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To: David Smith who wrote (3751)	10/5/1999 12:01:00 AM
From: WTMHouston	Respond to of 17683

If he comes back on again and they don't nail him with some hard questions and/or he just does not fess to getting blindsided and/or just making a bad call, then I'll agree 100%. If he is never back on again, which he might not be after a pick like that, then who cares. What is to be gained (for them, him, or anyone else) by individually blasting the guy. Anyone who buys or sells a stock based only on what some CNBC guest has to say, deserves to get out of it the effort they put into it: nothing. That said, it would probably be a good idea for CNBC to occasionally reiterate the "do your own DD and don't rely just on these folks." CNBC is not responsible, IMO, for reporting the good or bad calls of their prior guests on future shows unless the guest reappears. If they don't reappear, what value is it? IMO, none and is nothing but a waste of time. If s/he does reappear, then their prior picks are fair game. Indeed, I seem to recall seeing that CNBC shows the guests prior picks when they appear and have appeared before. That sure seems like accountability to me. Troy

To: David Smith who wrote (3751)	10/5/1999 6:32:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 17683

<<How about this clown Eric Gustafsson from Stein Roe? They have this loser >> People are just now "getting it". "It" is the truth that these folks are just whores supporting their positions - short or long, or sheep following the lead of another.