Tag Archives: CNBC

Spazzy White Guys in Lower Manhattan (and Chicago)

Posted on December 28, 2012 at 11:12 am by Bob Cesca

In the Mail Bag this week, I mentioned the freaks who control our financial system on Wall Street and how their instability often screws us all. Here’s a great example of the spazziest of the Spazzy White Guys in Lower … Continue reading →

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Spazzy White Guys in Lower Manhattan

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 4:56 pm by Bob Cesca

The Dow is inching closer to 14,000 — up from 6,600 when the president took office. And yet they’re so completely pissed about the Obama presidency, they’re accusing him of an impeachable conspiracy to fabricate the unemployment numbers. Rather than … Continue reading →

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The Vice Presidential Short-List…

Posted on May 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

…just became shorter. Here’s Senator Rob Portman, once considered to be near the top of the list, if not the top, for Vice President. That may no longer be the case after today. Serious question — was this his way … Continue reading →

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Sell! Sell! Sell!

Posted on August 11, 2011 at 7:24 am by Bob Cesca

Yesterday was another freak out on Wall Street with the Dow clocking its ninth worst point loss in history. 519 points down, obliterating the gains from Tuesday. If you have a spare couple of minutes, turn on CNBC for bit … Continue reading →

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Jones Act Lies Debunked

Posted on July 10, 2010 at 10:52 am by Bob Cesca

CNBC’s Mark Haines, of all people, debunks the entire wingnut Jones Act lie about the Gulf cleanup. Via Digby: Yippee ki-yay, Hans. Suck it.

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Go Howard Dean

Posted on July 27, 2009 at 5:19 pm by Bob Cesca

Howard Dean on CNBC this morning debating Maria Bartiromo: If you do a survey of Medicare, most people are happy with Medicare. There are no bureaucrats interfering between doctors and patients in Medicare. But there are a lot of bureaucrats … Continue reading →

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Santelli

Posted on March 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm by JumpyPants

Jon Stewart deserves a Pulitzer Prize for last night’s show. That’s a fact. But Jim Cramer deserves some sort of kudos for taking it like a man. Put another way: where the crap is Rick Santelli? Why is Santelli being … Continue reading →

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Bears

Posted on March 11, 2009 at 8:53 am by JumpyPants

Media Matters: While media figures and outlets continue to use the term “Obama bear market” to refer to the 20 percent drop in the stock market since President Obama’s inauguration, a Media Matters for America search of the Nexis and … Continue reading →

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Spazzy White Guys in Lower Manhattan

Posted on March 7, 2009 at 1:59 pm by JumpyPants

Just wanted to explain this frame for those of you just joining us. If you’ve spent any amount of time watching CNBC, you will have witnessed the madness. Every time I dial it up, there’s a white guy in a … Continue reading →

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Spazzy White Revolution

Posted on February 19, 2009 at 1:23 pm by Bob Cesca

Wow. The spazzy white guys in lower Manhattan have totally lost their spazzy white shpadoinkle! First, the Drudge front page: And here’s the spazziest of the spazzy white guys, CNBC’s Rick Santelli, declaring his intentions to rise up against the … Continue reading →

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