January 2009

Some thoughts that are kicking off the playoffs in my own head this weekend: * I'll introduce this more formally in an upcoming post this weekend, but I want to let readers know now that after two years of blood, sweat and tears, we're proud to beta-launch SpokeUp.com - The social network for individuals who speak up. You can visit my profile page at http://spokeup.com/pg/profile/cody and ... read more

As I've been so vocal and adamant against all the forms of corporate welfare (you can call it "bailouts" if you want), I've gotten one question over and over as these two real quotes from my blog comments asked: "What should we do about it?" "What are you, we, going to do about all this?" So many people write to me saying they feel that, now more than ever, they don't have a voice as ... read more

My recent featured youtube videos from my homepage on SpokeUp.com - Duck Tales Inflation Lesson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_LWQQrpSc4 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Tarp Advocates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfyOr3e-34 Han Solo as a Tarp Advocate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTB1uUpu-2w I'll start posting these every few days here on the blog so you ... read more

Here's what I'll be speaking up again about this weekend:

*  NY Post: NYers Thought Bubbles

*  Obama Taps Killefer for New Post - ... read more

GE's the shining beacon of all things American -- industrial, technological, medical, financial, Hollywood-al -- is down 30% in a straight line.  And down another 6% just today. Most traders will tell ya that the stock losing another $10 billion in market cap ain't no big deal, but I think we all know it's not that easy. GE's got GE Capital, and GE Capital is totally levered up and full of ... read more

1. Illuminati: Fight It or Join It 2. To Be Clear: BofA Is On Welfare 3. 2009’s Most Important Market Phrase 1. How about these politicians who come on here all the time and explain that they voted for TARP despite being against it. Don’t they realize they are saying that they will vote against what they think is right just because some well-connected rich people who advise you say ... read more

1. Peter Meet Paul 2. Headline of the Day 3. Traders Should Stay Sidelined 1. The Independent Bank of Michigan has gotten $72 million in TARP welfare so far, but they’re not able to lend much out yet because as they tell the NYTimes today – they’re using all of it to shore up its balance sheet and pay back loans to the Federal Reserve. Take from Treasury, give to the FED? This makes ... read more

Published this intro to the RevolutioNewsletter for subscribers on Monday...you can sign up to get these newsletter intro's which I sometimes publish here and much more in the full newsletter by visiting RevolutioNewsletter.com, btw. Oh man, is the economic and earnings front rough out there.  And the stock market continues to "hang in there". But hanging in there ain't much ... read more

A couple quick takes on some stocks in the news: Apple -- Let's assume worse case that jobs is going to, heaven forbid, pass away. -  the stock probably drops to the 60s?   Where it'd be a screaming buy for both a trade and especially for the long-term investment.  They have $25 per share net cash and no debt...but in the meantime, remember that right now, Steve's just on hiatus, the ... read more

How I Feel Most of the Time When I Interview Elected Officials from The Socialist Republican/Democrat Regime: Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson discussing sending welfare to banks so that they can afford to pay back the loans they owe the government: How the babyboomers and the Republican/Democrat/Ivy League regime they've put in charge feel about fiscal responsiblity and personal ... read more