Imus: “Cardinal To Return!”

February 5, 2009 by channelXRFR

Imus To Put New Program Director To The Test!

Laurie Cantillo WABC Program Director

Imus and Bernie met with Laurie Cantillo, the new boss yesterday. She informed Imus that he can take more chances because he now has station management which will back him up! Imus’ response? Basically told her the only two people at the company he distrusted more then her were her bosses!

That’s what Imus said but is it my imagination or did Bernie play a bigger role in the program today. RFD had a shot of Bernie doing his producer thing, kissing the I-butt. He had a great big smile on that irish mug, like we haven’t seen since before the troubles.

Imus said he is going to see if Laurie meant what she said, declaring the Cardinal returns tomorrow!

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Laurie Cantillo WABC Radio Press Release Click|Here
Laurie Cantillo Facebook Click|Here

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210 Responses

on February 5, 2009 at 2:15 pm | Reply laree

Fran Wood’s homepage

http://www.franwood.com/html/homepage.html
on February 5, 2009 at 5:05 pm | Reply donaldinks

Didn’t have a chance to watch the whole show today but for 20 minutes, and then, leaving for work (got to see Bernie “picking his nose” on camera… ;-)).

Soooo… I did catch the Iman bring up the subject of the new program director…and her “desire” for him to become a bit more “edgier”, and that the station would have his back.

I told my wife…oh, shit…, here we go again…LOL.

I hope WABC does INDEED have his back, and the only “problem” I foresee is RFD and how THEY will react.

I say, let ‘er rip Iman. It’s about time. He seems “itching” for some mischief, and more bawdy banter.

He could do better with a new simulcast outlet for television than RFD. Maybe News Corp (FOX) might pick him up…seeing as they posted such a huge 8.4 Billion quarterly loss due to advertising revenue.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4886bb6-f3c7-11dd-9c4b-0000779fd2ac.html
on February 5, 2009 at 5:15 pm | Reply donaldinks

Hmmm…

Did I say “Fox…posted such a huge 8.4 Billion quarterly loss due to advertising revenue.”?

Not so:

“The one bright spot was the cable networks segment, where higher affiliate fees and advertising revenue from Fox News boosted operating profit by 27 per cent to $428m. The cable news channel recorded its highest rated quarter ever in prime time with coverage of the US elections.”

I do believe Imus could bring in an even bigger chunk of ad revenue for News Corp.

He sure is getting it done at WABC. 🙂
on February 5, 2009 at 5:26 pm | Reply skiwolf

Actually, it is my belief that the show has been “edging” back to it’s former self since around the 1st of the year. Bernie has been getting more exposure and camera time for a number of weeks now. The bit by Tony today as a “black Paul Harvey” was very good. Karith of course, still sucks and always will. I guess she’s there for some reason……..

Donald, no matter what one thinks of Fox News they are absolutely kicking butt. Pretty amazing numbers out of Hannity and Beck. Olberbutt must be close to a complete meltdown.
on February 5, 2009 at 9:30 pm | Reply Bruce

Donald,

You have the presentation I sent you. Has the audio of that portion.
on February 6, 2009 at 1:16 am | Reply Bruce

Vintage Cardinal Egan January 12, 2007. Let’s hope he is as funny today as he was then.

You don’t have to join MySpace.com to view the video. Just use the link below.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=51823135
on February 6, 2009 at 1:19 am | Reply Bruce

Vintage Cardinal Egan January 12, 2007. Let’s hope he is as funny today as he was then.

You don’t have to join MySpace.com to view the video. Just use the link below.

BrucesMySpacePresentations
on February 6, 2009 at 7:24 am | Reply mtnherbal

All is not right with the world, but somehow it seems a little closer to normal now.
on February 6, 2009 at 9:34 am | Reply skiwolf

“007 – 11’s and Scumbag Millionaire”. LOL good to see the Cardinal.
on February 6, 2009 at 9:43 am | Reply channelXRFR

The Cardinal is back in force, bow your heads and pray!
on February 6, 2009 at 9:56 am | Reply laree

Marty hit’s one out of the park.

http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2009/02/rahm-emanuels-bargain-basement-redux.html
on February 6, 2009 at 4:33 pm | Reply laree

http://www.progressnewspaper.org/

My cousin Dusty Pilgrim posted this on the Mason Web page.

Dusty Pilgrim aka Dorothy Mason 🙂

Hometown boy makes it big!’

Good Luck Brent Mason!
on February 6, 2009 at 7:50 pm | Reply donaldinks

It’s been a good two days…seeing and hearing the Iman and the gang back in old form again.

I hope the trend c o n t i u e s …. 😉
on February 7, 2009 at 1:46 pm | Reply skiwolf

Interesting tidbit for you. Just in the car and was listening to Kudlow on WABC. Anyhow, long promo for IITM came on and amazingly the whole thing was Bernie as the Cardinal. Very cool. It was the bit about 007/11’s, Scumbag Millionaire, etc. Does look like things might be loosening up bit.
on February 7, 2009 at 4:44 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf

It looks like the Dems newest target is Rush Limbaugh, he is there new Boogey Man, and last week Imus was defending O’Reilly as you pointed out. Imus said, O’Reilly isn’t a racist the man is very friendly he will rub a sandwich all over you in the shower, he doesn’t care what color you are LOL. Imus still workin the loofah -falafel thing. The Kos kids have been paying attention, I don’t want to link to them.
on February 8, 2009 at 5:13 am | Reply harleyquinn92

Hey, maybe I’ll tune in to if if the I-Man is back! 🙂 BUMP the KOS KIDS! THEY CAN KISS MY A$$! 😦
on February 9, 2009 at 3:52 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Waiting for an MRI appointment malignant brain tumors go undiagnosed. Once diagnosed the brain tumors may go untreated for months Middle aged persons denied hip replacements, what’s that about? Is this what we have to look forward to?

‘Too Old’ for Hip Surgery
As we inch towards nationalized health care, important lessons from north of the border.
By: Nadeem Esmail WSJ

Health-care resources are not unlimited in any country, even rich ones like Canada and the U.S., and must be rationed either by price or time. When individuals bear no direct responsibility for paying for their care, as in Canada, that care is rationed by waiting.

Canadians often wait months or even years for necessary care. For some, the status quo has become so dire that they have turned to the courts for recourse. Several cases currently before provincial courts provide studies in what Americans could expect from government-run health insurance. Read|More
on February 9, 2009 at 5:10 pm | Reply donaldinks

My Step-sister has been bounced around from intensive care to a nursing home (back and forth since just before this past Christmas, suffering from paralysis of her lower extremities, including her feet, her ability to pass urine, or excrement) by mediocre coverage by a “reputable, well respected” private insurance health care program.

When we get past the ideology, that health care is a “privilege”, to just a basic right in “the Greatest Nation on Earth”…maybe, just maybe…we might get somewhere.

If I had my way, health care for the citizens of this Nation would be covered…period. You can start by eliminating the “health insurance industry”. There is one boondoggle of a corporate shell game riddled by waste and outright fraud (much as our Congress and Senate).

Better we be covered by the same standards that our illustrious elected officials in Washington get.

The private insurance racket is one of the most costly, wasteful, and inept systems we have (next to Congress and the Senate)…whether it be auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance or health insurance.

The bottom line is this:

If you can afford the “gold standard” of insurance (which most Americans can not), it’s needed and worthwhile. If you can’t, you are merely told to die.

Summary?

If you can afford to live, you live. If not…then just die…. in the “Greatest Nation” on Earth”.

Now, let’s hear about the “sanctity of life” from the bozos in Congress and the Senate. Makes me sick every time they bring it up. Spare the embreos, let a mature human being die.

Survival of the richest? Hmmmm….

Got to be a better way, my friends.
on February 9, 2009 at 5:50 pm | Reply donaldinks

Maybe Italy’s’ “Lawmakers” are as stupid as Bill Frist and “others” were, here in our country, during the infamous Terry Schiavo “convene an emergency session to save a life” fiasco …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48119-2005Mar18.html

Political crap, all of it.

“ROME – The woman at the heart of a bitter right-to-die debate died Monday, just as lawmakers began debating a bill designed to keep her alive, news reports said. Eluana Englaro, 38, had been in a vegetative state since she was in a car accident 17 years ago.”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_right_to_die_22

Imagine the resources and money involved in these instances…yet people who actually can be saved and rehabilitated are left to rot.

Unconscionable, repugnant, and hypocritical.
on February 9, 2009 at 7:38 pm | Reply channelXRFR

The difference between the Canadian and British healthcare systems is People in Britain can purchase private healthcare insurance and see doctors without government approval. The similarities are marginally effective healthcare for those who can’t afford private care.

Have no confidence that the US Government can do a better job of providing healthcare then either the Canadian or British governments.

Just like any government run healthcare system the US will eventually tell the citizens to go off and die because they are to old or to sick or just to expensive to keep around.
on February 10, 2009 at 9:55 am | Reply laree

ChannelXRFR.

“Just like any government run health care system the US will eventually tell the citizens to go off and die because they are to old or to sick or just to expensive to keep around.”

Just in time or the baby boomers to be retiring and swelling the need for a competent Health Care System. Although to be fair we all deserve a competent health care system, this isn’t generational but I think this is the Government’s response- reaction to the “Stress” the system is coming under. Mommy will take care of us, the question is will she be a good mother 🙂

My mother in law who has worked in hospitals, told me during the campaign she thought Hillary, had the best plan with mandatory health insurance. Everyone gets covered so the rest of us don’t pick up the tab for those who can afford Health Insurance but opt out – playing the odds they won’t need it. This way the cost of care goes down because the distribution for health care cost is more evenly distributed.

The Health Care Industry it’s self doesn’t seem to meet an over all industry standard. I don’t know why because of their lobbyist? Remember the old patient’s bill of rights?

http://www.patienttalk.info/AHA-Patient_Bill_of_Rights.htm
on February 10, 2009 at 10:35 am | Reply laree

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/kinky-freidman-handicapable-lion-tamer.html
on February 10, 2009 at 5:46 pm | Reply donaldinks

“…the US will eventually tell the citizens to go off and die because they are to old or to sick or just to expensive to keep around.”

They already have…and are still doing so.

Not a good prognosis.

When we can get over the “hyperbole and grandstanding” hypocrisy of those that defend and promote the welfare of those precious embryos, and reconcile the same righteousness and “sanctity of life” for those that are alive , old, and infirm…I will be surprised.

I’m not holding my breath until THAT happens (it’s not healthy in this situation of hypocrisy).
on February 10, 2009 at 5:56 pm | Reply donaldinks

“The Health Care Industry it’s self doesn’t seem to meet an over all industry standard. I don’t know why…”

The reason why? It is in the “private sector”, and managed, not by physicians, rather, corporate businesses and conglomerates that really don’t know shit about health care and needs. Pretty simple.

