tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113770898099718712..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Politics and Warambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137814749386762562006-01-20T20:39:00.000-07:002006-01-20T20:39:00.000-07:00...course, whether a country imports or exports pe......course, whether a country imports or exports petro covers the game pretty well, but the financial people figure Russia and Iran both have $100/bbl target. Ancient czarist dreams and the caliphate both, perhaps without firing a shot.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137813047181804232006-01-20T20:10:00.000-07:002006-01-20T20:10:00.000-07:00Had the same thought--but the Yuan is still about ...Had the same thought--but the Yuan is still about 85% dollar-denominated, so that wouldn't add up, if Ahitlermanijad wants to crash the dollar. I'll ask my broker tomorrow--he's got some old pals at Oppenheimer and Goldman Sachs--they'll have some ideas. Funny thing, all the world's major markets--Asia, LatinAmerica, Europe, Japan, have been selling off for two or three days now--esp today, but Russia has been going straight up. Parabolic, 3, 6, 8% per DAY. This tidbit is useless without some idea of the volumes and amounts of capital flow--but, without digging into it, Russia would be a good bet.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137798831430446292006-01-20T16:13:00.000-07:002006-01-20T16:13:00.000-07:00No, never, i like all continence--NorthAmerica esp...No, never, i like all continence--NorthAmerica especially, but the others are great, too.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137794867456185312006-01-20T15:07:00.000-07:002006-01-20T15:07:00.000-07:00Peter:I have no class. None. I do not even believe...Peter:<BR/><BR/>I have no class. None. I do not even believe in class.<BR/><BR/>I also have a number of clients who have problems with continence. I hope to God you guys are not that far gone.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137792463243022232006-01-20T14:27:00.000-07:002006-01-20T14:27:00.000-07:00I hope the Force de Frappe flies better than the a...I hope the Force de Frappe flies better than the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle floats. <BR/><BR/>I think Greenpeace made 'em quit testing, so if the damn things misfire, I hope they at least land on the caribous.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137792176785605042006-01-20T14:22:00.000-07:002006-01-20T14:22:00.000-07:00Largest one-day loss since April 2003--so much for...Largest one-day loss since April 2003--so much for bin Laden's remark about "merchants of war".buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137791567414130172006-01-20T14:12:00.000-07:002006-01-20T14:12:00.000-07:00The makts do not like the Iran situation--the news...The makts do not like the Iran situation--the news that the Iran gov't is clearing its deposits out of European banks--in light of their plan to trade in Euros as of March-something--set the sell signals off all over the place. Oil holdings were way up, all else way down. well, after-mkt Treasuries did okay--anything with a higher rate. but, there was no flight-to-quality in them. Where will Iran put its reserves? Even gold was down--but from hyper-lofty recent heights. Gets too crazy, the USAAF may have to come in and calm things down. Can't let Ahchamanijadeddad cause a global crisis.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137790932117196562006-01-20T14:02:00.000-07:002006-01-20T14:02:00.000-07:00I meant knuck--heh heh--sharp as a razor, me.I meant knuck--heh heh--sharp as a razor, me.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137790812337676392006-01-20T14:00:00.000-07:002006-01-20T14:00:00.000-07:00Rick needs his first, he's lost his dentures.Rick needs his first, he's lost his dentures.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137789759646072912006-01-20T13:42:00.000-07:002006-01-20T13:42:00.000-07:00I think the interpretor missed a little, the threa...I think the interpretor missed a little, the threat of the use of <I>force de frappucino</I> didn't come accross as weakly as intended.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137789108959983172006-01-20T13:31:00.000-07:002006-01-20T13:31:00.000-07:00(--hope Terrye's at least smiling--getting kinda n...(--hope Terrye's at least smiling--getting kinda narvous-like around here--)buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137787816382280372006-01-20T13:10:00.000-07:002006-01-20T13:10:00.000-07:00Mine heard the word Hillary and started burning it...Mine heard the word Hillary and started burning it's files. It also ran outside, hopped in the Citroen hidden under the haystack, saluted, and lit out for the Pyrenees, with a bren gun sticking out the window.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137786529083421642006-01-20T12:48:00.000-07:002006-01-20T12:48:00.000-07:00Lucky you stuck that that last one in quick-like, ...Lucky you stuck that that last one in quick-like, Peter, my monitor was starting to whimper.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137785588773127772006-01-20T12:33:00.000-07:002006-01-20T12:33:00.000-07:00You better be listening, Peter-the-Instigator.You better be listening, Peter-the-Instigator.