Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Foolishness Redux

FT: “The US is to make billions of dollars in cheap loans available to Ford, Nissan and Tesla, the California electric carmaker, so they can re-equip their plants to build a new generation of electric and other fuel-efficient vehicles. Ford will receive $5.9bn, Japan’s Nissan $1.6bn and Tesla $465m from $25bn of government money that was set aside in 2007 for a scheme known as the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive programme."

Sighhhhh ... governments and corporations are repeating the foolish errors of the 1970s as they throw billions seeking a Holy Grail of "Green" or "Clean" energy. The laws of physics don't matter. By these I means the law of conservation of energy and the laws of thermodynamics. Proven technologies are ignored [read: nuclear]. Man is blamed for all problems and all changes on the Earth. That such beliefs are demonstrably wrong is ignored. The Green Gods must be worshipped and appeased with sacrifices. Such thumping tosh !

Here is a FACT: The temperature of the Earth has varied greatly for millions of years, on timescales of years, hundreds of years, thousands of years and millions of year. The past 70 years has seen very large changes - long BEFORE any affects of carbon dioxide from man's use of fossil fuels became sufficient to affect global temperature EVEN IF one believes the money grubbing claims of the green "scientists".

Anyone looking at the historical record can see numerous episodes when the Earth was as warm as it is now. Obvious examples are the period around 1100 C. E. and around 5,000 years ago. Man did not cause that change. Something else did. So WHY OH WHY does Man get blamed for the current minor warming even thought the "scientists" cannot explain the PAST?

I apologize for the "screaming" but the simplest standards of proof are being tossed aside to appease the Green Gods. These people are NOT well-meaning. They want to control every aspect of life. The "scientists" pushing this tosh want money from grants and tenured slots.

Word of the Day

"Evince" - verb, transitive [$10] a redux word
Evince means 1., indicate, to make evident; 2. show that one has (a quality).
Sentence: The historical climate record of the Earth evinces causes of temperature changes other than man.

La Palabra de la Semana

"Beber" - verb, regular -er conjugation
Beber means to drink. I am re-doing this exercise as I completely screwed up that last attempt.
La Frase: Ayer bebí dos cervezas. Yesterday I drank two beers. Ahora estoy bebiendo un café americano. Now I am drinking a large black coffee [aka American style coffee]. Beberé dos cervezas esta noche. I will drink two beers tonight.

62 comments:

Bud said...

well said Bman..............it's not about science............it's about control

Bud said...

nouriel roubini on bloomberg at 1015 this morning...............get your popcorn ready Bman

Bud said...

durable goods green number...............is the recession really over ??

mfl59 said...

what recession?????????

USA USA USA!!!!!

Bud said...

so lemme get this right...........this lyin cheatin wife-beatin dirtbag A-fraud needs a day off every week .........cuz he fatigued ....tired ......huh ?????


it's f'ng baseball............if he hurt.......put him on the dl...........if he can play............what is this tired crap ?? ny nephew is 12..........and he played 4 baseball games on saturday...2 on sunday.........and he has tournaments like that all summer long




this is sweet............you know the yankee brass wants to bash A-fraud......just hammer him....but he has them by the balls...............they got a 1/4 billion dollars invested in him.............they have to treat him like a prince........or actually a princess...........you know........since he's a fag



how much the yankees still owe A-fraud....250million??


well played brian cashman...........well played indeed

Bud said...

A-fraud 0-4 last nite ..............is he even batting 100 in june ???


how much that yankees still owe A-fraud......250million ???


well played brian cashman........well played indeed

Bunkerman said...

Roubini must be minting money on his speeches nowadays.

Being a bear pays well.

Bunkerman said...

I made a small wager with a friend that Q2 GDP prints green.

Bunkerman said...

baseball is not exactly a strenuous sport.

Spin-em said...

hoy… Im que toma a mi hermano golfing en los resortes de Woodloch para su cumpleaños 50 ...... tiene un gran día bunkerboyz!

