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2/27: Mad Money, Losing Money, Wasting Money

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• Cool. Jim Cramer’s radio show is going to make it’s debut on the Shittsburgh air waves in early March. Now I’ll have an alternative to the days I don’t feel like listening to Rush or Rome from 1-2 p.m. When I lived in Ohio, Cramer had his show broadcast from 6-7 p.m., and whenever I was driving home late from work I always had it on. I watch his CNBC show every now and then, and it’s entertaining, although every time I tune in there seems to be a new special sound effect or three.

 

This headline says it all: “Carefully drawn political maps help incumbents.” Get the hell out of here. Next thing you know you’ll tell me that the political party in charge draws up districts that favor their re-election efforts.

 

• There’s some hippie poll about the weirdest street names; my pick came in at number five: The intersection of Clinton and Fidelity in Houston. And just to appeal my hippie friends reading this, the intersection of Bush and WMD in Dallas would have made the list, but nobody could find it on the map.

 

• I don’t get the whole Anna Nicole Smith trial regarding her former grandpa, err, husband’s estate. I’m hoping the Supreme Court takes up this case so I can stop hearing about it. Anna, you married an old guy for his money. The old guy died and didn’t leave you his estate. Get over it. Next time, marry a younger billionaire – maybe someone in his 60s – so you can live in luxury for a few years more.

 

• So Ken Lay is going broke. That’s a shame. I’d be interested to see what his resume looks like for when he goes job hunting in 50 or so years from now after he gets out of jail.

 

• I guess now the next thing to ask Jeeves is what he’s going to do for money now that he’s been dropped from a search engine I didn’t know was still in existence. I used Ask.com years ago before realizing it wasn’t necessary to type in an entire question to find something on-line. During the early ‘00s, I remember reading about this other little search engine that was supposedly the “best-kept secret on the Internet.” It was called Gaggle, or Oogle, or something. I wonder what ever happened to it?

 

• Relief funds for Hurricane Katrina victims are now “dwindling.” I wonder why. Could it be because people don’t want to donate their money to recipients who’ll spend the aid on porno and diamond rings? Nah.

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I don't get the Jim Cramer love. On the occasions that I heard him on the radio (6-7pm [he's now gone]) I wanted to punch him. Some guy picking stocks for you, telling you what to buy with your hard-earned money, based on speculation? F that. Yes, I know, he comes across as a funny, quirky fun-loving guy who wants to help you. Great.

 

Cramer was a "piker" back in the 90s tech craze. He would hype stocks on CNBC, just like other pikers, causing their value to rise artificially. The hype was based on NOTHING. It was a circle that benefitted the big boys and some regular folks who sold quickly. The "daytrader" craze types. Now it's all gone and how many people got screwed over?--thousands. He will end up at a reserved dinner table in Hell, Pit No. 5, extra hot.

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Sounds like someone got burned on pets.com.

 

I just like listening to him for entertainment value. No way will I base my investments on what some guy on cable television suggests. And I remember those people back in the '90s that would pick stocks based on nothing.

 

What is taking up his time slot now? And is Dr. Laura still there? When I was in Ohio, her show got moved a bunch of times.

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