tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post2027603343625860601..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: June 15 2009: Recover, Bubble, Reform, FumbleIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-81914509697859791582009-06-17T20:10:04.158-04:002009-06-17T20:10:04.158-04:00Hello, author--
You have a high number of sentenc...Hello, author--<br /><br />You have a high number of sentence fragments in your composition. These are grammatical errors.<br /><br />You make yourself look inept at writing English properly when you do that. <br /><br />I would suggest that you refrain from making yourself look inept by having so many sentence fragments in your composition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-26897132053433208882009-06-16T21:53:04.137-04:002009-06-16T21:53:04.137-04:00New post upNew post upIlargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77827636341162468052009-06-16T21:42:50.848-04:002009-06-16T21:42:50.848-04:00Here what the US did during one of their own natio...Here what the US did during one of their own national political conventions to protesters.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-7BSoFhL0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-77318755524401976572009-06-16T21:40:33.792-04:002009-06-16T21:40:33.792-04:00A nice segue to the "Federal Reserve to Gain ...A nice segue to the "Federal Reserve to Gain Power Under Plan" is this gem.<br /><br /><b>DoD Training Manual: <i>Protests are "Low-Level Terrorism"</i></b><br /><br />"The [US] Department of Defense is training all of its personnel in its current Antiterrorism and Force Protection Annual Refresher Training Course that political protest is <b>"low-level terrorism.&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59436256478277059252009-06-16T21:38:25.159-04:002009-06-16T21:38:25.159-04:00Not much talk about the biggest news of the day, n...Not much talk about the biggest news of the day, namely the BRIC summit in Russia the past couple of days.<br /><br />I suppose the reason is that the BRIC nations, for all of their legitimate frustration with dollar hegemony, do not see their way clear to actually DO very much about it without shooting themselves very painfully in the foot. China alone holds $2 Trillion in dollar denominated D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83613704138991070472009-06-16T21:33:01.283-04:002009-06-16T21:33:01.283-04:00Dmitri Orlov = L
Definancialisation, deglobalisat...Dmitri Orlov = L<br /><br />Definancialisation, deglobalisation, relocalisation<br />http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2009/06/definancialisation-deglobalisation.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-25590718291204419782009-06-16T21:23:54.219-04:002009-06-16T21:23:54.219-04:00It's about time for the new sheriff to take ac...It's about time for the new sheriff to take action.<br />Let's hope that the new sheriff is not on the bad boy's payroll.<br />jaljalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-64907354407006784812009-06-16T21:14:32.938-04:002009-06-16T21:14:32.938-04:00Not a favorite news source but interesting news bl...Not a favorite news source but interesting news blip:<br /><br /><b>Federal Reserve to Gain Power Under Plan</b><br /><br />http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/16/plan-gives-fed-sweeping-power-over-companies/?feat=home_headlines<br /><br />It starts with a outright lie:<br /><br />"The Federal Reserve, already arguably the most powerful agency in the U.S. government,..."<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-83785032751659486822009-06-16T19:56:26.143-04:002009-06-16T19:56:26.143-04:00@Anon 9:41
You are missing George Ure : \
Who al...@Anon 9:41<br /><br />You are missing George Ure : \<br /><br />Who also predicts a stock market collapse in the fall.Persephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16990525279110502147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-79490044748671783062009-06-16T19:33:06.705-04:002009-06-16T19:33:06.705-04:00@ Ed Gorey,
Thank you for confirming the meanings...@ Ed Gorey,<br /><br />Thank you for confirming the meanings of the symbols.<br /><br />They're more than just amusing, but actually kind of useful you need an ultra succinct summary of position.D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-40630408654045195532009-06-16T19:27:43.119-04:002009-06-16T19:27:43.119-04:00The war with Iran will be funded with pension fund...The war with Iran will be funded with pension funds, the last assets in the smaller banks anf withholding grain from the world as a hostage, starve or fund U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-57594603705436445732009-06-16T19:23:03.937-04:002009-06-16T19:23:03.937-04:00To Anon @ 7.01
Pretell......where will the $$$$$$...To Anon @ 7.01<br /><br />Pretell......where will the $$$$$$ come to start another war? Are they not mildly' overstretched as it is?<br />Putting it mildly of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-62610078789093237902009-06-16T19:07:38.764-04:002009-06-16T19:07:38.764-04:00@DBS
One can interpret the symbols as predictions...@DBS<br /><br />One can interpret the symbols as predictions for the direction of asset prices (real estate, stocks, corporate bonds, commodities, etc.)<br /><br />/ = asset prices going up for a long time<br />\ = going down for a long time<br />U = down, then stagnation, then up<br />L = down, then prolonged stagnation<br />WWW = up and down and up and down with no clear trendErin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-52587157335545007122009-06-16T19:06:52.257-04:002009-06-16T19:06:52.257-04:00About the funny symbols (\, U, L, etc.)
