Open Thread

Are you sharpening your pitchforks?

22 Comments

Brendan Skwire on March 25, 2009 at 3:28 pm

interestingly, i just uploaded my copy of black sabbath’s “the mob rules” (with Ronnie James Dio on vocals) to my i-tunes this morning!

my pitchfork is always sharpened. that’s because i’m a gardener and i need it to turn compost.

Zandar1 on March 25, 2009 at 4:15 pm

Sharpening pitchforks reeks of effort, when fire is so much easier.

In all seriousness, too worried about my own house to go storming others right now.

JanetT in MD on March 25, 2009 at 4:19 pm

Is that an organic gardening question?

Errol on March 25, 2009 at 4:20 pm

waiting for the $5 pitchfork sidewalk sellers to spring up in lower manhattan (maybe they already have, haven’t looked recently)

eagleye on March 25, 2009 at 4:21 pm

Pitchforks are for primitive peasants. I’ve moved on to advanced technology– catapults and vats of boiling oil.

keres on March 25, 2009 at 5:06 pm

I’ve always wanted a Trebuchet.
- Zandar1 on March 25, 2009 at 5:11 pm
  
  …now I want one. 🙁
  - keres on March 25, 2009 at 6:15 pm
    
    Plus, it’s apparently the ultimate Boarder collie entertainment device.
    - Omir the Storyteller on March 25, 2009 at 10:32 pm
      
      “Here, Lassie! Just step into this basket . . .”
      
      “Arf arf WHEEEEEEE!”
    - keres on March 26, 2009 at 12:12 am
      
      I hadn’t meant it in that sense, besides Lassie was Rough-coated collie – who are much less manic than Border collies.
      
      But, if you were thinking of launching people . . .

dada on March 25, 2009 at 4:23 pm

l think we could score big with this. incorporate it in delaware, find a few deep pocket ~~dupes~~ investors and go for it:

double decker bus tours of baron’s homes

experience the fascinating environs of the stars of wall street. see where all the money went, and have real fun. the height of our double decker buses gives you a great vantage point for taking the best shots [pix] of all the famous traders.

special introductory price of only $69.99usd…advance registration and payment required. pitchforks available for rent, seating is limited…SIGN UP TODAY!

Connecticut Man1 on March 25, 2009 at 4:38 pm

If yours is not sharp already, then you haven’t been paying attention. lol

anarchronarchist on March 25, 2009 at 4:55 pm

The Fed is in fact the enemy by it’s very design, and is creating endless debt on our behalf that we’ve no hope of paying back – creating the first corporate indentured Super Power (if we weren’t that already).

Obama seems only to be feeding this beast and no one but Ron Paul talks of reforming it, despite the fact this is likely the one chance we’ll have this century.

The mob seems to have a sense of this naturally and will likely only be quelled when the systemic problems with the Fed system are addressed, something next to no one is talking about.

Or we can throw trillions at the mess and hope what results isn’t merely on life-support or a total corporate ownership, literally, of our economy and related policy.

rootless2 on March 25, 2009 at 5:29 pm

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/03/25/2009-03-25_give_credit_to_timothy_geithners_new_tox.h
tml?print=1&page=all

Oh golly, what will we do? Even Roubini has fallen and now only Krugman and his expected values can defend us from Timmy Geithner, most evil person in the universe.

CabinGirl on March 25, 2009 at 5:35 pm

Heads will be exploding everywhere…
- rootless2 on March 25, 2009 at 5:48 pm
  
  If only we’d listened to Krugman when he opposed NAFTA and the RTC wreaking ball on smaller banks. Oh wait ..
dada on March 25, 2009 at 6:04 pm

l wouldn’t go that far. there’s a plethora of caveats in that missive. it’s interesting, given his track record…which is very, very good…that he’s expressing any hope at all.

we shall soon see if it’s misplaced.
- BooMan on March 25, 2009 at 6:09 pm
  
  Caveats are in order. I think Obama and Geithner have been pretty honest that this might not work. But what is significant is that Roubini endorses the plan because on-balance he thinks it is a good bet.
- rootless2 on March 25, 2009 at 6:11 pm
  
  http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/market-movers/2009/03/25/is-the-geithner-plan-the-least-worst-o
  ption?addComment=true
  
  Agree with N.R.
  the plan is quite small and banks will only sell reluctantly from the mtm trading book and nothing from the non-mtm banking book ( except to paul krugman if he wants to overpay)
  By jck Posted: Mar 25 2009 2:59pm ET
- rootless2 on March 25, 2009 at 6:24 pm
  
  Even Geithner does not endorse this plan without caveats.
  - dada on March 25, 2009 at 6:41 pm
    
    l don’t disagree that caveats are in order. we’re in uncharted waters here.
    
    my point, which seems to have been lost on everyone but boo, is that this is the first time in 3 years or so he’s expressed any optimism.
    
    l’ve come to put a great deal of faith in dr. doom’s prognostications, ergo, l’m going to look at this as a positive omen until it’s proven otherwise.
    
    it ain’t over till it’s over
    
    ymmv