So far that's how I'll grade Obama aka La Grande Bouche [The Big Mouth]. He's said a lots of things, and done little. Much of what he says causes worries, but I wonder how much will ever get through Congress. He gets semi-bad - not full bad - simply for getting the Stimulus Plan through. It was not a great plan - lots of wasteful, dumb spending - but has enough stimulus to get some impetus to the economy to stop the downward spiral.
Did anyone else notice that blurb in his speech at Normandy about one of the reasons D-Day invasion is revered was due to its "sheer improbability of success" ? What nonsense ! Montgomery and the allies spent two years building up forces and air superiority to make its likelihood of success high. I think that was a bit of fantasy by Obama or his speechwriters to try to connect Normandy to his "Yes We Can" slogan - succeeding against the odds. Of course that the connection is false for D-Day doesn't matter.
This is a problem with Obama - what is the connection to reality ? So far he's gotten a pass on it, but that won't last forever. Maybe a few more months, at best.
The title to today's blog is borrowed from that GREAT movie by Burt Reynolds, "Semi-Tough". The movie is a hilarious parody of 1970s self-help fads, like E.S.T, pyramid power, rolfing, etc. E. S. T is mocked as B.E.A.T. - Bismark Energy Attack Training, with its promoter, Friedrich Bismark. Hilarious skits poke fun at all that psychobabble nonsense about experiencing people and sharing space. One of my favorite lines is when Robert Preston, aka Big Ed Bookman, a NFL team owner from Dallas, slugs and tosses Friedrich Bismark onto a table saying, "experience this, you a**h***!.
Stocks were down in Asia and Europe and US futures are down. Ping-pong or a pullback? I don't know. I'm just sticking with the Obama Fund strategy and trading tactics.
Estimated taxes are due today for the second quarter. So much money for so little. Ugh!
Word of the Day
"Tocsin" - noun [$10] American Indian term
Tocsin means 1. an alarm bell or the ringing of it; 2. a warning signal.
Sentence: I'll stick with my Obama Fund strategy until I hear a reality-based tocsin.
Le Mot du Jour
"Marcher" - verb, regular -er conjugation
Marcher means 1. to walk, to march; 2. to agree, to play along; 3. to work (in sense of to function).
La Phrase: La stratégie des Fonds d'Obama marche très bien jusqu'ici cette année.
Sentence: The strategy of the Obama Fund is working very well so far this year.
About Me
- Bunkerman
- I have a pioneer mentality. My wife & I live in the woods - neighbors aren't visible except slightly in winter. Our "bunker" - hehe, really a fine home & barn - has plenty of security. We have four dogs: Krypto (age 9, Kelpie), Ava (age 13, Rat Terrier), Sky (Kelpie, age 5) and Lucky Star (age 1, kelpie). I don't take crap from anyone anymore, having enough resources & gear stocked up to survive in any circumstance. I have three degrees from Harvard including a Ph. D. in a physical science, and an MS in Management from MIT. I worked as an investment banker for about 25 years, mainly in secured finance, at three major Wall Street firms and for the last 17 years with my partners at our own firm. I'm semi-retired now, managing some private corporations and business interests and doing my own trading & investing. This is not to boast, but to give you an idea I know a little about some subjects from experience. The photo is my 1943 M16 half-track which I am restoring. These armored vehicles were ubiquitous in the US Army in World War II and Korea. It's driveable.
87 comments:
i love from movies from the 70s.......but sorry...........i just don't get semi-tough
'trading tactics'
atta boy Bman............welcome back to the wonderful world of beefer trading
you wanna know why i find the yankees despicable ?? 2 classic examples this weekend
who is this brian bruney ?? all i know about him is he is always on the dl and he is a child molester..........this scumbag piece of shit talkin smack against K-rod............has he ever seen joba strike anyone .........and i mean anyone.........goes nut............i can't wait for this dirtbag to come back up to the majors.............yeah........he'll save the yankee bullpen
lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo
PS...............i'm sure his first job back will be to suck on A-rods cock................f'ng cocksuckers all of them
example 2..................did you see the yankees go crazy after friday night ?? like they won the world seres
compare that to the sox..............after they dusted the yankees without even workin up a sweat...........just walkin off the field.........papelbon wasn't even smiling............no big deal
michael kay goin ballistic after friday's win...........it was embarassing.......well................he sucks on A-frauds cock and balls too..............and he ain't embarassed about that
listen folks..........there are only 2 types of yankee fans
the male yankee fans...............they all scum sucking cockroaches
and the female ones.............they all gonnorhea infected whores
fuck that franchise and it's fucking fans
maybe you are too young, Bud. To enjoy it, one probably had to "experience" that nonsense to enjoy the humor.
