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truth. even above that, i'm not quite a completely liberal, more centered and i love my money...a lot...and still think at worse case, someone w/ a recent track record like cramer shouldn't have a show, responsible or not. or, at least, shouldn't be billed as any sort of an expert...just a wacky bald guy who may or may not have a grabber on air while giving shitty financial advice.

sole investment tool, sure. that said, again, it doesn't absolve him giving shitty advice/guidance on his show no matter what auspices you want to put it under. you cannot say it's NOT part of the problem. this isn't really a liberal/conservative argument, dude. bad/irresponsible financial guidance/reporting/whatever...is bad/irresponsible financial guidance/reporting/whatever. yeah?

for me, i think it was from bale it sounded really (and uneccesarily) forced. his voice is fine enough to talk as is. granted, haven't seen watchmen yet, so...

i agree and did agree w/ this...but completely (or at least nearly completely) absolving cramer and like-minded 'experts' of responsible/ethical guidance under the auspices of what their show/network is about...is just as silly as applying complete blame to him.

i don't disagree w/ you or Jon an iota and i'll assign lion's share of the problem to cramer/CNBC/analysts/whomever...but, like the countless discussions on the mortgage problem, people need to learn to not take things at face value. especially when it comes to large amounts of their own $. all i'm saying.

finally going to see watchmen tonight...

cramer has made a lot of $ in the market over the years, but i'm glad to see him (and more so 'entertainment journalism') called on the carpet. that said, i'll also throw some accountability towards anybody who based their financial gameplan solely on his advice or other like douchebags versus a multi-faceted, more educated approach to their investments/finances.

read yesterday that scarjo to star as black widow and mickey rourke as whiplash in Iron Man 2. i have no issue w/ either actor, but whiplash?! wtf?! lame-sauce bad guy if you ask me and i think they could find somebody a little better for that black widow role. looks like marvel studios also pushed back their overzealous release timetable for a lot of their other flicks from 2010 to 2011...which is fine by me if it means quality work.

Sure I can, but i'll also agree that there needs to be more accountability in the way of their compensation. Which, I do believe there is in a lot of companies, even if it seems like there isn't. Whatever. My bigger point (not directed at Matt) is that there is no black/white absolute stance here...even though it's much easier to argue when you make it like that.

i agree...to a certain extent. i'd just say, again, that you seem to be discounting so many levels of other management and employees below him...and that you aren't providing even strata either way. it just seems either way CEO = bad guy. i guess i don't believe that is true across the board and that there are exceptions. i also don't like the deflection from any level of accountability on individuyal employees.

so, again, CEO of a company that is failing should either get zero salary/compensation and/or deported...CEO of a company doing well is still way too overpaid and (still) solely responsbile for fucking the country up. makes sense to me. dude, really, shit isn't so black/white. how may actual CEO's do you know/have you met?

what if the company is succesful? is he still overpaid? if he's so accountable for failure, should he be just as compensated for success? somehwere in there is some level of justifcation for their salaries/bonuses...granted, they need to shoulder said burden either way. i'm not defending bad ceo's and/or management...but i will say that, unless you've been in that role, you have no clue on what it means to be in it.

because i can...pffft.

thanks, a-man!

it's all your fault, matt. have fun lighting your cigars w/ $100 bills while i can't afford to buy a new motorcycle. comfort and joy and many happy returns, fatcat.

everybody is probably looking at that obama/econ thread for answers on how to fix our country...or a link to a drag the river album.

i finally plowed through all of the hellboy and BPRD trades over the past week. what great stuff. i actually enjoyed the BPRD stuff more than the hellboy stuff. love mignola's artwork...but i think i found davis's stuff a little more fun.

i haoping i have enough of a peripheral on the book w/out actually reading it. again, i've never seen a movie after reading the book it's based upon that i like. never. i'd kind of like to at least halfway enjoy the film and then read the real deal...it's been on my shelf, calling to me, for almost a year.

unless a banker came to his door and offered him the $, i'd still say the larger part of the problem is the guy himself...or, at least, it illustrates that this is (and a lot of other instances of this banking mess we're in) a 50/50 split between irresponsible lenders/borrowers. my point is that it isn't just the shadowy cabal of CEO's or whatever that has gotten us here. to continue that thinking will drive us further into this mess.

austrya = liar!

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oi. nice priorities, jackass.