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Former corporate raider Irwin Jacobs is spending several hundred thousand dollars to place adds encouraging a short squeeze to protect his multi-million dollar investment in Conseco:

streetmonkey.com

CNC has 325 million shares outstanding and around 65 million shares shorted.

On Irwin's side: Irwin Jacobs, Gary Wendt, Tunica Abenenica, Softechie, Austin Powers

On the Evil Shorts side: Those Whose Names Are Too Holy To Mention

The purpose of this board is to:

(1) Provide a forum to discuss the merits, or lack thereof, of attempted short squeezes; and

(2) To make fun of Irwin Jacobs.