Aug
18
Who loves ya Kamila
August 18, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Michael Brush writes:
So the market got wind of this early and sold off near the close ahead of the announcement?
Futures down post announcement.
Adam Friedman writes:
Futures are actually up a little— I think market was nervous it was going to be Susan Rice.Kamala has friends on wall st
Stefan Jovanovich writes:
The reason I don't trade is that I never, ever understand how "Wall Street" thinks when it comes to political events. How could the choice of Ms. Harris be anything but a disaster for the Biden campaign? Trump now has no worries about producing videos that criticize Joe Biden; his campaign can just run the clips from the campaign of Harris accusing Biden of being a racist, sexist…Then they can pull the videos of her being "touch on crime" in California with punitive sentencing for black people. She comes from a state that the Democrats cannot possibly lose; at least Kaine won Virginia for Clinton. In the polls that his campaign took before the primary contest with Mrs. Clinton, Barack formerly known as Barry discovered that one of his serious weaknesses was among African-Americans, many of whom questioned whether or not he was truly "black". What the campaign discovered was that those questions all went away as soon as voters were presented with images of his wife and children. Someone who was considered a possible liability for the campaign became the essential partner; that is part of the explanation for how Michelle Obama became "the most admired woman in the world''. Kamala Harris may be thought of as a "black" candidate by white people; there is going to be considerable doubt about whether black people will apply that label to a woman who is the child of a "mixed" marriage and is married to a "white" man who has adult white children from a previous marriage.
Let's have a vote from the trading floor; who takes the over on Michelle Obama's being willing to risk her untouchable popularity by publicly embracing Kamala Harris and doing campaign commercials?
Michael Brush writes:
If anything about the current political environment makes sense, you probably have mental issues
Stefan Jovanovich writes:
So, MB, is that a vote for the over?
Aug
29
Right and Wrong, from David Lamb
August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What's right with the world? Paul Potts is rewarded for a true talent after years of struggle.
What's wrong with the world? Lauren Upton is rewarded almost immediately from the womb based on physical appearance, but receives her just deserts when forced to demonstrate more than that one "talent."
James Lackey replies:
Why is born smart different than born beautiful? If one is born smart and works to refine his natural talent into ability, we call that hard work. But if a beautiful girl works to refine her natural ability, beauty, we chime in with "what is wrong with this world?"
Michael Brush remarks:
The poor girl, give her a break. Have you ever spoken before a large crowd? I have. It is terrifying. This young lady had an audience of several million and she is only 17. It may be fun, but it is heartless to ridicule her for being nervous. I'd like to see you try speaking on national TV for the first time.
David Lamb replies:
If Paul Potts had her looks, or if Miss Teen had Paul Potts's looks, would their stories be the same? My point was that pageants look at skin first, than talent. And, perhaps, Potts didn't get much of a chance in the opera ring due to his looks, or lack of refinement. What is right about the world is that a show like that was able to place a person like Potts on center stage, in front of millions, to have them accept him or not, after he demonstrated his talent. There aren't many venues in this world that offer such an opportunity.
On the other hand, place a plain girl into a Miss Teen pageant and she won't even make it past the first interview, even though she may be able to give the correct answers without a moment's hesitation.
Steve Leslie remarks:
What is wrong with this world is people who get a sordid pleasure and a wicked delight out of tearing others down. Schadenfreude. Who try to start a controversy where there is none.
What is right with this world is those who exercise their inalienable right to pursue their own interests.
We are told by the greatest of teachers that he who is without sin may cast the first stone. And that he who is exalted shall be abased.
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