Friday, February 20, 2009

Bsi 2,108.58 +8.43 +.4%

The week ends on a slight up-tick.

WINNERS

Shane Battier (SB31) .58 +.41 +341%

The New York Times Magazine makes that case that Battier is the most under-valued player in the NBA.

And here we thought it was Darko Milicic...

LOSERS

Roland Burris  (RBIL) 2.12 -7.91 -78.86%

A cadre of black ministers who showed support for Burris are now prepared to ask for his resignation.

I hate to say "I told you so", but...

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Bsi 2,108.59 +6.29 +.3%

While the market ends up for the day.  Analysts here are conflicted, as an era ends.

Icon or Anti-hero... for my money Iverson's on the Mt. Rushmore of culturally significant ballers alongside Russell, Bird, Johnson and Jordan.

Don't get us wrong, we like the look... but that Iverson, the most culturally significant player of the post-Jordan ear, has had braids for a dozen years just proves we're getting old.

BUY

Living Colour

Twenty years later... worth re-visiting.

SELL

Senator Roland Burris

How does the saying go?  "If you lie with dogs, you're going to get fleas."

Something tells me Burris is itching right about now.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Bsi 1,788.66 +11.74 +.66%

The week ends on a positive note as the end of the Bush Era draws tantalizing near.

WINNERS

NAACP (NAACP) 31.49 +4.23 +13.43%

By crying racism in the Roland Burris incident the century old organization proved that it can still prey on white guilt -- or at least the Democrats.

Let's see, it went from Blagojevich is a stain on the party to you're a racists if you don't seat his appointment.  Way to stay on message Harry.

LOSERS

The Black Community and The Cops 3.91 -.87 -18.2%

We're less than two weeks from inaugurating the country's first black president and innocent, unarmed black men in the country are still being shot by cops.

First there was the shooting of Robbie Tolan, son of former St. Louis Cardinal Bobby Tolan, outside of Houston, TX.  Tolan, a promising baseball prospect, was shot by police  in his parent's own driveway after being "suspected" of stealing the car he was driving.  Then came the January 1 murder of Oscar Grant III in Oakland by transit police.

We can chalk these incidents up to things unlikely to change even with a black guy in the White House.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Bsi 1,767.46 -13.54 -.76%

The Roland Burris circus sends the Index down for the day.

Analysts here believe Mr. Burris may very well be qualified to be a U.S. Senator, but even he has to know he made a deal with the devil by agreeing to be appointed by Illinois Governor Blagojevich.

To then cry "racism" does a disservice to him as a potential appointee and to those who have to combat actual instances of racism.