Category Archives: Wall Street

Kos pretends to know Elizabeth Warren’s mind

Posted on November 13, 2013 by oddmanout215

Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas has spoken: Trust me with this. Elizabeth Warren isn’t running. She wasn’t an eager Senate candidate. It took lots of cajoling and begging to get her to make that race. And if you’re hesitant to … Continue reading →

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Christie takes care of business — at kids’ expense

Posted on November 8, 2013 by oddmanout215

Maybe you missed reports of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie bullying a public school teacher at a campaign rally a few days before he cruised to victory on Election Day. The teacher, Melissa Tomlinson, asked Christie why he has referred … Continue reading →

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Summers’ end (exit Iago)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by oddmanout215

“Look, it’s Larry Summers,” said Swamp Rabbit, pointing at an oil slick on the wetlands that surrounds my shotgun shack in Tinicum. “I think he’s heading north, maybe back to Harvard.” “No way,” I said. “He gambled away a big … Continue reading →

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Making the world safe for plutocracy

Posted on September 12, 2013 by oddmanout215

I tuned in Wednesday evening for Barack Obama’s let’s-bomb-Syria speech and heard this: What kind of world will we live in if the United States of America sees a dictator brazenly violate international law with poison gas and we choose … Continue reading →

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Atlantic City’s ultimate crap-out, a.k.a. Revel

Posted on August 28, 2013 by oddmanout215

They echoed in my head this morning, the words of Swamp Rabbit as he confronted me at my shotgun shack in the Tinicum swamp: “What’s your plan, Odd Man?” The pesky little rodent mocks me because I tend to bitch … Continue reading →

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Dems-in-name-only won’t help close income gap

Posted on July 29, 2013 by oddmanout215

Paul Krugman, commenting on one of the moral midgets who pushed through the House a new farm bill that would maintain generous government subsidies for agribusinesses while eliminating food stamps: Now, some enemies of food stamps don’t quote libertarian philosophy; … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Penny pal (the rich take care of their own)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by oddmanout215

It’s no secret that six members of the Walton gang — the Walmart Waltons — have more wealth that the bottom 40 percent of American households. This is up from the 30 percent more they enjoyed in 2007, before the … Continue reading →

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A rear-view glance at Lance

Posted on January 19, 2013 by oddmanout215

Between Lance Armstrong admitting he was doping and Jodie Foster coming out as a lesbian, it has been a rough week for the clueless. — Bill Mayer, Real Time, Jan. 18 I groan when the corporate media declare a new … Continue reading →

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Big Bird was a topic, but not big banks

Posted on October 7, 2012 by oddmanout215

I just reread my rant about Barack Obama’s feeble performance in his first debate with the Romneybot, and I thought whoa, Odd Man Out, what were you really angry about? Obama’s failure to aggressively challenge Romney’s lies? His looking down, … Continue reading →

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Warren vs. Wall Street (and Obama)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by oddmanout215

There is an amazing disconnect between Elizabeth Warren and the man for whom she gave her excellent speech Wednesday night at the big Democratic pep rally: “People feel like the system is rigged against them,” Warren said. “And here’s the … Continue reading →

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