All Things in Moderation

Morning Report – sell in May and go away 04/17/13

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   Troll McWingnut or George, whichever, on April 17, 2013 at 10:58 am said:

   About time!

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   yellojkt, on April 17, 2013 at 11:15 am said:

   As anecdotal evidence, my mortgage is through Citibank and they have been pestering me with increasingly expensive marketing materials to re-finance. I have a very low interest HELOC which makes that either complicated or not worth it. But their persistence is impressive.

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   lmsinca, on April 17, 2013 at 11:33 am said:

   I can anecdotally confirm that my stock is taking a hit……………….might be a buying opportunity?

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     ScottC, on April 17, 2013 at 12:17 pm said:

     AP reporting suspect in custody.

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       ScottC, on April 17, 2013 at 12:21 pm said:

       NBC reporting that AP is full of shit.

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   lmsinca, on April 17, 2013 at 3:02 pm said:

   CNN definitely leaves a lot to be desired in reporting the news. They not only botched the arrest story they actually said it was a “dark skinned male”…………….idiots.

   “I was told they have a breakthrough in the identification of the suspect, and I’m told — and I want to be very careful about this because people get very sensitive when you say these things — I was told by one of these sources who’s a law enforcement official that this was a dark-skinned male,” King reported. “The official used some other words, I’m going to repeat them until we get more information because of the sensitivities. There are some people who will take offense even in saying that.”

   “I’m making a personal judgment — forgive me — and I think it’s the right judgment not to try to inflame tensions,” he added.

   Inflame away Mr. King………………….

   CNN’s Fran Townsend — who was a former Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush — backed up King’s report with her own sources.

   “What was perfectly clear to me, according to this official, an arrest has been made,” Townsend said.

   But within 45 minutes, Townsend was back on the air, explaining that there had been a “misunderstanding.”

   http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/04/17/cnn-bungles-report-of-dark-skinned-male-arrested-in-boston-bombing-case/

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     ScottC, on April 17, 2013 at 7:31 pm said:

     lms:

     CNN definitely leaves a lot to be desired in reporting the news

     I really don’t know how they get something like this wrong. The only reasonable excuse is that the police are detaining someone but do not want to call it an “arrest” yet. That could produce confusion from a source. But if, as seems to be the case, they aren’t holding anyone in any way at all, it is just pure incompetence on the part of someone.

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     ScottC, on April 17, 2013 at 7:42 pm said:

     lms:

     BTW, on the whole “dark-skinned” thing, I’m wondering if anyone is equally inflamed over the fact that CBS reported that the suspect was a white male.

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   lmsinca, on April 17, 2013 at 8:15 pm said:

   I would be Scott, I hadn’t heard that or the context of their information. The only reason I know of to mention race is if they’re enlisting the public’s help in identifying a suspect or if it’s pertinent to the crime somehow, but we’re eons away from having that kind of information as far as I know.

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     ScottC, on April 18, 2013 at 5:05 am said:

     Bad stuff at a fertilizer plant in Texas.

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   lmsinca, on April 18, 2013 at 8:02 am said:

   I’m trying to muster some enthusiasm this morning for any sort of debate and or comment and just can’t seem to drum anything up on my end.

   I did want to send thoughts and yes, prayers, to the people in TX who are waking up to such devastation and continued support to the people in Boston. I read somewhere that they’re going to release the photo of at least one suspect in the bombing so I hope that brings results.

   We’re having an emergency meeting here tonight of our now 4 year old activist group of women, and now even a few men, to see if we can determine a way to contribute to the ongoing struggle for a reasonable compromise on background checks for gun sales. I’m not very optimistic but maybe our brainstorming session will yield results.

   Ha, we can’t access our usual meeting room so I’m cranking up the music and cleaning house a couple of days early so we can meet here.

   See y’all later……………………

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