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Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:25 am
by a1bion

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:23 pm
by annarborgator
Nice emotionally mature thread title. : :)

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:30 pm
by MinGator
Where's the old Josh that was chasing Russian tail? I'm really not trying to get anyone's dander up, you are just coming across as overly bitter lately.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:46 pm
by IHateUGAlyDawgs
Josh really hasn't been the same since the political forum sprung up.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:07 pm
by annarborgator
I guess it's tough to accept that not everyone agrees with him.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:32 pm
by radbag
josh hasn't been the same ever since growl pulled his plug

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:26 pm
by annarborgator
You mean an emotionally mature person such as Josh would take something personally? That shocks me.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:27 am
by a1bion
Sounds like I've located the only four fans of Ben Stein's crap. My condolences to you over your loss.

Barry Ritholtz, on the other hand, joins me in the celebration:

Ginormous money losing tool Ben Stein finally got shit canned by the New York Times.

Too bad it wasn’t for being the “world’s worst financial columnist.”

The commentary he produced at the Times was amongst the most irresponsible, poorly researched, and just goddammed wrong stuff ever to grace the business pages of the Grey Lady.

As I previously whined 18 months ago, “we’ve reached the point where Stein’s commentary has become detached from reality, so ridiculously fabricated, that it can no longer be read. Indeed, its become so absurd that not only have I decided to skip reading him, I am immediately making the public commitment to stop commenting on his Tom Foolery.”

The low point of Ben Steinery was his August 12 2007, column, Chicken Little’s Brethren, on the Trading Floor. Stein made the absurd argument that because sub-prime was so tiny relative to the US Economy, it was meaningless. Those who followed his advice lost millions.

It is actually kinda sad that rather being being expelled for being a really bad commentator, he was tossed out for being a shameless shill for a sleazy outfit.

Right result, wrong reason.


http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/08/good-riddance-ben-stein/

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:14 pm
by annarborgator
Way to put words in our mouths. Stein was a terrible columnist. That doesn't make it mature to laugh at the man after he loses his job.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:24 pm
by G8rMom7
I'm still amazed anyone still reads the NY Times. LOL

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:02 pm
by UFgirlfan07
Frankly, I don't blame Josh for being bitter and pissed off.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:35 pm
by annarborgator
I don't blame anyone for being bitter and pissed off but it should be directed toward the proper people: the Ruling Elite.

All of us Unwashed Masses are in it together for better or worse.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:07 am
by UFgirlfan07
And who do you consider the "Ruling Elite" or the "Unwashed Masses" to be exactly? I bet everyone here has very strong/different opinions on who should be placed in which group.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:17 pm
by annarborgator
The government/corporate fascist duopoly vs everyone else.

Ha Ha, Ben Stein Gets Canned By The Times

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:25 pm
by IHateUGAlyDawgs
Frankly, I don't blame Josh for being bitter and pissed off.


at those on this board?