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yodermon

(6,143 posts)
8. Aside from this RS article, prepare for a deafening silence.
Wed May 16, 2012, 10:53 AM
May 2012

Except perhaps for some mentions in the MSNBC primetime shows once or twice.
Hope I'm wrong.

I can't wait to dive into this. K&R n/t myrna minx May 2012 #1
OOPS!!! hobbit709 May 2012 #2
Where are the Matt Taibbi haters? They've failed to show for three articles in a row. DCKit May 2012 #3
I think they're all in Meta having cows over words. hobbit709 May 2012 #4
An apt description of what goes on there. RC May 2012 #98
Taibbi haters are payed trolls. Perhaps they got sick to their stomachs and quit. Scuba May 2012 #6
There's only one--- trumad May 2012 #20
Where could he be? Rex May 2012 #88
This is very damning stuff, if it holds up.... Scuba May 2012 #5
Naked short selling is not illegal per se, neither are derivative transactions in general. xtraxritical May 2012 #26
I would argue that selling shares that don't exist, resulting in the share price dropping, is fraud. Scuba May 2012 #32
I would agree, subject to guarantees that the person or entity has no insider information. stevenleser May 2012 #66
Except that if you or I short a stock gratuitous May 2012 #72
Right, and I agree, but don't other financial rules come into play at that point? stevenleser May 2012 #74
And that's part of what this lawsuit is trying to unravel gratuitous May 2012 #79
It will be interesting to see what the investigation finds. stevenleser May 2012 #84
ugh, bastids MerryBlooms May 2012 #7
Aside from this RS article, prepare for a deafening silence. yodermon May 2012 #8
K&R. nt OnyxCollie May 2012 #9
Thank you, Matt, for explaining it all! nt valerief May 2012 #10
Naked Short Selling definition jeff47 May 2012 #11
Crap! randome May 2012 #13
GREAT definintion!!! uponit7771 May 2012 #18
In school, we would have been sent to the office for something like this. Skidmore May 2012 #51
If you dont have insider information, I have no problem with that. It is extremely risky absent stevenleser May 2012 #69
Um....no. jeff47 May 2012 #75
Um yes. See my posts upthread. nt stevenleser May 2012 #76
Ok, let me try this more slowly. jeff47 May 2012 #77
Apples to oranges. Read my post upthread. nt stevenleser May 2012 #78
Your post upthread is wrong. jeff47 May 2012 #80
My post is not wrong, I understand the difference between the two quite well. nt stevenleser May 2012 #81
No, you really don't. jeff47 May 2012 #83
Yes, I do. I am exclusively talking about naked short sales and my statements thus make sense. nt stevenleser May 2012 #86
Wow! Selling something you don't own. freethought May 2012 #122
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. sarchasm May 2012 #12
My own personal opinion....a little off topic...sorry zzaapp May 2012 #14
Why are you posting this at a political site and not a music site? corkhead May 2012 #17
It was a side reference to Rolling Stone, where the link came from zzaapp May 2012 #19
No. Welcome to DU! randome May 2012 #21
Thanks randome, that was nice of you. zzaapp May 2012 #25
No, welcome to DU. Honestly, I love it when politicians are also into music riderinthestorm May 2012 #23
Thanks for the welcome rider....obviously you are a Doors fan? zzaapp May 2012 #27
Yay! Somebody gets my username riffed off the great Doors song! riderinthestorm May 2012 #57
Nope. RS has been doing this for 40 years. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #73
No, I just find it a little peculiar. corkhead May 2012 #28
cool zzaapp May 2012 #30
Yes, they've always had politics & cultural comment. HiPointDem May 2012 #53
Huh? trumad May 2012 #22
As I said, just a personal opinion. And, yes, I guess they have to change with the times. zzaapp May 2012 #24
Rolling Stone Has Been Political Forever How Long Have You Been Reading The Mag? HangOnKids May 2012 #29
Sheeeeesh zzaapp May 2012 #31
No Sheeeeesh Doesn't Cut It, You Complained About RS Getting Political HangOnKids May 2012 #34
PS zzaapp May 2012 #35
Well Now That You Ask.... HangOnKids May 2012 #36
I'm not sure that I appreciate your tone. zzaapp May 2012 #38
My Tone? Really? YOU Don't Appreciate It? HangOnKids May 2012 #40
OTOH, my tone is usually HillWilliam May 2012 #58
Concert A HangOnKids May 2012 #62
Wasn't going to brag or anything HillWilliam May 2012 #63
I'm not a bad flat picker myself zzaapp May 2012 #100
An incendiary comment is to call Matt Taibbi a 'preacher' and an odd comment is to claim sabrina 1 May 2012 #90
