Jersey's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/149874/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/137150-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-500131 500131 Tue, 12 May 2009 08:42:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/130099-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-455985 455985 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:09:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/130099-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-455956 455956 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:00:22 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/130099-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-455917 455917 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:34:38 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/129316-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-450667 450667 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:52:00 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/128880-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-447870 447870 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:24:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125970-stewart-vs-cramer-a-cheap-shot?source=feed#comment-426347 426347 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:20:41 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125970-stewart-vs-cramer-a-cheap-shot?source=feed#comment-426333 426333

On Mar 15 09:50 AM HardToLove wrote:

> A few points here.
>
> 1) Cramer provides a valuable service by *always* reminding his audience
> of due diligence, never taking his advice as gospel and trying to
> educate his audience. Whether he is right or wrong about specific
> market events or equities doesn't bother me at all. Until I see him
> walk on water or dangling from a wooden crucifix I will never blame
> him for missed or bad calls. After all, in fairness, I don't have
> enough years left to target all the others that should be criticized
> *ahead* of him.
>
> 2) I've enjoyed Stewart. However his pillorying of Cramer seems rather
> presumptuous. It's as if he believes that through his exposure to
> the reported events and public sentiment he is now expert enough
> to lay blame for the results. That's one hell of an ego.
>
> Allowing that he is a private citizen, as well as an entertainer,
> he did nothing more that give another public voice to the frustration
> that many feel. Cramer was the only available "pissing post" and
> so took it on the chin. I felt a great deal of sympathy for him.
>
>
> As to Santelli: I like him a lot. He was also "another voice" of
> what many were feeling. If he chose (wisely) not to be the undeserving
> target of rantings of an egotistical comedic panderer to populist
> sentiment (which may be an accurate description of the premise of
> Stewart's show), I congratulate Santelli. His rant and opting out
> of Stewart's show does nothing to discredit him either.
>
> 3) Why has the most important moment of the whole show has been overlooked?
> When Stewart suggested that the media was at least partly fault for
> being "in bed" with financial interests, he was right. He then complained
> about the lack of investigative reporting. He was right that there
> are many "showmen", commentators, etc., and few reporters. He asked
> where was the investigative journalism that was the hallmark of good
> media in past times.
>
> This was the one potentially useful thing that came out of the show.
> Where has the true "journalism" and "investigative reporting" gone
> in our media? The media seems to have forgotten the important role
> assigned by our founding fathers to it in the preservation of freedom
> and democracy.
>
> I presume it has gone the way of many useful values in the pursuit
> of profits - nay, even survival - at the cost of many more important
> things.
>
> 4) Regardless of thoughts to the contrary, it is not just a "financial"
> crises, it is a societal crises engendered by the wanton abandonment
> of personal and social values - those that made this country so prosperous
> and highly-regarded by the world at large through nearly two centuries.
>
>
> The current situation will bring some of these back to the fore as
> individuals at all levels are reminded of the results of the abandonment
> of these values.
>
> Jack Welch recently commented on the stupidity of running a company
> for purposes of share price. Maybe this is an early vocal harbinger
> of the "re-education" which will/should take place.
>
> MHO
> HardToLove]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:08:05 -0400

On Mar 15 09:50 AM HardToLove wrote:

> A few points here.
>
> 1) Cramer provides a valuable service by *always* reminding his audience
> of due diligence, never taking his advice as gospel and trying to
> educate his audience. Whether he is right or wrong about specific
> market events or equities doesn't bother me at all. Until I see him
> walk on water or dangling from a wooden crucifix I will never blame
> him for missed or bad calls. After all, in fairness, I don't have
> enough years left to target all the others that should be criticized
> *ahead* of him.
>
> 2) I've enjoyed Stewart. However his pillorying of Cramer seems rather
> presumptuous. It's as if he believes that through his exposure to
> the reported events and public sentiment he is now expert enough
> to lay blame for the results. That's one hell of an ego.
>
> Allowing that he is a private citizen, as well as an entertainer,
> he did nothing more that give another public voice to the frustration
> that many feel. Cramer was the only available "pissing post" and
> so took it on the chin. I felt a great deal of sympathy for him.
>
>
> As to Santelli: I like him a lot. He was also "another voice" of
> what many were feeling. If he chose (wisely) not to be the undeserving
> target of rantings of an egotistical comedic panderer to populist
> sentiment (which may be an accurate description of the premise of
> Stewart's show), I congratulate Santelli. His rant and opting out
> of Stewart's show does nothing to discredit him either.
>
> 3) Why has the most important moment of the whole show has been overlooked?
> When Stewart suggested that the media was at least partly fault for
> being "in bed" with financial interests, he was right. He then complained
> about the lack of investigative reporting. He was right that there
> are many "showmen", commentators, etc., and few reporters. He asked
> where was the investigative journalism that was the hallmark of good
> media in past times.
>
> This was the one potentially useful thing that came out of the show.
> Where has the true "journalism" and "investigative reporting" gone
> in our media? The media seems to have forgotten the important role
> assigned by our founding fathers to it in the preservation of freedom
> and democracy.
>
> I presume it has gone the way of many useful values in the pursuit
> of profits - nay, even survival - at the cost of many more important
> things.
>
> 4) Regardless of thoughts to the contrary, it is not just a "financial"
> crises, it is a societal crises engendered by the wanton abandonment
> of personal and social values - those that made this country so prosperous
> and highly-regarded by the world at large through nearly two centuries.
>
>
> The current situation will bring some of these back to the fore as
> individuals at all levels are reminded of the results of the abandonment
> of these values.
>
> Jack Welch recently commented on the stupidity of running a company
> for purposes of share price. Maybe this is an early vocal harbinger
> of the "re-education" which will/should take place.
>
> MHO
> HardToLove]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/125970-stewart-vs-cramer-a-cheap-shot?source=feed#comment-426322 426322 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:57:56 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125970-stewart-vs-cramer-a-cheap-shot?source=feed#comment-426286 426286 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:36:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/125970-stewart-vs-cramer-a-cheap-shot?source=feed#comment-426175 426175 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:11:53 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124291-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-416394 416394 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:02:00 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124291-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-415615 415615 about AIG and couldn't help wondering; in your opinion, do you think
it's possible that , gezz I can't believe I'm even thinking such a
question but, if the insurance companies collapse can life insurance
policies collapse with them? They aren't even FDIC insured. What a
chilling thought. Do you believe it's a remotest possibility? ]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:16:13 -0500 about AIG and couldn't help wondering; in your opinion, do you think
it's possible that , gezz I can't believe I'm even thinking such a
question but, if the insurance companies collapse can life insurance
policies collapse with them? They aren't even FDIC insured. What a
chilling thought. Do you believe it's a remotest possibility? ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/123422-eight-companies-that-are-hiking-dividends?source=feed#comment-408977 408977

