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"The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design" - F.A. HayekRandall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1918125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-23137658094927421402017-07-21T07:29:00.001-04:002017-07-21T07:29:31.641-04:00Whack 'em and stack 'em.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-92051996093582709472017-03-27T14:11:00.002-04:002017-03-27T14:11:28.895-04:00Rhodes College horse racing lessons and handicapping.Lesson 1 - Lessons from horse race gambling.<br />
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Lesson 2 - Handicapping<br />
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-79360437565380650192017-03-27T00:01:00.001-04:002017-03-27T12:12:43.768-04:00The Best of the Funny Economist: Marshall Gramm and Randy Parker have a new friend.<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbs9rTwx1jrFsZKrasO0V9iFJUkOjuwxYpgk6ZlYV_8EZrpfdEyvlaegwwNc0wzYR5Evf_7XvogcLe2PvATg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-88024321166168496032017-03-27T00:01:00.000-04:002017-03-27T12:11:35.677-04:00Fun at the Breeder's Cup.Here we are at last weekend's Breeder's Cup. I am representing my school as you can see. ECU has been good to me and my family so I'm going to show some school spirit. Also there is a picture of me and my degenerate horse race gambling buddy Marshall Gramm. Also that's me with my brother Rick and ECU Wall of Fame member Francis Vaughn. A good time was had by all.<br />
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Ok boys and girls, here are the old professor's rules of horse race gambling that have been purchased in blood and treasure over the years. Do yourself a favor and apply them to life. You'll get farther faster. Remember you heard it here first.<br />
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I am hard core handicapping. Good luck to all on Derby Day!<br />
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Professor Trackman's Rules of Horserace Gambling:<br />
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1. Do your handicapping for yourself.<br />
2. If you can’t take the losses don’t bet.<br />
3. Greed Kills.<br />
4. Winners correct their mistakes next time out. Losers bet bigger trying to cover…which will never cover in the end.<br />
5. Never get too high or too low.<br />
6. Scared money don’t win.<br />
7. Women and booze don’t mix with horses.<br />
8. Don’t bet a beaten favorite coming back trying to do something he has never done before, anything.<br />
9. Exotic bets should supplement straight bets and never supplant them.<br />
10. Eat your betting money but don't bet your eating money.<br />
11. Every time that gate opens, expect to be humbled.Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-56925046299521087942017-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:002017-02-03T00:00:21.418-05:00Economists get the hatchet.<a href="http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-demise-of-cea.html">Every day he cuts a new path and no one is safe.</a><br />
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<br />Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-69128386340946311262017-02-02T12:30:00.001-05:002017-02-02T12:30:03.894-05:00Shock and Awe<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="288" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="http://video-api.wsj.com/api-video/player/v3/iframe.html?guid=BC529EA3-D8C6-41AF-B83E-045F634E28D0&shareDomain=null" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="400"></iframe>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-69513490716134533652016-11-17T09:32:00.001-05:002016-11-17T09:32:36.611-05:00Oh boy.<iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="288" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="http://video-api.wsj.com/api-video/player/iframe.html?guid=0055FD64-48DA-4F5A-B5E6-489ACE34D847" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="512"></iframe>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-21902206370007562382016-11-10T00:01:00.000-05:002016-11-09T15:20:21.343-05:00November 10th is the Marine Corps Birthday...Semper Fi.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5RlccgMQ7J6KqHAy-hFLWpD1i8AN54arOivy6glVr7e3TCdDcemON7jAeGAf-o_w1tsHJ-J5KE2njVX8LgN7wqZ20hdrj45Z8HjcqCabPtpyQyaHA35-FqUgJdSuLq0VJlWh-_ucwyk/s1600-h/benjamin-marine-graduate.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266817167159935314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5RlccgMQ7J6KqHAy-hFLWpD1i8AN54arOivy6glVr7e3TCdDcemON7jAeGAf-o_w1tsHJ-J5KE2njVX8LgN7wqZ20hdrj45Z8HjcqCabPtpyQyaHA35-FqUgJdSuLq0VJlWh-_ucwyk/s200/benjamin-marine-graduate.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 132px;" /></a><br />