¡POTENCIA DE LA BASURA BLANCA!!

mfl59 said...

Buena suerte El Spin!!!!!

Bud said...

Bman what are you looking for from the Fed today ?? are you a supporter of quantitative easing ?

Bud said...

Bman what oil stocks do you own ?

Bunkerman said...

I'm not sure exactly what that term is used to mean for the public, BUT I support the Fed's actual actions - those that they have been doing for many months.

I'd like to see a program to get funding for commercial mortgages; those were almost all done with balloon loans and there will be serious re-funding problems even for good buildings now.

Maybe TALF can do it, but one more directly targeting them would be good.

Bunkerman said...

I have DVN in Fido. Mrs. B has a lot of XOM.

I also have RIG for the deepwater drilling in Fido.

In Obama, I have ROSE, ME, GMET, GPOR.

Bunkerman said...

I think the Fed will make it clear no rate rises for a long time.

In reality, I think the Fed will not raise until unemployment is back to 6% - probably mid 2010 at soonest.

Bunkerman said...

Spin has the multi-lingual spirit.

Hmm ... a translation exercise for me today.

Bunkerman said...

but I get the gist of it now.

Frosty said...

"The dip-buyers have been missing in action"...what, we want to buy UTA at spiddy 940 and get bearish and short at spiddy 880...oh man...thx jim

Bud said...

Bman is nouriel roubini also 'serving his beefer masters ' ?

Bunkerman said...

He's just collecting as much speech money as possible when the getting is good.

Frosty said...

anyone with me...donations for the "send a pair of paki's to scotland fund"...I feel so bad that he can't treat his brother because of the pigshark.

friends for life indeed

Bud said...

listen you inbred lowlife scum..........that stupid joke didn't work yday ...........and it ain't workin today


still wanna be friends ??

Bud said...

bulle rock.......july3rd weekend


and i have to go to a wedding in madison, wi.............whistling straits july 18th ...........both top100 courses


danke vielmals jim !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bunkerman said...

hmmm ... who was it who put money to work at S&P 902 ?

And was dodging snowballs for a couple days ?

Jim ? uh ... nein / nie / non / no / no / no

Bunkrowiec ? Tak / Ja / Oui / Sì / Sí / yes.

Whether its right for awhile, time will tell.

Frosty said...

CAF FXI...thanks Mike, just a super call...cash to splash ...looking to do good things...spread the gravy thick indeed.

Bud said...

Bunkrowiec

lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo




PS............atta boy Bwiec........902 to 908........lightening quick trading........beefer style



long term long only investing indeed

Bunkerman said...

lol, didn't sell. Just pleased to be green on that dip buy.

Frosty said...

Bunky...I added some insurance stocks to my long term account this week, same thesis as banks trading half book value...LNC 15.35 book 28...AGO 10.35 book 22.5...have you looked at the group?

mfl59 said...

I see you are hesitant to post your score from Renditions...

but Whistling Straits? oh man...early over/under set at 111 1/2....if the wind blows, I dont think you'll even finish 18...I predict a walkoff....

Bunkerman said...

Not closely. I've never understood how to evaluate them or their prospects.

Bud said...

'walkoff'


LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



PS.........renditions 87 from the whites.........yhoo hcp at 14.9...........very close to cracking 14.7 my all time low...........yeah...swing coaches don't matter.........new irons don't matter..........grip pressure doesn't matter..


'disguised as a pga pro'

Frosty said...

Bunky so you are saying warren buffett is a smarter, better investor than you are...I don't believe you believe that for a second...up 62% for the year...how is that sharkfolio doing?...APAC thx jim.

mfl59 said...

did Buffett just blast the economy?

Bud said...

spain USA at 2 on espn


spain -450 USA + 900


just keep it respectable boys..............sapin is darn good

mfl59 said...

nonononono son...its a semifinal...you play to win....you play to advance....

there's no skim involved here...no swiping of the visa card on the 1st of the month to ensure profitablilty....you leave it all out there...no going through the motions...