what a world we live in now..........the russians are defending the dollar
mern USA-Italy 230 kickoff...who ya got?
Bman are you watching this ?? is this beefers just trying to create 'panic'
are you buying stocks today..............or too busy learning how to say hello in bulgarian ?
the more ya read bud .the more he reminds ya of a computer Shawshank BULLQUEER(not that theres anything wrong with that)
ALERT!!!..STAY OUTTA THE COMPUTER LAUNDRY!!!
I always wait a few days after a selloff to buy.
It's probably beefers booking trading profits.
"jim?"..."jim?"...."jim??"...what do we do now????......BUNK????....JIM?????....ANYBOOOOODY???????..IVE GOT 150 POSITIONS IN DOG SHIT STOCKS!!!!!!
this week is triple witch week, so it can have more than the usual amount of shenanigans.
"jim"..doesnt believe inthat Bunk..lol poor mab
for the last few days, I've worked on German.
The common greeting is 'Guten Tag", which means 'good day' literally. One can just say, "tag" very informally.
Polish would be Dzień dobry which means hello or good dmorning.
why aren't we all used to this ping-ping, anyway?
oops, ping-pong ... yo-yo ... beefer games.
Bunk how did the german sausages taste this weekend? how do you prepare them? Did you make a nice german potato salad to go with them?
So far that's how I'll grade Obama aka La Grande Bouche [The Big Mouth]. He's said a lots of things, and done little. Much of what he says causes worries, but I wonder how much will ever get through Congress. He gets semi-bad - not full bad - simply for getting the Stimulus Plan through. It was not a great plan - lots of wasteful, dumb spending - but has enough stimulus to get some impetus to the economy to stop the downward spiral.
bman u watch the last 5 minutes of maher on friday? he said almost the exact samething.
so again, it was mccain, hildog and obama vs the failed policies of bush. so again, what was the difference?
stem cell and abortion thats it.
mets look fantastic!
watching kobe hug is daughter and wife after winning last nite.............. and yet another piece of me died within. im not sayin kobe isnt great, but hes just another philly azzhead.
u know he said, in the locker room, when there werent any camera's. "hew shaq, HOW DOES MY ASS TASTE?!?"
whatever maher says RIGHT MERNy???
bud ive watched the lose to costa rica and the win against honduras. even with beasely on the bench where he has always belonged, they just dont look as good as 2006. not even close.
im pretty sure mfl has played on better teams.
its been 3 yrs and my opinion is the same. the USA had no chance in 2006 becuase the refs didnt give em a chance. that was really bad, and a few guys from the team think the samething, and said so.
bud, the mets and yanks r equal cocksucking douche bags. joba, krod whats the difference? one like oleE the other fire water........
judging by the boos on friday spin. yeah maher shud be on the supreme court.
although his rants sounded like my rants on obama for the past month.
maybe he reads this blog and my facebook page.
u know a jewish friend of mine predicted a normal election in iran, and hes a stockbroker..................LMAOOOOOO
easiest 20 bucks i ever won!
The German sausages were great (baurenwurst). I boil them to cook through, then brown them a bit. Sometimes I grill (after boiling), but not this weekend. I bought some German potato salad from the place that makes the sausages homemade.
I also made a pizza with smoked Polish sausage from the same place and a homemade cornmeal crust. Superb!
no, I don't watch Maher ... don't even know what channel.
On Friday evenings I always have a circus dog party with bunktinis ... or fine wines. No serious thinking.
isnt a friend...just a friend?
no, I don't watch Maher ... don't even know what channel.
just call me cole hamels.
