Side Street Journal Friday 12 August 2011

Commentary on Global Political and Economic Events by Slim Fairview
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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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S&P 11th hour pullout on deal? Hey, you know, this is starting to get real old real fast. Skip S&P and Go talk to Moody's, Okay? Slim

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Is the Entrepreneur About to go the Way of the Noble Yeoman? Remember the last time we had a Major Shift in the Paradigm? Any thoughts?

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Libyan Rebels Plan for Transition. The Only People, Besides the Chinese, Actually Planning to actually do something for the Future. ;-)

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If I get a job working 4 the Debt Reduction Committee, will lobbyists take me to lunch? Is it ethical? Is it legal? Can I pick the place?

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On Debt Panel, Portman touted as bridge builder. And Don Corleone said to Michael, "...the one who comes to you to arrange the meeting...."

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WSJ: Feeble Numbers Stir Recession Fears. Why? Were you caught by surprise? Slim

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New twist on the Trade Gap. Exports decline faster than imports. At that news I can promise you, they will even out. Slim

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Screenwriter eager 2 get script read leaves his brief case @ agents office sparking evacuation. Hey, that gives me an idea for a great plot!

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Pentagon launches hypersonic glider that travels faster than the speed of sound. Lost contact with the glider. Well what did you expect?

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EX-PA Judge gets 28 years 4 accepting bribes from juvenile detention-center builder to jail kids. Where, in a juvenile detention centre?

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Wisconsin Governor wants Dems & GOP to find common ground. Now that is a solid long term strategy for trying to get re-elected.

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"...you are confusing courage with wisdom. If you don't know how to solve a budget crisis, you must have to courage to try. Here's a medal.

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"...Back where I come from, there are seats of great learning that award degrees to people who have no more brains than you do but ...."

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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Solution Defying Committee will evade, avoid, and thwart all efforts to tame the mighty crisis.

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GOP Hopefuls spar...verbal thrust & parry. Great SHOW. It Sure Beats Listening to Them Talk About their Solutions to the Jobs Problem.

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WSJ: AT&T Hires Bankers for Advice on selling Assets. Who did they get advice from before? Carl the Pretzel Man?

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I saw the WSJ: Front Page photo of the Republican Contenders......And the Oscar Goes to.......

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WSJ: Weak appraisals driving down Real Estate Market? No. Weak Real Estate market driving down appraisals. Put your big-boy pants on, now.

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Big Companies bypass law firms: Hire & Train their own lawyers in-house. That's right. Think like a middle management minion, not a lawyer!

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China Moves to Calm Markets.Lets Yuan climb for 4th day to smooth global volatility. Think Global! Well, yes, I've seen that for a while.

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I've commented on much of the EuroCrisis on sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Please, stop by & check it out.

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One thing I bet no one thought of in the EuroCrisis. There are too many experts each with a different idea on how to solve the problem. Slim

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A novel idea. Why not have 17 countries sit down, face the blackboard, & have someone write stuff down for all to see, analyse & admit to?

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WSJ: EuroCrisis. A profligate nation can damage trust in the euro. Now I get it. It's a trust issue. & I thought it was about m * n * y.

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WSJ: We spotted the flaw in the idea. While 17 countries share the currency, they have no control over each others' economies.

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Italian Port Town: Trani investigates S&P--Raises questions on insider trading. Plot thickens. [Movie Deal?] After the Fox: Peter Sellers!

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EuroBank Shares went on roller coaster after investors responded (reacted!) to rumours. Rumours? Rumours! slideshare.net/slimfairview/t…

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The Merkel-Sarkozy Strategy. Work to align fiscal & budget policies across Union & improve member relationships. THE GOOD MOVE. KUDOS!

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Merkel-Sarkozy Strategy. [WSJ: leaders played role in consensus building] When will people learn: Consensus building never solves problems!

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The Merkel-Sarkozy Strategy. Reject Idea of EuroZone Finance Minister. Good. The last thing you all need is another EuroCrat with notions.

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The Merkel-Sarkozy Strategy. Ad hoc strategy. When something breaks, fix it. Preventive maintenance is economically boring.

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WSJ: Cutting Edge Government Responsibility. Italian Minister Seeks balanced-budget rule. If you can't balance the budget, rules won't help.

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Memo: to EuroCrats. From: Slim. Nouns do not solve problems. Verbs solve problems. Slim

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Memo: to EuroCrats. From: Slim. You must start reporting your plans for Economic Development Projects to generate Revenues!

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WSJ: Sarkozy and Merkel will meet Tuesday & propose how to strengthen EuroZone Econ. Governance. 1. idea: Include the to be governed!

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What is trending now, among all you financial folks? WSJ: Risk of Recession. Okay, now let's all discuss the recession & make it happen!

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WSJ: Global Markets rebounded after Wed. Drubbing. My guess would be that they've been reading sidestreetjournal.blogspot.com Regards, Slim

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S&P & Moody's Not a good predictor of Gov. Risks per WSJ analysis. Perhaps they analyse the economy and not the economic activity?

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WSJ: Stocks fall, rise, fall, rise...Well, at least there is activity somewhere in the economy. Slim

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GOOGLE.ZA Search [approach to understanding economics] Results? 141 million. # 3? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/unders… Thank you, Google. Sincerely, Slim

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Google Search [ronal reagan single handedly tore down the berlin wall] Results? 4310. # 1, 2, 3? slimviews.blogspot.com Thank you Google.

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Google Search [why don't people fix the economy]183 Million results!!! The # 2 result? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/we-can… THANKs, GOOGLE 4 THE RANK. Slim

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http://lnkd.in/EPZG6H :-o Thank you, Q! Slim

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Lithuania, Puerto Rico, and Slovenia are visiting my blogs today. Thank you all. Please visit again. Sincerely, Slim

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Google Search [ceo +motivate underperforming team] 200,000 results. Number 1? slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-to… Thank you, Google for the Ranking. Slim

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Senator Bilgewater: Politician or Window Dressing?... slimviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/senato…

Sincerest regards,

Slim

slimfairview@yahoo.com

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

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