Three Posts in One
I have three posts for this morning, but time for only one. So you, TDE reader, are hereby the beneficiary of three posts combined into one efficient, pithy, post:
1. Jobs report yesterday was abysmal, but the stock market rallied. If that doesn't scream "absurd world," I don't know what does. The market is no longer driven by financial concerns, but rather by what speculators think the Fed will do next. Horrible jobs report = weak economy = more Fed money = speculation that there will be a bounce in the market.
2. Must-read by Pat Buchanan. I'm in an impossible position with Putin: I don't trust him, but I think he's pretty much the only guy in the world who is speaking the truth.
3. If you have a shred of respect for the MSM, just read the absurdity that is Ronda Rousey. She says she could beat Floyd Mayweather in a no-holds barred fight. Everyone knows it's absurd, but story after story bends over backwards to explain why she might be right. Then last weekend, a former MMA fighter, Tank Abbott, says he'll fight Ronda and pay her $100,000 if she wins. If he wins, she just has to make him a sandwich. The MSM then jumps to her defense. The Washington Post even dug out two male MMA fighters to side with Rousey. One of them said, "I think Tank is wrong. He's a great fighter, but I think Ronda could beat him. Speed always beats size." Link. Speed always beats size? Really? Then why have weight classes? A bantamweight can unleash three times more punches than a heavyweight, but a heavyweight will crush him every time. Just ask the greatest fighter of all time, welterweight Sugar Ray Robinson, who out-boxed and pummeled light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim but lost in the thirteenth round because Robinson's punches simply didn't do much damage to such a larger man. Again, the press is absurd. If you read it, you're wasting your time. Aye, if you read it, you're becoming dumber because you're getting misinformation, which decreases your total knowledge.