Cancel my...About the funny symbols (\, U, L, etc.)<br /><br />Cancel my last.<br /><br />I just got it.<br /><br />The symbols are of the predicted shaped of things to come.<br /><br />\ = past hell's sub-basement. Eyore on downers having a bad day.<br />/ = happy times are here again. No worries. Buy, buy buy.<br />U = Hard times ahead but never fear! Recovery is just around the corner for the D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-90994479912090359242009-06-16T19:01:23.821-04:002009-06-16T19:01:23.821-04:00The economic meltdown in the US will be covered up...The economic meltdown in the US will be covered up with a war on Iran. Whether the US gives the nod to Israel or fabricates a Gulf of Tonkin/Persia and starts it own it's own, it's immaterial to the real purpose at hand.<br /><br />Which is to divert the Sheeple's rodent like attention span (and dawning rage) away from the stock market collapse. In fact, the U.S. Ministry of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-86147478111424047532009-06-16T18:45:05.001-04:002009-06-16T18:45:05.001-04:00@ Anonymous June 16, 2009 9:41 AM
You asked: &quo...@ Anonymous June 16, 2009 9:41 AM<br /><br />You asked: "Who am I missing?"<br /><br />Well, for starters you missed ME. By a country mile.<br /><br />What do all the arcane symbols mean? (specifically, the symbols /, \, U, L and WWW)<br /><br />Your post might have been astute, funny, complimentary, insulting, or just plain off the wall, but who can tell?<br /><br />Translation, D. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19866173529447626182009-06-16T18:35:34.266-04:002009-06-16T18:35:34.266-04:00It was just after the sheep had returned, on a ple...It was just after the sheep had returned, on a pleasant evening when the animals had finished work <br />and were making their way back to the farm buildings, that the terrified neighing of a horse sounded from the yard. Startled, the animals stopped in their tracks. It was Clover's voice. <br />She neighed again, and all the animals broke into a gallop and rushed into the yard. Then they sawGravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-19652775525638668902009-06-16T17:58:29.648-04:002009-06-16T17:58:29.648-04:00Re: The Iranian situation
If I were the reformis...Re: The Iranian situation<br /><br />If I were the reformist election loser, I wouldn't touch the Presidency with a 10 foot pole. Even if I managed to kick-out Ahmadinejad, I'd preside over the dissolution of the state as the social contract unravels. An economy built on oil and natural gas exports is going to have trouble over the next few years. Meanwhile, Ahmadinejad and friends Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-61650410773758256532009-06-16T17:24:10.954-04:002009-06-16T17:24:10.954-04:00I find it hilarious (and nauseous) how the US MSM ...I find it hilarious (and nauseous) how the US MSM reports on the Iranian situation as though the Iranian people are beautifully and desperately striving to attain the same freedom of self-determination that we enjoy here. The Iranians are <i>trying to overthrow an entire governing establishment</i>. That simply doesn't happen here. If we had one-tenth the balls that the Iranians have, maybe brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-67025349919226677172009-06-16T17:18:51.672-04:002009-06-16T17:18:51.672-04:00Stoneleigh, please stop being so vague and ambiguo...Stoneleigh, please stop being so vague and ambiguous in your predictions.brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-80974715804496520002009-06-16T17:11:15.134-04:002009-06-16T17:11:15.134-04:00Stoneleigh seems to agree with Anon 3:22. Funny t...Stoneleigh seems to agree with Anon 3:22. Funny thing is I thought Anon 3:22 could also be talking about this blog (sans the meadows of green).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59922346568302291062009-06-16T16:26:59.149-04:002009-06-16T16:26:59.149-04:00Anon @3:22,
One day someone is screamimg fire in ...Anon @3:22,<br /><br /><i>One day someone is screamimg fire in a crowded theatre; the next, taking a bucolic stroll through meadows of green.</i><br /><br />This gets on my nerves too, particularly when it comes from people who should know better. It's herding behaviour in action, but when market commentators do it it causes a lot of confusion. The fundamentals are awful, and have been for a Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-87713131988734569252009-06-16T16:19:12.763-04:002009-06-16T16:19:12.763-04:00To Stoneleigh @ 4.08
Many thanks for your respon...To Stoneleigh @ 4.08<br /><br />Many thanks for your response.<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-59099059244787585402009-06-16T16:08:36.232-04:002009-06-16T16:08:36.232-04:00Anon @2:41,
I'm inclined to agree with Karl t...Anon @2:41,<br /><br />I'm inclined to agree with Karl that a near term pullback in the markets is underway, could get sharper, and could last for a while. I wouldn't give the same proximate cause as he does though, especially as the decline began before the Fed's actions.<br /><br />I still think we haven't seen the final recovery high for the rally, which I would expect perhaps Stoneleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099878430757036461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-21049264293585666552009-06-16T15:44:08.390-04:002009-06-16T15:44:08.390-04:00@Anon 3:22:
Well stated.
I agree with what you s...@Anon 3:22:<br /><br />Well stated.<br /><br />I agree with what you say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com