Though, I don’t think it’s all that coldly calculating to actually admit to being coldly calculating, but, you know, whatever.
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He has sold his soul to try to win the elction. He will lose both. His dignity and his integrity are gone – he claimed that he would run an honorable election and now he is resorting to the same tactics he previously disdained when they were against him. How sad.
McCain has sold his soul to try to win the elction. He will lose both. His dignity and his integrity are gone – McCain claimed that he would run an honorable election and now he is resorting to the same tactics he previously disdained when they were against him. How sad.
McCain sold his soul???
How about McCain’s “friend” Joe Biden.
With “friends” like Biden, who needs enemies.
My Gawd, is this for real? LOL.
BREAKING NEWS
Fox News is reporting that due to the projected overwhelming voter turn out that is anticipated the RNC has opted to have registered Republicans vote on November 5th to avoid long lines and confusion.
The DNC has agreed to have registered Democrats vote on November 4th.
Independent voters can vote on either day.
Reasons why John McCain might wish to reconsider his decision to run for the Presidency (with apologies to CarTalk.com):
Recently got birthday wishes from Willard Scott.
Can’t figure out why adjusting the rabbit ears on his TV won’t help the picture.
Remembers the Alamo — first hand.
Wonders when Ed Sullivan will get back from vacation.
Twice last week sharpened his thumb instead of his pencil.
Keeps mumbling about how it’s “High time we taught them Redcoats a lesson.”
Wounded in nasty duel with Aaron Burr.
On November 5th, the Piper (aka Scott Piper & Scott St.Claire)will drag out his bagpipes, pipe all hands on deck and lead a rousing rendition of “Nearer My God to Thee” as the SS Disasta From Alaska slips beneath the waves.
This report from AP ought really warm the hearts of all you ATHEIST KLOWNS:
Big day for you ATHEIST KLOWNS. Admit it, you are thrilled.
Here’s one for you KLOWNS!
Rog–
Did you buy Waste Management like I told you to? I bought at $29.50…we have a sell order in today for $31.00. We’ll see. I told you to buy when it was at $29.
NOV is also skyrocketing.
You must be very HOPPY!
Rog–
Remember when you were telling me to look at buying Cabella (CAB) at $14??
Well, it went down to $7.31…but is now back to around $9.50.
Have you been following it?
People still hunt, fish & enjoy the outdoors.
I think they got a little bit ahead of themselves in expansion and got caught in this economic downturn. Great store though.
Have you ever been in one??
Cynical @ 11: Well, I guess that’s one way to play the market. I’ve got a friend that just lost his house last month, and his job this month. The family’s split up sharing rooms with friends and relatives until he can find another job and rent a new place to live. He’s probably going to go dear & elk hunting this season just to feed his family over the winter.
Of course, he’s not going to be buying a lot of hunting supplies, other than a little ammo. He’s already got what he needs. And how much ammo do you need to bring down an elk or a deer? If you can’t make a kill with one shot, you’ve got no business being out there during the hunting season.
Besides, he saves his brass and uses shell-loaders to save money. So I guess all he’s buying is lead and powder. Assuming his dog doesn’t chew up any more of his bullets!
(Yep, that dog actually got hold of a box of ammo, and chewed the bullets into preztel-shaped works of art. Amazingly, he didn’t hit the primer so none of them went off, which saved his life for the time being. I wish I had taken a picture of those mangled shells when he showed them to me).
Here McCain defends his robocalls to Fox News. What a pathetic and dishonest racist liar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsLocenvNB0
@11
No one gives a fuck about your investments you lying ass. Give Roger the phone number to your goat ranch and you guys can swap lies about your investment prowess.
8
Apparently you believe that anyone who doesn’t believe what you do wants to see you killed. Are you projecting Mr. Cynical?
You recently won the stupid contest. I now announce a contest to determine the most ignorant wingnut at the blog. All competitors except Mr. Cynical will receive a 10 point handicap.
@8 That’s certainly a tragedy, Cynical, but Christian missionaries who go to foreign lands know there are personal risks involved. In addition, there’s a war raging in Afghanistan, and under such circumstances, foreigners often are natural targets of indigenous forces. Wars kill civilians as well as combatants; that’s an unpleasant fact of life. So, while we mourn her, we also recognize that tragedies of this nature are an inevitable byproduct of armed conflict.
Btw, Cynical, is there some reason why you’ve never expressed concern about the numerous journalists killed by American fire in Iraq? Are you unaware of this, or do you feel journalists — especially those who report facts you don’t especially want to hear — are fair game for trigger-happy soldiers?
@9 If this is posited as a question, the answer is that I haven’t visited Michigan lately, so you may rest assured said rumors are false.
