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FLETCHER PHELAN

Member since: May 1st, 2006

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Is a Citigroup-JPMorgan Chase merger the quickest way to replace Prince? (BloggingStocks)

Nov 19th 2007 5:37PM AS A JP MORGAN SHAREHOLDER, I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE A MERGER WITH CITIGROUP. CITI HAS WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS IN AREAS WHERE DINON ALREADY SOLVED SIMILAR ITEMS AT JP MORGAN. CITY SHOULD BE BROKEN UP INTO ITS VARIOUS PARTS, AND PERHAPS JP MORGAN COULD BUY SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARTS, WHERE CITI IS STRONGER THAN ALMOST ALL INTERNATIONAL BANKS, AND JP MORGAN IS MUCH WEAKER.

Starbucks' new ad campaign piping hot for investors (BloggingStocks)

Nov 18th 2007 5:17PM IT AMAZES ME THAT FOLKS KEEP GOING TO STARBUCKS. THE PRICE BEING CHARGED FOR THEIR BEVERAGES IS OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH. THE AMOUNT OF CAFFEINE CONSUMED BY AMERICANS IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH--AND MUCH OF IT COMES WITH WAY TOO MUCH SUGAR. DROP THAT BAD HABIT; IT IS VERY MUCH LIKE SMOKING; IT IS HARMFUL TO COSUME SO MUCH CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE. DO YOU REALLY KNOW HOW THAT COFFEE IS PREPARED? I KNOW; I HAVE LIVED ON TWO COFFEE PLANTATIONS. UGH!

Cell Phone Use Causes Hearing Loss, Study Finds (Switched)

Sep 20th 2007 3:23PM GREAT NEWS. MAYBE SOME OF THE CARELESS DRIVERS WHO INSIST ON USING CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING WILL CURTAIL PHONE USE WHILE THEY DRIVE, THUS REDUCING SOMEWHAT THE DANGERS OF THE ROAD THEY CAUSE.

Chattering Toddler Kicked Off Plane (News Bloggers)

Jul 12th 2007 4:31PM IT COULD BE THAT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT GOT UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED. ON THE OTHER HAND, I'VE OFTEN HAD TO ENDURE SCREAMING MEEMIES FOR HOURS ON END ON LONG FLIGHTS, SO HAD I BEEN ON THAT FLIGHT, I MIGHT HAVE SUGGESTED A GOOD SHOT OF GIN FOR THE KID, OR THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, WHERE THEY KEEP DOGS AND CATS, WHICH ALSO CAN BE A NUISANCE!

Fred Thompson to Jump in on July 4 (AOL Elections Blog)

May 30th 2007 6:32PM THIS REPUBLICAN WORRIES THAT SO MANY REPUBLICANS DO NOT LIKE THE CURRENT LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE NOMINATION, SO THEY WELCOME YET ANOTHER. I LIKE THOMPSON, BUT NEED TO KNOW: 1- WHY DID HE NOT STAY IN THE SENATE?; 2- WHERE DOES HE STAND ON IMMIGRATION?; 3- WHAT ARE HIS THOUGHTS ON IRAN?; 4- CAN HE BE EFFECTIVE AS PREZ WITH A DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED CONGRESS?

Earth-Friendly Tech (Switched)

Apr 19th 2007 8:19PM SCIENTISTS TELL US THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS IN SUCH AN ADVANCED STATE, AND IS ACCELLERATING SO FAST, THAT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO TO PREVENT HUGE CALAMITIES, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE ONE-THIRD OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION RESIDES IN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE BURNING CARBON FASTER BY THE DAY: CHINA, INDIA, BRAZIL, INDONESIA, ETC. IT WOULD SEEM, THEREFORE, THAT "EARTH'S FUNERAL DAY" WILL BE WITNESSED BY THOSE NOW UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE, A HUGE PART OF THE WORLD'S CURRENT POPULATION.

Starbucks will still be bigger than McDonald's (BloggingStocks)

Apr 18th 2007 8:15PM I NEVER GO TO MCDONALD'S; FOOD IS HORRIBLE. I NEVER GO TO STARBUCKS; BEVERAGES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE. THROUGH MUTUAL FUNDS I OWN TINY PIECES OF EACH.

How Green is Arnold? (AOL Elections Blog)

Apr 18th 2007 2:38PM ARNOLD HAS LOST SOME REPUBLICAN BACKING IN CALIF. BECAUSE HE BROKE FINANCIAL CONSERVATISM RULES. HE HAS PUSHED BOND ISSUES IN A STATE WHICH IS HEAVILY IN DEBT, AND MANY OF US WILL NOT FORGIVE HIM FOR THAT. HE ALSO IS TRYING TO LINE HIMSELF UP FOR A PRESIDENTIAL RUN IN THE FUTURE, BUT AS HE IS NOT NATIVE BORN, MANY OF US WILL FIGHT THAT TOO. ARNOLD IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT TO MANY CALIFORNIANS, THOUGH THE FAR LEFT IS STARTING TO LOVE HIM!

Is General Electric now a Growth Story? (BloggingStocks)

Apr 16th 2007 6:01PM ONE HAS TO BE PATIENT WITH GE, AS IT IS SUCH A HUGE COMPANY, WHICH IS SIMILAR TO A VERY LARGE CRUDE CARRIER (VLCC)--DIFFICULT TO STEER. I EXPECT IT TO DOUBLE FROM CURRENT PRICE WITHIN TWO YEARS.

Imus Gets the Axe (News Bloggers)

Apr 12th 2007 5:21PM I HAD TO DO RESEARCH, AS I DID NOT KNOW WHO IMUS WAS. WHAT I DISCOVERED IS THAT HE HAS BEEN VERY VULGAR FOR YEARS, SO I WONDER WHY HE WAS HIRED IN THE FIRST PLACE. FIRING HIM FOR HIS RECENT ACTION SEEMS A TERRIBLE REFLECTION ON OUR SOCIETY, AS HE WAS SO VULGAR THAT HE NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR. THOSE "NOTABLES" WHO WENT ON HIS SHOW ENABLED HIM TO CONTINUE HIS VULGARITY ON THE AIR--SO SHAME ON THEM. HILLARY SEEMS ONE OF FEW WHO KNEW BETTER EVER TO DEAL WITH THAT SLOB!