Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Be in USG

 

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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:

THQ(THQI): "Up 5% since I recommended it just the other day. ... The single best way to play video games going into Christmas."

FPL Group(FPL): "You know I like the utilities. ... But this one is Don'tBuy."

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU): "You can't own the banks in Japan when they are raising rates. Don'tBuyDon'tBuy."

Hansen Natural(HANS): "Going lower, not higher. ... I think Hansen is a played-out stock. I will eat crow ... with a little bit of salt, if I'm wrong."

Phelps Dodge(PD): "Countertrend rally in Phelps Dodge. ... If it rallies, I'm ka-chinging [selling] because I don't want to be in copper stocks any more."

Jos A. Bank(JOSB): "If you want retail ... I am going to send you to Sears Holdings(SHLD) ... and if you need something else, you know that J.C. Penney(JCP) is my cup of tea."

JDSU(JDSU): "I like it, but is the fundamental business doing better? The answer is Don'tBuyDon'tBuy." ... Cramer prefers Cisco(CSCO) in that group.

DynCorp(DCP): "A law enforcement play. ... At 12 bucks, I'm pulling the trigger. I like it."

Intermec(IN): "One thumb-up play. Intermec. Buy."

Diana Shipping(DSX): "You know I have not liked the carriers. It does yield 10% ... I'm giving it a Don'tBuy."

USG(USG): "Levered not just to housing, but to commercial. But the most important reason to own this is because Warren Buffett is buying it. ... Piggyback off the man!"

Jabil Circuit(JBL): "I don't like the contract manufacturers. Perennially sandwiched (between suppliers and customers). Don'tBuyDon'tBuy."

McDonald's(MCD): "Was at 12 in September 2003. Now at $39 and pays a $1 dividend. You stick with McDonald's."

Cramer also was bullish on Consolidated Edison (ED), Exelon (EXC) and TXU (TXU).

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Sears Holdings.

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