Duude's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/226535/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/175189-current-rush-to-judgment-against-aig-and-its-counterparties-is-unhelpful?source=feed#comment-777088 777088 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:29:40 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/174753-huffington-challenges-newspaper-peers?source=feed#comment-776973 776973 LOL ....as if she had worthy, credible content that would even be enticement enough for far left liberals to pay for.

"a pharmaceutical company could pay a premium to contribute relevant facts -- not sales pitches -- to real-time online reporting"

And I'm still waiting for her to pay me to log onto her website. Bidding for my viewership starts at $1000 a week.

"The Huffington Post retains most of the $37 million in invested capital available from Oak Investment Partners, Softbank Capital Partners and Greycroft Partners."

Make no mistake, these companies aren't investing to make money directly through Huffington's website. They invest with Huffington just like they invest with campaign contributions to far left political candidates alongside of Moveon.org.]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:29:51 -0500 LOL ....as if she had worthy, credible content that would even be enticement enough for far left liberals to pay for.

"a pharmaceutical company could pay a premium to contribute relevant facts -- not sales pitches -- to real-time online reporting"

And I'm still waiting for her to pay me to log onto her website. Bidding for my viewership starts at $1000 a week.

"The Huffington Post retains most of the $37 million in invested capital available from Oak Investment Partners, Softbank Capital Partners and Greycroft Partners."

Make no mistake, these companies aren't investing to make money directly through Huffington's website. They invest with Huffington just like they invest with campaign contributions to far left political candidates alongside of Moveon.org.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174811-u-s-government-s-size-the-slow-motion-crisis?source=feed#comment-774245 774245 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:37:44 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/174935-nabe-survey-recovery-won-t-remain-jobless-very-much-longer?source=feed#comment-774174 774174 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:11:27 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/174788-has-buffett-lost-his-mind?source=feed#comment-773176 773176 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:24:55 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/174744-ge-is-david-hartzell-s-highest-conviction-holding-here-s-why?source=feed#comment-773004 773004 So back to why has the finance division been ignored? Oh yeah, it doesn't work well when you're really just looking to hype your own holdings.]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:37:46 -0500 So back to why has the finance division been ignored? Oh yeah, it doesn't work well when you're really just looking to hype your own holdings.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174466-krugman-on-the-invisible-bond-vigilantes?source=feed#comment-772081 772081

On Nov 20 04:09 PM American in Paris wrote:

> Afraid Mr. Altlasman is an ideologically driven political hack that
> distorts economics to support his radical right wing agenda.
>
> If Mr. Rolfe really knew finance, he would take the future liablities
> and discount them.
>
> Has Mr. Rolfe heard of present value?
>
> And why doesn't Mr. Rolfe just take the next 5 million years of future
> liabilities while he is at?
>
> Give me a break ....]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:21 -0500

On Nov 20 04:09 PM American in Paris wrote:

> Afraid Mr. Altlasman is an ideologically driven political hack that
> distorts economics to support his radical right wing agenda.
>
> If Mr. Rolfe really knew finance, he would take the future liablities
> and discount them.
>
> Has Mr. Rolfe heard of present value?
>
> And why doesn't Mr. Rolfe just take the next 5 million years of future
> liabilities while he is at?
>
> Give me a break ....]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174466-krugman-on-the-invisible-bond-vigilantes?source=feed#comment-772075 772075

On Nov 20 05:18 PM Machiavelli999 wrote:

> The point that Krugman was making on his blog is that no market data
> agrees with your points of view. If the risk of default was really
> that high for government debt than it would cost a lot to insure
> against default, right?? Except, that the CDS on US Treasuries is
> microscopically low. You won't find too many things that are cheaper
> to insurance against than US defaulting. That's because the possibility
> of this is remote.
>
> And Winkler also fails to address another point Krugman makes. Again,
> if US was at such a high risk of default, then like other entities
> that issue junk debt, the rates on this debt would be high. In fact,
> they are at historic lows.
>
> I love the market because it takes stupid conservative theories and
> spits them out. And instead of acknowledging that their theories
> are wrong, conservatives act like cry babies and go "But my theory
> was so good. Why doesn't the stupid market understand that???"]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:38:32 -0500

On Nov 20 05:18 PM Machiavelli999 wrote:

> The point that Krugman was making on his blog is that no market data
> agrees with your points of view. If the risk of default was really
> that high for government debt than it would cost a lot to insure
> against default, right?? Except, that the CDS on US Treasuries is
> microscopically low. You won't find too many things that are cheaper
> to insurance against than US defaulting. That's because the possibility
> of this is remote.
>
> And Winkler also fails to address another point Krugman makes. Again,
> if US was at such a high risk of default, then like other entities
> that issue junk debt, the rates on this debt would be high. In fact,
> they are at historic lows.
>
> I love the market because it takes stupid conservative theories and
> spits them out. And instead of acknowledging that their theories
> are wrong, conservatives act like cry babies and go "But my theory
> was so good. Why doesn't the stupid market understand that???"]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/174100-our-steroid-pumped-economy?source=feed#comment-767094 767094 But I believe our greatest sickness is our drug-like dependence on entitlement. Its not about just social programs, its a frame of mind that says, "You owe me, I have my rights".]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:19:53 -0500 But I believe our greatest sickness is our drug-like dependence on entitlement. Its not about just social programs, its a frame of mind that says, "You owe me, I have my rights".]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173999-why-opposition-to-deficit-spending-is-growing-rapidly?source=feed#comment-765404 765404 I'm not really sure what, "... retroactively cut the funding for the pork and special interests" means. The public is 110% behind cutting pork but I don't see how it can be done retroactively. A better idea is a complete and transparent analysis of how every suspect dollar was spent and who authorized it. Names MUST be attached to EVERY project going forward. This is far-fetched without leadership in Congress and a true voter revolt.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:55:48 -0500 I'm not really sure what, "... retroactively cut the funding for the pork and special interests" means. The public is 110% behind cutting pork but I don't see how it can be done retroactively. A better idea is a complete and transparent analysis of how every suspect dollar was spent and who authorized it. Names MUST be attached to EVERY project going forward. This is far-fetched without leadership in Congress and a true voter revolt.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173913-chance-of-a-depression-now-5-percent?source=feed#comment-765227 765227 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:24:02 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173921-whitney-gets-bearish-will-she-be-right-again?source=feed#comment-765182 765182

