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In the discussion thread: STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, December 12, 2011 [View all]

Mon Dec 12, 2011, 03:12 PM

Ghost Dog (12,967 posts)

79. Yes. Very revealing design-choices have been taken

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and imposed at DU3, Tansy. But that's not dixieg's fault. I'm sure there could have been far worse chosen for the rôle (or even, none better, what do I know).

I'd suggested no such powers need to be assigned. But, sure, someone has to do housekeeping, and dg volunteered, as you point out, enthusiastically, and was approved by a majority of present quorum.

As for abuse of monarchical powers, there's always at least one good answer to that (as well as deploying plenty of Court Jesters): Decapitation: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x290129

Edit: Ah. Video moved to here (Max Keiser, "Decapitation mix"

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119 replies	Author	Time	Post
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Monday, December 12, 2011 [View all]	Hugin	Dec 2011	OP
Good test run. You comfortable doing this????	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#1
Me?	Hugin	Dec 2011	#3
I think it belongs in LBN for the same reason that even NPR updates Market numbers all day	bread_and_roses	Dec 2011	#23
Yes. n/t	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#37
Yes it does. The move isolates and marginalizes.	zogofzorkon	Dec 2011	#58
agreed	Roland99	Dec 2011	#78
Quite a few members have alerady stated they like having it here..but...	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#63
It will certainly be effective in limiting	spotbird	Dec 2011	#112
About one half the average number of views today. n/t	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#114
Damn, took me 2 days to find this :S	nc4bo	Dec 2011	#118
But we are glad you did	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#119
First rec!	hamerfan	Dec 2011	#2
First DU3 recce, too!	Hugin	Dec 2011	#4
I hope so too	CatholicEdHead	Dec 2011	#8
Looks great!	Ruby the Liberal	Dec 2011	#5
Rec#4	DemReadingDU	Dec 2011	#6
Testing charts	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#7
Looks great!	westerebus	Dec 2011	#10
So glad you got the charts back up!	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#49
thanks	westerebus	Dec 2011	#9
Wow, this is like back to the future. It's already Monday somewhere, I guess - LOL!	InkAddict	Dec 2011	#11
Thank you for your wisdom, IA.	Hugin	Dec 2011	#12
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you all . . .	amandabeech	Dec 2011	#13
I'm glad we've got a spot, anyway.	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#14
"All I ask is a stout Tub and a star to sail her by."	Hugin	Dec 2011	#15
Make sure that tub ain't the one Buffett bathed in.	Po_d Mainiac	Dec 2011	#28
Don't you mean Norquist, as in drown a government in?	Demeter	Dec 2011	#60
Lol..I was thinking of Pres. Taft's tub.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#65
Buffett is Buffett	Po_d Mainiac	Dec 2011	#69
Thanks so much for all of the recces, everyone.	Hugin	Dec 2011	#16
I will not be reccing. . . . . . . .anything.	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#24
Tansy, I want to address your concerns.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#48
I just want to make sure that everyone understands	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#68
The ignore feature is being programmed, will be here shortly.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#70
Good luck with all that, but...	Loge23	Dec 2011	#85
Thank you, Loge23, and you are not entirely incorrect	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#91
Perhaps lobbying the rotating honchos at LBN and/or Admin could recover SMW posting rights there,	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#98
I did not want to ignore your thread.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#92
Once again, the SMW thread that was posted and locked was NOT a current SMW OP	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#97
Now I gotcha.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#99
Yes. Very revealing design-choices have been taken	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#79
If you're going to be running around the house nekkid	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#50
.	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#81
How do you rec now?	spotbird	Dec 2011	#113
Egypt's economy worsens	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#17
Why Egypt's Economy Matters	xchrom	Dec 2011	#51
Wow...what a cool link.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#66
You'll find lots of such sites at this news aggregator:	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#80
European stocks back under pressure after summit	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#18
Today's Report	Pale Blue Dot	Dec 2011	#19
Oil falls below $99 ahead of OPEC meeting	Pale Blue Dot	Dec 2011	#20
