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  • "Last fall, despite being called perma-bears, we were net long," Mr. Lehman says.

    When The Market Zigs, These Funds Zag 2009

  • Hussman risked being called a perma-bear for more than a decade.

    And Then There Were Three 2009

  • Dr. Hussman has been described as a perma-bear (at times overly bearish), but he is one of the brightest economists and writers today and he lays out his arguments in a very clear way.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • It is something of an irony that I am called a perma-bear in some circles and a Pollyanna in others.

    Latest Articles 2008

  • I think the notion of being "perma" anything is idiotic, as you should be a situational opportunist not a partisan market participant.

    Steven Bulwa: The Market Is in Bubble Mode Again Steven Bulwa 2011

  • It matters because of the divisive rhetoric that the Clinton campaign is using (the kind that you would never use, because you are a rockin 'human being and not some kind of perma-troll at TPM), trying to split the party and create the illusion that something that was hers was taken from her.

    Do Florida And Michigan Primaries Really Reflect The Will Of The People? Nope. 2009

  • Still, it's good fun to slap the "perma" prefix on others.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed David Berman 2010

  • He wears a kind of perma-smirk that makes him look perpetually amused by his surroundings.

    latimes.com - News 2010

  • Now we have the leader and architect of the '94 Republican Revolution acting as if his party (and the programs they pushed for and stand for) are in some kind of perma-minority.

    WordPress.com News 2009

  • NSIDC: Arctic is on thin ice - literally - and that means the "perma" frost is too

    Grist - the Latest from Grist 2009

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