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137784555291063602006-01-20T12:15:00.000-07:002006-01-20T12:15:00.000-07:00buddy and Peter:I agree with both of you young men...buddy and Peter:<BR/><BR/>I agree with both of you young men. And will continue to do so until I seem some really stupid puns up here in which case I will go Hillary on you both. <BR/><BR/>You have been warned.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137783811301475052006-01-20T12:03:00.000-07:002006-01-20T12:03:00.000-07:00I think we all know that the French will pass dire...I think we all know that the French will pass directly from passivism to savagry, without a moment's pause between. For the same reason, the cities of Islam are lucky for Florida 2000. Al Gore has much more 'red-button' in him than does GWB.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137772497693965692006-01-20T08:54:00.000-07:002006-01-20T08:54:00.000-07:00When the war-outcome is uncertain, attack your own...When the war-outcome is uncertain, attack your own leader. That'll dispose of that unsettling uncertainty.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137770245832463012006-01-20T08:17:00.000-07:002006-01-20T08:17:00.000-07:00Sheesh.Can Cafferty then think of an explanation w...Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>Can Cafferty then think of an explanation why OBL didn't show up just after Katrina?<BR/><BR/>If ever Bush needed some help, it was then.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137769507370226402006-01-20T08:05:00.000-07:002006-01-20T08:05:00.000-07:00In the movie "Little Big Man" Custer is surveying ...In the movie "Little Big Man" Custer is surveying the distant Valley of the Little Bighorn. He calls for one of his mule skinners (Little Big man) to come forward. He asks the muleskinner (I paraphrase all this), "Should I go down there?'<BR/><BR/>Muleskinner: "No, there's thousands of Cheyenne and Sioux warriors down there. We'll all be killed."<BR/><BR/>Custer: "Aha, since you hate me, you WANT me to think that you mean the opposite of what you say! Therefore, when you say not to go, you want me to think you REALLY mean not to go, therefore, WE SHALL GO! Bugler, Blow the ATTACK!"<BR/><BR/>Custer, of course, was well-known as a Democratic activist (really, no joke).buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137768361828670422006-01-20T07:46:00.001-07:002006-01-20T07:46:00.001-07:00Do ya see--I'm sure you do--the proof for the need...Do ya see--I'm sure you do--the proof for the need to surrender?<BR/><BR/>1) OBL disses GWB in order to rally APE (American PEople) to GWB.<BR/>2) So, the only way APE can fight OBL is to dump GWB.<BR/>3) So, OBL can only be defeated by surrendering to him!<BR/><BR/>Easy as 1-2-3! Dunno why i dint never see it befo!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137767725542965992006-01-20T07:35:00.000-07:002006-01-20T07:35:00.000-07:00Thursday, January 19, 2006 (scroll down an inch as...<A HREF="http://corner.nationalreview.com/" REL="nofollow">Thursday, January 19, 2006</A> (scroll down an inch as of now)<BR/><BR/>JACK CAFFERTY IN THE 'RUBBER ROOM' [John Podhoretz]<BR/>Hugh Hewitt recommends changing the name of CNN's "Situation Room" to a title more appropriate for a mental institution on account of the latest nutsy ramble by its "I'm just an old newsman who's seen it all" commentator Jack Cafferty: <B>"The last time we got a tape from Osama bin Laden was right before the 2004 presidential election. Now here we are four days away from hearings starting in Washington into the wire tapping of America's telephones without bothering to get a court order or a warrant, and up pops another tape from Osama bin Laden. Coincidence? Who knows."</B> Hugh's got more Cafferty craziness here.<BR/>Posted at 11:16 PM<BR/><BR/>IOW, guys n' gals, our pres and bin Laden are allies, in a war against (who else could it be?) 'Liberals', according to this 'veteran newsman' who's 'seen it all'.<BR/><BR/>Stuck, stuck, stuck on stupid, stupid, stupid.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137760715733727812006-01-20T05:38:00.000-07:002006-01-20T05:38:00.000-07:00The best line from the tirade:The wise ones know t...The best line from the tirade:<BR/><BR/><I>The wise ones know that <B>Bush has no plan</B></I><BR/><BR/>Hey, maybe the translator made it all up and he really said 'Belefonte has no bananas'.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137728523373548272006-01-19T20:42:00.000-07:002006-01-19T20:42:00.000-07:00What's the diff between a hash-head thinking and D...What's the diff between a hash-head thinking and Dem leader thinking? None that I could imagine. On to Wazi-Land!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137727234725130742006-01-19T20:20:00.000-07:002006-01-19T20:20:00.000-07:00The Dems should hold their convention is Wazirista...The Dems should hold their convention is Waziristan--damn good idee, Peter!buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1137726727988276072006-01-19T20:12:00.000-07:002006-01-19T20:12:00.000-07:00The lovely Miss Laura, liberrian by trade.The lovely Miss Laura, liberrian by trade.buddy larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760847873026506988noreply@blogger.com