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To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	4/29/2001 12:27:15 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Hi Ted - given enough people, you will eventually find some who will believe literally anything under the sun. Thanks for sticking around when you seem to be barraged by many of the less "diplomatic" posters here. Question for you - CNBC's focus is understandably on the widely held large cap stocks. However, lately there has been a nice move in small caps in various sectors. One ERP software company that I own, AREM, beat by .05 and reported a greater EPS than PSFT. But of course all we heard about all day was PSFT's great results. AREM is a small cap with most of its business in Europe and Asia. I E-mailed bizcenter with no reply. What is the best channel to bring worthy stocks to your attention? Hang in there. ;<)

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	4/29/2001 7:10:31 PM
From: B.REVERE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

To give your answer any credibility at all, Cnbc would have to stop pressuring guest analysts who have a realistic view about stock valuations vs. "real earnings" (not that one-time write off crap that IBM pushes to the balance sheet) and start asking what they're selling, not buying. Money can be made in a down market,as well as up, as you well know. The media plays an important part in shaping consumer confidence and your station is creating the greatest share of damage by perpetuating the disconnect myth between reality and dreams. Is it not enough that 5 TRILLION was erased in nine short months from the gullible public's 401k plans, or is it GE's intention to create the next great depression by not acting responsibly in "reporting" the news instead of spinning it into the most favorable light it can project. Other than the initial deflator number announced during last Friday's morning report, it received practically "zero" mention the rest of the day. Was this an oversight, hardly? The poster's objection was right on. What were you watching all day? It is the continuing manipulation of the news by this and other stations to hide the truth from an ever increasing distrusting public that will eventually cause a long, drawnout recession. Are the markets going higher? Only if easy Al keeps the printing press on full throttle. Got inflation, you betcha! Got mandate, no way. Cnbc could care less about future generations and is apparently the fed's code as well as GE'S. BTW, the fed can't control energy and consumers will rather heat/cool their house and drive their gas-guzzling SUV's than take their hard earned cash to keep this casino afloat. Later,

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	4/29/2001 8:07:01 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17683

Do you truly believe that the entire staff of CNBC, and ALL its guests are so dishonest as to be in cahoots to bury news Hello Ted... Just wanted to let you know that I'm not one of those who subscribe to the worldwide corporate conspiracy theories about holding back the news on the part of editorial staff. But that said, there is little doubt that reporters are human beings who act as the ultimate gatekeepers of what they consider worthy of being reported. If you recall Dan Dorfman's unfortunate situation years ago, where he was either part of, or unwittingly used, by a stock promoter who was claiming he was a objective source. And there is the alleged story about Sen. Kerry's Vietnam massacre is a case in point since Newsweek reporters apparently uncovered that story 2 years ago and never reported it. However, now all of a sudden it is a story, and Kerry's having to explain why he kept the bronze star he received for that action, despite the fact that no VC were killed, but only civilians (with no obvious ties to the VC). So we have to ask who felt that this story about Kerry is valid news NOW, but it wasn't then. So in essence, the self-editing personalities of news reporters themselves, may be the reason that many people sense that someone is attempting to cover up what they perceive as relevant news. These reporters obviously felt it inappropriate to report the story then, but for some reason it's appropriate now... And the same goes with why no one but the local Tennesee newspapers carried the stories about Al Gore's drug smuggling (through his uncle) and Occidental Petroleum connnections. It was claimed that it was these stories, reported by a former 60minutes producer who handled the USS IOWA explosions, were what lost Al Gore's home state to GW Bush. Yet, this story was NEVER reported nationally, despite the compelling evidence supporting it As for Stagflation... that's just the latest economic investing fad. I'd be more worried about the fact that we've had 10 years of outstanding economic growth in technology, but almost zero growth in the economic infrastructure required to support it (powerplants, oil/Natural Gas, transmission capacity, and of course, human technical/educational resources). Frankly, I'm more worried about the world falling into global recession than stagflation, since other economies are finding themselves catching pneumonia, while we suffer from our economic "cold". Thanks for doing the great job you do.. And the next time you guys take Squawk Box on the road to the DC area, tag along... I got some great photos of Mark Haines and Larry Kudlow puffing away while off cue I'd love to show you... <VBG> Hawkmoon

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	4/29/2001 8:41:48 PM
From: Don Pueblo	Respond to of 17683

You are amazing. You still show up here. I applaud you for that, but I did that last year too. My cOUSIN still wants to meet Sue, by the way. Just for coffee or something, nothing freaky. Actually, I guess coffee with a 50' flying reptile from another planet would be a wee bit unusual, but nothing that a professional journalist couldn't handle.