I can not tell you how many physicians that have told me about the bureaucracy and waste in these “health” insurance corporations. The corporations goal is to MAKE MONEY. The physicians goal is to heal and save lives…and these two entities are irreconcilable.
on February 10, 2009 at 6:42 pm | Reply skiwolf

Personally, I love these ChanX and Donald little fights.

I saw X’s first post regarding Health Care and I said, ut oh here we go. I knew X was baiting Donald for a bit of a fight.

Good stuff you two………. Go for it. Burp!!!!!

🙂 🙂
on February 10, 2009 at 6:57 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Just wanted put a little data into the socialized medicine discussion.

The corporations goal is to MAKE MONEY. The physicians goal is to heal and save lives…and these two entities are irreconcilable.

Physicians goals are not financial? Dr Quinn Medicine Woman, that was a long time ago…
on February 10, 2009 at 7:01 pm | Reply laree

When Imus’s book comes out, how will he plug it? Will he go on Oprah and the View?
on February 10, 2009 at 7:13 pm | Reply laree

I haven’t read huffington post in awhile it has really changed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/10/administration-officials_n_165551.html
on February 10, 2009 at 7:37 pm | Reply skiwolf

Just an interesting tidbit for everyone.

If you saw that Captain Sullenberger was in the city over the weekend and attended a “Broadway Show”.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7pYcNngvuSNrWnBpIicznPetcbwD9676I900

Anyhow, this was the better 90%’s big present from “Santa” and we happened to be there that night. What an incredible experience to say the least. Was really done in the most classy way possible. A real thrill to say the least.
on February 11, 2009 at 12:11 am | Reply Bruce

Here they come, ready or not. Feel the water getting warmer?

Are you ready for the House Bill titled ‘HR 45, Blair Holt Licensing and Record Act of 2009’. It will make it illegal to own a firearm unless it is registered with the database in Washington D.C. As a gun owner you will have to be finger printed, you will be required to provide your DL#, SS#, you must maintain a valid address at all times, submit to mental and physical health records being put on file, you will also be required to file any address changes and any ownership changes even if a private sale. Each update will cost $25 and if you fail to comply you will lose your right to own firearms. This bill and its language mirror almost completely one defeated last year in the House of Representatives by soon to be Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Will we the citizenry be as lucky this time?
Pass this on to everyone who believes in strict Constitutionalism and remember that laws only apply to those who obey them. Criminals by definition and nature do not abide by laws. New laws and restrictions only apply to the law abiding citizen and are not written with the criminal in mind. With guns, it is not about having laws on the books to prosecute individuals, it is about taking guns away from the people so that no one has them in the first place. One last item to note, when assuming power and creating a facist state, Hitler was a proponent of strong gun laws because a disarmed populace was much easier to control than an armed one. The kings of old also outlawed weapons of any kind in any region that they conquered to quell the ability of the citizens to uprise against them.
The Founding Fathers of this nation understood all of the above and because of this they included the second amendment in the constitution.. In fact, they knew that at some point in every society’s life span that the need for the population to arise came about. To this end they made the right to keep and bear arms against a tyrannical state an absolute right that could not be revoked. They did this because the first thing tyrants and despots do is to remove a population’s right to defend themselves. When this is done, the tyrants have no problem with the destruction of society as we know it.
Send this on to all true patriots! Protect your Second Amendment!

I googled the bill-here’s web link but it is not the Congerssional reserach site. B
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text
on February 11, 2009 at 5:50 am | Reply skiwolf

Here’s the problem with guns. They tend to go off and are designed to do just that. The constitution is out-of-date and irrelevant in today’s world on this issue. Time to move on.
on February 11, 2009 at 10:04 am | Reply channelXRFR

Imagine Imus not packing heat? Problem I have the type of gun control the congress is considering is the crooks will end up with undocumented weapons.

BTW pound for pound may I suggest the M4 Carbine for self defense wikipedia.com
on February 11, 2009 at 10:11 am | Reply channelXRFR

Apparently Timothy Geithner’s road show yesterday provided an Imus epiphany. Imus to his credit criticized Barrack Obama’s stimulus plan as well as Geithner’s performance in presenting TARP II..
on February 11, 2009 at 5:55 pm | Reply donaldinks

“skiwolf

Personally, I love these ChanX and Donald little fights. ”

LOL…listen (read) closely:

I respect Chanx, and admire him very much. In the age of online posting…he has always been above board with me, and we have (er, frequently) butted heads…

…yet, it is good discussion. He is passionate on his views as I am. When real life hits home…one can be a bit passionate. I hope he doesn’t regard me as a total ass, yet if he does…I will personally get in touch with Bo Deitle and…LOL…

I truly do love this blog…and the people here. 🙂

By the way Chanx…thanks for the site, and the hard work involved you put into it. I do appreciate it immensely. 😉
on February 11, 2009 at 8:16 pm | Reply laree

Lord Hear Our Prayer

“Pelosi at Reid’s Neck over the stimulus we want the Most”

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/11/too-good-to-check-reid-and-pelosi-at-war-over-stimulus/

Surely this is proof of a higher power, and he/she has a sense of humor.

LOL!
on February 11, 2009 at 8:30 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Donald you keep me sharp. I can’t count how many times I’ve been in discussions with friends and associates on these very issues we debate here it. Thank you!

A couple of hundred people check this site out on a regular basis and when something breaks the views pop up to the thousands. I would also give props to Bella, Ree and ImusTruth, for their sites for giving voice to the I-Nation. At some level it’s all worth doing.
on February 11, 2009 at 8:39 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Just noticed the NYT stock price is below $5. Funds are compelled to sell stocks below $5. Next stop? Delisting @ $1 OTC (Over the Counter) usually followed by bankruptcy!

New York Times Company Stock Plunges to New All-Time Depths
By Tom Blumer, newsmax

Lost in the overall cratering in the stock market yesterday in reaction to Tim Geithner’s awful “soiled the bed” TARP II presentation yesterday — New York Times Company stock closed at $4.23. As of 3:30 PM today, the stock was up 12 cents.

Yesterday’s close is the stock’s lowest point since the company went public in July 1986 (down over 50% in real terms Read|More

I agree with Tom Blumer, this is where the NYT’s non-stop Bush bashing and Obama cheerleading led them to.
on February 11, 2009 at 8:42 pm | Reply laree

Uh oh Mommy and Daddy are fighting.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0209/Did_Pelosi_get_rolled.html?showall
on February 11, 2009 at 8:59 pm | Reply laree

They one a Grammy for best country instrumental Cool! Cluster Pluck.

http://bradpaisley.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?inc=5&news_id=15291
on February 12, 2009 at 5:59 am | Reply skiwolf

Hey Donald, I hope you took my comment about “a little fight” with the humor in which it was intended. I meant nothing more than having a bit of a chuckle.

ChanX I have some sympathy for the M4 as our son is currently carting one around Fort Benning. 2-19 Infantry, 198th INBDE. Graduation is May 1.
on February 12, 2009 at 10:39 am | Reply channelXRFR

skiwolf,

Are you going to the graduation? Personally I never miss a graduation or promotion ceremony. I get a certain sense of confidence in the leadership, training and camaraderie the military provides out of the ceremony. Afterwards, I make it a point to talk to the senior leadership, both officers and enlisted.

Family and fellow travelers look forward to dinner at the best steak restaurant in the area!
on February 12, 2009 at 10:48 am | Reply laree

This is black history month, this is a great account of a woman who couldn’t be held back.

http://sarah-palin-2012.blogspot.com/2009/02/bessie-coleman-first-african-and-native.html
on February 12, 2009 at 1:20 pm | Reply laree

Celebrating Lincoln and Black History Month.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/buffalo-soldiers-fort-missoula-montana.html
on February 12, 2009 at 1:49 pm | Reply skiwolf

X, Oh yeah we’ll be there as will many members of our family, both uncles, etc. He also gets a 36 hour pass for Easter so we’ll be there that weekend as well. “Rock Solid” to quote the shield of his unit, The Rock of Chickamauga. Named after a Civil War General. Just sent our son a book from Amazon about the guy, General George H. Thomas. Be interesting to see if the Sergeants give it to him. They probably will is my guess.
on February 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf

My second great grandfather served under General Thomas he and his brother Thomas Newland were at Chickamauga. He was blinded by the canon smoke sent to a hospital, and his brother Thomas, joined Sherman for the march to the sea.

http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/civilwar/Isaac_Newland.htm
on February 12, 2009 at 4:02 pm | Reply skiwolf

Interesting link, Laree. Thanks for that. Here’s the link to the 2-19/198th.

https://www.benning.army.mil/198th/content/CadreInfo/2-19.htm
on February 12, 2009 at 4:35 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf

I tried to click it, and it gave an invalid badge message or something, I will find it by Google search thanks.

There is a photo of Grandpa, I put up online one of the genealogy web pages for Washington Co.,Pa. You can tell he is blind he is sitting with his 3rd wife, who he also outlived, and he is holding a book in his hand that reads “after death what” he was a superintendent of Sunday school in Butler Co.,Kansas. The Thomas Newland family, has an oral history of when the family first left Pennsylvania, I think it was the 1850 time period, they took a boat from Wheeling West, Virginia, and one of the kids remembered the ice breaking in the water as the boat moved. Seems appropriate to remember the Civil War Veterans on Lincoln’s Birthday. Thomas Newland did come back from the War.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/photos/newland_couple.html
on February 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf

I tried to Google the unit with benning army mil 198th, and I get the same message.

The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.

Your son has to be happier going through training now then summer when it is really miserable hot in Georgia.
on February 12, 2009 at 5:23 pm | Reply skiwolf

laree, Yeah I’ve had that happen on a number of occasions. One thing the military does not seem up to speed about are web related things. Kind of pisses me off to be honest. Very annoying to say the least. Don’t really have any advice. When I emailed the link to my wife at work she had the same problem. Don’t know what’s up with that????
on February 12, 2009 at 5:25 pm | Reply skiwolf

Here is the home page link. From there you can go to the 198th and then to the 2-19. Maybe that will work.

https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/index.asp
on February 12, 2009 at 5:29 pm | Reply skiwolf

Here seems to be the problem. I use Mozilla FireFox as my browser. Just tried it using MS IE and got the same problem.
Don’t know what to tell you. I’ll try finding it from IE and reposting????? Don’t know?????
on February 12, 2009 at 5:38 pm | Reply skiwolf

Here seems to be the problem. I’m on IE right now and will post the link again. What you have to do when IE gives you the strange message is just click on the Button that says continue to Website. Works fine.

https://www.infantry.army.mil/198th/
on February 12, 2009 at 7:12 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf

I followed your directions and used IE it worked. That is pretty cool. I love the inscription below The Rock of Chickamauga “Rock Steady” Is your son thinking about going into the Army Rangers or is he going to stay in infantry? I noticed if you Google 198th infantry brigade, it will let you bring up some history but it appears whatever is associated with present Ft Benning and current info is what needs the trusted certificate. the “mil” address.
on February 12, 2009 at 7:20 pm | Reply laree

When I went out today, I bought myself a copy of Time’s bicentennial issue of Abraham Lincoln An illustrated history of his life and times.
Abraham Lincoln born 12 Feb 1809, 200 years ago today.

