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Post by chasmac on Aug 23, 2019 12:43:00 GMT -8
US total market cap is 30 trillion... stocks dropping 1.3% on tweetstorm is a $390 BILLION loss of wealth in a couple of minutes... greater than 10 YEARS of tariffs that our Dear Leader wants to secure from china... as for AAPL, it's become impossible to trade... maybe the nimble ones here sell after every positive meeting with tim cook and buy back after every tweetstorm... you're a better trader than me... i've been trying to get out of a few positions since may 1st. broad markets now down over 2%... $600 billion loss in value, immediately following Chairman Trump tweetstorm (thanks gtrplyr, will use the moniker) aapl down over 4.5% - trump decides to take a big shit on the stock market every 2 weeks like clockwork. Making jokes in the middle of a meltdown? Hard to take a position when you have no idea when this stuff will happen. It’s just monkeys flinging poo at this point.
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Post by chinacat on Aug 23, 2019 13:17:15 GMT -8
I hate to end the week on a down note, but the respected Kirk McElhearn has a column describing The Problems with Apple’s HomePods. As I recall, there was recently a post from a member in which he described his voice control of his HomePod. I would be interested to hear thoughts on the article from him (or others).
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Post by walterwhite on Aug 23, 2019 13:18:53 GMT -8
broad markets now down over 2%... $600 billion loss in value, immediately following Chairman Trump tweetstorm (thanks gtrplyr, will use the moniker) aapl down over 4.5% - trump decides to take a big shit on the stock market every 2 weeks like clockwork. Making jokes in the middle of a meltdown? Hard to take a position when you have no idea when this stuff will happen. It’s just monkeys flinging poo at this point. holy fuckballs jumping jesus on a pogo stick!
Trump: "Our Country has been losing HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year to China, with no end in sight...." The US market just lost 780 billion dollars IN ONE DAY (2.6% off of $30t) based on your tweets, asshat!
and you goad hard-working americans by mocking stock market meltdowns that occurred because of YOU?
"lock him up" already!
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Post by walterwhite on Aug 23, 2019 13:21:27 GMT -8
I hate to end the week on a down note, but the respected Kirk McElhearn has a column describing The Problems with Apple’s HomePods. As I recall, there was recently a post from a member in which he described his voice control of his HomePod. I would be interested to hear thoughts on the article from him (or others).
hah... you actually made me smile!
thanks for a little comic relief in this ocean of political crap.
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Post by JDSoCal on Aug 23, 2019 13:21:50 GMT -8
We were starting to recover and now .... tweet storm. No words ... just unbelievably irrational and poor behavior to call out the chairman of the fed and question his loyalty to the US.
insane...
'My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?'
hey local trumpies - do you realize trump's desire to control the fed is to have a centrally-planned economy like china and ussr?! oh the irony...
trump just outright said he prefers a COMMUNIST DICTATOR (as our global moderator artman would say) to a capitalist american civil servant conclusion: trump is a traitor of democracy and america
This makes no fucking sense whatsoever. LOL at the unelected Federal Reserve having anything to do with a free market. A group of government-empowered bankers sitting around in a smoke filled room essentially deciding what everyone’s interest rates will be is the opposite of a free market. “Oh no the economy is doing too well let’s throw water on it by raising rates.” Real free market, no central planning there. 🙄 At least Trump was elected, unlike the Fed Chair. You might not like Trump, but the Fed is central planning of monetary policy by unelected bureaucrats. Basic civics, LOL, the Fed is an invention of Bretton Woods, no basis in the Constitution, just another FDR nationalization of private business affairs. More like a bypassing of basic civics in a republic where the people are supposed to consent to and be sovereign of the government. You whiny petulant babies are still up 70% since Trump was inaugurated, and you see no irony in coming on this board and bitching daily about the President’s tweets. 😂 Apple never got over $120 under Obama you crybabies. If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by 4aapl on Aug 23, 2019 13:33:02 GMT -8
Hard to take a position when you have no idea when this stuff will happen. I'm not doing it, but I would think it would be easier to trade when you know things are going to be chaotic. Keep your main position, then buy additional shares when down more than the trading range, and sell when at the midpoint. You could hang on for more, but these days it sure doesn't look like the high point of a trading range is happening too often. The time for traders to make money is when there is volatility, and the market sure has that lately. OTOH, if you have a long term view, just sit back and relax. Sure, the news of the day will get the blood pressure going, and the market moving this way and that, but what's the point. If you have a 5 year view, or especially 10, you know things will change. Whether for the better or not, that is a different question. I'm headed off to a friend's citizenship award ceremony. Interestingly, several other friends and acquaintances brought up that they should get their citizenship, when I mentioned this. But that's a whole different topic, which isn't really on topic, so we'll leave it at that. Have a great weekend everyone! And even if there is volatility in the process, I hope that AAPL can gain in the coming days, weeks, months, quarters, years and even decades.
