LinusVP says:

Get ready for some more straight answers later this month.Obama’s trying to set expectations as low as possible. Probably a smart more.

Improbus says:

That skit was chock full of thruthiness.

sargasso says:

A salesman isn’t necessarily a broker. He might have been selling car insurance a week earlier.

noname says:

Nothing new here!

“You (think American’s) can’t handle the truth. Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Santiago’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don’t want the truth because, deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a weapon and stand at post. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you are entitled to.”

Rick Cain says:

I think the scene in “Trading Places” where the Duke Brother explain to Billy Ray Valentine how a brokerage firm works says it all about the stock market.