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To: Ted David who wrote (5499)	5/11/2000 3:20:00 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Do you then admit (after the statements of Mr. Levitt of the SEC) that some of your guest investment advisors could do a better far job in regard to disclosure of the positions held by them & their firms? Seems there has been a rather large disconnect in the commodities. Remember when oil was $10-12 and most futures "experts" came on saying it was going to $6? It would have been rather interesting to have had them declare their positions. Something rather the same seems to also have gone on in the grains.

To: Ted David who wrote (5499)	5/11/2000 4:21:00 PM
From: Mike M2	Respond to of 17683

Ted, I appreciate your appearance on the thread. If CNBC could get Dr. Richebacher to appear for a half hour power lunch you would be doing your audience a great service by exposing much of the Wall Street new era talk for the hype that it is. see gold-eagle.com . In my opinion he is one of the finest economist in the world. I have been a subscriberto his newsletter for several years and his work is truly impressive. In his Sept 96 and March 97 he explained in great detail the reasons why he thought the SEA economic miracle was a bubble which was bound to burst. The asian meltdown began in July when Thailand devalued the bhat. Perhaps david Tice can tell you how to contact Dr. Richebacher. Tell Sue she is terrific and tell Maria to switch to decaf -g- . Thanks for listening. mike

To: Ted David who wrote (5499)	5/11/2000 9:24:00 PM
From: DOUG H	Respond to of 17683

Hi Ted, I've never found myself yelling at you on the screen so in an offhand sorta way, that is a compliment. Actually, I enjoy your on-screen work. There is something that I would like to see however from your program that you are uniquely suited to deliver. That is an HONEST, OPEN & very public evaluation of some of the economic issues being debated in Washington. Politicians from both sides shout "surplus" and economist shake their heads and say it aint so. There is bipartisian support for minimum wage increases and yet most, if not all economist say this is inflationary and job killing, and as such, hurts, rather than helps the very people it is intended to benefit. The State of California, which has a multi-billion $$$ budget, nearly half of which goes for education still can't produce a descently educated workforce. These are but some of the issues in which the BS really needs to be seperated from the ice cream. It would be great to see a weekend special or better yet, a prime time mini-series (which you could host) <g> that could present the FACTS. I for one believe that the presence and influence of Ross Perot in 92' was what forced economic issues to the fore front, resulting in what now passes for a surplus. In his abscence we'd have had a lot more smoke and mirrors on matters economic. JMHO Just a thought. DougH@IfIhear"riskytaxscheme"1moretimeI'mgonnapuke.com BTW, you're a hero or villian, depending on who's ox is getting gored. <g>

To: Ted David who wrote (5499)	5/11/2000 9:32:00 PM
From: John Pitera	Respond to of 17683

Hi Ted, your response is very cogent and even Keeled. I have watched CNBC for years and the quality of your coverage has steadily improved over time. There are tremendous Nuggets of Info which pop up throughout the day. One example that comes to mind was when a guest Host on Squawk Box (seth tobias?) pointed out that GSTRF's bonds were selling for 60 cents on the dollar or so. Obviously a precarious situation after the Blow-up of Iridium, whose bonds also fell precipitously prior to the stock imploding. Obviously the more savvy debt investors realized that company was burning up it's money, and was cash-flow negative. After hearing about GSTRF's similar debt-discount situation. I was sure to stay away from the stock. Even though there had been some fairly good insider buying a few months previously. Often listening to interviews is insightful even when the Pro's are leaning in one direction, as Mass Psychology indicated that most, including the Pro's are wrong at turning points, or at least are mostly unwilling to articulate their true feelings. CNBC gives us an excellent barometer of sentiment, it's Great to have the resource. One more example that did not take place on CNBC, but is still illustrative of the potential to "game "the psychology of the Pro's involves Marty Zweig. Martin Zweig was on Wall Street week in Feb. Now Zweig is world famous for his maxim Don't Fight the FED When Ruykeser asked him if he was negative on tech due to the negative monetary environment and the protracted Interest rate rises by the Fed, Zweig responded that a lot of the new technology stocks didn't seem to be affected by interest rate increase. Had we only run out and bought 3 month puts on the tech leadership the following Monday-g- Not that Zweig made some mind-numbing error, but it does show us how compelling and unbearable it can be to contradict the prevailing trend and the ZeitGeist of the moment. You do a nicely Professional Job and interject needed moments of levity into your time slot appearances. Thanks for taking the Time to Speak with some of your viewers. I, for one, will be mindful to Not to shoot the Messanger -g- John

To: Ted David who wrote (5499)	5/11/2000 10:33:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

have no answer to the time constraints and I must admit they frustrate me as well. You might write to management and tell them of your concerns. Ted, I am a long time SI member and also watch your show. I was unaware until this evening this thread existed. I am done introducing myself<G> I would think that time contraints are a must. I am a retailer and use TV and lots of radio. All the networks have traffic managers. There has to be a schedule since the bills are paid by the advertising. It seems your show has to deal with more unscheduled events then most due to the often "breaking story" of a earnings warning, acquisition, etc. I can't imagine how the traffic director could possibly air the advertisers properly without a time constraint schedule. Am I correct in making the assumption that the time constraints are pre-set by a traffic director? Glenn