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Watching these videos, I think the death toll is going to be much worse than initial estimates. 30-40k at least IMO.

Kudlow was listening to a report about the global stock markets doing well in the wake of the quake. "All in all, the market taking this in stride," his co-host said to him.

"The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that," Kudlow responded. "And the human toll is a tragedy, we know that."

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Originally posted by jester "The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that,"

shut the fuck up are you serious

the end of that clip, "this is good for the US economy".

fucking A

So far its estimated that it will cost $35 billion to rebuild. Plus yesterday they were saying some 80000 people were missing and now no one is talking about that number

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Originally posted by jester Kudlow was listening to a report about the global stock markets doing well in the wake of the quake. "All in all, the market taking this in stride," his co-host said to him. "The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that," Kudlow responded. "And the human toll is a tragedy, we know that."

The death toll was already a given, so he's saying that it's fortunate that there wasn't also an economic collapse. People need to stop trying so hard to twist words around.

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Originally posted by tubularbills the end of that clip, "this is good for the US economy". fucking A

+1

It is an anger which defies my ability with words, right now, at just how far down the scale we appear to have gone.

It's a market show. Why shouldn't they comment on the effect on the US economy?

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Originally posted by shaw It's a market show. Why shouldn't they comment on the effect on the US economy?

"good" isn't a word I would normally associate with a tragedy.

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Originally posted by shaw It's a market show. Why shouldn't they comment on the effect on the US economy?

it's fine to comment on the US market. but i think it's a little insensitive to say that a tragedy that killed thousands of people is "good" for the US economy.

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Originally posted by shaw She didn't say that was summarily 'good.' She said that traders think that the fact that oil prices are dropping is good for the US economy.

touche. perhaps seen in a little out of context.

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Originally posted by Jackson "good" isn't a word I would normally associate with a tragedy.

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Originally posted by tubularbills it's fine to comment on the US market. but i think it's a little insensitive to say that a tragedy that killed thousands of people is "good" for the US economy.

She didn't say that was summarily 'good.'

She said that traders think that the fact that oil prices are dropping is good for the US economy.

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Originally posted by tubularbills touche. perhaps seen in a little out of context.

It's not even 'out of context.' It's intentional misinterpretation and fabrication, for the purpose of stirring up outrage. The fact that all the context IS there is what makes any outcry over this absurd. Hey, a way to shut up Larry Kudlow! All abooooooard!

i dont' care if it was larry kudlow or some other dude. i don't even know who he is or what he stands for. i have no knowledge on this guy. i just hate for the sake of hating.

By putting the date this earthquake happened together with 9/11, we get 9/11/01 + 3/11/11 = 12/22/12, the day after the Mayan calendar ends. Coincidence, or the end of the world?

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Originally posted by nekholm By putting the date this earthquake happened together with 9/11, we get 9/11/01 + 3/11/11 = 12/22/12, the day after the Mayan calendar ends. Coincidence, or the end of the world?

don't EVEN start that shit

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Originally posted by nekholm By putting the date this earthquake happened together with 9/11, we get 9/11/01 + 3/11/11 = 12/22/12, the day after the Mayan calendar ends. Coincidence, or the end of the world?

You're correct. It is the end of the world as we know it. Now lets sing the song!

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Originally posted by tubularbills i dont' care if it was larry kudlow or some other dude. i don't even know who he is or what he stands for. i have no knowledge on this guy. i just hate for the sake of hating.

+1

And if I can mask myself as a fount of rage under the assumption of moral outrage by taking a turn of phrase completely out of context, thereby co-opting the suffering of others for my own psychological needs...

Hate!





Keeps me warm inside.

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Originally posted by nekholm By putting the date this earthquake happened together with 9/11, we get 9/11/01 + 3/11/11 = 12/22/12, the day after the Mayan calendar ends. Coincidence, or the end of the world?

I was about to say "Ah perhaps in your backwards way of displaying dates" (in the UK we do DD/MM/YY)...then realised it would be exactly the same...

Damn I need coffee, Will send me some of your surplus!

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Originally posted by shaw It's not even 'out of context.' It's intentional misinterpretation and fabrication, for the purpose of stirring up outrage. The fact that all the context IS there is what makes any outcry over this absurd. Hey, a way to shut up Larry Kudlow! All abooooooard!

No, it's just him saying something in a really insensitive manner. I understand what he's saying, but he still comes off incredibly offensive. And he apologized, probably mostly because everyone got (understandably) pissed off, but also because he realized that the way he said it sounds extremely offensive. I don't think anyone is intentionally trying to misinterpret him or make anything up. There isn't some huge liberal conspiracy to get him off the airwaves before he wakes up the conservative movement or points out some hideous truth about liberals.

Also,Larry Kudlow is an idiot who is still clinging to trickle down economics and thinks more tax breaks will solve everything. If anyone is wanting to shut him up it's simply because he's a moron.

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Japan tsunami survivor Hiromitsu Shinkawa found 10 miles out at sea
(Courtesy of the Guardian UK)

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Originally posted by nekholm By putting the date this earthquake happened together with 9/11, we get 9/11/01 + 3/11/11 = 12/22/12, the day after the Mayan calendar ends. Coincidence, or the end of the world?

End of the world

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Originally posted by jester

Looking at that guy on the far left, I imagine the expression on his face isn't from holding up the concrete.

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Originally posted by Lews No, it's just him saying something in a really insensitive manner. I understand what he's saying, but he still comes off incredibly offensive. And he apologized, probably mostly because everyone got (understandably) pissed off, but also because he realized that the way he said it sounds extremely offensive. I don't think anyone is intentionally trying to misinterpret him or make anything up. There isn't some huge liberal conspiracy to get him off the airwaves before he wakes up the conservative movement or points out some hideous truth about liberals. Also,Larry Kudlow is an idiot who is still clinging to trickle down economics and thinks more tax breaks will solve everything. If anyone is wanting to shut him up it's simply because he's a moron.

A: The only thing offensive about it is that people could actually get away with interpreting that as 'the economy is definitely a priority over those dead japs.'
B: If he apologized, it was 100% due to public pressure stirred up by illiterate rage-quitters. The only thing that qualifies his phrasing as a 'poor choice of words' (which is, really, the worst you could say about it) is that it failed to completely guard him from the heckling of the destitute internet trolls and political hacks sitting poised and ready.
C. I know it will spark another debate I have no intentions of seeing to its fruitless end, but I can't help but note that if you are somehow under the impression that Larry Kudlow is "an idiot," you know a lot less than you think. Unlike with musical production and DJing, the 'well, what have YOU done?' rebuttal does apply in economics.

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Originally posted by EddieZilker +1 And if I can mask myself as a fount of rage under the assumption of moral outrage by taking a turn of phrase completely out of context, thereby co-opting the suffering of others for my own psychological needs... Hate! Keeps me warm inside.

No fair--you're not allowed to admit it.

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Originally posted by nekholm By putting the date this earthquake happened together with 9/11, we get 9/11/01 + 3/11/11 = 12/22/12, the day after the Mayan calendar ends. Coincidence, or the end of the world?

Awesome.

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