Monday, June 15, 2009

Semi-Bad

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.

87 comments:

Bud said...

i love from movies from the 70s.......but sorry...........i just don't get semi-tough

Bud said...

'trading tactics'


atta boy Bman............welcome back to the wonderful world of beefer trading

Bud said...

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

Bud said...

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

Bud said...

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

Bunkerman said...

maybe you are too young, Bud. To enjoy it, one probably had to "experience" that nonsense to enjoy the humor.

Bud said...

what a world we live in now..........the russians are defending the dollar

mfl59 said...

mern USA-Italy 230 kickoff...who ya got?

Bud said...

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 ?

Spin-em said...

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!!!

Bunkerman said...

I always wait a few days after a selloff to buy.

It's probably beefers booking trading profits.

Spin-em said...

"jim?"..."jim?"...."jim??"...what do we do now????......BUNK????....JIM?????....ANYBOOOOODY???????..IVE GOT 150 POSITIONS IN DOG SHIT STOCKS!!!!!!

Bunkerman said...

this week is triple witch week, so it can have more than the usual amount of shenanigans.

Spin-em said...

"jim"..doesnt believe inthat Bunk..lol poor mab

Bunkerman said...

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.

Bunkerman said...

why aren't we all used to this ping-ping, anyway?

Bunkerman said...

oops, ping-pong ... yo-yo ... beefer games.

mfl59 said...

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?

mern said...

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?!?"

Spin-em said...

whatever maher says RIGHT MERNy???

mern said...

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........

mern said...

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!

Bunkerman said...

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!

Bunkerman said...

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.

Spin-em said...

isnt a friend...just a friend?

mern said...

no, I don't watch Maher ... don't even know what channel.


just call me cole hamels.

:-)

Bud said...

why would anyone ever want to watch maher??? well...................other than dark meat lovers............and faggots

mfl59 said...

Bud why are you so anti-gay?

mern said...

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?

Spin-em said...

barry should just ban sugar,smokes,fries,booze...there... health care solved.....now go out and earn for your country comrads

Bunkerman said...

don't know who cole hamels is either. Never heard of him/her/it.

Spin-em said...

I discovered Cole years ago(merny style)lol

Bud said...

him/her/it


lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Bud said...

why would i be jealous of michelle ?? she walks like a gorilla

mern said...

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.

mern said...

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!"

Bud said...

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

mfl59 said...

the true object of the game is steeped in honor son.....

"5 a side"

Spin-em said...

ROFLMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

MVP MVP MVP

Spin-em said...

give mcnabb a raise?

you want a Mariano Rivera?(and he was "the best")

ur not going anywhere with McFatty..lol...lets move on

Spin-em said...

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

maverick said...

all I can say is... Patty Berg would be proud...6 iron indeed

mern said...

lol mav

Spin-em said...

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...

Bud said...

i have no clue who patty berg is


'him/her/it'

maverick said...

look at the name on the heel of your 6 iron

Spin-em said...

ROFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL....maan

maverick said...

cindy has one for sale

http://tinyurl.com/n8tkoa

Bunkerman said...

around S&P 900 looks like a spot for me to look for adds, barring a change in news.

mern said...

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?

mern said...

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......

Spin-em said...

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.

Spin-em said...

turn in your I wanna be like Bill Maher wristwatch

mfl59 said...

why when i watch the USA play do I think to myself I could find better players in my Sunday am pickup games?

Bunkerman said...

If I don't tout it when it's good, why not ignore it when its bad.

No data mining re Empire.

mern said...

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!

mern said...

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.

mern said...

that was a fine free kick by donovan.

r these guys drunk?

mern said...

nice dive

mfl59 said...

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mern said...

well a perfect pk.

mern said...

bradley with a gud rip

Bunkerman said...

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.

Spin-em said...

HERE HERE!!(insert pic of Sam Adams tapping cane on floor)

mfl59 said...

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....

mern said...

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?

mern said...

notice how flopping is becoming bigger in the NBA? its a european thing?

its so annoying!

mern said...

has nothing to do with competition. just pure bullshit

mfl59 said...

yes that call was bordering on insanity...


freaking Bush....

lmaooooooooo

mfl59 said...

mern I must say I like Benny Feilhaber a lot....he is very very good imo....

Bunkerman said...

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.

Spin-em said...

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

mfl59 said...

"Breaking Away"...LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


"damn cutters"

mern said...

so that was an american........LOL

what a rip!

mern said...

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.

mern said...

here comes beasely

LOOOL

he SUXXXXXXXXX

Bunkerman said...

btw, in my opinion, Bush got an F for the overall double term.

Bunkerman said...

Bush was one of the worst Presidents in US history. A total disaster of cluster F-ups and missed opportunities.

On par with LBJ.

mern said...

italy just saw beasely and scored........

mern said...

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!!!!!!!

Spin-em said...

Barry is young and cool and he wasnt W..thats how he got elected

and now Billy Maher doesnt like him

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

mern said...

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

Spin-em said...

true...gotta give ya that..you never liked W but you were warmin to MCain..cuz azzhead was creamin over Hildawg every week

Spin-em said...

good god ...these Extendz commercials make we want to move to Costa Rica and open a lawn care bniz...

mern said...

i never was warm to mccain.

i like ron paul, but he never stood a chance.

he's rational.

Spin-em said...

you were into Big John....your mind is gone

Bunkerman said...

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.