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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (39576)6/13/2000 8:49:00 PM
From: KeepItSimple  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 42523
 
>it really has degenerated into a big entertainment business...

More like a seedy topless bar, really. The people in both businesses have no shame whatsoever.

What more do the clueless masses need to hear than Keith Benjamin stating in public, at a conference: "I really can't believe I fooled you people for so long. I mean, comon, the valuation methods we came up with, especially for the big cap techs, was just a joke."

Or Henry "Pimp Daddy" Blodget stating in an interview with Red Herring magazing: "I know it's dead money, but I want to distinguish it from all the other pieces of <expletive> we've got 'strong buy' slapped on"

PT Barnum wasn't even close. There's a sucker born every picosecond. And they all watch CNBC.