'Mad Money Lightning Round': AT&T's a Bargain

08/26/08 - 07:35 PM EDT

Scott Rutt

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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:

AT&T (T Quote - Cramer on T - Stock Picks): "How can this stock be as bad as it is? I think ATT is a buy here. I am not going to back away from this one 50 cents from its low. "

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM Quote - Cramer on CALM - Stock Picks): "If you buy this one, you're playing into a short squeeze. I do not recommend stocks based on shorts. If you believe in eggs, buy it, but not because of the shorts. "

Ford Motor (F Quote - Cramer on F - Stock Picks): "Ford is too dangerous to recommend. It's too speculative to touch. I like the company, but not the stock."

United States Steel (X Quote - Cramer on X - Stock Picks): "X is inexpensive, but no one wants these cyclical stocks anymore. This one will be stuck in the mud for a very long time. I'd buy Freeport-McMoRan (FCX Quote - Cramer on FCX - Stock Picks), which which he also owns for his Action Alerts PLUS portfolio, instead."

Lumber Liquidators (LL Quote - Cramer on LL - Stock Picks): "No, no. The flooring and lumber business is not healthy. I don't want to touch this one either."

*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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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Freeport McMoRan.

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