Bunkerman said...

No, I don't say he is smarter or better than me OR the converse. We have very different styles & tax positions, not to mention $.

If I had a billion $, I'd just plug it into Krypto Fund with a good chunk of muni bonds and stop watching.

Hmmm didn't "Warren" buy a big chunk of munis when I did ? I'm sure he reads this blog

;)

Bunkerman said...

hmm words vs. deeds.

"Warren" buys train stocks.

"Recovery hasn't gotten going"

Uh ...

Bud said...

warren says we made need another stimulus package ?? with what........the treasury is broke


Bman are you wanting another stimulus bill too?

mfl59 said...

another stimulus package? indeed...windmills and smart cars will lead us out....

Frosty said...

Bunky...AGO gained huge share, moved from insuring 1% of muni market to nearly 30%...wilbur ross play...not that you have a hero worship complex like some of our darker skinned contributors.

Bunkerman said...

no, not now. They haven't spent much of the first one yet.

BUT I suspect a bailout of CA and some other states might be coming, though.

Can anyone imagine Obama saying "Drop Dead" to CA ??

Bunkerman said...

I wouldn't mind a change to get them to spend the money faster.

Of course, IF Obama can't even make appointments, then the prospects of that are slim.

Bud said...

listen bob.............we don't need a f'ng analysis of why you like something..................the fag-boys may care........we don't

just post the f'ng symbol..............if we're interested............we'll do the research

Bunkerman said...

well, speak for yourself. I like a little analysis.

Bud said...

mike francesa saying that brain cashman didn't want to sign A-fraud..........ownership did


ok brian...........my apologies........but still........how much the yankees owe A-fraud ? 250 million??


well played hank.......well played indeed

mfl59 said...

they made cashman look like a fool over Arod..."If you opt out, you are done with the Yankees"...of course he opted out...and got a fat contract

Bud said...

mike francesa another scum sucking lowlife piece of shit yankee fan

makin excuses for A-fraud.........."he's injured.....that's why he can't hit the fastball"...........gimme a f'ng break !!!


he's a juicer mike.........he can't hit the fastball without steroids.........he's a f'ng fraud.............he a cheater.........his whole career a lie and a fraud



wake up yankee fans!!!! you signed a faggot for 300million........good...........you guys deserve each other

mfl59 said...

"ARod's hip isnt right....even the doctor said it" mfl59's dad...


lmaoooooooooooooooooooo


come on pops....

mfl59 said...

hey....Mike Holland is bullish...what a shocker...

Bman how much $ do you have with Holland's fund?

Bud said...

hip lmaooooooooooooooo



i am sure pops misses craig nettles at 3b..........even charlie hayes better than this fraud

Bunkerman said...

Holland's Fund ? Don't know anything about it.

I'd never trust a beefer.

Bud said...

here we go USA here we go !!!!!



come on mern........sing it with me

let's torch these spics !!!!!

Bunkerman said...

Hmmm SC Gov. taking private Spanish lessons.

Pig. These swine really annoy me.

Bud said...

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

mfl59 said...

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLl


"keep it respectable"

pffftt.............................

Frosty said...

Ben stomped kenny the cad's sack MER purchase...he should have taken the k-bar to him and ate his liver (.49 lb)...Bunky your heros on the hill are out of control.

Bunkerman said...

"My heros on teh hill" ?????

Knaves all. Headline seekers. Swine.

Bunkerman said...

hmm "knave" in Polish is ->

niegodziwiec.

A good one. [a masculine noun}

lolol the adjective, niegodziwy, means vile, base.

Excellent. Like a good Samuel Johnson insult.

Bud said...

respectable

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



PS..............hey jose..........mow my lawn......then do the dishes..............you dirty spic bastard



PPS.............hello mern......2-0!!!

mfl59 said...

We want Brazil!!!

We want Brazil!!!

We want Brazil!!!

maverick said...

are you kidding me....
MERNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2-0 USA USA