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To: Neocon who wrote (6466)9/30/1999 10:08:00 AM
From: Zoltan!  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
>>The main thing to realize about Ted is that, although he has a flair for business and self- promotion, he is pretty much a doofus. The handling of ideas is not his forte.....

I'll tell you, whenever I hear him speak he sounds like he's trying to imitate the speech of a moron. I just could not believe it the first time that I heard him.

What many people don't seem to realize, Turner is apparently one of those guys who succeeded by outrageous fortune: his deals were so bad and crazy that he wound up owing so much money that the banks and his partners couldn't afford to let him fail. That and he apparently wasn't smart enough to recognize his limitations - probably a key to many's success.