I tried to find a photo cover of the edition but the only copy I found was on ebay.

Time does have some photos up online.

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1876750_1840177,00.html

There is this old family story that my 3rd Great Grandmother Mary “Polly” (Campbell) Lambert, born 1815 Clear Creek, Knox Co.,Ky., was a distant cousin of Lincolns. I have never found the reason why? This was passed down in the family. The Masons have heard the story too, Grandma’s mother was Sarah (Mason) Campbell.
on February 12, 2009 at 7:59 pm | Reply laree

Maybe this is where the Campbell story comes from?

My David Campbell died in the 1820s in Knox Co.,Ky., his family appears to have come out of Augusta Co.,Va., he was left a saddle by an Alexander Campbell 1811 in Knox Co.,Ky., but no relationship was stated. He did name a son Alexander Campbell..so who knows. This Campbell genealogy claims a David McCord Campbell was a second cousin to Lincoln.

http://philnorf.tripod.com/newpage5.htm
on February 12, 2009 at 8:23 pm | Reply skiwolf

Laree, yeah our son signed an “Option 40” contract which is the path to become a Ranger.

Next stop after Basic and AIT ( Advanced Individual Training ) is Airborne, which is four weeks and RIP ( Ranger Indoctrination Program ) which is three weeks. If he makes all that he would be assigned to a Ranger Battalion for training.

Keep in mind though that all of that is based on performance and there are no guarantees. Even to get into Airborne is tough. Ranger is something else.

One thing I’ve learned is that the guys who do this have to be very smart and very fit. This is not one’s normal perception of someone who joins the Army. I know one thing and that is I never could have done it.
on February 13, 2009 at 7:03 am | Reply laree

skiwolf

We do have highly intelligent dangerous people protecting us. I hope your son does make it into the Rangers. My brother in law related stories to me about what happened during his Ranger training. Stories that were pretty humorous those guys are tough, and they have a really good sense of humor. I remember my brother in law teasing his brother, my husband about his being in better shape then he expected because he didn’t expect that from someone in logistics -supply, there are these stereotypes all through the Army.
on February 13, 2009 at 10:56 am | Reply channelXRFR

skiwolf,

Special Warfare, best of luck to your son.

We have found the challenge in getting through the training is not the PT (turns out you can PT all day and night) it’s the injuries that set one back.

Solution: “Ranger Candy: 800-milligram Motrin”
on February 13, 2009 at 1:52 pm | Reply laree

The Yellow Rose of Texas, I don’t think Black History Month is trivial. I don’t think an Immigrant Kenyan’s son, would have been elected to the highest office in the land if it had not been for all those that came before him. Just saying maybe the month of February has calcified into school children’s essays, who would be responsible for that rote behavior?

Debra Dickerson made a point about the trivializing of black history month this morning. Obama is now part of our collective history he is the fork in the road.

http://sarah-palin-2012.blogspot.com/2009/02/most-obnoxious-and-dangerous-population.html

http://www.37thtexas.org/html/YelRoselyr.html
on February 13, 2009 at 2:47 pm | Reply laree

Bill O’Reilly sends Helen Thomas Flowers Geeze I wonder where he got that idea 🙂

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/on/bill_oreilly_sends_flowers_to_helen_thomas_108659.asp?c=rss
on February 17, 2009 at 5:58 am | Reply harleyquinn92

Where is everyone????? 😦
on February 17, 2009 at 10:59 am | Reply channelXRFR

We’ve been waiting for you HQ!
on February 17, 2009 at 11:43 am | Reply channelXRFR

The Bickersons Don and Deirdre had me rolling today. Normally I just shut it down, it just struck me as hillarious this am. Seemingly Deirdre was not prepared for a single question Imus threw her way, quickly resulting in the Imus’ sniping at each other.

Lupica called in to say that there was no need for him to call Imus this evening since he already heard the Imus’ going at each other.
on February 17, 2009 at 4:41 pm | Reply skiwolf

Damn I missed the “Bickersons” this morning. Was busy having the annual DRE such fun that it is.

Aside from that I’ve been too busy watching Donald stick an Ice Pick in his ear on Imus Truth. Very funny stuff.

Speaking of that, where the heck is PT Bartman. I miss that guy and his humor. ????? Is he OK?
on February 17, 2009 at 5:04 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ski…

Icepicks, hatchets, razorblades…TOOTHPICKS?????

LOL.

I have, indeed, given up. 😉
on February 17, 2009 at 5:16 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ski… Never got a chance to respond to your Feb. 12 comment (5:59 a.m.).

I knew exactly where you were coming from…and, indeed…I chuckle about a great many things myself. I did not take it any other way. 🙂

I just wanted to be clear that I have no malice towards anyone, especially Chanx… I enjoy the banter between us and expression of ideas…and have the utmost respect for him….

(Even though our “discussions ” might be “tedious and drawn out” to many)….

For those that do find our discussions tedious, I humbly apologize, with great malice and ill will. LOL
on February 17, 2009 at 8:09 pm | Reply msm22

http://www.saveoureconomy.com/home.html

I like this approach! if you agree pls contact your elected “representation”…..
on February 18, 2009 at 7:48 am | Reply skiwolf

Laura Ingraham from DOWNTOWN this morning. Side splitting funny stuff and ohhhhhhhh so true. If you didn’t hear it try and catch the podcast. Great stuff.
on February 18, 2009 at 10:07 am | Reply laree

I can’t believe that Karith’s Chihuahua is trying to make her- her bitch 🙂 Karith the dog is not gay it is trying to establish pack order. Apparently it excepts Mat with one (T) as the Alpha Male, now it is establishing it’s place as his “mate” pushy little bitch LOL! It sounds like it wasn’t weened yet when they got it otherwise it wouldn’t be trying to nurse. They need to get another little dog same sex so it has company. Dogs love people, they are great companions but what makes Dogs really happy is another Dog like them it gets lonely. When my best friend died “Pooners” a Cur, our Shepherd “Voodoo” was so distraught, she was stuck to me like glue. I told my husband after about a year, she needed some Dog company. That is when we got the American Bulldog “Hooch” who also tries to hump everything. That’s right we bought our Dog a Dog!

The Best Friend I have ever had.

http://www.puppiesanddogsforsale.com/dog_breed_info/BlackMouthCur.asp

Temperament: The Black Mouth Cur has a disposition unlike any other breed or strain of cur dog. The dog can be trained to be very protective of property and family. You can predict what they will do under stressful situations. They have a very even temperament and are loyal to their masters and all members of the family that raises them. Black Mouth Curs are exceptionally affectionate toward women and children. They will often not let a strange man even touch them, which makes it almost impossible for them to be stolen. They will give their life (if needed) to protect their master.

The above is true a friend tried to tickle our child, when she was young -little, and our dog was right on top on him snarling. The Friend said, don’t punish him, he is just doing what he is supposed to. I said, don’t worry I wasn’t going to 😉

I LOVE DOGS!
on February 18, 2009 at 11:55 am | Reply laree

Laura was great this morning.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/laura-ingraham-brings-pain.html
on February 18, 2009 at 3:07 pm | Reply laree

Huh? I guess AG Eric Holder doesn’t listen to Imus in the Morning. Newsweek A Nation of Cowards? Not on this blog 🙂

http://www.newsweek.com/id/185286
on February 19, 2009 at 6:40 am | Reply harleyquinn92

Big Al Strikes Again:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/18/new-york-post-chimp-carto_n_167841.html

Discuss…………….
on February 19, 2009 at 8:10 am | Reply stdomsgirl

2 musings ~ 1st – Frec, thank-you ever so much for wishing me a happy birthday on January 21st. It was so sweet. 2nd – Bernie aka the Irish Catholic Cardinal returns to scold & shame us into Christianity as only a witty Irishman can do. WooHoo! 🙂
on February 19, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Reply laree

MSNBC goes twitter crazy including Contessa Brewer…there is a joke in there somewhere -twit crazy?

http://insidecablenews.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/msnbc-goes-twitter-crazy/
on February 19, 2009 at 4:42 pm | Reply donaldinks

“The Department of Justice filed a suit seeking to force UBS to disclose the holders of accounts with about $14.8bn in assets. It alleged UBS, Switzerland’s biggest bank, engaged in cross-border securities transactions in the US that it knew violated security laws and helped US taxpayers set up dummy offshore companies.

UBS said it would challenge enforcement of the complaint.

The complaint came a day after UBS agreed pay $780m in fines and turn over about 250 names to the US as part of a settlement of two other US government lawsuits in which it admitted having enabled clients to evade taxes.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df3eeb9c-feb7-11dd-b19a-000077b07658.html

LOL…now THERE is some “change” I can believe in. 😉
on February 19, 2009 at 4:44 pm | Reply donaldinks

stdomsgirl:

Good to see you posting again! 🙂
on February 19, 2009 at 5:25 pm | Reply channelXRFR

New York Times’ board suspends quarterly dividend

By Sue Chang, Marketwatch

New York Times Co.’s (NYT:New York Times Company Last: NYT 3.51, -0.20, -5.4%) board on Thursday suspended the quarterly dividend on the company’s Class A and Class B common stock.

Sounds like the fat lady is warming up her vocal chords preparing it to hit certain notes N, Y, T, !

For this stock the next stop is $1 after that it is delisting and over the counter baby!!!
on February 19, 2009 at 6:57 pm | Reply laree

Pretty Funny, I was laughing out loud at Matt’s graph samples he came up with- using the Friedman Model.

I wonder though is this Taibbi’s way of hitting Friedman with a pie? Remember Coulter and Friedman, have been targets of pies by I guess college kids. Matt can’t get close enough to hit Friedman with an actual pie. So he is slinging these post at him.

http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/19908
on February 19, 2009 at 8:29 pm | Reply skiwolf

Thanks for finding that Laree. I meant to Google it after Taibbi was on and then forgot. It is a great read. LOL.
on February 20, 2009 at 7:17 am | Reply fakeegan

Cardinal was great today, haha.
on February 20, 2009 at 11:36 am | Reply laree

I did a week in review TGIF addition:)

The Week in Review Current Topical Events from the Past Week.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/tgif-circus-life-i-write-sins-not.html
on February 20, 2009 at 3:16 pm | Reply laree

Oh Look What the Internet God’s Gave Us, a little something for all I Fans.