On Nov 17 07:32 PM 4leafclover wrote:

> Paulson & Co., the hedge fund firm run by billionaire John Paulson,
> expects Bank of America Corp.’s stock to almost double in the next
> two years.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:01:08 -0500

On Nov 17 07:32 PM 4leafclover wrote:

> Paulson & Co., the hedge fund firm run by billionaire John Paulson,
> expects Bank of America Corp.’s stock to almost double in the next
> two years.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/173684-meredith-whitney-i-haven-t-been-this-bearish-in-a-year?source=feed#comment-763603 763603 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:42:09 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173454-gm-looks-to-use-u-s-and-canadian-tax-money-to-bail-out-opel?source=feed#comment-762059 762059 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:02:56 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173390-time-for-the-u-s-economy-to-reindustrialize?source=feed#comment-760903 760903 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:26:13 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173139-ten-most-prominent-underperformers-in-corporate-america?source=feed#comment-760884 760884 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:08:08 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/36521?source=feed#comment-760532 760532

On Nov 14 04:58 PM old boat guy wrote:

> Hey, bottom line, Obama's policies have been wrong. He will be in
> office for three more years; he is not going to deviate or back down.
> In fact, he will probably intensify what he and Timmy have been doing.
>
>
> Accept this. Protect yourselves and your families financially. Basically,
> there is nothing else anyone can do but "bitch."]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:38:34 -0500

On Nov 14 04:58 PM old boat guy wrote:

> Hey, bottom line, Obama's policies have been wrong. He will be in
> office for three more years; he is not going to deviate or back down.
> In fact, he will probably intensify what he and Timmy have been doing.
>
>
> Accept this. Protect yourselves and your families financially. Basically,
> there is nothing else anyone can do but "bitch."]]> http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/36521?source=feed#comment-760406 760406 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:46:29 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172797-the-global-oil-scam-50-times-bigger-than-madoff?source=feed#comment-756862 756862 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:02:57 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172499-too-big-to-fail-banks-a-simple-solution?source=feed#comment-755598 755598 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:02:10 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/172107-don-t-believe-long-term-oil-forecasts?source=feed#comment-752235 752235 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:17:45 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171549-charlie-gasparino-another-crash-has-to-happen-again?source=feed#comment-751307 751307

On Nov 08 01:37 PM rennert wrote:

> Deflation and unemployment are the new KoolAid to keep interest rates
> at zero for the Wealthy to fill their coffers even more. While the
> average American gets zero on their savings. Milk here in Florida
> at $8.50 a gallon, everyone is working on my street. only one house
> for sale.Who are they kidding. Food Inflation is here. I can not
> find a tree trimmer or handy man, all have too much work on their
> plate. Are those unemployment numbers really true. Keep interest
> rates at zero, make the Banks even richer.]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:19:20 -0500

On Nov 08 01:37 PM rennert wrote:

> Deflation and unemployment are the new KoolAid to keep interest rates
> at zero for the Wealthy to fill their coffers even more. While the
> average American gets zero on their savings. Milk here in Florida
> at $8.50 a gallon, everyone is working on my street. only one house
> for sale.Who are they kidding. Food Inflation is here. I can not
> find a tree trimmer or handy man, all have too much work on their
> plate. Are those unemployment numbers really true. Keep interest
> rates at zero, make the Banks even richer.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171975-how-warren-buffett-is-smarter-than-the-g20?source=feed#comment-751299 751299 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:06:52 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/171549-charlie-gasparino-another-crash-has-to-happen-again?source=feed#comment-749972 749972 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:19:08 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/35992?source=feed#comment-747313 747313
> This market does nothing but go up

Uh,....don't look now but look out below!!!!!!]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:13:46 -0500
> This market does nothing but go up

Uh,....don't look now but look out below!!!!!!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169488-george-soros-the-guru-outlook?source=feed#comment-738378 738378

On Oct 30 01:52 PM Sovestor wrote:

> When George Soros says one thing and has position in certain companies
> and asset classes, it does not mean he will not change his mind in
> a second and have completely different positions and views at the
> same time.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:13:10 -0400

On Oct 30 01:52 PM Sovestor wrote:

> When George Soros says one thing and has position in certain companies
> and asset classes, it does not mean he will not change his mind in
> a second and have completely different positions and views at the
> same time.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169488-george-soros-the-guru-outlook?source=feed#comment-738374 738374 Sounds like a Halloween horror.]]> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:09:32 -0400 Sounds like a Halloween horror.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/169157-tax-credits-screwdrivers-and-supply-and-demand-curves?source=feed#comment-734531 734531 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:15:24 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/169494-homebuyer-tax-credit-update?source=feed#comment-734520 734520 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:28 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/news/market_currents/post/35137?source=feed#comment-733273 733273 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:12:23 -0400