:56 | 1525348 caerus
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not before i see erin burnett in a tube top

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:04 | 1524734 glenlloyd
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I envision calls of desperation to the BLS about tomorrows numbers. Hand wringing and cold sweats in abundance. Now if only my palantir was working properly I'd know already...damnit!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:13 | 1525238 Nom de Guerre
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A palantir is a dangerous tool, glenlloyd. They are not all accounted for, the lost seeing stones. We do not know who else may be watching.

CUE: Flash to the Eye of Bernanke
Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:06 | 1524739 uranian
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meanwhile, at marketwatch, time for the lulz.

 

and despite the shenanigans, €gold is flat for the day.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:20 | 1525020 Dave Thomas
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LOL James Aldoosher the Napoleon Dynamite of the markets! Who gives this guy the time of day?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:54 | 1525021 Dave Thomas
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Doh zinged by the double post lag button!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:08 | 1524745 IMA5U
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obamanation will still blame all of this on bush

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:10 | 1525233 New_Meat
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don't cha' know

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:06 | 1524747 ReallySparky
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I've been telling my friends, but they wouldn't listen.  Always gave me that "look", you know the one...ignore her my broker says everything is okay.  I got a text today, that said, should have listened to you-.  I kinda feel sad, but I warned them.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:12 | 1524759 caerus
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same here...family too...

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:12 | 1525240 WonderDawg
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Same here. I had one friend that started listening to me about 6 months ago. He texted me today: Thank you!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:20 | 1524780 SMG
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Yea, but still help them out with food and stuff if it gets that bad.   I bought extra for my friends and family just in case.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:21 | 1524787 caerus
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yup

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:59 | 1525350 Clay Hill
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I make it a point to donate items that are near the end of shelf life to family first. Or, if it touches their pride, to a local food bank. ANONYMOUSLY.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:50 | 1524842 Hamsterfist
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It's now at the point to say FUCK family and friends.  I have been warning those cock suckers with articles, discussions and recommending this site since 2007 (well this site since 2009-10).  I always get 'the look' too.  Well, now I just make fun and treat their bad news as my good news.  They've had warning.  Not my problem they didn't listen.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 19:02 | 1524980 Long-John-Silver
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Same here. All I got to say is "I told you so and all you did was laugh". It must suck to be you.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:11 | 1525105 j0nx
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As cold as it sounds brother I gotta agree with you. They had their chance. Of course I will still share with them but I won't be happy about their apathy and lack of planning.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:12 | 1525231 HungrySeagull
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I am beginning to get the same from family also.

It's interesting.... Brother and I form one side the rest think we are nuts.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:16 | 1525244 WonderDawg
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I'll share, too, but I'll be calling the shots.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:45 | 1525321 caerus
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tequila shots?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:52 | 1525338 WonderDawg
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Not for me, I've got permanent scars from that shit. Had to give up the firewater altogether a few years ago. I'm a better man for it. Now, about that ganj you were passing around ;-)

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 21:59 | 1525353 caerus
Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:21 | 1525406 Stax Edwards
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HaHa Caerus, youz a Brit aye! Cheers!

STFT?  HaHa Cheers Bro

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:11 | 1525385 Silver Dreamer
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My pity dried up a long time ago.  All of the folks with their heads stuck up their asses will deserve the train which is about to hit them.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:11 | 1524753 Byte Me
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Life begins at 50

Bwahahahahahaaaa

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:13 | 1524760 JW n FL
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I think the Jewish Lobby is being completely under appreciated by You ALL!!

as well the Banking Lobby has been working over time!

where is your sense of gratitude?

 

Our Jewish Lobby Owners..

http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=jewish&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11#861

 

Our Banker Lobby Owners..

http://www.opensecrets.org/usearch/index.php?q=bank&cx=010677907462955562473%3Anlldkv0jvam&cof=FORID%3A11#859

 

http://www.revisionisthistory.org/talmudtruth.html

Some Teachings of the Jewish Talmud

Where a Jew Should Do Evil

Moed Kattan 17a: If a Jew is tempted to do evil he should go to a city where he is not known and do the evil there.