@11 Of course I have a position in Cabela’s. It’s the only retailer worth owning right now. That’s because they make their profit from government welfare and don’t have to sell a damn thing in their stores — the stores are merely window dressing for a corporate scam that is adept at fleecing municipalities of millions of dollars in exchange for a few dozen minimum-wage jobs. To give you an idea of how this works, a typical Cabela’s retail center costs about $30 million to build, but the inducements and giveaways may amount to as much as $50 million or $60 million. The company’s profits are recession-proof because they come from taxpayers and don’t depend on sales. I’m not surprised CAB has grabbed your attention — how can a communist like you not love a stock like that?
8
Here’s a series of photos of an unarmed civilian crowd that was shot up by two US helicopters. Five journalists accompanying the photographer (who was seriously wounded) were killed.
http://www.unembedded.net/main.php
And to point out the obvious to you Mr. Cynical, if this country was occupied by an invader that was killing civilians you would (presumably) be praising the resisters of the occupation.
@12 See #18 for explanation of how Cabela’s makes money even if they don’t sell anything.
@14 I don’t lie about my investment results. I made a 50% gain on my portfolio in 2007. This year I’m getting my ass kicked to the tune of about 35% to 40% like everyone else. I’ve admitted that before in these threads but I’m posting it again in case you missed that comment the first time. I can’t vouch for Cynical because I don’t have access to his portfolio information, but I can’t imagine that anyone stupid enough to vote Republican has the smarts to do something even Warren Buffett can’t do — i.e., make money in this market. In order for Cynical’s claims to be plausible, he has to be able to time the lows and direction of individual stocks almost perfectly, and no one in the world can do that.
After the Repugs lose the election, they’ll no doubt blame the media, ACORN, and alleged massive ballot box stuffing by shadowy Democratic operatives.
For some reason it never occurs to them that voters might actually reject their sorry track record of lies, corruption, incompetence, and an unrelenting stream of military and economic disasters.
rhp6033 spews:
Sadly, there are a lot folks in that unenviable position throughout the Country.
One of our kids had 2 friends (mid-20’s Guy & Gal) over for dinner a while back. They asked me if I was going to vote for Obama. I told them No and explained my main concern which centered around the “redistribution…slippery slope of Socialism” concern.
I asked them why they were supporting Obama. Both essentially said because he is a new, fresh face, articulate and would make life easier for them.
Now keep in mind, both of these young folks have had their parents pay 100% of college & all expenses for 5 years. Both have had part-time jobs. But are now back in school getting their Masters…courtesy of Mom & Dad.
I asked them how hard their life has been financially. Both said it is very difficult to have money to take trips..it’s hard.
Only 1 of their 4 parents came from big money. The other 3 started with zero and worked their asses off & sacrificed so their kids wouldn’t have to struggle like they did. All of the parents support McCain.
I did not argue with them or even try to change their minds. But it was revealing.
I think this capsulizes the feeling of the under 30 crowd that is really the difference in this election.
21
Tell us Rabbit, why do you think anyone here cares about your investment successes and/or failures.
Roger Rabbit spews:
I believe you Rog. Obviously you question me even though I posted the trades when made.
ALL the talking heads are now talking about Market Timing opportunities…. BUY when the market takes a couple back-to-back dips and sell into the rallies. It ain’t rocket science. Warren Buffett does not make these types of plays Rog…he is a long-term investor. I was too…until May, 2007 when it became clear the long-term market would trend lower with increasing volatility. A number of wise investment advisors all said this. Then I got all out..when the Dow hit 14,000. I sat on the sidelines for a long time. I only started trading when these same investment advisors more than 6 months ago stated we are headed into high volatility creating these short-term opportunities. I am only gambling less than 5% of liquid assets on this. Has it worked? YES. Has it worked beyond my wildest expectations? YUP. Am I going to continue to do it? Only as long as the High Volatility is upon us.
Once the Long-term Market Trend looks sustainably positive, I will become a long-term investor again.
The vast majority of my liquid assets have been in Flex CD’s that I found between 5-5.5% Interest Rates on. They are generally 18 months and start coming due in November on a staggered basis. I’m trying to get some of the banks to renew at the same rate. Not too likely…but always worth a try. I also have $$ in Muni-Bonds and Muni-Bond Funds as well as Money Markets.
I have tried to share with you that you can make money in a declining market…but you need to have a short-term, disciplined strategy. I have only made about 15 trades. Not extraordinary. I know some daytraders who have been making that many in a day.
Perhaps most of you are not into the short-term gambling/investing. I can understand that. But to stay in the market and ride it down to these levels is….stupid.
Perhaps many of you do not have the liquid resources to gamble. I understand that and I’m sure my posts have fueled your hostility, anger & jealousy to the point all you can say is it’s not true.