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/20/video-coulter-and-behar-try-to-be-civil-with-each-other-for-20-minutes/
on February 23, 2009 at 5:05 pm | Reply donaldinks

Hope you all caught this on Stephanopoulos yesterday. Good discussion:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6932460
on February 24, 2009 at 11:14 am | Reply laree

The Game Plan

Everything old is a new again:) Clinton redux – Obama isn’t winging it.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/imus-guest-paul-begala-game-plan.html
on February 24, 2009 at 11:25 am | Reply skiwolf

Laree I’ll make you a deal. If you change the colors on your blog so I can read it then I’ll start to read it. Some friendly advice. All the major news organizations — all of them — use black type on a white or very light background. Reason is it makes it readable. “Reverse Type” as it’s called is hard to read and that’s why it’s so seldom used. I used to do this for a living in case you are wondering if I’m talking out my you know what………….

Ski 🙂
on February 24, 2009 at 12:32 pm | Reply Alison

Laree, I also can’t read your blog because of the colors. I had thought maybe it was just my antique computer….
on February 24, 2009 at 12:51 pm | Reply laree

My daughter likes the colors she is stylin not thinking technical part. I just got off the phone with her, I will see if I can get her to change the color scheme to lighten the background up some. If I do it I could mess something else up 🙂 It could turn out white with some of the type used for hyper links looking florescent that doesn’t help either. I tried making the font bold black to make it stand out more.
on February 24, 2009 at 1:18 pm | Reply happyyankee

Ah! This board is SO refreshing! Good to see some intelligent conversation without the “troll underground rumblings”.
on February 24, 2009 at 1:38 pm | Reply laree

My daughter changed my colors but when you all run across a blog with a dark background, and you want to read the post. You can change the colors yourself with the dashboard found in the upper right hand corner of goggle blogs.

Anonymous said…

How do I change the background color-it’s difficult to read.
January 25, 2009 9:25 AM
Jamie said…

Go to Dashboard. Click on Layout. Click on Font and color. Look for background color. Click on the color you want instead.
on February 24, 2009 at 2:12 pm | Reply Alison

Thanks laree – that’s much better. I can’t find the Dashboard though.
on February 24, 2009 at 2:14 pm | Reply donaldinks

Hey, seriously….did we REALLY put men on the Moon?

Sometimes, I have to wonder. Kinda makes me think of that song by the old group Devo , “We Are All Devo”.

“NASA Global Warming Satellite Crashes After Launch.”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/ap_on_sc/sci_carbon_satellite

ADD the fact they still haven’t (after 5 tries I believe) launched the latest Space Shuttle mission.

You just can’t make this stuff up , people….

LOL
on February 24, 2009 at 2:27 pm | Reply laree

Alison said “I can’t find the Dashboard though.”

I know, I wish they would make the technical parts easier. I wonder if the the poster Jamie explaining how to change colors, meant if you have a google sign on, you will be able to use the dashboard option in the upper right hand corner? I know when we went to tweak the blog, my daughter needed to sign in as me to work the page layout elements, and she has a sign on with google. She has the dashboard option up in the right hand corner but it would have only changed the page colors for her – on her desktop. She just put up a post, I have her as a contributor on my blog (It’s a funny story about a guy caught by a DJ cheating at the airport- An Affair to Remember) His fiance’ was listening to the story on the radio and called in…..Be careful out there people, they are watching us 🙂

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/affair-to-remember-heartache-in.html

I am not complaining about Blogger, we looked over the many blog services before we picked google it was actually the easiest to use, my opinion of the many blogging options out in the blogosphere.
on February 24, 2009 at 3:54 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ree…

I think, just maybe, that Jamie was speaking of her “own” website. I went to my profile and “dashboard” and could not locate anywhere to change the view of some other blogs visuals.

“Dammit Jim…I’m a doctor, not a computer scientist!”

See what you started Skiwolf…. GRRRRRRR……
on February 24, 2009 at 4:01 pm | Reply laree

DonaldInks,

That’s good to know, I thought we could tweak the pages if we had signed on.

“Dammit Jim…I’m a doctor, not a computer scientist!” LOL!
on February 24, 2009 at 8:14 pm | Reply skiwolf

Mission accomplished.

1) Now I can read Laree’s blog.

2) Got Donald upset.

My day is complete.

🙂
on February 25, 2009 at 8:38 am | Reply skiwolf

IMAN is on a rant today regarding banks using TARP money for parties. Marueen Dowd set him off. Pretty funny read from Dowd today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/opinion/25dowd.html?_r=1&em
on February 25, 2009 at 9:59 am | Reply laree

skiwolf

Imus was on a tear this morning. The I man rants are the best parts.

I wish they would put the entire show on podcast on 77WABC not just the interviews. The best parts are Imus and the crew. The interviews are snapshots of what happens during the morning. Imus to Lou, don’t play anymore Sheryl Crow ever she needs to Shut Up just Shut Up. Lou do you understand…..maybe I don’t know you said, Shut Up, Shut Up I guess I get the message 🙂 They are back in their old grove. I think we have the new program director to thank for green lighting the return of elements from the old show.

Paul Begala, was really good yesterday but it is Imus who brings that out, you get that they are old friends. Still Begala knows he has to be hazed. That is something the people at MSNBC never seemed to get about the Imus in the Morning schtick (hazing the guest) and the MSNBC people.

There was a follow up to the Cheater at Will Rogers Airport show yesterday. The DJ busted him, (The You Won A Contest Lure) DJs are so devious. My daughter took the long way home this morning just so she could hear the outcome. I asked her is she thought it was a set up? She said no, she didn’t think the morning show crew was that clever 🙂 She thinks it was God’s hand orchestrating the series of events…..if that was the case, that means God is programing radio TOO FUNNY.
on February 25, 2009 at 10:35 am | Reply laree

Paul Begala really has a Rush fixation. This is Paul Begala post for The Daily Beast. Rush Limbaugh is a talk radio show host. Every time they complain about him they raise his stature.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-02-24/memo-to-bobby-jindal-dump-rush/
on February 25, 2009 at 5:56 pm | Reply laree

If Al Sharpton rejects Murdoch’s apology does it make any difference?

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/25/sharpton-to-murdoch-on-chimp-cartoon-apology-not-accepted/
on February 25, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ree,

I kind of come down on the side of the Iman on the subject of the cartoon. He pretty much said it all the other day. Whether the “Righteous Rev Al” accepts any apology, is pretty much a moot point. It shouldn’t have ever happened.

Imus said, a cartoon is supposed to be funny, right? It wasn’t funny…and the implication (or the intended meaning) was obvious to any clear thinking individual with any simple intelligence.

If it wasn’t “meant” to be what many thought it “was”…SOMEBODY at the news division at the Post was either asleep at the switch, or wasn’t doing good journalistic and ethical oversight.

I do applaud Rupurt Murdoch for not wanting any part of such “humor”.

So….just shut the hell up, Sharpton.

The Post was wrong. Many (including myself) were offended… however, the “Man” that owns the paper gave a very apt apology… and case closed. 🙂
on February 25, 2009 at 6:39 pm | Reply laree

DonaldInks,

I just remember when Imus’s apology wasn’t good enough. This is a kind of no win situation Sharpton won’t come away without some kind of Coup. Imus lost his job, now he wants Murdoch to have to give up something. Murdoch is a Billionaire with mass media concerns, I think Al Sharpton might have bitten off more then he can chew this time. That is how it works though, you know you press your luck to see how far it will go GRIN.

Yes the Post got carried away with “Chimps Gone Wild” no one should have okayed that cartoon to go to print.
on February 25, 2009 at 6:57 pm | Reply laree

Jane Goodall, Chimps aren’t Pets….why is this necessary to explain to people?

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goodall25-2009feb25,0,3873665.story?track=rss
on February 26, 2009 at 6:28 am | Reply skiwolf

Hey Laree, been catching up on your “Fidelity Test” recaps on your blog. Pretty funny stuff. Are there more installments to come? Your blog looks good…… I can read it!!
on February 26, 2009 at 7:35 am | Reply harleyquinn92

Do yall think that Murdoch will pay for Al to go away? Let me know.
on February 26, 2009 at 9:38 am | Reply laree

skiwolf,

I think Rachel is supposed to be on again today, to let the morning crew know what happened after she talked to Michael, after he got busted. I will keep a look out for the podcast. Will Roger International Airport, third rate romance, low rent rendezvous 🙂 The Fidelity Test are my daughter’s post. I really wanted her to use this song but she picked the right ones.

I thought Van Morrison was great today, there are some really good quotes out of that interview I hope they put the interview up on you tube or something.
on February 26, 2009 at 9:43 am | Reply laree

Harleyquinn,

I hope not. I think he should ignore Sharpton honestly Rupert Murdoch apologized that is enough. I would bet that there will be a layer to vetting cartoons in the future. That is the remedy and if people were offended they can stop buying the Post. I don’t think they did anything that requires the FCC to investigate. The cartoon was in real poor taste, I can’t believe someone didn’t think about the sensitivity? I mean The New York Post is located in the most cosmopolitan city in the world my opinion. I don’t think they can claim ignorance about the history of the imagery. When did Rev Al, ever get protesters out protesting, over all those racist cartoons of Condi Rice?
on February 26, 2009 at 9:44 am | Reply skiwolf

Thought Beschloss was pretty funny in recognizing he was just “fill” to get to the Van Morrison interview. It was really great.

I’m having suspicions about that Airport thing. I wonder if the whole deal was a “spoof”. Michael and Pam are both characters from The Office. Might be…………..
on February 26, 2009 at 10:09 am | Reply laree

skiwolf

That is what I was asking my daughter “do you think it was a setup” I mean what are the odds? That the woman being done wrong and not know it, would be spotted by a DJ., then the next day he relays a story about her on the radio while she is listening the next morning? My daughter said, it is one of the most popular radio stations in OKC a Clear Channel Station. They have been playing it straight.

Harleyquinn, there is talk of Rupert Murdoch buying the NYT so he is basically sending Sharpton the message “I am going to buy more media” he doesn’t seem to be taking Sharpton’s FCC threat serious. Chickaboomer was musing in earlier post, what if Murdoch buys and put Ailes in charge of the NYT….there was a funny comment, well the Grey Lady might have to hike up her skirt 🙂

http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2009/02/ailes-sun-tzu-reincarnated.html
on February 26, 2009 at 10:23 am | Reply skiwolf

Another thing funny about the show this morning was the description of Sid Rosenberg interviewing Dierdre. Priceless. Lou Rufino’s imitations of Sid were great. Apparently Sid will do anything to get back to NY.
on February 26, 2009 at 1:17 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf,

I like last week when Imus was trying find a reason for Sid okay how about march madness….they are just looking for excuses. I put an update for Van Morrison post, including link to the interview. Also a link to lost highway records online they have a couple of Van’s albums online, and you can listen to them.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/van-morisson-imus-guest-thursday-26.html
on February 26, 2009 at 1:18 pm | Reply laree

I should have edited that better.