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Post by david on Aug 23, 2019 15:29:08 GMT -8
insane...
'My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?'
hey local trumpies - do you realize trump's desire to control the fed is to have a centrally-planned economy like china and ussr?! oh the irony...
trump just outright said he prefers a COMMUNIST DICTATOR (as our global moderator artman would say) to a capitalist american civil servant conclusion: trump is a traitor of democracy and america
This makes no fucking sense whatsoever. LOL at the unelected Federal Reserve having anything to do with a free market. ... At least Trump was elected, unlike ... Apple never got over $120 under Obama you crybabies. If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️ Ignore the troll.
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Post by firestorm on Aug 23, 2019 15:29:25 GMT -8
Where, oh where, is the 4-6% annual growth you thought that trump would bring us? Instead, we are on the verge of a recession, farmers are going out of business, auto-makers are about to lose their shirts in China, and the stock market is declining. Apple has lost market share in one of its most important markets. Some stable genius! And that was with Repubs in charge of all three branches of government during most of the trump era. You true-believers–most of you undereducated old caucasian males–are taking America down a rathole. Thanks. insane... 'My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?' hey local trumpies - do you realize trump's desire to control the fed is to have a centrally-planned economy like china and ussr?! oh the irony... trump just outright said he prefers a COMMUNIST DICTATOR (as our global moderator artman would say) to a capitalist american civil servant conclusion: trump is a traitor of democracy and america This makes no fucking sense whatsoever. LOL at the unelected Federal Reserve having anything to do with a free market. A group of government-empowered bankers sitting around in a smoke filled room essentially deciding what everyone’s interest rates will be is the opposite of a free market. “Oh no the economy is doing too well let’s throw water on it by raising rates.” Real free market, no central planning there. 🙄 At least Trump was elected, unlike the Fed Chair. You might not like Trump, but the Fed is central planning of monetary policy by unelected bureaucrats. Basic civics, LOL, the Fed is an invention of Bretton Woods, no basis in the Constitution, just another FDR nationalization of private business affairs. More like a bypassing of basic civics in a republic where the people are supposed to consent to and be sovereign of the government. You whiny petulant babies are still up 70% since Trump was inaugurated, and you see no irony in coming on this board and bitching daily about the President’s tweets. 😂 Apple never got over $120 under Obama you crybabies. If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by socal Film Composer on Aug 23, 2019 16:08:41 GMT -8
Starting to think Trump has a code words set up so his WS crooks can get short tech and AAPL before he takes the markets down with a tweet storm.!
Insane, irresponsible, childish, and exhausting - nuff said -
I’m starting to think I’ll sell some other tech which doesn’t fall as much as Apple every time he does this and load up on some trading AAPL calls to flip when we get back to the $210 area.
So sick of this - every two weeks like clockwork.
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Post by walterwhite on Aug 23, 2019 16:43:18 GMT -8
insane...
'My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?'
hey local trumpies - do you realize trump's desire to control the fed is to have a centrally-planned economy like china and ussr?! oh the irony...
trump just outright said he prefers a COMMUNIST DICTATOR (as our global moderator artman would say) to a capitalist american civil servant conclusion: trump is a traitor of democracy and america
This makes no fucking sense whatsoever. ... You whiny petulant babies are still up 70% since Trump was inaugurated, and you see no irony in coming on this board and bitching daily about the President’s tweets. 😂 Apple never got over $120 under Obama you crybabies. If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️
um, ok i'll bite for once...
