Jim Cramer's Mad Money Lightning Round Picks, Dec. 8

Miriam Metzinger submits: Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV program, Friday December 8. Click on a stock ticker for more analysis:

Bullish calls:

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW): 'You, my friend ... you are right. Build-A-Bear has got the mojo going into Christmas.'
Manulife Financial (MFC): ' ... is best of breed.'
Medarex (MEDX): 'C'mon, you're preaching to the converted ... antibody-based therapeutics to fight cancer. Nothing wrong with that story.'
Goldman Sachs (GS): 'I'd like to see you in Goldman Sachs.'
Federated Department Stores (FD): 'I think the stock should have moved. ... I think Federated is going to deliver a good Christmas.'
J.C. Penney (JCP): 'There should be great pin action with the department stores alone.'
Kohl's (KSS)
MasterCard (MA): 'How long have I been telling people to back the truck up on MasterCard? ... I'm sticking by MasterCard. I think it goes even higher.'
Chevron (CVX): 'I want you in Chevron.'
Devon Energy (DVN): 'If you're more of a risk-taker, go with Devon.'
Hain Celestial (HAIN): ' ... the natural way to play Whole Foods which I no longer really like.'
L-1 Identity Solutions (ID): 'This is a very good homeland security company.'

Bearish calls:

JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
La-Z-Boy (LZB)
Bank of America (BAC)
Citigroup (C)
Valero Energy (VLO): 'You need to be concerned that that stock hasn't kept place with the other oils. Valero is a laggard.'
Whole Foods (WFMI)

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