One has to use the deeds of a person to understand truly what they want, not just the words. This is especially true for a politician, who often can be rather gifted in obfuscating his true intentions with rhetoric.
Where does Obama want to lead the US ?
What simple deeds show his intent ?
I believe his decision to bow to foreign monarchs shows that he wants to downgrade the US as an independent, truly free sovereign nation with a unique free pioneer spirit.
Bowing to a hereditary monarch is NOT a sign of respect. A hereditary monarch is a person who won the lucky sperm contest, a person who perhaps has done nothing significant except not act like a fool in public. The photos of Obama almost licking the floor in front of the Japanese Emperor made me cringe, as did his deep bow to the King of Saudi Arabia, a person who would put all women into harems and keep them as household slaves.
Bowing is a sign of subservience to some of the world's ruling classes, a sign he wants to be part of their club. In protocol, the US President has NEVER bowed for foreign kings or heads of state. Does Obama bow to the French President ? Nope. The Russian President ? Nope. But to kings, yup. This is no accident. It's intentional and is a sign that Obama does NOT believe or consider the US as a bastion for freedom for free people. He looks at the US as just another nation who must kowtow to the world's ruling classes.
Hence, he is kowtowing to the Japanese Emperor. And the King of Saudi Arabia.
Afghanistan
I'll read about the plan as announced think about the new strategy. Speeches can hide the true nature of a plan, or not; reading the details is essential.
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I flipped the S&P calls that I added Monday AM, so now hold just the position from Friday. Actually, this was a rather large speculation as it made me about 250% long effectively when I had all the calls. Now I'm down to a bit over 150% long. Waiting now.
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"Pointillist" - noun and adjective [$10]; from "Pointillism" - a term from the world of art. From French, pointiller, to paint with small dots.
Pointillism means a post impressionist school of painting associated with Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France and marked by the application of paint in small dots and brush strokes that blend together when seen from a distance.
Pointillist means (noun) a artist embracing pointillism; (adjective) of, by or having the quality of the techniques or style of pointillism.
Sentences: (A) [from WSJ, Peggy Noonan's column, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2009] "This week, two points in an emerging pointillist picture of a White House leaking support [appeared] ..." (B) The Obama Presidency is like a pointillist picture - from a distance, an recognizable image, but looking up close, no substance or solidity.
By the way, the photos of persons featured in The Wall Street Journal columns are made with black and white pointillism.
great post Bunk...sure want to hear your take on berry last night...had a lil debate with one of the bunkerboyz last night, interested in what your take is.
ReplyDeleteSold the S&P Dec calls at S&P 1113, the recovery high.
ReplyDeleteIt might be a couple a days until I find some good coverage of the "plan".
ReplyDeleteBunky you holding the rest of that spy for the friday emp data print.
ReplyDeletejust watch Rambo...If the ruthless russians cant put manners on em...you think 30k handcuffed yankee doodles can?.....if you only have a year...better shot givin em 3 squares a day and they will rat on the bad guys Col Spin.."that is all"
ReplyDeleteno, this ramp to the old highs hit my thinking for a target. I sold the last bit this AM.
ReplyDeleteI've got some longs for a good jobs numbers: MT, MT calls, and the HBC calls, some CX, RIMM;
And the BA calls for Dreamliner; and then the VVUS for LT.
Overall, I'm getting a bit wary. One more good push up and then ????
Will need something new & good for expectations.
Btw, the market recovery in 1974 was quick, like this year, then a pullback almost all 1975, then a return to the old highs year end 1975/ early 1976..
well, one solution is to get the regular Afgans to fight the Taliban themselves somehow. If they are so tough, why can't they deal with the Taliban themselves ?
ReplyDeleteGet Pakistan to stop the inflow in Taliban movement.
All those objectives are different than than Russian goals, so that analogy doesn't really fit.
The problem is really in the Pashtun southern areas. The northern warlords (Turks) can probably deal with the Taliban on their turf if they wanted to.
I heard a line: Not all Pashtuns are Taliban, but all Taliban are Pashtuns.
It makes a point for "enemy identification" purposes.
Gotta see (read) if Barry is thinking about a winning strategy or just making PR.
wouldnt it be ironic bottom March 9 09....top March 9 2010?..lol
ReplyDeleteBunkerman pleae opine on Tiger Woods please sir...
