First from the Wall Street Journal: Millionaire Optimism Hits 3-Year High Now, the Washington Post: Most Americans worry about ability to pay mortgage or rent, poll finds Well now. I feel much better informed.
Archive for October, 2010
Today’s non-news: Millionaires optimistic while the rest of us worry about paying the mortgage
Posted: October 27, 2010 in dumb headlines, Economy, journalism, Journalism?, Polls, PovertyTags: dumb headlines, Economy, Journalism?, millionaires, Mortgages, Polls
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A moment of silence for one of the greats … Alex “Rocky & Bullwinkle” Anderson
Posted: October 25, 2010 in A moment of silence for one of the greats, Animation, Cartoons, Rocky & BullwinkleTags: Animation, Cartoons, Obituary, Rocky & Bullwinkle
It is difficult to imagine now but there was a time when there was practically no intelligent, funny animation on TV. When I was a kid all that me and the mastodons could watch on TV was Hannah-Barbara mass-produced dreck, leavened with re-runs of the great Warner Bros. cartoons. Wonder why Scooby Doo has such [...]
Why I’m over “Breast Cancer Awareness” marketing
Posted: October 20, 2010 in AIDS, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cancer Cluster, Marketing, Marketing blunders, Marketing to girls, Mrs. CollateralDamage, Pink bats, Pink Ribbons, Star TrekTags: AIDS, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Marketing, Marketing to women, MLB, Pink Bats, Pink ribbons
Back in the day – in this case the early ‘90s – I had many friends with HIV and/or AIDS. One of whom, a true gentleman named John Kelley, wore on his jacket a Star Trek badge (right) and a red ribbon which many people were wearing then to show they knew AIDS existed. When [...]
I’m moderate as Heck! Signs proposed for the Rally to Restore Sanity
Posted: October 15, 2010 in advertising, Huffington Post, humor, Jon Stewart, Marketing, Protests, Rally to Restore Sanity, SatireTags: advertising, HuffPo, humor, Jon Stewart, Marketing, Protests, Rally to Restore Sanity, Satire
Huffington Post is inviting readers to create the sign they want to see at the Rally. Here’s a few of my faves:
Increase in foreclosure rate could mean banks knew they were seizing properties they didn’t actually own
Posted: October 14, 2010 in Bankruptcy, Banks, Dow Jones, Economy, foreclosures, Mortgages, Stock marketTags: Bankruptcy, Banks, Dow, Dow Jones, Economy, Foreclosures, Mortgages, Stock market, Stocks
In the 3rd quarter of this year banks repossessed a total of 288,345 properties – by far the largest quarterly total since the meltdown began. The 4th quarter of this year is likely to have the fewest repossessions of the meltdown because of “the decision by several of the largest lenders to halt filings after [...]
A guide for the perplexed to the economic mess
Posted: October 12, 2010 in Bankruptcy, Banks, Economy, Housing bubble, MortgagesTags: Bankruptcy, Banks, Economy, Housing, Housing bubble, Housing prices, Mortgages, NAFTA, TARP
The problem with the economy is clear, but it’s been obfuscated out of most people’s minds. So, to put it simply: Financial institutions loaned out a huge amount of money against assets that are now worth far less and whose value is still falling. Somehow, someway, the difference between these two numbers has to reconciled. [...]
Never a good sign when a candidate puts out an ad saying, “I’m not a witch.”
Posted: October 4, 2010 in Dumb Ass Ideas, Election, elections, GOP, Marketing, Marketing blunders, Politics, Republican, SenateTags: advertising, Advertising mistake, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, GOP, Marketing blunders, Senate
And that candidate is? Why Christine O’Donnell (R-You’re Joking), of course. What’s especially impressive is that it gets WORSE after she assures us she’s not a rhymes with b … i …. As Stewart or Colbert put it, “All this information is coming from an unreliable source: Christin O’Donnell.” FWIW, I believe her. I [...]
