Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Starbucks Star Bright

Stock quotes in this article: MNKD , CMCSA , K , SBUX , F , MCD  

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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" Tuesday evening:

EarthLink(ELNK Quote): "You are in the House of Correction. You have gotta get out of that thing. ... It can't get out of the dial-up mode. I say, get out now."

MannKind(MNKD Quote): "It's a diabetes cure. I like it a lot, even though it's burning money. ... Anything involving insulin is two thumbs up, way up."

Cablevision(CVC Quote): "Oh you're a worst-of-breed fellow, are you? ... I need you to swap out of Cablevision and get into CMCSA (Comcast(CMCSA Quote)."

Kellogg(K Quote): "Had a monster run. ... Right now we are in a vicious and negative rotation that will suck Kellogg back to 48, and when it does, I want you to pull the trigger."

Starbucks(SBUX Quote): "You are not in trouble at all. ... That stock went from 37 to 29 because people were worried about same-store sales. They're coming back. ... Starbucks is back and bigger than ever."

Ford(F Quote): "Ford is two thumbs up," and Cramer said it was good that Bill Ford will be replaced as CEO.

Bell South(BLS Quote): "Are you an arbitrager? You own AT&T(T Quote)."

CanWest Petroleum(BQI Quote): "I got enough problems with the good ones. I don't need CanWest."

McDonald's(MCD Quote): "I think McDonald's is cheap. I like McDonald's. I say two thumbs up."

Valero Energy(VLO Quote): "Come all the way back. ... They're buying back stock." But Cramer said, "They're gonna be in free-fall until the price (of gasoline) stabilizes. Don'tBuyDon'tBuy."

Lightning Round

Cramer was bullish on MannKind, Comcast, Kellogg, Starbucks, Ford Motor and McDonald's.

Cramer was bearish on EarthLink, Cablevision, CanWest Petroleum and Valero Energy.

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