YOUR post makes 'no fucking sense whatsoever' since it's trump-trump-trump-bretton-woods-trump-you-crying-babies-trump-trump... at least you're consistent
i voted for mccain in 2008 so don't shove obama in my face! and trump insulted mccain during his lifetime and after his passing, what an asshole
wtf with $120 under obama... AAPL got to mid-$130s multiple times back in 2015... 70% since trump completely irrlelevant, should i quote how market went up 300% during obama? and market's up ZILCH since january 2018
finally... trump surely can (as in, has the right to) go on twitter and call fed 'enemy of the people'.... he can go take a big dump in the white house lawn as well... doesn't mean it's a good idea!!
the cognitive dissonance must be making trumpies' head hurt real bad today! here you have a mao/stalin wannebe, and dudes like you defend him...
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Post by walterwhite on Aug 23, 2019 16:45:53 GMT -8
If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️ Ignore the troll.
i tried... too hard to resist
maybe next time...
hope everyone has a good weekend and forgets the insanity, hard as it may be... cheers to the longs!
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Post by hledgard on Aug 23, 2019 18:19:08 GMT -8
The anti-trump sentiment in this board is sad.
JDSoCal is a very very thoughtful contributor to this board !
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Post by walterwhite on Aug 23, 2019 18:30:04 GMT -8
The anti-trump sentiment in this board is sad. JDSoCal is a very very thoughtful contributor to this board !
oh i'm sorry!
did not mean to question the sound logic of our most thoughtful contributor or make anyone sad... but i'm so sad myself!
my aapl portfolio being down 6 figures is very sad to me, you see, because of a 4th grader with word incontinence 💩 in the white house!
Trump takes his dump on his golden throne 💩 twice a day, releasing a tweetstorm each time, and I lose a ton of money (i'm not alone as $800B was erased today alone)... that does make me sorry
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Post by firestorm on Aug 23, 2019 18:55:13 GMT -8
Now that's funny! The anti-trump sentiment in this board is sad. JDSoCal is a very very thoughtful contributor to this board !
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Post by therealmercel on Aug 23, 2019 19:14:08 GMT -8
Is it only me or does it seem like the reaction to the trade war is slowly mellowing down? It is becoming an old story now. Wow, this didn’t age well. More wisdom from the Orange one: “We wanted Greenland because, like many islands, it’s surrounded by water. A lot of people didn't know that. And water is good… need more water, that I can tell you. And Greenland is green, which is tremendous for golf." Trump is a moron.
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Post by Dave on Aug 24, 2019 3:53:22 GMT -8
Good bye. Dave, by this post, you've made it very clear that you value your Trump-supporting politics over the ongoing health and survival of this board. That member, pauls, registered on AFB on 09/14/12, almost 7 years ago, and has made 341 posts, the majority of them *nonpolitical*. You signed up 3 days later and have made 106 posts, most of them *political*. Who do you think has contributed more to the health of the board? I sincerely hope he changes his mind and continues to contribute to this board. We need *more* members like him, not fewer. Question. And where have most of my political posts been made? Why is it so difficult for the smartest kids in the room to first select the Dungeon to vent in instead of the Interaday thread? If there is one action that is harming this board it would be this. It seems like such a simple thing. And not that it matters but I joined the original AFB in 2006, which was killed by political rants in the Interaday thread.
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Post by Dave on Aug 24, 2019 4:14:33 GMT -8
Look on the bright side. At least the gap from last week was filled.
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Post by Dave on Aug 24, 2019 4:19:53 GMT -8
Look on the bright side. At least the gap from last week was filled. And this is what a productive, non-political post looks like located in the correct thread. Everyone should try it sometime.
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Post by firestorm on Aug 24, 2019 5:06:35 GMT -8
When politics roil the market, and especially Apple, they SHOULD be addressed in the daily thread. The dungeon has become a snake pit of right-wing lies. Look on the bright side. At least the gap from last week was filled. And this is what a productive, non-political post looks like located in the correct thread. Everyone should try it sometime.
