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So long, suckers. Millionaire hedge fund boss thanks 'idiot' traders and retires at 37
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/18/banking-useconomy ^
Posted on 10/21/2008 9:50:06 AM PDT by Orange1998
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Chances are he naked shorted and should be in jail for manipulating stock.
To: Orange1998
With this guy’s attitude, it wouldn’t surprise me if someone tried to feed him a bullet.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:53:16 AM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: All
What a figgin’ as**ole!
I hope this loser falls straight on his face someday.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:53:54 AM PDT
by
MplsSteve
To: Orange1998
He has bitten the hand that fed him and may come to regret these words, even though there is a large element of truth in what he says.
Stupid people can be very vindictive.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:55:46 AM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)
To: Orange1998
“You're Welcome, A$$>’0’!”
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:57:22 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Orange1998
An article from a UK paper on this topic, and not a single mention of Reginald Perrin?
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Kids these days.
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posted on
10/21/2008 9:59:22 AM PDT
by
ClaudiusI
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To: Orange1998
It is one thing to decide whether or not to “Never Give A Sucker An Even Break,” but it is rather worse to tell the “suckers,” later, that they WERE suckers.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:02:33 AM PDT
by
pogo101
To: Orange1998
This guy was a freaking genius. He saw the housing bubble burst a mile away when the Wall Street experts couldn’t, and made a pile for himself and his clients in the bargain.
He came out on the winning side of the Greater Fool theory.
He can sleep easily on his pile of money.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:03:38 AM PDT
by
Loyalist
(Tory! Tory! Tory!)
To: MplsSteve
What a figgin as**ole! No doubt. But I think he pretty much told the truth as it applies to the mental capacity of the idiots on the other side of his transactions.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:04:50 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Orange1998
He thanks the Ivy League for producing enough educated idiots for him to find and fleece.
So, think about think parents, who are thinking of sending their kidlets into the Ivy League. Try the local State university, make them work to earn their money and stand back.
This post inspired me to change my tagline.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:04:56 AM PDT
by
Jabba the Nutt
(Boycott ALL Liberal elite people, institutions and organizations.)
To: Loyalist
He came out on the winning side of the Greater Fool theory. No wonder he advocates the legalization of marijuana.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:05:40 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
To: Orange1998
"The low-hanging fruit, ie idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking," he wrote. "These people who were (often) truly not worthy of the education they received (or supposedly received) rose to the top of companies such as AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and all levels of our government," Hate him if you want, but he is right on point.
The hard truth is you don't get a better education by attending an Ivy League school. Your personal character (which defines how much effort you put into your education) has more to do with the quality of your education than the school you attend.
Who was it recently that said Obama was more qualified to be president than Palin, because Obama attended an elite institution and Palin a state school?
To: Orange1998
With any luck this scumbag will use his ill-gotten gains to buy the dope he wants legislation for and kill himself by smoking it. His contempt for people, especially those who have earned their money honestly, (just to have him steal it) shows his low class and envy. I sure hope that he does get thrown in jail.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:07:57 AM PDT
by
BatGuano
(Go John and Sarah!)
To: Michael.SF.
This is the equivalent of “Slam, bam, thank you Ma’am”.
I’m sure he’s not going to be asking these guys for references. ;-)
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:09:03 AM PDT
by
glorgau
To: Orange1998
Leona Helmsley, Charles Keating and Michael Milken had this same attitude and look where they landed. Michael Milken used to sweep the front steps of my office while he was behind bars.
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:15:02 AM PDT
by
CholeraJoe
("Everything's a lie and that's a fact. Life is a lemon and I want my money back!")
To: Orange1998
Big deal shorting mortgage industry companies and companies tied to housing was a no-brainer. Hell it was widely discussed on some of the housing bubble sites. Perhaps this guy started doing it a little earlier than some.
I had no cash to play these games, so I have no dog in the fight. Other than I’ve been saying since I moved to San Diego 3 years ago that it was stupid to buy a house (not a popular opinion amongst the Norman Vincent Peale types). Incidentally I notice out here there seems to be tremendous pressure to get your kids into (insert Ivy League/Stanford/ etc) these schools. My sons will feel a little left out that I don’t want to bother sending a $50 app to princeton but screw ‘em I can’t afford that, and don’t want to pay it.
State school and work hard.. Sure you won’t be a part of the aristocracy, but you can close the gap once you start working.
To: Orange1998
Chances are he naked shorted and should be in jail for manipulating stock... Did you read the article?
Read it again...look for your name...
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:36:32 AM PDT
by
gogeo
(Democrats want to support the troops by accusing them of war crimes.)
To: Brookhaven
Hate him if you want, but he is right on point... Exactly...to what degree, do you suppose, do a "shoot the messenger" mentality and ignorance go hand in hand?
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:41:45 AM PDT
by
gogeo
(Democrats want to support the troops by accusing them of war crimes.)
To: Orange1998
His diatribe devolves into a lengthy discussion of the virtues of ........ Hemp (yeah man). What’s the bets the guy is penniless withing 5 years?
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posted on
10/21/2008 10:47:15 AM PDT
by
Riflema
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