Penalty for Disobeying Rabbis

Erubin 21b. Whosoever disobeys the rabbis deserves death and will be punished by being boiled in hot excrement in hell.

Hitting a Jew is the same as hitting God

Sanhedrin 58b. If a heathen (gentile) hits a Jew, the gentile must be killed.

O.K. to Cheat Non-Jews

Sanhedrin 57a . A Jew need not pay a gentile ("Cuthean") the wages owed him for work.

Jews Have Superior Legal Status

Baba Kamma 37b. "If an ox of an Israelite gores an ox of a Canaanite there is no liability; but if an ox of a Canaanite gores an ox of an Israelite...the payment is to be in full."

Jews May Steal from Non-Jews

Baba Mezia 24a . If a Jew finds an object lost by a gentile ("heathen") it does not have to be returned. (Affirmed also in Baba Kamma 113b). Sanhedrin 76a. God will not spare a Jew who "marries his daughter to an old man or takes a wife for his infant son or returns a lost article to a Cuthean..."

Jews May Rob and Kill Non-Jews

Sanhedrin 57a . When a Jew murders a gentile ("Cuthean"), there will be no death penalty. What a Jew steals from a gentile he may keep.

Baba Kamma 37b. The gentiles are outside the protection of the law and God has "exposed their money to Israel."

Jews May Lie to Non-Jews

Baba Kamma 113a. Jews may use lies ("subterfuges") to circumvent a Gentile.

Non-Jewish Children are Sub-Human

Yebamoth 98a. All gentile children are animals.

Abodah Zarah 36b. Gentile girls are in a state of niddah (filth) from birth.

Abodah Zarah 22a-22b . Gentiles prefer sex with cows.

 

I understand that anyone who posts sourced and sited facts will be considered a Nazi due to the extreme training regimen that Cable News has had us all on here in American.. I would encourage you to look past your own brainwashing and consider the facts.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:26 | 1524800 SMG
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Dear Illuminati Sock puppet,

     The "blame Jewish people" trick isn't going to work this time.  It worked with Blood Libel, but it's not going to work again.   Why keep working for them?  The higher ranking Illuminati abuse and kill the lower ranking ones, sometimes just for their own enjoyment.   They will probably try to kill you too once you are no longer useful to them. 

They are evil, they try and trick you into believing there good, but they are pure evil.   The world can be better than this, WITHOUT them.  Be truly free!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:41 | 1525457 JW n FL
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I understand that anyone who posts sourced and sited facts will be considered a Nazi due to the extreme training regimen that Cable News has had us all on here in American.. I would encourage you to look past your own brainwashing and consider the facts.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:46 | 1524838 uranian
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what's entertaining about this kind of stuff is that it tends to be true. from the jewish encyclopedia:

On account of the depravity among the heathen...a Jewish woman must not be in the company of a heathen, as he is under suspicion of sexual immorality; neither must a Jew remain in a lonesome place with heathen, lest he be assassinated by them

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=348&letter=A

or a little from the jewish virtual library:

Cattle must not be placed in the inns of the heathens because they are suspicious of having sexual intercourse with them.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Talmud/avodazara2.html

 

certainly the talmud has some rather unusual precepts for its followers.

 

http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/t09/zar04.htm

 

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:56 | 1524938 whstlblwr
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True in Babylonia, idiot. What ludicrous in new testament. Lots. Different times. Let's all look I find you something.

JW show what idiot he is, he think he helping his cause and actually make Jewish look better, so keep it coming JW!

