Here’s a frightening math chart from the mathies at Calculated Risk putting that record 2.8% October retail sales decline in perspective. (As if a record drop in consumer spending needed more perspective!) Sales are down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis, which may just strike you as, “bah, some dumb number,” but this graph shows that that is what we call a “free fall.” MORE »

This dingus running for president thinks there is such a thing as a “mid-growth” stock, and that you should diversify your risk when you invest. But as one brave YouTube genius points out … Shit, what is this person talking about? The point is, this COMMUNITY ORGANIZER shouldn’t be trusted with managing the money of hard-working white Americans and that’s what a president is: an investment manager. [YouTube]