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Post by lulli on Aug 24, 2019 7:11:38 GMT -8
You might not like Trump, but the Fed is central planning of monetary policy by unelected bureaucrats. They are not unelected bureaucrats. They are unelected specialists who have studied and did research on the economy for dozens of years. They have spent their lives become experts in a deeply complicated topic, and they are therefore best qualified for the job they do. You cannot do this with elected people, you can only do this with appointed people.
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Post by silkstone on Aug 24, 2019 9:20:14 GMT -8
insane... 'My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?' hey local trumpies - do you realize trump's desire to control the fed is to have a centrally-planned economy like china and ussr?! oh the irony... trump just outright said he prefers a COMMUNIST DICTATOR (as our global moderator artman would say) to a capitalist american civil servant conclusion: trump is a traitor of democracy and america
This makes no fucking sense whatsoever. LOL at the unelected Federal Reserve having anything to do with a free market. A group of government-empowered bankers sitting around in a smoke filled room essentially deciding what everyone’s interest rates will be is the opposite of a free market. “Oh no the economy is doing too well let’s throw water on it by raising rates.” Real free market, no central planning there. 🙄 At least Trump was elected, unlike the Fed Chair. You might not like Trump, but the Fed is central planning of monetary policy by unelected bureaucrats. Basic civics, LOL, the Fed is an invention of Bretton Woods, no basis in the Constitution, just another FDR nationalization of private business affairs. More like a bypassing of basic civics in a republic where the people are supposed to consent to and be sovereign of the government. You whiny petulant babies are still up 70% since Trump was inaugurated, and you see no irony in coming on this board and bitching daily about the President’s tweets. 😂 Apple never got over $120 under Obama you crybabies. If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️ Right but Apple went from around $20 to over $100 during Obama’s presidency. Plus he was a decent human being.
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Post by JDSoCal on Aug 24, 2019 10:29:18 GMT -8
Where, oh where, is the 4-6% annual growth you thought that trump would bring us? Instead, we are on the verge of a recession, farmers are going out of business, auto-makers are about to lose their shirts in China, and the stock market is declining. Apple has lost market share in one of its most important markets. Some stable genius! And that was with Repubs in charge of all three branches of government during most of the trump era. You true-believers–most of you undereducated old caucasian males–are taking America down a rathole. Thanks. This makes no fucking sense whatsoever. LOL at the unelected Federal Reserve having anything to do with a free market. A group of government-empowered bankers sitting around in a smoke filled room essentially deciding what everyone’s interest rates will be is the opposite of a free market. “Oh no the economy is doing too well let’s throw water on it by raising rates.” Real free market, no central planning there. 🙄 At least Trump was elected, unlike the Fed Chair. You might not like Trump, but the Fed is central planning of monetary policy by unelected bureaucrats. Basic civics, LOL, the Fed is an invention of Bretton Woods, no basis in the Constitution, just another FDR nationalization of private business affairs. More like a bypassing of basic civics in a republic where the people are supposed to consent to and be sovereign of the government. You whiny petulant babies are still up 70% since Trump was inaugurated, and you see no irony in coming on this board and bitching daily about the President’s tweets. 😂 Apple never got over $120 under Obama you crybabies. If you want to turn the intraday into a political free for all, I can oblige. 🤷🏻♂️ My brokerage account is up 70% since Trump took over. How about yours? You make a lot of Sponge-esque predictions about what is going to happen. Target and Lowe’s just had huge beats. We’ll see about that recession, which is two quarters of GDP retraction. But keep rooting for the US to fail like Bill Maher. As for the carmakers, sounds to me they are more concerned about social justice nonsense than shareholder value: jalopnik.com/gm-and-ford-ceos-now-say-shareholder-value-is-no-longer-1837437371/ampMaybe they should refocus their priorities. 🤷🏻♂️ The dumb bunnies apparently prefer more expensive CAFE regulations than the Trump admin was trying to offer them. Might want to ask shareholders and car buyers about that. Interesting that someone who comes in here and says let’s knock off the President bashing and whining and get back on topic is the “troll.” That used to be called a “moderator.”