Here you go, easy find, Mathew 18 (this just one of million): Jesus tell his follower to pluck out eyes and cut off hand. JW looks like you have your instruction:

18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
18:7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:42 | 1525459 JW n FL
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I understand that anyone who posts sourced and sited facts will be considered a Nazi due to the extreme training regimen that Cable News has had us all on here in American.. I would encourage you to look past your own brainwashing and consider the facts.

Fri, 08/05/2011 - 03:31 | 1525901 uranian
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well, lets have equal opportunities in religious intolerance, here's one from the koran:

 

Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.

 

and then perhaps a vaguely sensible take on the whole thing:

 

The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:51 | 1524839 TwelfthVulture
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Dude, enuf already.  Seriously.  It's the same damn post EVERY FUCKING TIME on EVERY FUCKING TOPIC.  Get some new material.  Besides, your citations are YOUTUBE.  Really?  You really got to be shitting me with this fucking shit.  YOUTUBE?>?!!???  Who the fuck did you work for, the fucking federal government?  You're a grade A 100% certified NUTJOB.  Seriously.  Do you have any plans for what you're going to do after the pending collapse forces the gubmint to cut off your damn disability/social security checks?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:30 | 1525422 JW n FL
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it is amazing that 11 people blindly agree with you..

but???

there is not a youtube video sited?

 

I understand that you are upset that the Jews! own Congress and the Senate!! I am two!!

I did NOT! know that much money was provided from Israel..

It shocked me as well!!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 20:14 | 1525109 Tunga
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JW; Tunga would like to invite you to a viewing of a flaw in your programing. 

Hate is detrimental to life and all who live it. 

 

you know that right?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:29 | 1525428 JW n FL
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I dont hate all jews..

I hate the Lobbyists! if they happen to be from Mars or Venus or where ever! I dont care I hate them too!

I hate the people who have bought and paid for the Government in the United States!

and if Israel! is one of the Owners then Fuck the State of Israel!! but it is NOT! becuase they are Jewish! it is becuase they are Lobbyists!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 23:34 | 1525576 kito
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Poor jw. Clear case of jew envy

Fri, 08/05/2011 - 00:46 | 1525741 Stares straight...
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JW will you stop drinking!   You're cut off!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:16 | 1524768 jjsilver
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massive financial terrorism today by the criminal banking cartel.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:18 | 1524770 Manthong
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Heard something on the tube about the government thinking about stepping in and buying equities..

Does that mean that mean they will do with equity longs what they do with commodity shorts?

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:18 | 1524774 JW n FL
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOwZwkhFemQ

WORLD BANKER MAKES STUNNING CONFESSION

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:21 | 1524777 JW n FL
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"We the People" are not out numbered by head count.. but out numbered by Dollars by the Lobby! "We the People" can NOT compete against the LOBBY!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:19 | 1524778 JW n FL
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od2sT8GeCo8&feature=related

FORMER FBI CHIEF SAYS 9/11 (and other terror attacks) WERE INSIDE JOBS

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 18:56 | 1524973 Jambo Mambo Bill
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But...But....they told me was Bin Laden !!! Why are you people laying to me ? Don't ya think I can't handle the truth?!

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 22:36 | 1525445 Careless Whisper
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interesting. thanks for the link.

Thu, 08/04/2011 - 17:24 | 1524794 Use of Weapons
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8680820/Debt-crisis-l...

Tyler is getting direct linked in MSM - invest in a new server, in a neutral country, I think 2mil/month is a thing of the past.

Which means two things:

1) Credibility (Telegraph is Mr. Ian. Vivaldi, and a 'serious' news paper)

2) It is on like Donkey Kong

Me, myself & I just point to the series of videos I posted last week in response to the upbeat MSM hacks... Michael Fish predicting no hurricane in 1987, and a very young (and soon to be anointed as heir apparent, as junior finance minister) Tony Blair talking sagely on the impact the later crash had on the stock markets.

Any which way (but lose), the site is taking a beating as we speak. [If this double posts, apologies - no hawaii 5-0 messages, data x-fer is unstable for me atm]

Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site!