Imus was trying to find a reason to have Sid back on, he said how about march madness.
on February 26, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Reply laree

Outside the studio this morning, did they know there was a Stop Rush Limbaugh sign being held up outside Rainbow Studios?
on February 26, 2009 at 2:23 pm | Reply laree

The Stop Rush Limbaugh photo was taken on January 30, the same guy took todays photo, he appears to be blogging them.
on February 27, 2009 at 6:42 pm | Reply frec

http://www.cowboy-poetry.org/

The 23rd Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering this weekend in Alpine, Texas.

The Gathering exists to promote, preserve and carry on the oral tradition of the American West.
on February 27, 2009 at 7:21 pm | Reply donaldinks

Hello fellow friends.

Early this morning, I drove from Grand Rapids Michigan to Wyandotte Michigan, to say farewell to me 95 year old Grandmother, who she died peacefully in her sleep.

A shout out to Bruce, for the kind email for his well wishes and concerns.

She lived a long life, and was ready to go.

On my last visit to her, she said “Donnie, why won’t God just let me die.”

Today, she had that wish…and I was pleased to be at her side in her last moments, and to say my goodbyes.

I really hesitated at first, and didn’t really want to bring personal news to you all, and post a “downer” message…but many here, I consider “family”.

I just wanted you all to know that all is well…and she is finally at peace.

To all in my “extended Imus Family” out there…be well, and live life to its’ fullest.

Grandma did that very thing. 🙂
on February 27, 2009 at 7:25 pm | Reply donaldinks

Please excuse my misspellings….I’m kind of in “another world upstairs” right now. 😉
on February 27, 2009 at 9:22 pm | Reply laree

DonaldInks

I am so sorry, that must have been so hard to say good bye.
I am glad you had the chance to be with her. God Bless Her and Keep Her.

Ree
on February 28, 2009 at 12:55 am | Reply Bruce

Donald,

I am sorry to hear about this. And glad we touched base on this prior to this peaceful death. Never easy to take.

God Bless you and your Family. Life seems so unimportant when someone close to you leaves you.

Take care.
on February 28, 2009 at 9:27 am | Reply laree

We are going down the 100 Top Rock Albums List, and we are finding a lot of room for improvement to the ranking and the submissions. Imus mentioned that Van Morrison’s Moondance was 58 on the Top 100 Rock List, and Van said, I don’t know why, I’m not a Rock singer, I am Jazz and Blues. That’s true.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/02/heavy-metal-cheesecake.html
on February 28, 2009 at 3:01 pm | Reply donaldinks

Thank you Ree, and Bruce.

Again, Bruce…thanks for “touching base” on the subject of my Grandma. It meant a lot to me. 🙂

Grandma lived a long and fulfilling life…as I would wish upon all those out there…

…and she died peacefully in her sleep. I am so glad I was able to be there in her last moments.

Judging by the state of what is going on in the current circumstances in the world, her life put a good many things in stark perceptive for me. She, and my Grandfather LIVED during the “great depression”…and the made it through, did what they had to do…and survived.

In the times we all are now experiencing in our lives around our Nation, and in the entire world…

…that gives me comfort…and optimism.

Again, thank you for the well wishes and condolences.
on February 28, 2009 at 3:07 pm | Reply donaldinks

Again, please excuse my misspellings and butchering of the “English language”. LOL.

As I said, my mind is currently in a “different” place at the moment. 😉
on February 28, 2009 at 7:59 pm | Reply stdomsgirl

Donaldinks: God rest your grandmother’s soul. There is nothing in this world better than to have had a Grandmother that you loved – and loved you in return. I still miss my Irish Nana & she passed away on May 20th 1963!
on March 1, 2009 at 11:27 am | Reply Bruce

As you must have heard. Paul Harvey died last night at his Winter residence in Arizona. Mr. Harvey would have been 91.

For some odd reason this saddens me.
on March 2, 2009 at 10:53 am | Reply laree

Heads up to RFD TV

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/02/epa-to-regulate-dust/

As in Farm Dust, finally someone is going to address agriculture dust…. when will the Nanny State get to house dust LOL!
on March 2, 2009 at 5:27 pm | Reply donaldinks

Holy Jesus God people….

I knew things were going amok back in October of last year…but the financial news today is quite sobering.

I can NOT understand WHY the U.S doesn’t nationalize the banks and clean out the crap! The longer they piddle around with “stress tests” (ect.) the worse it will be. They KNOW what banks are under water right now, and they are pulling us all under water faster, as they squander precious time.

I am, perplexed, and quite disillusioned…to say the least.

This reminds me of sitting in the ICU watching my Grandmother die.

The difference? They can, and should DO something! In my Grandmothers case, it was written on the wall, and at 95 years old…it was her time.

This is QUITE different.

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/197164/Even-%27Dr.-Doom%27-Is-Scared-Economy-Much-Worse-Than-Roubini-Predicted?tickers=dji,gspc,QQQQ,DIA,SPY

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/197043/Bank-Stress-Tests-Design-Is-Fine-But-Concept-Fundamentally-Flawed-Roubini-Says?tickers=BAC,AIG,C,XLF,SKF,FAZ,DJI

People can say what they may about Roubini…but he knows what the hell he is talking about.

Same goes for Paul Krugman. They BOTH know what is happening. Time all Americans were told the honest to God truth.

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6932460
on March 3, 2009 at 10:22 am | Reply laree

Mary Matalin on Imus this morning discussing Rush and Michael Steele and Mary thinks Rush is right, and that Steele is forgetting Loyalty. When The Democrats were savaging Steele, Rush had him on his show.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/03/imus-mary-matalin-discuss-republican.html
on March 3, 2009 at 4:47 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ok. Ya got me on this one….

“donaldinks
Your comment is awaiting moderation.”

So…. somebody moderate it for Gods’ sake.
It was posted on March 2, 2009 at 5:27 pm.

Or, maybe it’s just a simple glitch…like when someone is taking a bath (while trying to save time and multitasking) and lets the plugged in hair dryer slip from his fingers and it falls into the tub. 🙂

Who am I kidding…I haven’t needed a “hair dryer” in 15 years. I can “blow dry” what’s left of my hair just by opening the bathroom door.
on March 3, 2009 at 7:51 pm | Reply laree

DonaldInks,

So your going for that wind blown look 🙂

I have been watching the Style Channel and “Clean House” in particular, now I am knee deep in Spring Cleaning. I am hoping by this weekend it is warm enough to do some lawn work. It is taking my mind off the Dow Dropping and the endless analysis. I would like to see Imus get some of those Politicians on, and have them explain what they are doing to stop the bleeding.
on March 3, 2009 at 9:02 pm | Reply channelXRFR

I was encouraged this am as Imus comes to the conclusion (in only the way that he can) that Obama is over his head. Imus saying he was in trouble with the new budget (limitations on charitable deductions) along with a stimulus package that won’t work! You Go Imus….
on March 3, 2009 at 10:36 pm | Reply Bruce

Yes Channel, Imus was very vocal on Obama’s inexperience ad that he didn’t have a clue.

One day and a dollar short.

Donald,

Nationalizing Banks is just what Obama wants. This is the wrong way.

Let them fail one by one, or correct their ridiculous ways to save themselves.

If my memory serves me right a Bank must have reserves equal to 1/10 of their outstanding loans. At present they are not lending very freely.

Let the free market work and our Country will be better off.

This is my opinion.
on March 4, 2009 at 7:05 am | Reply channelXRFR

“When’s Obama going to stop talking out of both sides of his mouth?” Imus 3/4/09

According to the I-Man, the budget bill is on Obama’s desk making it his bill! Obama owns the budget bill, earmarks and all, regardless of what those panty waist Bush bashing liberals say.

According to Maureen Dowd

McCain (sponsored) amendment on Tuesday that would have shorn 9,000 earmarks worth $7.7 billion from the $410 billion spending bill, the Arizona senator twittered lists of offensive bipartisan pork, including:

• $2.1 million for the Center for Grape Genetics in New York. “quick peel me a grape,” McCain twittered.

• $1.7 million for a honey bee factory in Weslaco, Tex.

• $1.7 million for pig odor research in Iowa.

• $1 million for Mormon cricket control in Utah. “Is that the species of cricket or a game played by the brits?” McCain tweeted.

• $819,000 for catfish genetics research in Alabama.

• $650,000 for beaver management in North Carolina and Mississippi.

• $951,500 for Sustainable Las Vegas. (McCain, a devotee of Vegas and gambling, must really be against earmarks if he doesn’t want to “sustain” Vegas.)

• $2 million “for the promotion of astronomy” in Hawaii, as McCain twittered, “because nothing says new jobs for average Americans like investing in astronomy.”

• $167,000 for the Autry National Center for the American West in Los Angeles. “Hopefully for a Back in the Saddle Again exhibit,” McCain tweeted sarcastically.

• $238,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Hawaii. “During these tough economic times with Americans out of work,” McCain twittered.

• $200,000 for a tattoo removal violence outreach program to help gang members or others shed visible signs of their past. “REALLY?” McCain twittered.

• $209,000 to improve blueberry production and efficiency in Georgia

Stage of Fools NYT Read|Here
on March 4, 2009 at 8:40 am | Reply skiwolf

Sally Quinn is on —- Click! — Off now.
on March 4, 2009 at 10:23 am | Reply laree

skiwolf

She wasn’t as bad as usual 🙂 I like to hear what people think is on the other side, even if they wonder if there is a other side.

Besides History & Genealogy, I enjoy the subject Anthropology. Many cultures have myths and traditions about the here and now and what comes after. Sally’s belief is pretty common.
on March 4, 2009 at 11:44 am | Reply skiwolf

I can’t stand her simply because of her association with that hypocritical, holier than thou, blood sucking weasel Jon Meacham. Other than that she’s fine. LOL!

And now you know the rest of the story………

RIP Paul Harvey.

