Nov 14
Nov 02
Canadian radio comedian persuades Republican vice-presidential hopeful he is French leader in prank phone call
Perhaps Sarah Palin should have realised something was amiss when the caller purporting to be France’s president, Nicolas Sarkozy, referred to “my special American adviser, Johnny Halliday”.
Later in the call, maybe, she could have guessed that even the real Sarkozy would be unlikely to refer to his wife, Carla Bruni, as “so hot in bed” or talk about a supposed mutual love of hunting by saying “to take away a life, that is so fun”.
The would-be vice president was, of course, speaking to Canadian comedian Marc-Antoine Audette, part of a radio duo who have made prank calls to a series of world leaders over the years.
Palin didn’t give away anything of real note - except perhaps an ambition to be president herself “maybe in eight years” - or suffer any real embarrassments.
It is interesting, however, to hear Palin’s eager tone of voice and exaggerated politeness (”We love you! Thanks you for talking to me!”) which seemed to go beyond courtesy into sheer fandom.
Maybe Palin - like many others - still can’t believe the position she’s in right now.
Peter Walker
Sunday November 02 2008 10.05 GMT
Source: The Guardian
Tags: election, Funny, Government, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics, Sarah Palin, U.S.
Oct 18
From the Scorched Earth Files:
Andrew Lahde, manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital, burst into the spotlight last year after his one-year-old fund returned 866 percent betting against the subprime collapse.
Last month, he did the unthinkable — he shut things down, claiming dealing with his bank counterparties had become too risky. Today, Lahde passed along his “goodbye” letter, a rollicking missive on everything from greed to economic philosophy. Enjoy.
Today I write not to gloat. Given the pain that nearly everyone is experiencing, that would be entirely inappropriate. Nor am I writing to make further predictions, as most of my forecasts in previous letters have unfolded or are in the process of unfolding. Instead, I am writing to say goodbye.
Recently, on the front page of Section C of the Wall Street Journal, a hedge fund manager who was also closing up shop (a $300 million fund), was quoted as saying, “What I have learned about the hedge fund business is that I hate it.” I could not agree more with that statement. I was in this game for the money. The low hanging fruit, i.e. idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale, and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking. These people who were (often) truly not worthy of the education they received (or supposedly received) rose to the top of companies such as AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and all levels of our government. All of this behavior supporting the Aristocracy, only ended up making it easier for me to find people stupid enough to take the other side of my trades. God bless America.
There are far too many people for me to sincerely thank for my success. However, I do not want to sound like a Hollywood actor accepting an award. The money was reward enough. Furthermore, the endless list those deserving thanks know who they are.
Tags: corporations, Economy, Funny, Government, hedge funds, Hemp, Linux, Microsoft, Politics, Society, Stock Market, Wall Street
Oct 18
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Andrew Lahde, the hedge fund founder who shot to fame with his small fund that soared 870 percent last year on bets against U.S. subprime home loans, has called it quits, thanking “stupid” traders for making him rich.
In a biting, but humorous letter to investors posted on the website of Portfolio magazine on Friday, Lahde told investors last month he will no longer manage money because his bank counterparties had become too risky.
Lahde ripped his profession in the letter. He noted another hedge-fund manager who recently closed shop and was quoted in The Wall Street Journal as saying: “What I have learned about the hedge fund business is that I hate it.” To which Lahde responded, “I could not agree more with that statement.
“The low-hanging fruit, i.e. idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking,” said Lahde, who according to the website birthdates.com is 37.
“These people who were (often) truly not worthy of the education they received (or supposedly received) rose to the top of companies such as AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and all levels of our government. All of this behavior supporting the Aristocracy, only ended up making it easier for me to find people stupid enough to take the other side of my trades. God bless America.”
Tags: AIG, Banks, Bear Stearns, Credit Crisis, Economy, Funny, Government, hedge funds, Lehman Brothers, Politics, Society, Wall Street
Sep 20
Tags: Economy, Funny, George Bush, Politics, U.S.
Sep 19
Sep 10
Source: Just A Normal Girl
“Thou shalt not think.”
Be a good, boring, stupid religious sheep.
And sheep get herded, milked, fleeced and slaughtered.
So God gave you a brain, but don’t you dare use it.
In case you are bored with what religion has to offer and you want to read something really wonderful then please read the first three volumes of Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East.
For my German readers: Leben und Lehren der Meister in Fernen Osten. Band 1-3.
Jul 17
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Tags: Funny
Jul 17
Source: THE ONION From !!! January 17, 2001 !!! A must read.
WASHINGTON, DC-Mere days from assuming the presidency and closing the door on eight years of Bill Clinton, president-elect George W. Bush assured the nation in a televised address Tuesday that “our long national nightmare of peace and prosperity is finally over.”
President-elect Bush vows that “together, we can put the triumphs of the recent past behind us.”
“My fellow Americans,” Bush said, “at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us.”
Tags: Abortion, Bill Clinton, Economy, Funny, George Bush, Military, U.S., Wall Street, War
Jul 16
Unbelievable!
At a campaign event in Beaverton, OR, Obama claimed to have visited 57 U.S. states during the campaign.
Source: YouTube
Tags: Barack Obama, Funny, Politics