:-)
why would anyone ever want to watch maher??? well...................other than dark meat lovers............and faggots
Bud why are you so anti-gay?
why would anyone ever want to watch maher???
hes funny, hates religion.......huge fan here, have been since the 90's when politcally incorrect was on comedy central.
well...................other than dark meat lovers.
when did u become such a self hating nigga?
or u just jealous of michelle?
barry should just ban sugar,smokes,fries,booze...there... health care solved.....now go out and earn for your country comrads
don't know who cole hamels is either. Never heard of him/her/it.
I discovered Cole years ago(merny style)lol
him/her/it
lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
why would i be jealous of michelle ?? she walks like a gorilla
spin u were so right about cole!
if he an attitude like kraud or joba bman wud know who the MVP of the world series was, but cole keeps it real.
he just wants more rings and to be fairly compensated, which the phillies did.
maybe lurie shud pay attention........ give mcnabb a raise....pffffft what a joke. still 35 mil under the cap. "gold standard' my ass! friggin pats fan owns the eagles and now a billionaire.
ya but she geta barry boner whenever she wants.
maher to barry "dude get off the tv and keep some campaign promises. i dont want to see u order a cheeseburger with joe biden. order in and get some work done. this is not what i voted for!"
oh forgot..............match with my friend yday ...............he gives me 5 a side
comin down to the wire............17th........par 3 153
"what the upro say sal?..........153.....that's an 8-iron for me "
" careful rick...........you don't wanna go long........ valley of death behind the green "
of course he goes over........me .......6-iron time...........kick in birdie.........aaaah the sweet smell of victory
the aim of this game is to get the ball in the hole................not how far you can hit your 6-iron
wrestling fag
the true object of the game is steeped in honor son.....
"5 a side"
ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
MVP MVP MVP
give mcnabb a raise?
you want a Mariano Rivera?(and he was "the best")
ur not going anywhere with McFatty..lol...lets move on
would love to see Phillies trade for Shelley Duncan....fill in that LF spot...sitting down here rotting waiting for Yankees to call....Giradi hates him for some reason... 23 HR'S great attitude...fit right in
all I can say is... Patty Berg would be proud...6 iron indeed
lol mav
last week you said Barry was doing a fine job...this week not so much...
so last month you were saying Barry's not doing that great?
pick a team mern..you cant jimmy cramer us then say you called it...
i have no clue who patty berg is
'him/her/it'
look at the name on the heel of your 6 iron
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL....maan
cindy has one for sale
http://tinyurl.com/n8tkoa
around S&P 900 looks like a spot for me to look for adds, barring a change in news.
i cant imagine saying he is doing a fine job. doing the same job as bush, yes.
better than bush on stem cells and abortion, yes.
if i said barry is doing well, it goes against everything ive been saying since march.
Oil prices surged again Wednesday to a new high for the year with investors pouring money into crude markets as a hedge against inflation.
is this depressflation?
i remember when my dad died. i walked into my front yard and there he was dead. i knew it right then. the ambulance showed up, paddled him, got a pulse and left with him. (probably like a 800 billion paddle the US economy got). by the time he got to the hospital DOA. the 800 billion brought a huge bear market rally, and kicked started more inflation. now watch as inflation goes up and the economy keeps contracting.
no one mentioned the empire index today?
data mining?
costa rica has an inflation rate of 18% and the currency is pegged to the buck.
somehow i bet their 18% wont feel as painful as our 1%.
when i went there in march, it was very cheap, imo.
over 100 other investors headed there in july, all americans......
mern said...
u think mccain and dumb bitch wud be any more fiscally conserative than the spear chucker?
barry is doing ok given the steaming pile of crap he was handed by cheney, paulson and elmer.
turn in your I wanna be like Bill Maher wristwatch
why when i watch the USA play do I think to myself I could find better players in my Sunday am pickup games?
If I don't tout it when it's good, why not ignore it when its bad.