Oh yeah personally I believe in “Fade to Black”. But that’s just me. 🙂
on March 4, 2009 at 12:11 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf

You remind me of that comedian Dom Irrera “but I mean that in the nice way” LOL!
on March 4, 2009 at 12:17 pm | Reply laree

Russian Scholar says US will collapses next year….we will become 6 “Rump” states, Obama will have to declare martial law…whose hatin on America! I guess the Russians are really missing George W Bush.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,504384,00.html

I would dismiss most of this as Russian Trash Talk…but remember they used to have a guy/spy on the inside Hansen. Who knows how much damage he did. I notice people have pretty much forgot he was selling us out to the Russians.
on March 4, 2009 at 12:19 pm | Reply laree

This Guy Robert Hansen, we never did get the rest of the story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hanssen
on March 4, 2009 at 1:39 pm | Reply donaldinks

Posted by on March 3, 2009 at 10:36 pm, by Bruce:

“Donald,

Nationalizing Banks is just what Obama wants. This is the wrong way. Let them fail one by one…”

Er, no.

In fact you have it ass backwards…or back asswords….or Bass Ackwards.

But the above statement is completely wrong.

If you have been paying any attention at all, the Obama Administration is against nationalizing the banks.

The Republicans are mostly in favor of the idea…for 2 reasons:

Pouring money into these zombie banks will create what happened in Japan during THEIR last “great” recession that lasted, oh, a mere 10 years.

Letting them collapse? You must be joking…right? You realize they are all backed by the FDIC, right? Where does the FDIC get their money for backing and insuring these same banks?

IF they FAIL, how much MONEY do you (or can you) comprehend will be lost…and once again…it will come out of your, mine… EVERYONE’S’ very pockets. 😉
on March 4, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Reply donaldinks

Bruce…

Here is today’s homework assignment.

Watch it, and be prepared for a pop quiz tomorrow…SERIOUSLY. ;_)

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6932460
on March 4, 2009 at 2:21 pm | Reply donaldinks

“There were 25 bank failures in 2008 and 14 so far this year. Analysts from RBC Capital estimate 1,000 banks could fail over the next few years. That would wipe out one-sixth of the industry.

The problems are stressing the FDIC deposit insurance fund, which fell almost by half to $18.9 billion, with reserves now at their lowest since 1993. That would make the seizure of a large U.S. bank an issue, Bair said Thursday. ”

http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/26/fdic-shelia-bair-banking-business-wall-street_fdic.html

Really…do you REALLY want to go down THAT road?

I don’t. 🙂
on March 4, 2009 at 2:32 pm | Reply donaldinks

“FDIC’s Bair warns on bank deposit insurance fund

By MARCY GORDON – 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has warned that the fund insuring Americans’ bank deposits could be wiped out this year without the money the agency is seeking in new fees from U.S. banks and thrifts.

FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair acknowledged, in a letter to bank CEOs, that the new increased fees and hefty emergency premium the agency voted to levy last week will bring a “significant expense” to banks, especially amid a recession and financial crisis when their earnings are under pressure.

“We also recognize that assessments reduce the funds that banks can lend in their communities to help revitalize the economy,” Bair wrote.

But given the accelerating bank failures that have been depleting the deposit insurance fund, she said, it “could become insolvent this year.”

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gv3IJ-X4AJ-eO5sSEq0_QIz7NWogD96NC25O2

Still want them to just “collapse”?
on March 4, 2009 at 3:02 pm | Reply donaldinks

Holy God, this is laugh out loud funny ( cartoon video on Rush and the Republicans)….

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/opinions/anntelnaes/?hpid=opinionsbox1
on March 4, 2009 at 3:24 pm | Reply skiwolf

Donald, and I quote:

“In fact you have it ass backwards…or back asswords….or Bass Ackwards”.

Please stop quoting “facts”. It just confuses people and gets in the way of less rationale discussions. Thank you.

Ski
on March 4, 2009 at 3:35 pm | Reply donaldinks

So, all in all, this was but a “correction in the market”, eh Chanx?

=========================================
” We tried it once your way, Chanx.
Are you game for a rematch?”

“Chanx — ! I’m laughing at the
“superior” intellect.”
=========================================

God, I loved the old Star Trek flicks…LOL…

“Dammit Jim, I’m a Doctor, not a professional humorist”.

Chanx, I was (and am) only joking. After all that has happened…there is not much left, is there, my friend? 🙂

“I have been — and always will be
— your friend… Live. Long. And.
Prosper.”

Peace.
on March 4, 2009 at 3:46 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ski…lol…ok.

“Please stop quoting “facts”. ”

Guilty as charged. Just “feeling my Wheaties” today. LOL

God, I do love this place. 🙂
on March 4, 2009 at 4:25 pm | Reply laree

skiwolf,

What is that “rationale” thingy you mentioned? Does it mean you can’t get enough of your Ration of Ale….that sounds serious. I can’t find it on Wikipedia maybe there is an entry in Wikiality.com. I so perfer wikiality to reality 🙂
on March 4, 2009 at 4:34 pm | Reply donaldinks

“UBS exec apologizes for breaking U.S. tax laws
Wednesday March 4, 3:08 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top executive for Swiss banking giant UBS AG (NYSE:UBS – News; VTX:UBSN.VX – News) apologized to a Senate panel on Wednesday for helping wealthy Americans to dodge U.S. taxes and said the case should be resolved diplomatically, not in court.”

http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/090304/business_us_ubs_branson.html

Here is the answer to where almost 7.5 Trillion dollars “disappeared into thin air” and created this entire mess. Of course, UBS does not want to “wind up in court”…which well they should…

…rather the miscreants that created this HUGE ponzi scheme on an unprecedented level are now the “Fox” being hunted down.

I said it before, Bernie Madoff would not be sitting in his penthouse at this moment, if it wasn’t for the fact HE KNOWS what went down. Former head of NASDAC, he had MANY connections. The Feds don’t bargain with someone to catch “underlings”. They are after the BIG fishes in the pond.

I hope they succeed.
on March 4, 2009 at 4:38 pm | Reply skiwolf

Ree, that is too funny. Never heard of “Wikialty” before, but I love this quote from their website. Have to look at it more.

Ski

“The FU School of Media Relations is one of the greatest American institutions of higher learning. Unlike most of the liberal leaning, bear loving universities, FU molds tomorrow’s leaders and helps them develop the balls they need to survive flourish in today’s crazy liberal, bear-loving world”.
on March 4, 2009 at 4:41 pm | Reply skiwolf

Chill pill is in the mail Donald. Take two, you’ll be ok in the morning. 🙂
on March 4, 2009 at 5:23 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Factoring in the incompetence of Obama…

This is a simple problem to solve repeal SOX getting rid of mark to market which will immediately repair the banks capital reserves then provide forbearance for the banks to work out remaining issues. Or be a tax cheating butt-headed Treasury Secretary.
on March 4, 2009 at 6:36 pm | Reply laree

ChannelXRFR,

I caught some of Geithner today explaining how the caps for tax deductions like Charity are to fund the health care plan they plan on putting in place? The congress person was asking him how is this going to effect people who itemize sales tax etc. It was kind of like watching the birdie during a badminton game….I really had a difficult time following him, he was smiling the whole time. I don’t know that I would describe the smile as smug but I really didn’t see what there is to smile about? It was a clip they played on Fox News earlier, I wonder if the video clip is available.
on March 5, 2009 at 2:54 am | Reply Bruce

Donald,

With all due respect I do not do pop quizzes. Plus I do not watch WABC TV News. They are almost as bad as MSNBC and CNN. (In the Tank for the Democrat Party).

We just can’t keep pumping money we do not have into any Bank. Enough is enough!

Nationalizing anything is wrong for the United States.

Time will tell if this printing of money helps. The market had what I call a speculators opportunity, not a bounce in the market. I predict another down turn by Friday.

Buy low sell high is no longer an option. Only in limited circumstances. Mostly you can only buy low and get out before it goes to zero.
on March 5, 2009 at 12:06 pm | Reply mtnherbal

What do you suppose Imus meant this am when he said “At least I can go to the ranch” and then something about the age limit.?
on March 5, 2009 at 2:27 pm | Reply Bruce

Mtnherbal,

I don’t really know. Have a feeling that it has to do with RFD-TV or a pay cut. We will see. It will leak.

Stocks resume slide on lack of positive news
By SARA LEPRO, AP Business Writers – 1 min ago

NEW YORK – Investors are having another change of heart and are selling stocks again after a one-day burst of optimism.

The major market indicators extended their slide to levels not seen in more than a decade Thursday as investors contended with more disheartening economic data, new concerns about the stability of General Motors Corp. and ongoing uncertainty about the financial system. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points, and the big indexes were all down more than 2 percent.

Stocks fell across the board, with the beleaguered banking sector posting some of the steepest losses. Shares of Citigroup Inc., still shaky despite receiving billions in government aid, sank below $1. General Motors, meanwhile, dropped below $2 as it warned of possible bankruptcy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/wall_street
on March 5, 2009 at 4:19 pm | Reply donaldinks

“Bruce

Donald,

With all due respect I do not do pop quizzes.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Bruce. That was a lame excuse (on my part) of an attempted joke. Sorry.

—————————————————————————–
Ski:

Got the two “chill pills” and took as prescribed. Felt the same this A.M.

I need a new pharmacist. 😉

=========================================

Chanx:

I totally agree, in principal, on “repeal SOX getting rid of mark to market ….”
on March 5, 2009 at 5:06 pm | Reply channelXRFR

mtnherbal, I didn’t catch Imus talking about going to the ranch and age limits this morning. It seems the Iman has been extra grumpy lately. Even lashing out at Charles for the way he was reading the news. Although Imus going off on Karith claiming she had an hour and a half of funny material was great this morning, thinking of Ski.

Donald, Eventually the “Jug Eared President” will figure out Wall Street is Main Street or the American people will figure it for him. That light at the end of the tunnel? Mid term elections are 19 months away.
on March 5, 2009 at 5:34 pm | Reply donaldinks

Chanx:
The “Jug Eared President” was handed a full plate of shiite on day one. I’m pretty sure he knows who was responsible for creating this mess…unregulated pampered bastards ON Wall St.

Your “light at the end of the tunnel” will come when NASDAQ hits a low of, oh, around 400 points.

That’s how much these silly clowns “over inflated” the markets, and…as the former “pointy eared chimp” President quite eloquently stated:

“Wall street got drunk. And now “THEY” have a hangover”.

Problem is…”their hangover” is now being suffered by the entire Nation (and the REST of the World’s economies) and left us all with our collective worst fracking nightmare.

Wall Street, in its’ current unregulated condition, is no better than traveling to your nearest Indian Casino, to watch your money go away. Your odds (on Wall Street) at this point, are not even as good.

Read this again.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/risk/index.html

This happened LONG before our new “Jug Eared President” got elected. Hell, even before he even thought of running for the job. 😉
on March 5, 2009 at 7:19 pm | Reply donaldinks

Yeah…George Carlin had it right and hit it on the nail.

http://odeo.com/episodes/23017064-George-Carlin-Dumb-Americans
on March 5, 2009 at 8:46 pm | Reply donaldinks

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/telnaes/telnaes03042009.html
on March 5, 2009 at 9:20 pm | Reply mike08exdem

Damn funny stuff (and true, too) DonaldInks …you’re definitely on a roll here!
on March 5, 2009 at 9:40 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Blaming Bush 43 is so 2008! Recall Bush was handed a double barrel of “shiite”, a recession and 9/11. To quote I-fav Kurt Vonnegut, “So it goes”.

