Pessimistic Optimist

Cramer's Mad Money - Obama Accountability Index (1/21/09)

Citi..
I will bet he will be watched and held completely accountable. My thought is the last thing he wants is to be compared to W.

As an example of how the public views his position and how he reacts to it, yesterday he was re-sworn in- done in a back room ceremony- as the Internet was reporting a possible "non-legal presidential swearing in" because of the screw up with the verbage due to a lack of complete clear memory on JP's part.

That is a clear sign to me he is aware of his constituents concerns and will continue to be. But, I could be wrong it will be one of those time will tell issues.

I am optimistic and look forward to what is in our country's future.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Also I will add the attritional "not so golden" handshake. Cannot be gold or copper right now. It could be a molybdenum handshake.. nice and slick, barely able to hold on( metaphorically). Maybe an education incentive to just for retrain/educate beyond current job and positions.

Fast Money Recap - GM and Ford Go to Washington (11/28/08)

Nice job Mr. Newsman. Looks like we know what job you have up at O'dark thirty reading news and futures. markets took that hit you mentioned.. nice call, if there has to be a nice call in your briefings.

Trade Down Play - Cramer's Mad Money (10/15/08)

If you got out about a month ago good for you. If you rode the 1000 point down coaster bottom feeding will have a whole different meaning to it. If you are still in, you must have cold liquid steel in your veins. I have graduated to that position of loosing one third of my retirement savings in a 457. I will not need it for 7 to 10 down thew road but geze.. tough pill to swallow. I guess my saving grace was averaging down.
Now we segway to Cramer. He does that and I can see the methods to his madness. I have been doing that for 25 years not really thinking about it. Buying on the cheap isn't all bad. No money lost as I haven't pulled any. I suppose another 8 to 10 year before I need it will not hurt.
I continually hear about the bottom Cramer called. Looks like he was wrong.He owned it. But he also called 8000. I know because I pulled out of my hobby stocks prior to the poleaxing. I said it before and I will say it again, I am glad he is there.
By the way, did you see him with Boone today? Pretty cool. Oretty funny too. To bad it wasn't under a different situation. Boone has a great sense of humor. He is a General. Some of you hope Cramer goes off the air. If Boone goes to Washington with his march, Cramer stated he would take that day off Mad Money and march with the masses. So haters cross your fingers for that day. You could get your wish for one day.
Get Warren on there and I think you have three of the most influencial men in the stock market. I know there are some others but that is a good start. Oh and while we were mentioning the bottom, I have also heard many others call a bottom but they are never mentioned. Just Cramer. Why is that? Does it have anything do do with the fact that he is the most visible, in your face realist the stock market has going for it? I like the guy. I will not follow every move he makes or says to make but he has taught me a great deal about and for that I appreciate him.

Back Room Deal? - Cramer's Mad Money (10/10/08)

BHN,
That makes sense. I am beginning to see one or two folks with it in every blog. Common sense is not so common. That is the exact way I saw Cramer's plight as well. His direction was not unclear but it is getting spun that way. I read an article earlier that was screaming for Cramer's head. There was blood in the water and eyes were rolling back into that protective sheath ,4 rows of teeth showing. Cramer was chum.
He is some of the smartest chum I have ever seen when commenting on the markets. I listened and I am better off for it. Obviously many here are not. Are they pissed because they got smacked down and lost money? They could have done their homework. I did it and I will make it though, not unscathed, but I will survive this market.
Holding Cramer's fingers to the fire over this is like blaming Remington, Springfield or Guarrand for the guns made during the reign of Hitler. I am using a gun analogy.. not a manufacturer's analogy of them so do not ridicule my lack of exact name brand guns of that era.
I will say it again, go after the CEO's of these big companies that made so many millions. Leave Cramer to do his bidding and help the little guy.

Bulls Take a Stand - Cramer's Stop Trading! (10/10/08)

Hounds,
We are in a Cramer hating phase.. these lemmings who hate forgot or do not want to admit how or where this drubbing started. Now the blame game starts. Let's drag Cramer all the way down for he is the culprit behind it all. There are people here much smarter than I but by their comments you would not know it.
Speaking of the blame game starting..Cramer did not start this mess. He, like the vast wilderness of folks have lost money in these markets. All you have to do is check his Action Alerts portfolio. If he could move the market as he has been accused of.. why is he losing that much money? Cramer is no dfferent than any of us in that sense. The market does not discriminate.
He is not responsible for the current shape of the financial markets.. hell ,it trickles down to the little guys, the homebuyers. The CEO's got theirs and Cramers gets blamed for the market. Little guy fell for mortgages and even knew they couldn't make that ARM adjustment. Who better than the buyer knew they would not be able to make the payment after the first or second adjustment of the ARM? There had to be some concern. Yet they still bought in under the constant barrage of false promises of the lenders. I guess that was Cramer's fault too. Haters listen up.. Cramer did not get us in this mess. I will cede there were some mistakes along the way like that WB debaucle but that was a facade by WB's CEO touting the solid balance sheets. You haters want to do something productive, ask for the money back from these CEO's that amassed a fortune.
Cramer bought into it like you and I did. He realized the wrong doing and reversed order demanding get out. And that was his fault for being told lies and believeing the company fundies? And that ws his fault for trying to do the right thing after he had a ton of egg on his face.. and he knew it would cost us in the end. You must n ot recall, he owned it. What else was he supposed to do. Go talk to those CEO's and blog that.

Musical Chairs - Cramer's Mad Money (10/3/08)

Cramer knows stock. He knows CEOs. Unfortunately he does not know what they are going to do and when they will move all the time. For that, he gets hammered when he makes these calls. He is up.. he is down and then all over the board. That old saying sometimes better to shut up and be thought than speak and remove all doubt.
Entertain he does but educate is lacking especially when he rants up and down same stocks, i.e. WB. I heard both sides of this buy buy and then it went to hell quickly. Saving grace was the upstroke after WFC jumped in.
For one to place much confidance in Jimmy is completely risky. I have learned to go seek the EDU after his tyrade on any stock. I guess it is safe to say in a round about way he has taught me to do my homework and not listen to his rants. So in a sense that is EDU in itself.