Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Chipotle on Its Shoulder

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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" Thursday evening:

Nektar: "Have to wait until you get closer to the launch of Exubera."

Evergreen Solar: "These stocks are really part of a speculative cohort ... which is dead ever since May 11, when Ben Bernanke decided no more speculation."

Activision: "A second-rate, if not poor man's, Electronic Arts."

Wal-Mart: "Don'tBuyDon'tBuyDon'tBuy."

L3 Communications: "I think you should move on. I think you should stay away from that."

Texas Roadhouse: "Don'tBuyDon'tBuy. I misjudged this model."

Chipotle: "I would rather buy McDonald's here than Chipotle. I think Chipotle is stalled."

Cisco: "Completely flat-lined. ... I'd rather see you in so many other tech stocks." Cramer prefers Qualcomm, which he has in his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust portfolio.

BellSouth: "AT&T is the new winner, and BellSouth is part of it."

Medco Health: "One of the best-run wholesale pharmaceutical companies."

Meadowbrook: "If you're going to own insurance, I'm going to send you to Allstate. And stop selling Chubb."

Advanced Micro: "When that deal closes, you're gonna have to load the boat up."

Lightning Round

Cramer was bullish on Brocade Communications (BRCD Quote), Electronic Arts (ERTS Quote), General Dynamics (GD Quote), McDonald's (MCD Quote), Qualcomm (QCOM Quote), BellSouth (BLS Quote), MedcoHealth Solutions (MHS Quote), Allstate (ALL Quote) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD Quote).

Cramer was bearish on Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR Quote), Evergreen Solar (ESLR Quote), Activision (ATVI Quote), Wal-Mart Stores (WMT Quote), L-3 Communications (LLL Quote), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH Quote), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG Quote), Cisco Systems (CSCO Quote), Sprint Nextel (S Quote) and Meadowbrook Insurance (MIG Quote).

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Qualcomm.

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