ReplyDeleteso far as I know, he sounds like he got caught in a honey trap ... how deep, where the impetous came from, don't know.
ReplyDeletegroupies would fling themslevs at a guy like him. Or ...
I'd guess Mrs. Tiger found out, started throwing things, etc, he drove off very upset & got in a crash.
Very stupid of him, or negligent (in not pushing them away more to avoid suspicion).
With $$$ coming from endoresments, married with two kids, could be a very expensisve mistake.
His wife is knockout, I presume not stupid. So far, I'll give him a pass to go straight, unless more comes out.
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ReplyDeletegood afternoon Bman !!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteall i want for xmas is a strong dollar...........and so does the common man..............unless he buyin SPY calls
so i went to einstein bagels this morning..............medium latte and toasted sesame bagel with creamcheese........$6.06 with tax
ReplyDeletelast year i was payin 5.50ish.........CPI my ass
PS......must have been imported creamcheese.....ya'know.........from the dairy farms of wisconsin
where is our $VIX play...oh sure we'll get the NAILED IT retroactive....thx Sal.
ReplyDeletedoes anyone really believe that food prices are not rising ???
ReplyDeleteother than the Bman and the ......uhhh.....how do you say it Bman ??
'ivory tower central bankers'
what's next....^%$#**($# frost...you *^@#$%^ douche...*&#&$^@% fag....whatever...STEM your anger Sal, be KOOL fool.
ReplyDeletebananas another good example..............i routinely pay over a dollar perpound
ReplyDeletelast year 80-90cents...........oh wait ..........they are imported.......never mind
hold on a second........but didn't the Bman say my purchasin power ain't goin down ????
what a bunch of thumping tosh
the point of all this ................is that we may argue and debate and make jokes about the demise of the dollar
ReplyDeletebut the common man............is gettin pounded in the ass everytime he makes a purchase.................especially food and energy...........(CPI doesn't include food and enrgy ???? what a f'ng joke )
i gonna need to hide out in the Bman's bunker is the dollar keeps fallin ...........can you say currency crisis Bman ??????
Bman who does your grocery shopping??
ReplyDeletedo you have a servant or butler??
Shaws?
uh Bud ... if you made that at home, you could do it for $1.50
ReplyDeleteMrs. B does a lot of the food shopping, but I do some. We share ... maybe 2/3 her, 1/3 me.
ReplyDeleteShe uses a lot of coupons ...
We mostly go to a Stop n Shop.
ReplyDeleteSome at a local butcher shop ... some at the European sausage maker (made in USA in European style)
Some at Whole Foods (not often as they aren't nearby).
I don't see any increases in the cost of good roasts (beef, chicken, pork), as I buy those.
this dollar drop is mostly vs. teh yen and other Asian currencies.
ReplyDeleteFrom a friend who was recently in Beijing, the Chinese yuan is valued at 1/2 of what it should be on purchasing power parity.
Bud you ever see Tiger at the Blue Oyster?
ReplyDeletewhat's the Blue Oyster ?
ReplyDeleteI've never seen him, btw. But not being a golfer nor living in FL, that would be unlikely in any case.
"She uses a lot of coupons"..you should feel great shame sir...nonono worries Mrs B, keep the sausageking stuffed...only a matter of time.
ReplyDeletesheesh, frosty, she likes using them ... always has. I don't make her.
ReplyDeleteOh ... I do the Costco shopping with the truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTJMerul33E
ReplyDeletethis is footage from the Blue Oyster Bunky
Mrs B...may I suggest a nine iron to the rear window of the hummer...an ounce of prevention indeed.
ReplyDeleteLIWA
ReplyDeletenailed it !!!!!!!! 2 bux in a day..........is that a 'blip hit' Bman ?????
danke vielmals jim !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
no blip, $2 is OK on a stock under $50.
ReplyDeleteI normally play those with calls, though, but with a fundie idea.
that is, since I'm not a trader anymore ....
ReplyDeleteno you're not a trader.................you're a f'ng beefer................i luv it!!!
ReplyDeletelet's play some ping-pong
AAPL struggling now, too.
ReplyDeleteAnother leader faltering.
Hmmmm