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	4/29/2001 11:37:22 PM
From: Ruffian	Respond to of 17683

<I am always amazed by people who publicly state they feel GE has its nose in the newsroom.> Get Real................

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	4/30/2001 8:37:56 AM
From: Rarebird	Respond to of 17683

<We routinely ask our guests about stagflation and they say there is none.> Ted, stagflation represents slowing growth in the economy accompanied by a general rise in prices — one where inflation is going up, and economic growth is going down. That's stagflation, which we saw in the '70s, and it will tie the Fed's hands down the road in terms of what it can do. Why hasn't CNBC's guests noticed both price pressures on firms as well as inadequate demand? This combination of slow sales growth and increases in prices is reminiscent of the 1970's and early 1980's where there were similar conditions as now: the apparent end of a long boom and shortages of key fundamental inputs to the economy. The recent reduction in OPEC production and catastrophe of California electricity deregulation seem easy enough reasons to draw strong parallels. The stagflation of the 1970s (and which we are in the early stages of revisiting anew today) shows that it was possible to have both high inflation and high unemployment at the same time. Why don't CNBC interview more people who earn their living outside the financial service industry so they could provide a fresh and real point of view without risking loss of income for themselves and possible unemployment as a result of stagflation? Has CNBC seen average hourly earnings rise over the past year, along with CPI, GDP Price Deflator, and U.S. broad money expand at an annualized rate of about 13% while growth is slowing?

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/1/2001 6:31:40 PM
From: At_The_Ask	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

We routinely ask our guests about stagflation and they say there is none. I have asked guests about gold.. recently. I spoke to Bill O'Neill at Merrill, and Phil Gotthelf at Equidex. Neither thinks gold has much if any upside. That is not OUR opinion. The opinions come from experts. Ted the only problem with asking these guys is that if they are short gold (which most all of the financial houses and commodoty trading firms are), of course they're going to bash it. They are not going to say anything positive to you personally or on the air because it could cause them to lose money. You should find out about the gold carry trade. You can lease gold for 1 or 2 percent interest from the central banks, sell it, and then put the proceeds into higher yielding instruments. Its a money machine for the big houses and speculators. They would love to see gold go to $1 an oz. Could I suggest that you preinterview these people and find one bull and one bear to at least give a fair presentation of the facts. This might improve CNBC's coverage of not just gold but any issue that you cover. Imagine if you had put David Tice on opposite Abby Jo last year when the tech bubble was inflating. It could have prevented the devastating losses that many average people have suffered. By the way I think that its very cool of you to show up here and see what people think. I'm sure it can be painful at times.

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/9/2001 11:21:26 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 17683

Give a message to Joe my HM still pays a dividend as does AU as does NEM as does..... & no, we haven't all held bullion straight through the all time bottom. Yes, I owned EBAY

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/9/2001 3:34:55 PM
From: J.T.	Respond to of 17683

Nice job on gold report Ted. It lends more credibility to ask an unbiased technical analyst like Greg Weldon than Bob Pisani calling around the "big boyz" trading desks pooh poohing golds move today. Keep up the good work. Best Regards, J.T.

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/9/2001 3:37:38 PM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

btw Ted ole buddy, tell our friend Joe he's very wrong every time he parrots that broker tripe that bullion pays no dividend. Doesn't he know that many banks will accept bullion to over-collateralize any loan thus buying down a home interest rate? and - good job better balance.

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/10/2001 12:24:46 AM
From: t2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17683

Can you tell Pissani and Kernan to stop talking about gold. Gold had its day and the day is over now.<g> Actually, maybe Pissani can talk about Gold stocks just one more day..tomorrow, as they tank....just to get back at all those complainers.<g> After that, get away from wasting time on this gold nonsense.

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/10/2001 8:02:42 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Forgot to tell you, "Thanks for the effort". Guess there are some on CNBC that simply hate gold.

To: Ted David who wrote (7765)	5/10/2001 10:56:58 PM
From: lightfoot	Respond to of 17683

<Are we "molding" the news> Do you remember PLUG last year when Kiernan pumped them with the help of the MSN +10,000 % gainer story, and didn't GE invest a ton into PLUG. And 15 minutes before Kiernan came on the air NITE crossed the market and ran it down to clear all sell stops, but with the market crossed no one was getting any fills. I tried to buy from 51 to 63, it hit 80 something all in the course of 45 minutes. I called my broker and he said that NITE turned off the automatic execution. I turned all the logs and charts over to the SEC, but of course nothing was heard from them. But don't you think when you have MSN, CNBC, and PLUG all three who are invested in each other benefit from an obvious pump on your network by one of your fellow workers that this MIGHT fuel some conspiracy talk?