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The Nattering Naybob — Realist, Ahead of the Curve, Agent of Change, Principal En-lightener, Purveyor of Darkness. An occasionally snarky contrarian covering government, corporate and monetary policy, financials, macro-economics, geo-politics, demographics and sports.
Our trademark style, including an apt cultural icon as metaphor, a commanding sweep of the monetary scene, a disdain for “conventional” wisdom, a rejection of the “received” narrative, an insouciant flair, and a grounding humility about the efficacy of econometric forecasting methods, is by design.
Our missives are an effort to assist in the critical thinking process which is an essential component of analysis. We attempt to encourage “outside the box” thinking by bringing together conventional and non mainstream information and ideas, then stirring the pot. The resulting controversy can spawn questions deserving of answers, stimulate much needed healthy discourse and hopefully, bring about positive change.
Our moniker, penned by William Safire, spoken by an inarticulate and later disgraced Agnew, comes from a distrust of big media, business, banks and brother. As we attempt to be closer to the truth, we are neither negative, cynical nor pessimistic.
Often wrong, but never in doubt.
When times are tough and crisis left undecreed
Seeing through fault and polyannish idealism is societies need
Neither a half blind pessimist nor optimist can fathom the deed
To decipher the braille of truth, thou must be a realist indeed. - TNN
Short version
Neither a pessimist, Nor optimist, Thou shalt be.
As it takes a realist to clearly see - TNN
Our three favorite rejoinders:
Stupid is as stupid does - Forrest Gump;
You can't fix stupid, no pill for it, it's fo'ever - Ron White ;
There are idiots, look around - Larry Summers ;
And Now - The Gift... To avoid the pernicious global plague of stupidity, drink the Kool-Aid and become one of the innoculati. The Kool-Aid is available at [VIRUS REMOVED BY ECHELON UNDER ORDER OF PATRIOT ACT II ... transmission terminated]
Our trademark style, including an apt cultural icon as metaphor, a commanding sweep of the monetary scene, a disdain for “conventional” wisdom, a rejection of the “received” narrative, an insouciant flair, and a grounding humility about the efficacy of econometric forecasting methods, is by design.
Our missives are an effort to assist in the critical thinking process which is an essential component of analysis. We attempt to encourage “outside the box” thinking by bringing together conventional and non mainstream information and ideas, then stirring the pot. The resulting controversy can spawn questions deserving of answers, stimulate much needed healthy discourse and hopefully, bring about positive change.
Our moniker, penned by William Safire, spoken by an inarticulate and later disgraced Agnew, comes from a distrust of big media, business, banks and brother. As we attempt to be closer to the truth, we are neither negative, cynical nor pessimistic.
Often wrong, but never in doubt.
When times are tough and crisis left undecreed
Seeing through fault and polyannish idealism is societies need
Neither a half blind pessimist nor optimist can fathom the deed
To decipher the braille of truth, thou must be a realist indeed. - TNN
Short version
Neither a pessimist, Nor optimist, Thou shalt be.
As it takes a realist to clearly see - TNN
Our three favorite rejoinders:
Stupid is as stupid does - Forrest Gump;
You can't fix stupid, no pill for it, it's fo'ever - Ron White ;
There are idiots, look around - Larry Summers ;
And Now - The Gift... To avoid the pernicious global plague of stupidity, drink the Kool-Aid and become one of the innoculati. The Kool-Aid is available at [VIRUS REMOVED BY ECHELON UNDER ORDER OF PATRIOT ACT II ... transmission terminated]
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