On Mar 01 05:26 PM paultaut wrote:

> It pays to invest in companies with rising dividends but will they
> continue to do so.
>
> Dow Chemical cut its dividend for the first time since inception,
> thats 96 years. GE last week. How long can you feel safe that the
> above mentioned companies will not eliminate their dividends when
> the onerous Obama Corporate Taxes hit.
>
> For years Corporations have shielded earnings by using writeoffs.
> Corporations are currently writing off everything they can, including
> the Kitchen sinks.
>
> Taxable earnings and Incoming taxes are going to be reduced exponentially
> because taxable earnings are going be shielded by Billions in writeoffs.
>
>
> Believe me, accounting rules will be changed to disallow the application
> entirely or there will be some other modification. Obama needs the
> Income for his programs, being unable to fund them because of the
> writeoffs being used to shield taxable income will not sit well.
>
>
> Something will have to change. In my opinion, the dividend payouts
> by all corporations are based on current accounting practices. Those
> practices will change and until we know how much, no one can forecast
> what will remain.]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:09:44 -0500

On Mar 01 05:26 PM paultaut wrote:

> It pays to invest in companies with rising dividends but will they
> continue to do so.
>
> Dow Chemical cut its dividend for the first time since inception,
> thats 96 years. GE last week. How long can you feel safe that the
> above mentioned companies will not eliminate their dividends when
> the onerous Obama Corporate Taxes hit.
>
> For years Corporations have shielded earnings by using writeoffs.
> Corporations are currently writing off everything they can, including
> the Kitchen sinks.
>
> Taxable earnings and Incoming taxes are going to be reduced exponentially
> because taxable earnings are going be shielded by Billions in writeoffs.
>
>
> Believe me, accounting rules will be changed to disallow the application
> entirely or there will be some other modification. Obama needs the
> Income for his programs, being unable to fund them because of the
> writeoffs being used to shield taxable income will not sit well.
>
>
> Something will have to change. In my opinion, the dividend payouts
> by all corporations are based on current accounting practices. Those
> practices will change and until we know how much, no one can forecast
> what will remain.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/121699-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-396826 396826 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:55:20 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112778-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-342932 342932 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:21:15 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112300-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-338591 338591

On Dec 26 07:46 AM Chaim Kimelblat wrote:

> Its the first time I receive The Wall Street Breakfast, and enjoyed
> every line of it.
> Gives the investor a window to the world of what really matters.
>
> Kol Ha Kavod!]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:09:16 -0500

On Dec 26 07:46 AM Chaim Kimelblat wrote:

> Its the first time I receive The Wall Street Breakfast, and enjoyed
> every line of it.
> Gives the investor a window to the world of what really matters.
>
> Kol Ha Kavod!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/110921-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-330766 330766 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:34:50 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109570-dividend-income-in-market-downturns?source=feed#comment-323640 323640 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:53:56 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109381-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-321522 321522 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:49:12 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/108968-cramer-s-mad-money-cramer-sec-chairman-12-2-08?source=feed#comment-320953 320953 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:31:07 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/109186-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-320823 320823 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:50:48 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/107843-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-314667 314667 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:42:28 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/107533-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-313701 313701 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:27:27 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/107288-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-311639 311639 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:49:35 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/107288-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-311558 311558 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:43:15 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/106771-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-310226 310226 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:11:55 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/106771-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-309724 309724 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:05:01 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/105792-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-305162 305162 It has been learned that upon President-elect Obama's Inaugural ball
he will not be dressing in a suit but will be donning his new outfit
for the next four years. The out fit will be of a special protective
spandex material and will proudly display a large golden O standing for Obama, Oprha, or simply, Opps. It will be comprised of the colors red and black, will have
special booties that can scale anything and a long cape that will
facilitate him flying all over the world in mere seconds. Da, da, da, daaaaa, da, da, da, da, daaaa, da, da, da, da, daaaa, da, da...]]> Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:13:33 -0500 It has been learned that upon President-elect Obama's Inaugural ball
he will not be dressing in a suit but will be donning his new outfit
for the next four years. The out fit will be of a special protective
spandex material and will proudly display a large golden O standing for Obama, Oprha, or simply, Opps. It will be comprised of the colors red and black, will have
special booties that can scale anything and a long cape that will
facilitate him flying all over the world in mere seconds. Da, da, da, daaaaa, da, da, da, da, daaaa, da, da, da, da, daaaa, da, da...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99956-wall-street-breakfast-must-know-news?source=feed#comment-283014 283014 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:17:59 -0400