Remember, when you are sucking down your cafe latte, complaining that your Gameboy is broken and talking your country down, don't forget who paid the ultimate price for your freedom.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">GENERAL WILSON'S BIRTHDAY TOAST</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">On the occasion marking the birthday of the US Marine Corps, 1978, onboard<br />Camp LeJeune, and in the presence of several thousand Marines and their<br />ladies, General Louis H. Wilson, CMC, arose to deliver his long awaited<br />address to the troops. He approached the rostrum, nodded to the CG's<br />(Base, FSSG and Division) and proceeded to explain to the captive masses<br />that he would be short on words that night - then turned to his bride, took a<br />glass and, amid absolutely DEAD SILENCE, offered this toast - and<br />promptly SAT DOWN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL MAID,<br />THE LOVE OF A STAUNCH TRUE MAN,<br />THE LOVE OF A BABY, UNAFRAID,<br />HAVE EXISTED SINCE TIME BEGAN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">BUT THE GREATEST OF LOVES,<br />THE QUINTESSENCE OF LOVES,<br />EVEN GREATER THAN THAT OF A MOTHER,<br />IS THE TENDER, PASSIONATE, INFINITE LOVE,<br />OF ONE DRUNKEN MARINE FOR ANOTHER.<br /><br /></span></div>
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Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-77749785948210535752016-11-08T14:15:00.001-05:002016-11-08T14:15:21.820-05:00At long last...I have gotten into the horse ownership business!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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His name is Agent Di Nozzo and he is a seven year old horse with about one more year of racing to go. Look for him at Gulfstream on December 3, 2016!Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-9111400243264873562016-10-06T09:51:00.004-04:002016-10-06T10:11:59.964-04:00Your tax dollars at work.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 105%;">All you young folks owe it to yourselves to research the sordid history of this person (<a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/angela-davis-and-radical-chic-2016-1465254392">read it here</a>). And to think the plumber in Ramseur and the truck driver in Rocky Mount and the hog farm worker in Duplin county are busting their humps to pay taxes to transfer the money to this vile wretch. You should not wonder why the public continues in their disillusionment of the university community. </span>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-41860294790425676942016-09-22T10:11:00.000-04:002016-09-22T10:11:10.578-04:00The action starts at minute 13:00....a preview with me and John Seater.<a href="http://www.newsandviewswithtomandsadie.com/september-16-2016-politics-sports-and-religion-the-economy-and-the-election-with-randy-parker-and-john-seater/">http://www.newsandviewswithtomandsadie.com/september-16-2016-politics-sports-and-religion-the-economy-and-the-election-with-randy-parker-and-john-seater/</a>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-76624017785948624472016-09-22T09:59:00.001-04:002016-09-22T09:59:53.997-04:00Start it at minute 33:00 for fun and excitement....<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="354" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cGDBlb130pY" width="630"></iframe>Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-12746076226799282882016-09-17T08:13:00.002-04:002016-09-17T08:20:07.681-04:00Start it at minute 33:00 for a symposium preview.http://www.wtibfm.com/single-post/2016/09/13/Watch-Talk-of-the-Town-91216Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-49549437273972485562016-09-13T09:35:00.000-04:002016-09-13T09:37:16.917-04:00<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;">
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It is apparently lost on young Mr. Kaepernick that while he is speaking out against oppression he is also wearing a T-shirt glorifying Fidel Castro. The contradiction means nothing to him and is evidently beyond his ken. This is pitiable. But what else to expect from someone who has equated the American flag with the Confederate flag and gone as far as to say if you do not see that then you are ignorant of history. Dear me.<br />
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Someone also indicated to me that he had a discussion about raising the minimum wage the other day. He disagreed and said it was a bad idea. The other person called him a racist. Boom, end of discussion.<br />
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Have we really come to this in this country?Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-28226189819731573282016-08-30T10:27:00.001-04:002016-08-30T10:27:05.719-04:00A day at Del Mar with the great Trevor Denman....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can fool some of the people all the time...all of the people some of the time...but you can't fool all the people all the time.<br />
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<br />Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-76790223409117759532016-06-08T12:42:00.001-04:002016-06-08T12:42:11.891-04:00Wow!<br />
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What is scary is that he actually believes the Marxist filth that comes out of his pie hole. As Brett Stephens has said, the young people who support him are too young to remember what socialism did. The older folks who support him are too stupid to understand what it does.<br />
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Who would say something like that except for some nasty old gink?Randall Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027493610187640456noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590806168352381335.post-56236704209024992792016-04-25T16:20:00.001-04:002016-04-25T16:20:35.847-04:00Schmuck!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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