Fine.
WMI is currently at $31.25. I told you earlier I put a sell order in at $30. It was executed. I BOT the other day @ $29.50. I made $3,000. I still own Wells Fargo.
That’s it.
I will spare you further agony and refrain from future comments about the Stock Market and Investment opportunities. Seems you folks are so torqued with anger toward anyone Conservative, that you would throw the baby out with the bathwater. I have a friend who is a hardcore Obama supporter and an expert on precious metals. He helped me buy into several fabulous investments a few years ago….wish I had done more. He also invested in Swiss Annuities back then and got fabulous returns as the dollar tanked. I put in $25,000 just to shut him up….and made almost $15,000. I disagree with him about Obama, but respect his expertise on precious metals and I respect his opinion.
Most of you KLOWNS are so tied up in knots about Global things, that you cannot focus on the opportunities in front of you.
No more Market Advice!
Promise.
@24 Investment results are not the point. The point is I don’t work, and no one else should, either! That’s because our crazy tax system rewards stock flippers and punishes wage earners. I get to pay 1/3rd the taxes of workers for doing something that adds nothing to GDP nor produces anything of value — all I do is push the same money round and round an endless circle. And I get tax breaks for this? It’s crazy, but true! So, why should I work? Republicans don’t, and I don’t either. If you don’t like my leeching off the investment system, then change the fucking tax laws! I didn’t pass these stupid tax laws, a Republican congress did! Their incentive system is a closed loop and a zero-sum game. It’s counterproductive and destructive in the long run. But as long as we have tax laws like this, it makes no sense to work or be productive, so I don’t work and I live the life of an idle leech like the government wants me to. Does that answer your question?
I assume Cynical is either a liar or doesn’t work, either. Why would anyone work if they can day-trade stocks like he says he does, and get 2/3rds off their tax bill as a reward for not working or producing anything? If the Democrats have any sense they’ll put a stop to this tax scam, but I’m going to milk it as long as I can, because I want to live like a Republican too!
Marvin’s Goat, The way I see it, Roger usually makes a point or two when he discusses trading. I agree with him on every point he’s made in this regard. So I get no irritation from that whatsoever. Cynical, on the other hand, and this is regardless of whether or not his trades are real, simply broadcasts his insecurities and his more than abundant feelings of inadequacy. There’s nothing else there and it gets old quick.
Regarding his so-called trades, these are seemingly based on neither fundamentals nor technical analysis. His style is more akin to putting money on 22 black. His recent trades could also be described as an attempt to “catch a falling knife”, something no experienced trader would do. Trends are ignored, say, as he buys financial stocks during a financial meltdown, when any trader would tell you that, “The trend is your friend”. Hasn’t he ever heard of a short position? Further, he never tells the full story on any trade. What’s the stop loss set at? Why does he comes in after the close and tell us that he bought such and such today, and it’s always a few cents above the day’s low. There’s a smell there. There’s also this strange stable of stocks, seemingly chosen to spite other people. What trader would do that? One of them is the JRCC stock. Technically, it was a buy back in January, a sell in July, a definite short in August. Yet he’s still going on about the damned thing.
Real or not, it all comes across as just so much bullshit. And like I said, real or not, underlying it all is this never ending insecurity/inadequacy thing of his. As for the reality of it, I don’t think so. Nobody with his trading philosophy would last very long. And the market is no place for a person to work out their personal issues. So no, I don’t buy it. I also don’t care as he’s a fucked up mess either way.
However, all that being said, there’s really no cause for irritation unless one finds a wing-nuts’ psychological trainwreck unpleasant to watch. Personally, I don’t mind. In fact, I enjoy helping them travel down the tracks whenever I can.
Roger Rabbit spews:
Actually Rog, Stock Flippers pay the same Federal Income tax rate as workers if they are short-term capital gains.
What does Stock-flipping do??
Makes the market work better. Restrictions on how long you must hold a stock would create a mighty inefficent market.
27. Roger Rabbit spews:
Once again Rog, a total fabrication. You know darn well ST Capital Gains are taxed at the same rate as earned income. I pay 35%. You somehow want to throw in Social Security Tax on this. Certainly if O-blah-blah does it, no one will sell stocks..or buy them either and the market will tank.
The reason people are investors is a 15% LT Capital Gains Tax. Stock-flipping is already penalized.
Rog, do you think if you keep repeating a lie often enough it will make it true.
You can do better than that.
Rog–
15 ST Trades over 6 months hardly makes someone a hardcore stock flipper.
You should find some solice over the fact I will be sending approx $35,000 to Obama because of this gambling I did for him to piss away giving handouts to his loser supporters.
@31 Delusional. And very boring. The Cynical trainwreck gets closer with each insipid post.