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Post by rickag on Aug 24, 2019 11:37:15 GMT -8
... i.e. 3 times more than the *entire* 10% tariffs on $300b [/b] of chinese goods that trump decided to engage, $30b for those counting - from one company...][/quote] Well said. I am letting this sink in. Could be there is some slight over reaction to the tariffs which are less than 1% of the US economy ~$21trillion. Since China effectively devalued the yuan I(re: i am not an economist) would think the net affect on prices we pay for products from China is negligible to non existent.
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Post by firestorm on Aug 24, 2019 11:41:13 GMT -8
JD said "Interesting that someone who comes in here and says let’s knock off the President bashing and whining and get back on topic is the “troll.” "
You spent the eight years of Obama's excellent administration "president bashing and whining," and all of a sudden you want us to knock it off. You are a hoot!
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Post by JDSoCal on Aug 24, 2019 12:19:18 GMT -8
JD said "Interesting that someone who comes in here and says let’s knock off the President bashing and whining and get back on topic is the “troll.” " You spent the eight years of Obama's excellent administration "president bashing and whining," and all of a sudden you want us to knock it off. You are a hoot! I’m glad you enjoy my posts, always nice to hear from a fan! But I recall you libs all telling me anything remotely to do with politics should be banished to the dungeon. In fact, IIRC, you left the board in a huff because you thought any political talk was so inappropriate that you had to see a GI specialist for permanent butthurt. But apparently, your feelings on political discussions in the Intraday have evolved now that there is a Republican president. 🤔 As usual, the rules are different for liberals, because you’re right and we’re evil. Forget that you lefties are raving about how wonderful and intelligent China is, because Orange Man Bad! This daily Trump ranting is a magnitude or two more intense and persistent than anything that was ever said about Obama. I mean there was the occasional political dust up in the past, but this 💩 is every day now. That’s fine; as I’ve said, if that’s the kind of board you want, I can happily oblige. Just so long as the other side is given the same leniency by the moderators. 🤷🏻♂️
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Post by aaplsauce on Aug 24, 2019 12:53:53 GMT -8
Supporting politicians & investing in stocks have a few things in common. One such thing is you need to be able to spot a con man, to avoid getting hurt and/or looking like a fool. A person who lies every time they open their mouth & blames everyone else for the mistakes they themselves make, and cannot accept any responsibility for their own behavior, is a con man. If you support a con man who is a CEO or POTUS, you are part of the swamp. I continue to be amazed at how people who should know better, twist themselves in knots defending this con mans (POTUS) words,behavior & actions. One can only assume such folks are morally & intellectually bankrupt. I checked out the "dungeon" recently, and there is some crazy bat guano views being expressed there. The current crisis concerning POTUS, isn't just about different views about how to run the government. It is much deeper than that. It's about how human beings should treat each other, and what our priorities are. One recent comment was "sounds to me they are more concerned about social justice nonsense than shareholder value". Shouldn't social justice be a higher priority than shareholder value? Isn't it possible to have both? That is one of the reasons AAPL is my largest holding. I believe offers both.
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Post by firestorm on Aug 25, 2019 10:26:42 GMT -8
JD said "you had to see a GI specialist for permanent butthurt"
True. But I also have to observe that SO many right-wingers are obsessed with "butthurt" as a description, kinda like their other meme of "dropped soap in the prison shower." Latent tendencies? Wishful thinking? Just curious?
