CNBC's Comedic Value
Preventing Wall Street widows

Widow Withington believes
    she'd have saved her better half
If, when they watched CNBC,
    she'd realized you're s'posed to laugh.
"Is there no budget for laugh tracks?
    CNBC would have us guess
If what is said is serious
    or funny dressed up in b.s.
The trouble is, as standups,
    so many of them are third rate:
Kudlow moaning; Mark Haines groaning;
    makes you wonder what they ate."

But from a sane perspective,
    the whole damn scene is funny,
And if your spouse keeps laughing,
    he won't throw away his money.
Even when a clown prince
    like Jim Cramer touts his wares.
Your spouse will merely chuckle,
    "Let's watch something else upstairs."

But since her husband jumped, no sound.
    Captions on. She's on the couch.
"Wall Street's silent movie stars –
    They're fun to watch the way they grouch."

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
3/10/09

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