No data mining re Empire.
that statement is accurate.
he is doing no worse than bush.
remember i wasnt gonna vote, just bet on him. then palin showed up and i voted against her.
maybe the USA should have a left forward with a left foot?
these guys suck!
mccain and palin still wud have worse.
mfl just read your post.
i cant believe how bad these teams look.
maybe its the climate. i agree, i see better action in the suncoast league.
that was a fine free kick by donovan.
r these guys drunk?
nice dive
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well a perfect pk.
bradley with a gud rip
I don't think the hypothetical comparisons mean anything - that's just making excuses that can't be checked.
One has to decide if Barry is doing OK or not on absolute basis.
Take a stand.
HERE HERE!!(insert pic of Sam Adams tapping cane on floor)
I am of mostly Italian descent but I must say I despise the Italian national team....their style of play...their hubris...the constant diving and flopping around....
i fail to see how i have deviated from my stance. unless quoting maher becomes my opinion.......
ive said hes doing ok and better than mccain wud be doing.
then i quoted the bamn and jokingly asked if he watched real time?
the red card on the US. that wasnt even a foul! maybe a foul. no way a warning or a yellow. a red, doesnt that just tell u?
notice how flopping is becoming bigger in the NBA? its a european thing?
its so annoying!
has nothing to do with competition. just pure bullshit
yes that call was bordering on insanity...
freaking Bush....
lmaooooooooo
mern I must say I like Benny Feilhaber a lot....he is very very good imo....
So he's doing 'ok' PERIOD.
With all that spending you gripe about & compare him to Bush for it ?
Uh ... grade inflation for Barry ? Affirmative action via mern ?
;)))))))
"OK" must = C, no ?
Semi-Bad = D, by the way.
Bad = F.
how bout in Breaking Away Team Cinzano's behavior???...not cool...not cool at all...Im just sayin
ROFLLLLLLLLLLLL
I kid my italian brother from NJ
"Breaking Away"...LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"damn cutters"
so that was an american........LOL
what a rip!
barrys grade.
socially C+. he is more of an antisemite than i expected.
fiscally: C--
doing the same stuff as bush.
that wud be a c- or ok.
i think maher is more with bman in the grade of D or F. maher just crushing obama, and hes not trying to be funny.
here comes beasely
LOOOL
he SUXXXXXXXXX
btw, in my opinion, Bush got an F for the overall double term.
Bush was one of the worst Presidents in US history. A total disaster of cluster F-ups and missed opportunities.
On par with LBJ.
italy just saw beasely and scored........
did LBJ break the world?
then he was better than bush.
bush has pulled a powell, u havent seen him since he left.
on the other hand u have cheney talking about how he really ran the show for 8 yrs, and how great of a job he did....... REALLY?!? no shit!?!
dude u ruined the world! shut the fuck up and die!!!!!!!
Barry is young and cool and he wasnt W..thats how he got elected
and now Billy Maher doesnt like him
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
i never like him, hildog, mccain or any of em.
but palin literally made me shit my pants.
i thought it was pretty easy to see the cool spear chucker was gonna win before super tuesday.
bush stood for old DC. and the average idiot just finally realized that old DC needs to die. barry is a black muslim, not old DC.
i think this sums up how bad of a president bush was. during his presidency chris rock did a stand up and i said "u aint ever ever ever ever ever gonna see a black president! never ever, ever gonna see a black preside. no way, no way."
bush was so bad a nigger got elected!
lol
true...gotta give ya that..you never liked W but you were warmin to MCain..cuz azzhead was creamin over Hildawg every week
good god ...these Extendz commercials make we want to move to Costa Rica and open a lawn care bniz...
i never was warm to mccain.
i like ron paul, but he never stood a chance.
he's rational.
you were into Big John....your mind is gone
did LBJ break the world?
Yes.
Lead to beginning of inflation, loss of the gold standard, decline in US power worldwide then led to Russian invasion of Afghanistan later and we know where that led;
Got 50,000 men killed in Vietnam while he played general.
Led to destruction in Cambodia, etc.
2,000,000 boat people.
Riots on the streets of major cities.
Beginning of welfare culture in US that lead to decline in black communities and breakup of black family structures.
All these developments are the progeny of LBJ's idiotic policies and "leadership".
Bush was a piker compared to LBJ.
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