Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Side Street Journal 16 August 2011



Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
Please also see also http://slimviews.blogspot.com  Please do click the follow button for The Journal--and please email a link to your friends.  Thank you.

Slim

Armed only with an analytical mind and the ability to speak in metaphors, I attempt to explain the events of the day as I view them through the magic glasses my parents gave me over 50 years ago. Regards, Slim




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WSJ: Record Profits for high-frequency traders in market swings. Please see, "What Down grade?" below. Thank you. Slim


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WSJ: "What downgrade? Stocks get it back." Did I mention it before? Don't listen to S&P Unless you want to speculate in market swings!


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WSJ: How to Repair US Credit Rating System. EZ! Stop listening to S&P.


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Don't say anything to the Mad Men: Time Warner Cable Sees Balance Shift To Web. It is so nice to see someone noticed what's going on. Slim


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Time Warner Cable Sees Balance Shifting To the Web. Well it is nice to see someone is noticing what is going on. Slim


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"Look, Wally, your Mother and I don't want you & Beaver going out looting stores & beating people up." "Okay, Dad. " [Oh, so repressive.]


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WSJ: "Soft-on-crime Roots of British Disorder." Take out British insert US, France, et. al. Any Coincidence it started in the 50's?


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Kirchner Win 4gone conclusion. Good or Bad? If Economy Improves--Good. If not....."Everybody knows what everybody knows" (c) Slim Fairview


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WSJ: Syria Bombs Palestinian Refugee Camp. Oops! Turning point in the Government Battle. slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/syria-…


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Cameron Promises to tackle slow-motion moral collapse in UK. How? setting the bar higher or lower?


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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't NATO set up to protect Europe & Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union? What makes comrade laugh? Answer:


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Gadhafi feels diplomatic blow as US recognises opposition Ambassador. Now I bet he feels marginalised & starts launching SCUD missiles.


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Toronto-Dominion Bank picking up US Bank assets while growth dried up in Canada. Who Said Growth Prospects Dried Up in Canada?


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Lowe's Lowered Forecast....uh oh! How is home depot doing. I know where all the stuff is in Home Depot.


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MGM wants to destroy Hotel Project due to engineering Probs. Can I have a couple of the genuine fake-gold painted statuettes??


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@LaRaeQuy With all due respect 2 Psychology today: Reality TV was merely filling a void. A demand 2 meet public taste. op. cit. H L Mencken


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WSJ: Wal-Mart losing rep as lowest "cost to customer" plan. You guys just figuring that out? I've been buying Clover Valley stuff for years.


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@LaRaeQuy I have a new goal in life....to look like a statue of myself. Thanks, Q! ;-) Slim


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Merkel Sarkozy rethink EuroBonds after CrisisCreep into France & Germany. Tricks don't Fix. You need Comprehensive Action, not a EuroFest.


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Google Search [WSJ Currencies in Asia get New Respect] 2,120,000 results. # 6 & 7? sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com/2011/08/side-s… sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thanks, G! Slim


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ALORS! NORWAY has joined the list of Global Visitors to my Blogs. slimviews.blogspot.com & sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thank you. Sincerely, Slim


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Dow Industrials Recover Pesky S&P Stuff. Am I not the one to say a couple of weeks ago...Don't Pay Any Attention to the S&P downgrade ?? !!


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A trend. Germany, France, Ireland, Switzerland. Players in the EuroCrisis Chats. Have they been reading my monographs? Thank you. Slim


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A special mention: Switzerland has joined the global community of visitors to my blogs. [I hope it was something I said.] Thank you. Slim


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France, Sweden, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Thailand, visitors to slimviews.blogspot.com Thank you all. Sincerely, Slim


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Slovenia, Singapore, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, India...visitors to sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thank you, Welcome, Sincerely, Slim


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Please add Austria to the list of visitors to sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Thank you. Welcome. Sincerely, Slim


Sincerest regards,

Slim



PS.

I am not Paul Harvey. 

However, I am open to becoming a paid commentator, columnist, or blogger.

If you’ve found anything I said to be helpful, please don’t hesitate to send me one

of those tricked-out laptops and to tuck a few dollars into the envelope along with

the thank you note.


Sincerest regards,

Slim
RR #2
Route 390
Cresco, PA 18326



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