Mad Money Machine

by Paul Douglas Boyer

See? They Say the PPT *WAS* at Work Last Week

Here’s a post from Naked Capitalism just now proving that yes, in fact, the Plunge Protection Team did act last week:  Are the Feds Manipulating the Stock Market? from naked capitalism by Yves Smith This message came from an investor who has provided me with some very useful research from time to time: "Mike Belkin, […]

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Tue, March 25 2008 » Fun » Comments Off on See? They Say the PPT *WAS* at Work Last Week

Fox’s Cramer Bash Ad

Hahaha, Fox Business channel took out an ad in the NYT and WSJ that bashed Cramer on his Bear Stearns call. Pretty funny. Hat tip CrossingWallStreet.com

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Mon, March 24 2008 » Fun » Comments Off on Fox’s Cramer Bash Ad

Mad Money Liquidation Auction

Got an email from Jim (not THAT Jim) saying they are auctioning off some of the props used on the Mad Money show. Since I’m a statesman like Cramer, I won’t call it "Cramer Crap." You can see video clips of the props being used on the show and then put in a bid on […]

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Mon, March 17 2008 » Fun » Comments Off on Mad Money Liquidation Auction

Write Your Congressman About Our Coins

It’s really easy to write to your congressman these days. Simply go to house.gov, enter your zip code, and click on the send email link (at least it was for MY congressman). So, here is what I wrote to mine this morning. Please join me in calling for the elimination of the penny, nickel, and […]

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Thu, March 13 2008 » Fun » 2 Comments

Congress Takes Up Coin Modernization

Congress held a hearing yesterday to consider replacing zinc pennies with steel pennies. Ron Paul was there and made a statement about how the penny was worth the equivalent of $0.47 in the early 20th century. You can watch a video of the hearing. But nobody is talking about the solution that makes sense: drop […]

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Wed, March 12 2008 » Fun » Comments Off on Congress Takes Up Coin Modernization

Eliot Spitzer’s Favorite TV Show was Mad Money

Have you ever hear the term "financial pornography?" Perhaps that is a reason that (former) NY Governor Eliot Spitzer’s favorite TV show was Mad Money?

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Mon, March 10 2008 » Fun » Comments Off on Eliot Spitzer’s Favorite TV Show was Mad Money

Want to pay with pennies? Think again!

School kids pay for their lunch in pennies and get into trouble. You know we need to get rid of pennies when they cause such a nuisance. Watch the video. http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=109908

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Wed, March 5 2008 » Fun » Comments Off on Want to pay with pennies? Think again!