Thursday, October 19, 2017

Roger Goodell's Study In Verbal Minimalism

If you missed it, the National Football League is concerned about issues in the community as well as community issues and other issues concerning issues as well as underlying issues. Goodell boldly states that said issues with be dealt with in a positive way.

Whoever said brevity is the soul of wit never lay witness to a master poet mesmerizing an enchanted audience for over ten minutes utilizing only a half dozen wordies. Here is a distillation of the artist's rapturous performance. You might revisit the source to witness the unedited performance in all of its luster and splendor.

An actual comment from Yankee Patriot News:

An excerpt from Goodell's press conference: "Issues in the communities, communities, issues, communities, communities, issues, issues, communities' issues, the issues in our communities. Issues in the communities, communities, issues, communities, issues, communities, issues, issues, communities' issues, the issues in our communities. Issues in the communities, communities, issues, communities, communities, issues, issues, communities' issues, the issues in our communities. Issues, issues, issues. Issues in the communities, communities, issues, communities, communities, issues, issues, communities' issues, the issues in our communities. Issues in the communities, communities, issues, communities, issues, communities, issues, issues, communities' issues, the issues in our communities. Issues in the communities, communities, issues, communities, communities, issues, issues, communities' issues, the issues in our communities. Issues, issues, issues. "

CHANNELING NOAH WEBSTER?

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Synchronicity:Fox Business News Is Literally Discussing Krugman's Predictions As I Was Hitting The "Publish " Button

Maybe our critics are right after all.  Maybe we do all think alike. With the Dow hitting 23,000, I thought it would be clever to post the notorious Paul Krugman's predictions from last November. I was doing so with FBN in the background. As I was completing the post, Varney and Company reminded the audience of PK's soothsaying.

Synchtonicity?

Honoring The Prophets: Paul Krugman's Post-Election Predictions

The Nobel laureate of Gray Lady fame nailed the strife and turmoil that would follow a Trump victory. As we stand in the soup line, let us remind ourselves that this sage warned us of the wages of foolishness. Had we only listened.

Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout

COMMENT
It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging. When might we expect them to recover?
Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty. The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects that the economic ramifications are way down my list of things to fear.
Still, I guess people want an answer: If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.