Huh???? zzaapp May 2012 #113
We're having a lot of fun aren't we? sabrina 1 May 2012 #114
My poor child zzaapp May 2012 #118
Perhaps all the replies pointing out that you are completely wrong might be a hint? Warren Stupidity May 2012 #71
Hi Warren, nice to meet you. Did you like Tyrion (sp) on this months cover? zzaapp May 2012 #101
Get outta here! The best music IS political. Gregorian May 2012 #37
I appreciate your opinion....thank you. zzaapp May 2012 #39
I'm SOOOOO glad RS is no longer a music rag. nt valerief May 2012 #41
Hi Valerief...I'm curious.....why is that? I LOVE music. zzaapp May 2012 #42
I love RS articles. nt valerief May 2012 #44
So, since you are on a Political Forum, what do you think of Matt Taibbi's revelations? sabrina 1 May 2012 #91
I'd Be Surprised if Our Friend Comes Back To Discuss LOL HangOnKids May 2012 #93
Lol, I have a feeling you may be right! sabrina 1 May 2012 #95
Matt is a good writer...but I prefer HST. zzaapp May 2012 #103
Well, that's nice but wasn't the question. sabrina 1 May 2012 #109
Shooting the messenger? drm604 May 2012 #43
Just trying to be friendly......how is your day going? zzaapp May 2012 #45
No, you weren't. The Doctor. May 2012 #64
Thank You HangOnKids May 2012 #65
Funny, I don't feel rebuked, zzaapp May 2012 #105
Of course you don't feel rebuked HangOnKids May 2012 #108
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe zzaapp May 2012 #112
Smart guy, Wolfgang! sabrina 1 May 2012 #115
Yes, I read it..it was kinda Greek to me. zzaapp May 2012 #116
You know Matt !!??? Cool zzaapp May 2012 #117
You Know Johann Wolfgang von Goethe? HangOnKids May 2012 #121
Howdy HOK, Sometimes I FEEL old enuff to have known him ! zzaapp May 2012 #123
In what way was that a response to anything I said? drm604 May 2012 #85
LOL, very 1st edition had John Lennon on the cover just1voice May 2012 #48
YES...I LOVE the beatles..I can play about ten of their songs. zzaapp May 2012 #49
Well, duty calls, got to get to work. I hope everyone has a GREAT day. zzaapp May 2012 #50
Rolling Stone is a music magazine that has always covered politics. Raine1967 May 2012 #60
I LOVE the good Doctor...read everything he's done zzaapp May 2012 #102
Rolling stone has mixed politics and music since it began. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #70
I have the 1st six issues in my closet, plus online archive access Nevernose May 2012 #82
Aint THAT the truth !!!!! zzaapp May 2012 #104
How quaint. Sad that nobody will be held accountable for this. corkhead May 2012 #15
This is the overt crime where people should be put in jail, it was soooo overt uponit7771 May 2012 #16
Listen to the Naked Short Club if you want to get informed, and entertained. Gregorian May 2012 #33
As they play their shell games. raouldukelives May 2012 #46
Regulations are there to preserve our economy. This is going to make it tough on anti-reg types. Gregorian May 2012 #47
I remember when the Overstock CEO first starting talking about this (years ago). Tone in the HiPointDem May 2012 #52
Yes...Byrne was called a Kook and Conspiracy Theorist... KoKo May 2012 #56
Yep. It's good to know how it came out, because it will make people much more skeptical of the HiPointDem May 2012 #106
This is huge. They nearly destroyed a billion-dollar company (overstock.com) that employs 1300 ppl Maven May 2012 #54
Great big K & R for another great Taibbi article. PA Democrat May 2012 #55
Holy crap that is amazing... truebrit71 May 2012 #59
Snakes Don't Have Balls n/t HangOnKids May 2012 #61
Laws are for the Hubert Flottz May 2012 #67
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2012 #68
Rec #100 stevedeshazer May 2012 #87
As I've said all along GFS is a POS company Rex May 2012 #89
Overstock CEO has been obsessed with getting these criminals Oilwellian May 2012 #92
Thank you for that link. It's shameful that no one with authority will sabrina 1 May 2012 #119
K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #94
knr - valuable post + thread leveymg May 2012 #96
They're "Too Big To Fail," blkmusclmachine May 2012 #97
Cohodes "Yes, I think Goldman Sachs is just like the mob." Go kpete! Agony May 2012 #99
Cohodes' hedge fund also like the mob, and not so long ago, either. HiPointDem May 2012 #107
If they are ravaging each other that works for me! Agony May 2012 #110
yep, that seems like it's about the size of it/ goldman did a margin call on cahodes' hedge HiPointDem May 2012 #111
Best news ever libodem May 2012 #120
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