Posted on 07/15/2004 1:02:13 PM PDT by Mr.Atos
Perhaps I have become too suspect of the media. But, there is something fishy about Jim Cramer. I like his advice, and his forthright attitude. I have become a big fan of his radio show and his website. But, his influence with a growing novice class of investors strikes me as a bit troubling, in light of his strange political niavete. In a sense, he a market version of Chris Matthews (albeit not nearly as dim). Now and then he injects a diatribe from a right-leaning soapbox wearing two left shoes that is completely out of place and makes no political sense based on the facts at hand. He never explains his comments except to bath them in confusing tirade of allegory and condescending self-defense. And he does this quite regularly. Now he's predicting a Kerry/Edwards landslide (???) basing it on no other information but that America is 'sick of Bush and his games(???).' I have been a big fan of Cramer in the past. But something about him is beginning to stink... and its not his politics. If someone is right, I will tolerate their opinions accordingly no matter how embicilic. He's a smart guy, and knows his money. But, no one as smart as he is, can be as blatantly STUPID about politics and culture as he seems to be... without being deliberately deceptive with himself or his audience.
He's fishy and getting slimier everyday, imo.
Who? What? When? Where? Why?
He and his wife are huge libs.
Spitzer was in his hedge fund.
He bipolar in that he is for the market and the 'little' guy ala the old dem party.
He wants to see his lib friends in high office.
As he just spent a week with his wife, well it is not surprising. Also most the folks on thestreet.com are libs.
He's a lib.
He's annoying.
Take that back. He's really annoying. Every time he talks it's like he's yelling at you.
Thank goodness the local station moved him to late late late at night. It would be even better if they dumped him completely.
after 911, kudlow got him to be 'reasonable' and pro market for the investor class and thier tv show.
Now all of that is secondary to getting his lib friends in office.
I'm glad he won the coin toss and got his name first.
Jim Cramer?
I never heard of him. No joking.
TS
He was on for a while a couple of years ago on WRKO in Boston. My nickname for him was "The Screamer."
I basically stopped listening to him after he was recommending Tyco as a great buy--shortly before the company was engulfed in scandal.
He should put TSCM in danger zone after it is ~3.5
Cramer is always too certain about his opinions. He is always emphatic that this or that will happen. The gullible and easily influenced fall for that schtick. What that kind of fellow doesn't mention is that he might change his mind five minutes later and never tell you, and be equally emphatic that his new position is the only correct one and certain to happen. It's a form of investor evangelism that too many folks fall for.
My parting advice to him would be to stick to his day job - he's good at making money and telling other people how to do it too. Off message, he's ignorant.
He is the Sammy Glick of the financial news networks.
we have has less terror now than under clinton
I used to write biotechnology/healthcare articles for TSCM.
Cramer is not focussed. He jumps from one issue to another rapidly with resultant lack of attention to detail. This leads to an apparant manic personality going from bull to bear and back again within a span of a few hours.
On a personal level, he is honest and quick to appreciate new ideas. Has a LOT of energy.
I used to write biotechnology/healthcare articles for TSCM.
Cramer is not focussed. He jumps from one issue to another rapidly with resultant lack of attention to detail. This leads to an apparant manic personality going from bull to bear and back again within a span of a few hours.
On a personal level, he is honest and quick to appreciate new ideas. Has a LOT of energy.
Not long ago he wrote an article entitled "It's not the economy stupid" (or something like that)
In the article he claimed that Bush's economic plan was clearly working. And Jobs would begin to return (it was written several months ago). He said then that Bush should win easily.
Funny, the economy is doing great and he has changed his opinion.
If you haunt trading boards (clearstation) you will notice, once in a while, a posting about Cramer. Basically the advice is to do the exact opposite of what he says. I occasionally watch him (Kudlow and Cramer-CNBC), but this guy was (is) a professional money manager...his interest is not with the little guy.
Glad to have you as freeper. Would you agree most of the people on the site are libs?
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