Obama 44 is the President now, it is his economy, whatever happens is happening on his watch.
on March 5, 2009 at 9:48 pm | Reply mike08exdem

What a witty and creative use of the word “Shiite”.
on March 5, 2009 at 9:53 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Agreed, compliments to the Donald…
on March 5, 2009 at 10:10 pm | Reply mike08exdem

A song for you Mr. X …as you ponder and reminisce on the passing of the Bush Oligarchy…

Keep your fingers crossed …could happen …
on March 5, 2009 at 10:23 pm | Reply channelXRFR

The Bush Chapter is over, time to turn the page.

“So it goes.”

Sing along Mike
It’s all beer and whiskey and songs from now on.
Laugh at the darkness and dance until dawn.
on March 5, 2009 at 10:34 pm | Reply mike08exdem

Goodnight Mr. X

Just a few short hours ’til …”Imus in the Morning”

But first …another shot and a beer, bartender …and one for my friend, too!
on March 6, 2009 at 9:52 am | Reply channelXRFR

Good Morning All.

Doris Kearns Goodwin was hilarious this morning, her dry cleaner’s business in Concord MA is down 30%. It is this skewed market system which got us into this situation lack of regulation, according to Doris. Actually regulations got us into this situation.

Fast forward to;

Obama Repeats Bush’s Worst Market Mistakes
Bad accounting rules are the cause of the banking crisis.
Stever Forbes

If the president really takes Roosevelt’s legacy seriously, he should suspend mark-to-market, accounting rules, restore the uptick rule, and enforce the prohibition against naked short selling. If he doesn’t, historians will look back in utter amazement at Mr. Obama’s preservation of Mr. Bush’s worst economic policies. WSJ Click|Here

Imus is pulling for the president, is not sure he knows what he is doing. It’s hard to argue with that.
on March 6, 2009 at 10:01 am | Reply mike08exdem

Your link doesn’t work

Note: It should work now ~ ThanX
on March 6, 2009 at 11:24 am | Reply mike08exdem

It does.
Good article.
on March 6, 2009 at 11:39 am | Reply mtnherbal

Sounds like a fear of prostate cancer. Procedure Monday?
on March 6, 2009 at 12:16 pm | Reply laree

Week In Review “The Annoying Peasant” The Meaning of Life, Monty Python’s Flying Circus. I love Monty Python.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/03/tgif-circus-life-meaning-of-life.html
on March 6, 2009 at 1:08 pm | Reply laree

Pleasant sent this to me, Practical Math pass it on 🙂 Don’t Ration Your Ale.

If you had purchased $1000 of shares in Delta Airlines
one year ago, you will have $49.00 today.
If you had purchased $1000 of shares in AIG
one year ago, you will have $33.00 today.
If you had purchased $1000 of shares in Lehman Brothers
one year ago, you will have $0.00 today.
But—- if you had purchased $1000 worth of beer
one year ago, drank all the beer,
then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund,
you will have received $214.00.
Based on the above, the best current investment plan
is to drink heavily & recycle.
It’s called the 401-Keg.
on March 6, 2009 at 4:36 pm | Reply donaldinks

laree….

“the 401-Keg.”

I’ll drink to that.

Can’t beat a good return on a simple and “fun” investment. 😉
on March 6, 2009 at 6:32 pm | Reply laree

DonaldInks,

We have to buy beer & drink heavily it’s for the good of the Republic 🙂 We are now inhabiting an alternate universe, that apparently is adopting an Irish Currency Standard 😉 Beats the hell out of the Euro and the Amero LOL!
on March 6, 2009 at 6:43 pm | Reply donaldinks

Next “round” is on me, Ree….

LOL
on March 6, 2009 at 6:46 pm | Reply channelXRFR

It’s now official, Obama breaks all time record for a newly elected President!!!

‘Obama Bear Market’ Punishes Investors as Dow Slumps

March 6 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama now has the distinction of presiding over his own bear market.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20 percent since Inauguration Day through yesterday, the fastest drop under a newly elected president in at least 90 years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Read|More

ALL TIME, ALL TIME
on March 7, 2009 at 10:39 am | Reply laree

The Official Imus In The Morning Website is offering a subscription based access with commenting feature. This seems to be like Bill O’Reilly offers with his premium service.

http://www.imus.com/home/home_2009_1_14.guest.html
on March 7, 2009 at 1:09 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ree, if the “premium subscription” goes to the ranch…I will be there. I hope Imus clarifies this early on.

This might be of “some comfort”. Well, maybe not…lol.

“Global Economy Slumps: U.S. ‘Best Looking Horse in the Glue Factory’ ”

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/203206/Global-Economy-Slumps-U.S.-%27Best-Looking-Horse-in-the-Glue-Factory%27?tickers=FXI,DJI,UUP,EKH,EEM,TLT,GLD
on March 7, 2009 at 1:24 pm | Reply laree

Donald Inks,

That is what I keep trying to tell people, yes it’s bad, yes it will get worse, yes the U.S. is going to suffer less then other countries but it is still going to be painful. Think about it though what do the majority of Americans know about being deprived? Maybe it is a good thing a (Growth Experience) When I was a kid, I got the “What Do You Think Money Grows On Trees” my Dad’s answer to the constant I want whine “People In Hell Want Ice Water Too” or What Does Want Feel Like 😉 He was a child of the depression, he really could roll them out maybe it’s time for the classics to return. Oh his favorite, Tuff titty said the kitty no milk today…I miss my Dad.
on March 7, 2009 at 1:28 pm | Reply laree

Donald,

I think Imus was remarking awhile back if the website ever started making money, the money was going to go to the Ranch. Given the Economy they need to open as many revenue streams as they can to support the Imus Ranch.

I know this is how Bill O’Reilly was funding some of his favorite charities “premium membership” right?
on March 7, 2009 at 2:18 pm | Reply donaldinks

Ree…

I hear you…about “missing your dad”. My grandparents, and my Dad, Mom, Uncle and Aunt…they ALL lived through the “great depression”. They told me many a time of how they survived. What they had to do just to exist.

Most Americans see those “tales” as “old folks tales” that have no bearing to them, yet…they were trying to imprint certain ideals and just living upon us. Somehow, maybe, we have become all just too disconnected from what IS and what CAN happen. Most people would never think what we now have to deal with, as something that would ever happen.

Well, it did and it has, and most people now know why. What do we do about it? History repeats itself once again.

The “great cycle” of life continues. And, just as before…we will survive it. It won’t be easy, and we’ll suffer a good deal of “discomforts”. Like our generations before us though…we will survive. 😉
on March 8, 2009 at 12:58 pm | Reply donaldinks

LOL….this from Jon Stewart: “CNBC Gives Financial Advice”.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=220252&title=cnbc-gives-financial-advice

…with due respect to Frank Rich’s column from today’s NYT, which led me from that…to this. 🙂
on March 8, 2009 at 4:49 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Once again Ben Stein hits the nail on the head

EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS

How to Deal With a 3 A.M. Fear
By BEN STEIN

Three possible changes to market rules that might help stop the relentless downward push on securities..

REIN IN A RULE Immediately end the near-universal applicability of the accounting rule formally known as FAS 157. This is the “mark to market” rule.

REVIVE A RULE End “naked short-selling” and bring back the “uptick” rule.

ADD A RULE Don’t allow speculators with no insurable interest to buy credit-default swaps on bonds.

NYT Click|Here
on March 9, 2009 at 8:06 am | Reply mtnherbal

Channel – Did you see Stein on Sunday morning yesterday? Provided optimism; called for less naysaying and gnashing of teeth by the media. Allowed “This too shall pass……”
on March 9, 2009 at 9:27 am | Reply mtnherbal

From Imus.com:

100% of the of the profits from Inisde Imus go to the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer, a not for profit foundation in Ribera, New Mexico that changes the lives of children with cancer, blood disorders and the siblings of those who have lost brothers and sisters to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
on March 9, 2009 at 3:44 pm | Reply donaldinks

mtnherbal…

“100% of the of the profits from Inisde Imus go to the Imus Cattle Ranch ”
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Thanks for that update. In which case, I may sign up…just to support the Ranch…and download the podcast at Itunes to listen to at work the next day.

Commercial free is good. Minus the “one more cow” from RFD is a pleasant thought….

🙂
on March 9, 2009 at 4:20 pm | Reply donaldinks

“It was like some kids saying the emperor has no clothes, and then after he says that, he says now that the emperor doesn’t have any underwear either,” Buffett said. “We want to err on the side next time of not allowing big institutions to get as unchecked on leverage as we have allowed them to do.”

Warren Buffett …. speaking today.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090309/bs_nm/us_buffett_8

Damn…now where have you heard that very same statement before…
…um…

“Sherman, into the time machine!”

😉
on March 9, 2009 at 4:49 pm | Reply donaldinks

“Roubini: US Recession Could Last Up to 36 Months”

“while he says there will be “a light at the end of the tunnel”, it’ll probably get worse before it gets better. Those who believe in a second half recovery this year “are delusional” he says.
In fact, based on Roubini’s calculations, we could conceivably see the S&P 500 at 500, the Dow at 5000. ”

http://biz.yahoo.com/cnbc/090309/29598949.html

Pretty much on the mark, given what has transpired….
on March 9, 2009 at 5:59 pm | Reply donaldinks

“Sherman, into the time machine!”

Yes, you are not correct…LOL.

“Sherman, into the “way back” Machine!”
on March 10, 2009 at 2:48 am | Reply Bruce

Donald,

Let me know how the Imus’ podcast is. If they are worth your hard earned money, guess I can drop you from my list of my presentations.

Remember: Requires Adobe Flash

Nice to know you have time at work to listen to Imus on Your I-Pod.

If you all want me to edit every segment of the 4 hours I will. But hearing the Sports over and over again is ridiculous. And the “Only On the Radio” hour is just 2 new segments, including sports, and the earlier comedy plus the most notable interview. Waste of time.