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Post by JDSoCal on Aug 25, 2019 11:45:28 GMT -8
Supporting politicians & investing in stocks have a few things in common. One such thing is you need to be able to spot a con man, to avoid getting hurt and/or looking like a fool. A person who lies every time they open their mouth & blames everyone else for the mistakes they themselves make, and cannot accept any responsibility for their own behavior, is a con man. If you support a con man who is a CEO or POTUS, you are part of the swamp. I continue to be amazed at how people who should know better, twist themselves in knots defending this con mans (POTUS) words,behavior & actions. One can only assume such folks are morally & intellectually bankrupt. I checked out the "dungeon" recently, and there is some crazy bat guano views being expressed there. The current crisis concerning POTUS, isn't just about different views about how to run the government. It is much deeper than that. It's about how human beings should treat each other, and what our priorities are. One recent comment was "sounds to me they are more concerned about social justice nonsense than shareholder value". Shouldn't social justice be a higher priority than shareholder value? Isn't it possible to have both? That is one of the reasons AAPL is my largest holding. I believe offers both. Wow, talk about a target-rich environment! I feel like I have an AR-15 with a 100 round drum magazine and you just set up 100 two liter soda bottles. Say what you want about Trump's policies, but in many ways, his biggest crime is doing exactly what he said he would do when he ran for office. He said he'd get tough on China and trade in general, build the wall and close the border and defend the Second Amendment and lower taxes and put the US embassy to Israel in Jerusalem (something at least 4 previous presidents including Obama and Bush and Clinton all lied about doing) and cut regulations and appoint conservative judges. I could go on, but you get my point. If you'd like to point out a policy that DJT has enacted (or failed to enact) that you think makes him a con man, by all means, spell it out. OK, he hasn't really built the wall and made Mexico pay for it, but that seems like a plus for liberals who want illegal alien votes. That's so funny you think "social justice" is some universal truth. It think social justice is the opposite of actual justice, the latter meaning treating everyone equally regardless of race or class or gender. And publicly held corporations have no business preaching leftist nonsense like social justice (which of course is only paying lip service to avoid the outrage mobs). You have encapsulated the classic liberal mentality: You can't possibly believe anyone could have a good faith difference in opinion with you because you are good and right, and anyone who disagrees with you politically must be evil and therefore illegitimate. How can one even reason with such a person, and why even try?
It is interesting though, liberals talking about civility and how to treat each other. I read DJT's kind statement about Ruth Bader Ginsberg's recent cancer scare. I've also read a lot of liberal hate celebrating that Koch brother dying this week. A guy who's donated millions to charity, whilke the Obama's have donated almost nothing (but just bought a $15M house). JD said "you had to see a GI specialist for permanent butthurt" True. But I also have to observe that SO many right-wingers are obsessed with "butthurt" as a description, kinda like their other meme of "dropped soap in the prison shower." Latent tendencies? Wishful thinking? Just curious? It's interesting how lefties always go to the gay jokes. If a conservative does that, they call it "homophobic." One of the dumbest words ever, BTW (I doubt most people who find gay sex gross are latently gay. I don't want to think about fat people or my parents having sex. Does that mean I am latently into that or afraid of my latent tendencies? But I digress). Butthurt is a very well known meme on the Internet, and this is the first time I've ever heard anyone suggest it has political connotations.
Anyway, I hope the treatment went well!
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Post by firestorm on Aug 25, 2019 12:40:35 GMT -8
JD said: "Anyway, I hope the treatment went well!"
It did, and thank you for your deep interest in my nether regions. Some people are circumspect in their comments, but you probe deeply.
You seem a bit defensive of late, fragile as a snowflake.
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Post by JDSoCal on Aug 25, 2019 13:02:53 GMT -8
The anti-trump sentiment in this board is sad. JDSoCal is a very very thoughtful contributor to this board ! oh i'm sorry!
did not mean to question the sound logic of our most thoughtful contributor or make anyone sad... but i'm so sad myself!
my aapl portfolio being down 6 figures is very sad to me, you see, because of a 4th grader with word incontinence 💩 in the white house! Trump takes his dump on his golden throne 💩 twice a day, releasing a tweetstorm each time, and I lose a ton of money (i'm not alone as $800B was erased today alone)... that does make me sorry
If AAPL being down 12% from its ATH has you "down 6 figures," you either have really bad timing, or one hell of a portfolio, or both. I've been on this board long enough to remember when people predicting AAPL would ever be above a split-adjusted $1400 (e.g., Brian White, James Altucher), were laughed at like they were Pollyanna-esque loons. Again, I wonder how we'd win WWII today with this whiny, me-first attitude. You think the Chinese are laughing at Trump? I think they are laughing at the American people who can't take 10 minutes of pain or sacrifice. Long view, indeed.
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