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Drop as Germany Opposes Further ECB Bond Buying	Pale Blue Dot	Dec 2011	#21
NYSE Technical Glitch Affects Bank of America, IBM, More.	Po_d Mainiac	Dec 2011	#31
Does that tie in with today's downside?	Demeter	Dec 2011	#61
Thank you, Hugin, for starting this thread	Pale Blue Dot	Dec 2011	#22
Well, I found you all	Demeter	Dec 2011	#25
Did you switch over to classic mode in "your account" tab?	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#67
Still Ugly, but at least it covers the screen	Demeter	Dec 2011	#101
No worries, I am not taking it personally.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#104
Thank you all for your tenacity to make SMW work	Mira	Dec 2011	#26
Europe’s Deadly Transition From Social Democracy to Oligarchy MICHAEL HUDSON	Demeter	Dec 2011	#27
Thank you for posting this, I had it book marked to post and forgot to!	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#74
Morning everybody. Thank you Hugin. n/t	Hotler	Dec 2011	#29
Would someone one please be so kind	westerebus	Dec 2011	#30
I did n/t	Tansy_Gold	Dec 2011	#38
He's busy fomenting revolution on LBN.	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#52
Yay! I found you!	Viva_La_Revolution	Dec 2011	#32
Yay, I found you !	Mojorabbit	Dec 2011	#33
Pakistan trade deficit widens	Mojorabbit	Dec 2011	#34
Change is opportunity	Loge23	Dec 2011	#35
Turkish Economy Booms	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#36
good morning -- thanks miss tansy	xchrom	Dec 2011	#39
Corporate panic doesn't bode well for earnings	xchrom	Dec 2011	#40
I don't seem to be able to find the rec button.	Roland99	Dec 2011	#41
If you already hit the rec button yesterday, when the thread started,	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#42
oh I see it. It's with the other junk (twitter, facebook, etc.)	Roland99	Dec 2011	#47
Someone had a thread on this the other day	Ruby the Liberal	Dec 2011	#108
south asia: Sensex slides to 2-week closing low; RIL leads losses	xchrom	Dec 2011	#43
Government, industry to discuss growth slump	xchrom	Dec 2011	#45
Gold falls to 3-week lows as crisis boosts dollar	xchrom	Dec 2011	#44
Economists forecast deeper UK recession	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#46
Just in case......	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#53
Next time you disappear....	AnneD	Dec 2011	#84
Michael Valentine Smith would be a good nom de guerre	Demeter	Dec 2011	#102
europe: Spain tops the European table for number of overqualified workers	xchrom	Dec 2011	#54
The End of Old Europe Why Merkel's Triumph Will Come at a High Price	xchrom	Dec 2011	#56
Fascinating power play going on over there.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#75
There is a lot of deja vu going on, and to different periods of modern European history.	amandabeech	Dec 2011	#87
or, rather, the people BEHIND the politicians.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#94
Certainly one must consider that.	amandabeech	Dec 2011	#106
The Crisis Has Reached a Systemic Level'	xchrom	Dec 2011	#57
Britain – like the Cayman Islands, in the rain	xchrom	Dec 2011	#55
At least I could kiss a stingray in the Caymans.	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#64
-239 at Noon	Demeter	Dec 2011	#59
How long can it LURCH back and forth like this before it really crashes?	PassingFair	Dec 2011	#62
A little Queen in the late morning is good to hear.	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#76
I think it's cool the way...	PassingFair	Dec 2011	#77
That remains to be seen	Demeter	Dec 2011	#109
Woo Hoo! Thanks "Hugin" it great to see this back!	KoKo	Dec 2011	#71
Hey, KoKo!	Hugin	Dec 2011	#72
Of course we don't need financial industry regulation!!!!	Roland99	Dec 2011	#73
Well, perhaps here is a market opening for a firm actually contractually committing itself to not	amandabeech	Dec 2011	#88
AnneD checking in......	AnneD	Dec 2011	#82
Hey there, AnneD.	Hugin	Dec 2011	#83
Great...	AnneD	Dec 2011	#86
Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!!!!!	Fuddnik	Dec 2011	#89
So long as you remember how to segue without a Segway, AnneD	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#90
Your browser should have spell check , no?	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#96
You bet your sweet bippy!	Demeter	Dec 2011	#103
I found it!	tclambert	Dec 2011	#93
Glad you made it......	AnneD	Dec 2011	#117
U.S. Stocks Fall on Rating Comments	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#95
Euro Summit Failure Underscores Need for Sovereign Default	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#100
So the banksters only solution is to keep building TARPS,	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2011	#105
Yeah, really cool, huh? Just look at the commissions and bonuses!	Ghost Dog	Dec 2011	#107
Mr. 12K	RUMMYisFROSTED	Dec 2011	#110
why is it dated May 16th?? n/t	NMDemDist2	Dec 2011	#111
Because I was editing the template. n/t	Hugin	Dec 2011	#115
Want to make sure you saw this:	snot	Dec 2011	#116

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