Tell me what you want and I will do it. I still beat the podcast by Imus’ site by about 6 hours. And do two of them.
on March 10, 2009 at 8:07 am | Reply channelXRFR

mtherbal, I look forward to Stein every other Sunday in the NYT. I did not see Stein on Sunday Morning but found this link to the commentary, thanX for the tip…

Stein: Fear-Mongers Keep Us In Recession
Says A Show Of Confidence From The Top Will End Economic Turmoil

cbsnews.com Click|Here

Donald, Ben has his economist hat on, you may want to check out the commentary. There are couple of factoids like, 92% of us are employed and 92% of us are paying our mortgages along with some ideas here on how to end the recession, Let’s Roll!
on March 10, 2009 at 9:34 am | Reply laree

This is too funny, MSNBC “Reinventing America” series. I won’t even turn MSNBC on why on earth would I participate in their ideas of Reinventing America?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29496655
on March 10, 2009 at 3:51 pm | Reply donaldinks

Bruce:

“Nice to know you have time at work to listen to Imus on Your I-Pod.”
==========================================

Only for 9 more weeks.

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ChanX:

“There are couple of factoids like, 92% of us are employed and 92% of us are paying our mortgages along with some ideas here on how to end the recession, Let’s Roll!”
============================================

Today, my Company was informed by corporate, it will cease to be as of May 11th, shutting it’s door permanently.
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You go, Ben Stein. ” Let’s Roll!” indeed.
on March 10, 2009 at 4:12 pm | Reply donaldinks

“United Technologies slashes 11,600 jobs

By Justin Baer in New York

Published: March 10 2009 19:39 | Last updated: March 10 2009 19:39

United Technologies plans to eliminate 11,600 jobs in response to a steepening downturn that has swept through many of the conglomerate’s businesses, from Otis elevators to aerospace.

The company’s executives also lowered their profit and revenue targets for the year on Tuesday, joining a chorus of corporate leaders who have conceded the second-half turnaround they had predicted even as a crisis enveloped the financial markets now appears out of date and overly optimistic. ”

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You go, Ben Stein. ” Let’s Roll!” indeed.
on March 10, 2009 at 4:23 pm | Reply donaldinks

“NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks posted their best day in four months on Tuesday after Citigroup said it was profitable in the first two months of 2009.

The market also got a boost, lifting shares off 12-year lows, after a key lawmaker said he expected the reinstatement of a rule that hinders short-selling.”
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That’s amazing! So…start LENDING! Duh! No liquidity, no movement in capital, no recovery.

The headline here should be: why isn’t Citi MOVING capital and getting their “well earned taxpayer funded” profits out where it is needed?

You go, Ben Stein. ” Let’s Roll!” indeed.

“Dammit Jim, I’m a soon to be unemployed man at age 57…not a wall Street sycophant”
on March 10, 2009 at 4:51 pm | Reply donaldinks

Yes…, this guy is speaking to me very clearly. 😉
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“Barry Ritholtz, CEO of Fusion IQ, says the current bailout bonanza is “absolutely asinine” and believes there’s no good reason the U.S. government should be rescuing the debt holders and counterparties of firms like AIG and Citigroup.

“Why do you and I as taxpayers have to make good some bet that Goldman or Deutsche Bank [or Pimco] made?,” he asks. “When you lend money to an insolvent institution, you’re not supposed to be made whole.”

“While painful at the onset – for debt and shareholders alike – such a process would ultimately result in “a reboot – a fresh start” for companies like Citigroup, AIG and Bank of America, says Ritholtz. “Just get them out from under all of the horrific decisions their inept and incompetent management has made over the past decade.”

From Nouriel Roubini to Paul Krugman, Alan Greenspan and a rising number of Republican Senators, momentum appears to be swinging toward that outcome.”
————————————————————————-
“Get Long Torches & Pitchforks: Bailouts “Absolutely Asinine,” Ritholtz Says”

http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/204909/Get-Long-Torches-&-Pitchforks-Bailouts-%22Absolutely-Asinine%22-Ritholtz-Says?tickers=C,AIG,BAC,XLF,SKF,GSPC,DJI
on March 10, 2009 at 5:54 pm | Reply laree

Newsmax mentions Imus and the future of Talk Radio.

Thanks To Sarah Palin 2012 for sending this to me:)

http://w3.newsmax.com/a/jan08/?promo_code=29F5-1
on March 10, 2009 at 7:48 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Donald,

No bailout for Citi, no bailout for AIG, When did you become a financial conservative? If the Feds were listening to Ben Stein and others regarding “mark to market”, uptick, credit derivatives, forbearance etc. these bailouts would not have been necessary at all.

BTW: It’s not Ben’s fault corporate is shutting down the operation.
on March 11, 2009 at 1:27 pm | Reply laree

Annual Kiss Me I’m Imus, coming up March 17th St Patrick’s Day.

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/03/all-for-love-of-irish-st-patricks-day.html
on March 12, 2009 at 10:45 am | Reply channelXRFR

INCROYABLE!

Obama’s budget guided by French economists Piketty and Saez! Want proof? Check out Obama’s budget: Page 11, Figure 9, where you find the Leftist Curve!

The Obama Rosetta Stone
Wall Street Journal

Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, French economists, are rock stars of the intellectual left. Their specialty is “earnings inequality” and “wealth concentration.”

Messrs. Piketty and Saez have produced the most politically potent squiggle along an axis since Arthur Laffer drew his famous curve on a napkin in the mid-1970s. Laffer’s was an economic argument for lowering tax rates for everyone. Piketty-Saez is a moral argument for raising taxes on the rich. WSJ Read|More

These French guys started out targeting the top 1% wage earners. In the US Obama and his team have translated this to be the top 10% wage earners. A very slippery slope.

Here’s an example of the slippery slope. For the 2003 budget the NJ governor McGreevy targeted the very rich earning $1M and above. Then he realized there wasn’t enough revenue in that pot so the new millionares became $500K and above. For Governor Corizine his proposed budget has the new rich making $75K and above. A very slippery slope.

SACREBLEU!
on March 12, 2009 at 3:14 pm | Reply laree

Bella, is making some good points about Jim Cramer if he is going to be targeted for daring to criticize the present administration, then maybe people should explorer who is Jim Cramer.

“The distribution for 2006 trading profits is $93,000, with the entire sum going to the Imus Ranch, a working cattle ranch, which benefits children who suffer from cancer and serious blood disorders or who have lost a sibling to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). “Helping sick children is important to me,” said Jim Cramer, last week in a letter to Action Alerts Plus subscribers. “I’ve been Wall Street chairman of the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital for about a decade — and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to give more. I’m proud of the Action Alerts PLUS service and proud of what we’re able to accomplish through it.” Mr. Cramer gave away $141,520 in trading profits in 2005 from the Action Alerts Plus service. The total was distributed to the Imus Ranch, the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which gives aid to members of the country’s armed forces, and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.”

http://bellalu0.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/who-is-jim-cramer/
on March 12, 2009 at 4:41 pm | Reply channelXRFR

Poor Cramer, this is what happens when you say the emperor has no clothes. This is a guy who is an extremely successful trader, a gun slinger if you will. Cramer is not infallible, he doesn’t get everything right. He gets enough right that he’s made a ton of money off the market. Way more the Jon Stewart has made or will ever make.

Stewart’s critiquing Cramer’s trading style? Give me a break….

New Post Dick Gregory’s Fast..
on March 12, 2009 at 4:52 pm | Reply donaldinks

“The Obama Rosetta Stone
Wall Street Journal”

…written by Daniel Henninger.

…who, according to Wikipedia (if you believe they have any real credulousness in what what THEY write…) says:

“Like many of the Journal’s editorial page staff, he generally takes conservative stances on politics, but he supports increased immigration and amnesty for illegal immigrants.”

So IF that assertion is true, I can see where HE is coming from…

Horrors of horrors! The most wealthy that have lived in our Nation and prospered the most (in some cases, at the most obscene levels) have no moral responsibility to bring some type of economic “level playing field” to the Country as a whole.

Again…” but he supports increased immigration and amnesty for illegal immigrants.”

Yeah, I definitely do not want to subscribe to his whining economic “horrible inequalities” towards a more balanced and fairer system of “shared wealth” for the common good of the Nation as a whole.

The “top 10 %” of the most wealthy made their wealth off of the “bottom 90%” .

How horrible it must be for them. 😉

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Chanx:

“BTW: It’s not Ben’s fault corporate is shutting down the operation.”

Yes, I know that. It was plain and simple “sarcasm” on my part…finding his comments somewhat hilarious on that particular day.
on March 12, 2009 at 5:14 pm | Reply Bruce

“The “top 10 %” of the most wealthy made their wealth off of the “bottom 90%”

Interesting Donald: Now how would one person or Corporation make a very good profit making the President and/or CEO of said Corporation wealthy?

Paying the employees the same income they are making? This is not how I understood the free market.

There will always be the Wealthy. There will always be the Middle Class. Professionals or hard working Blue Collar workers.

There will always be the poor. Why do you say are they poor? Because they are lazy and have lived off the Government so long, what’s the point of working hard.

These are my opinions and is a reflection of what President Obama is trying to do. Take from the Wealthy and give to the alleged poor. And by doing that the people in the middle are going to suffer.

A Welfare State is a poor Country.
on March 12, 2009 at 5:49 pm | Reply donaldinks

“Now how would one person or Corporation make a very good profit making the President and/or CEO of said Corporation wealthy?”
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LOL….

http://www.nutsie.com/song/Who%27s%20F**king%20Who/2192296?artist_id=1001217&album_id=2819069

Bruce, Just a heads up:

“There will always be the Middle Class. ”

Where?

“Paying the employees the same income they are making?”

WHO said THAT?

“Take from the Wealthy and give to the alleged poor. ”

“the alleged poor” hmmm.

EXTREMELY condescending…and repugnant.
on March 12, 2009 at 5:58 pm | Reply donaldinks

Here is the “link” for you, Bruce…that I fracked up…LOL.

http://www.nutsie.com/song/Who%27s%20F**king%20Who/2192296?artist_id=1001217&album_id=2819069
on March 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm | Reply donaldinks

Click on “Lewis Black”

“Who’s F*cking Who”
on March 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm | Reply channelXRFR

The “top 10 %” of the most wealthy made their wealth off of the “bottom 90%”

What does that even mean?
on March 12, 2009 at 9:26 pm | Reply Bruce

Donald,9

As much as I like you as a person and technically a friend, I disagree with your analogy.

May not be able to write as well as you, but I think I can calculate that the statement regarding the Rich steals from the poor is a ridiculous statement.

Did you see how Obama’s stimulus payments are going to be distributed this year?

Not in a Government check. But for working people that receive a pay check. My Diana is going to get a whopping $9 dollars per week allegedly. She hasn’t seen a difference since January 20th, 2009. Maybe you can do some research on this instead of Lewis Black’s stupid comedy routine. He sounds so much like George Carlin it is scary.

My respect to you.
on March 13, 2009 at 12:15 pm | Reply laree

In honor of Jim Cramer, I am going to dedicate this next video to President Barack Obama. Barack Obama, doesn’t care about Rich People! GRIN

http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/03/tgif-circus-life-chinese-fire-drill.html

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