Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Stick With Nordstrom

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

Microsoft: "Vista [operating system] is on time. ... I say one thumb up, but a cautious thumb."

BHP Billiton: "It's up so much that I felt like I had to recycle" into some lower-priced plays.

XM Satellite Radio: "Until Sirius Satellite ... merges with XM, I say ixnay on the XMnay."

Delek U.S.: Cramer called Delek an "admixture" of Pantry and Valero, but prefers the latter two stocks.

J.W. Nordstrom: "You would think with the number of shoes I purchased there this weekend, it would be going higher. ... Do not panic, ignore the train wreck," Cramer said of the fancy retailer, which is trading at 16 times earnings.

Carpenter Tech: "I think that the stock is not safe until it gets [down]to 70."

Abercrombie & Fitch: "Like the Nordstrom's, another retailer that reported an incredible quarter ... Too cheap to throw away."

NYSE Group: "I think it's a steal (the deal with Euronext). I'm blessing the transaction," but it doesn't mean you should own the stock.

Level 3 Communications: "You do a little schnitzel out of LVLT and you get into Qwest."

Southwestern Energy: "We can't do a 'mon back* on anything in the oil patch. ... except buy a little on the way down."

Eastman Kodak: "...is not to own here. I need you to sell it. If you want to own any Eastman, you should own Eastman Chemical."

Lightning Round

Cramer was bullish on Microsoft(MSFT Quote), The Pantry(PTRY Quote), Valero Energy(VLO Quote), Nordstrom(JWN Quote), Abercrombie & Fitch(ANF Quote), Qwest(Q Quote), Southwestern Energy(SWN Quote) and Eastman Chemical(EMN Quote).

Cramer was bearish on XM Satellite Radio(XMSR Quote) Delek(DK Quote), Carpenter Technologies(CRS Quote), NYSE Group(NYX Quote), Level 3 Communications(LVLT Quote), and Eastman Kodak(EK Quote).

*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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