By Pitchfork © 2011

Blog of Week of May 30, 2011

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Best of Week

‘Fork reads a bit.  Every day.  From books and newsletters and news releases and such.  Occasionally, stuff stands out head and shoulders above the madding crowd. 

Here are two examples.

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First, the politico-socio-economic turbulence of the times is, in ‘Fork’s opinion, overwhelmed by the intellectual dishonesty, stoopidity, ignorance, perfidy, puerility, insanity, vapidity, conceit, deceit, arrogance, and so forth of  near all of ‘em. 

Take ‘the recovery’ in the U.S.  Please.  Puh-lease.  Pick-a-shape:  V; L; U; Double-dip; Big dip; Honey-dip.  Dipstick.  Bubkes.  Bull. 

Thank you, Joel Bowman, for rising above the fetid, festering fray . . .

“Ventured one stock analyst earlier in the week, as quoted by MarketWatch:

" ‘While it is clear economic statistics have softened, we believe this is largely attributable to Japan, the European debt debacle, the Middle East and our continuing weird weather.’

“To which he might as well have added, ‘and the now-confirmed double dip in the US housing market...and generation-high unemployment...and the unreliability of official statistics...and the rise in commodity prices...and the . . . creep of inflation...and the lackluster performance of the home team in this or that local circus/sporting event...’ ”

“A Perfect Union of Truth and Beauty Gold Rallies in the Ugly Face of Financial Markets” by Joel Bowman, The Daily Reckoning, June 3, 2011

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Then, step back, pilgrims, so’s the flames of truths don’t singe and scar.  “The Last Nail”, Floor Speech, Rep. Ron Paul, May 25, 2011 (come upon by ‘Fork only last Tuesday).  [This is a prime indicator that Ron Paul's run for The House had better be based on offsets to the charisma that ain't there mostly.  The speech in text is scintillating; the speech in video is soporiphic.  Hey, Ron.  Psst.  Don't read it.  SPEAK IT.  You come across as dulled-over as 'Fork feels.  Get it on, buddy.  America needs a leader, not a reader.]

The ‘Fork’s gonna give up a URL, because the cross-references embedded in this article did not come along with the text in a Word .doc reprint, and the cross-references can mightily enlighten and elucidate.  http://lewrockwell.com/eddlem/eddlem48.1.html