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'Mad Money Lightning Round': Sirius Merger Is Stuck in the Mud

TheStreet.com Staff

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Wednesday evening:

Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI Quote - Cramer on SIRI - Stock Picks): "How many more days for this merger with XM Satellite Radio (XMSR Quote - Cramer on XMSR - Stock Picks)? Write the FCC and tell them it's ridiculous. "

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM Quote - Cramer on CALM - Stock Picks): "This is a stock with a heavy short position. If I'm going to recommend food, I'm going with PepsiCo (PEP Quote - Cramer on PEP - Stock Picks), Coca-Cola (KO Quote - Cramer on KO - Stock Picks), General Mills (GIS Quote - Cramer on GIS - Stock Picks), Kellogg (K Quote - Cramer on K - Stock Picks) and HJ Heinz (HNZ Quote - Cramer on HNZ - Stock Picks)."

Consolidated Edison (ED Quote - Cramer on ED - Stock Picks): "This is a travesty or a mockery or a sham that this stock keeps going down. You're going to look back and say how did I get this stock this cheap?"

Time Warner (TWX Quote - Cramer on TWX - Stock Picks): "Problematic. I just don't think business is good over there. The CEO is always welcome, but it's not as good as Verizon (VZ Quote - Cramer on VZ - Stock Picks)."

Gushan Energy (GU Quote - Cramer on GU - Stock Picks): "One of the few Chinese stocks that I actually like. I like it."

Harley Davidson (HOG Quote - Cramer on HOG - Stock Picks): "This is a discretionary income stock. You don't buy this one during a recession. I want to own their bikes, but not their stock."

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG Quote - Cramer on ISRG - Stock Picks): "I still think they've got a good quarter coming. I think this one still goes higher."

AstraZeneca (AZN Quote - Cramer on AZN - Stock Picks): "I think that's one of the few big-cap pharmaceutical stocks that I can recommend here."

Zimmer Holdings (ZMH Quote - Cramer on ZMH - Stock Picks): "I was just looking at this one. I don't like the competition and the stock is expensive. Likewise with Stryker (SYK Quote - Cramer on SYK - Stock Picks)."

Rite Aid (RAD Quote - Cramer on RAD - Stock Picks): "Very difficult. I like the CEO, but I want to see two good quarters in a row. She's guilty until proven innocent."

Capital One Financial (COF Quote - Cramer on COF - Stock Picks): "The credit card business is not as bad as people think, but the only financials I can recommend are Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK Quote - Cramer on HCBK - Stock Picks), JPMorgan Chase (JPM Quote - Cramer on JPM - Stock Picks) and Goldman Sachs (GS Quote - Cramer on GS - Stock Picks)."

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX Quote - Cramer on ONXX - Stock Picks): "It's worrisome to me. I can't go for it right now. It's a Don'tBuy."

YRC Worldwide (YRCW Quote - Cramer on YRCW - Stock Picks): "No, I'm not going to go there. I'm still a rail guy. Go with CSX Corp (CSX Quote - Cramer on CSX - Stock Picks)."

Ford Motor (F Quote - Cramer on F - Stock Picks): "I only like the preferred shares, not the common. I need to get paid to wait."

Triple-S Management (GTS Quote - Cramer on GTS - Stock Picks): "I want to buy that one. It's cheap right now and I like it."

Genesis Lease (GLS Quote - Cramer on GLS - Stock Picks): "This is a business that's really capital sensitive and the commercial lending market is horrible. I said last week I got this one wrong."

*For all you home-gamers, a 'mon-back' opportunity means Cramer would back up the figurative truck and load up on a stock.

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