Taking stock of Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' picks
An article on my new fave TV show. I can barely understand what he goes on about, but the article implies you watch and wait for the stroke to take him out
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Taking stock of Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' picks
Watching Jim Cramer host his hyperkinetic stock-picking show produces a range of emotional reactions.
There's laughter. There's concern. There's amazement. And let's not forget horror.
To say Cramer is animated is like saying Al Gore is calm -- a gross understatement of character corrected only by an exponential increase in adjective. Al Gore is bone-crushingly dull. Jim Cramer is flat-out insane.
If you haven't seen the show, 'Mad Money' on CNBC, Cramer uses his years of experience as a Wall Street insider and hedge fund operator to help viewers pick stocks. The best part of the show, by far, is the final segment, 'Lightning Round.'
Pacing around the cheesy set of the show and sweating profusely, Cramer takes calls from around the country that invariably begin with the greeting, 'Booya, Jim!'
'Booya, Bill!!!!' Cramer hollers back, staring maniacally at the camera and waiting for the caller to throw out a favorite stock.
More often than not, Cramer will yammer out something positive about the company's standing and recommend a buy, which he signals by slamming this giant button on his desk that produces a stampeding cartoon bull on the screen that bellows its approval as it rushes toward the viewer.
It's like the George Michael Sports Machine on steroids.
A typical Cramer segment this week involved Mike from New York. After the obligatory Booyas, Mike asked about Daimler-Chrysler, which had just canned its CEO.
'Mike in New York!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! Daimler-Chrysler??!! THIS IS NOT THE AUTO COMPANY YOU WANT TO BE IN!!!!!!! I like General Motoooors!!!!!!!!!'
It was a rare rejection of a stock from the relentlessly bullish Cramer, but it followed his primary mantra: 'I LIKE TO OWN BEST OF BREED!!!'
It's one call after another, with Cramer growing increasingly agitated and loud. You actually start to fear for his health. In other words, it's great TV."
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Taking stock of Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' picks
Watching Jim Cramer host his hyperkinetic stock-picking show produces a range of emotional reactions.
There's laughter. There's concern. There's amazement. And let's not forget horror.
To say Cramer is animated is like saying Al Gore is calm -- a gross understatement of character corrected only by an exponential increase in adjective. Al Gore is bone-crushingly dull. Jim Cramer is flat-out insane.
If you haven't seen the show, 'Mad Money' on CNBC, Cramer uses his years of experience as a Wall Street insider and hedge fund operator to help viewers pick stocks. The best part of the show, by far, is the final segment, 'Lightning Round.'
Pacing around the cheesy set of the show and sweating profusely, Cramer takes calls from around the country that invariably begin with the greeting, 'Booya, Jim!'
'Booya, Bill!!!!' Cramer hollers back, staring maniacally at the camera and waiting for the caller to throw out a favorite stock.
More often than not, Cramer will yammer out something positive about the company's standing and recommend a buy, which he signals by slamming this giant button on his desk that produces a stampeding cartoon bull on the screen that bellows its approval as it rushes toward the viewer.
It's like the George Michael Sports Machine on steroids.
A typical Cramer segment this week involved Mike from New York. After the obligatory Booyas, Mike asked about Daimler-Chrysler, which had just canned its CEO.
'Mike in New York!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! Daimler-Chrysler??!! THIS IS NOT THE AUTO COMPANY YOU WANT TO BE IN!!!!!!! I like General Motoooors!!!!!!!!!'
It was a rare rejection of a stock from the relentlessly bullish Cramer, but it followed his primary mantra: 'I LIKE TO OWN BEST OF BREED!!!'
It's one call after another, with Cramer growing increasingly agitated and loud. You actually start to fear for his health. In other words, it's great TV."
posted by Ian at
Monday, December 05, 2005
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