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And the fact that The Times is publishing drivel like this, thinking that it has something to do with the reality surrounding us, will give you an idea of why THEY are biting the dust.
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And note: writing about finance doesn't make a reporter a financial genius, any more than covering the courts makes one an attorney.
05/15/09
So sorry to hear his yuppie existence of Starbucks, fine cheeses, and the 120k gig a year at The NY Times is a scam perpetuated by maxed out credit cards...
But, you know, we all fool ourselves every day to believe what we want to believe about ourselves.
This just had no consequence. Yet.
05/15/09
Many if not most of the economists I know could not be relied upon to run a hot dog stand (no offense to hot dog stands).
And David Denby did a financial market version of this--plus Intern pron--in a book a few years ago.
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Internet, not Intern.
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Could be. The title of the book, if I'm not mistaken, is American Sucker.
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And if somebody can get good cheese on a regular basis, they shouldn't be worrying that much about housing beyond a certain level.
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Um, by his own admission, this self-obsessed loon is taking home around $32K a year. So how is the money there again? And, in light of the detail he goes into regarding his experience as a "financial reporter," his "I was in love" statement says it all.
Why on earth do we care where they went to high school? Was there even an editor within several miles of this piece? Or am I missing something?
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He lived far above what his income dictated because him and his middle aged stay at home mom wife had gotten used to the perks of life lived in that fashion. So they bought a 460 000 dollar house, and then as the debts mounted they REFUSED to leave that house.
So "all of a sudden" they're in debt. WOW. What a surprise. Oh and you're drawing overdrafts to pay for 300 dollars/week in groceries and cable bills? When I'm in money trouble the first thing I cancel is cable. But I guess when you're that far in debt you can't really afford to miss the exuberant humour of two and a half men. Or According to Jim, the Jeremiah of our times.
I have no sympathy for this boob.
05/15/09
I must admit a twinge of sympathy for the guy at times- the eagerness of many financial entities to 'help" him seemed only to screw him further, on incomprehensible terms. But ultimately, yeah, you didn't need to rent a beach house for a week. I find it hard to feel sympathy for this particular guy, but I think of many others who are going through similar straits, who aren't contemptible like this. People who weren't extravagant but face a lot of the same pressures as this guy, on a smaller scale. Sigh. Depressing to think of.
04/23/09
And it was about time for something heartwarming to happen on a Simon Cowell show. Because the fact is that she tried out on other shows before and didn't make it. If her voice is that great, then why not?
She's actually kind of a cute thing in that way that unsophisticated I wanna be in show business high school drama queens and kings way there is. Am I the only people who have met people like her before?
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Let me Ask you something Mr. Lawson; Do you sing in the shower and think to yourself that you have talent and thats it's not fair that it goes unnoticed...Then you see a recording of this Brit bitty waddle on to a stage and sing like a fucking bird, and it drives you bananas..
You turn in to a hate volcano, sitting in your big city apartment. all alone. on a crate & barrel couch you paid too much for. ranting and raving to no one.
I'll bet you're a sad little hater, arn't you?
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P.S What's a '' Brit bitty ''? I
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She also always said: "Never trust a spinster with facial hair."
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There is something about that moment and the person that struck a chord with people and I don't believe Simon or anyone else in reality television has the vision or senvitivity to have planned it.
Maybe on the inside, most people feel a little like Susan Boyle - an ugly duckling who could have been... well, almost anything.
And we lived a dream come true through her in our little beige cubicles.
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/fixed.
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