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To: Ted David who wrote (3232)	7/21/1999 3:58:00 PM
From: Ed Forrest	Respond to of 17683

Mr.David I agree with your thoughts on this matter but,after 2 days of reading this insensitive posting ,I felt compelled to vent.On to the business at hand.CNBC. Ed Forrest

To: Ted David who wrote (3232)	7/21/1999 4:06:00 PM
From: SteveG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

thanks for posting what I've been thinking Ted the lack of normal human compassion here has been an appalling affront (though a click on specific profile's posting groups is revealing)

To: Ted David who wrote (3232)	7/21/1999 4:55:00 PM
From: Walt Deemer	Respond to of 17683

Some interesting discussion of CNBC is taking place on the Search For JFK Jr. thread...

To: Ted David who wrote (3232)	7/21/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: Gary M. Reed	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17683

Ted, I have always respected and appreciated your comments on this board, but you have stepped out of bounds yourself. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it YOUR network that has had Geraldo Rivera camped out on the Kennedy's lawn for the past 3 days? Who needs Kennedy-bashing when we have Geraldo there to make a 3-ring circus of it? Wasn't it YOUR network that I saw cameramen taking photos of JFK Jr's sister and her husband bikeriding when they were obviously in mourning? Sheesh, leave those people alone and let them grieve in private. Yes, perhaps some of us, who are fed up with certain elected officials annointing themselves and their families as "above" us tax paying commoners, have been somewhat out of bounds in tasteless humor. But let's face it, your network is showing even less respect than us while these folks are in mourning. Believe me, our Kennedy bashing is nothing compared to the insult to their family of your network paying that asshole attention-grabber Geraldo Rivera to make a tabloid joke out of their sorrow. Trust me, our tasteless humor isn't offending them--I'm sure their mourning process doesn't include a daily check of Silicon Investor. But "journalists" who are timely reporting their every bowel movement and sticking a microphone in their face at every opportunity is probably pretty insulting. Gary

To: Ted David who wrote (3232)	7/21/1999 5:07:00 PM
From: R.E.B.	Respond to of 17683

Ted, TED, CNBC has certainly had it share in profiting by the Kennedy / Bessette Tragedy. I don't see your gun-grabbing Geraldo Rivera trying to get waiting periods on nite-time plane rides by non-instrument rated pilots or required warning stickers ("THIS PLANE DOES NOT FLOAT") added to the Juvenile Crime bill. Pleeeeesssse.

To: Ted David who wrote (3232)	7/22/1999 2:22:00 AM
From: David C. Burns	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

I agree with and endorse the spirit of your post. I was very close to deleting this thread from my bookmarks because of the drift from the main subject. But in fairness, you have to admit CNBC has devoted a LOT of time covering this event, even during business hours. When you cover something to this extent, you are bound to bring the nut cases out of the woodwork. So it's a close call, but I would say that the comments are on topic (although I admit that were the comments directed at CNBC coverage, per se, rather than on the situation itself, they would be more so).