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To: Victor Lazlo who wrote (129274)	7/28/2001 2:59:50 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 164684

victor, i think bob's behavior is based part on investment concepts and part on marketing. i believe he was bearish in early 2000 from an investment pov (any rational person had to be). however, he dogged out the bears for so long, he'd look like an idiot if the market kept going up. so he sold a %. he wins both ways. if the market crashes, folks talk about his great sell call (with no details), exactly as you did. if the market zoomed higher, hey, he still had some dough in the market. this marketing trick is a very old one. wrt his b2b call, he missed out on absurd gains in bogus net companies and wanted to have at least one play. therefore, if it went gonzo, he could brag about it every hour on the hour. if it went south, he'd talk about his great sell call in "early" 2000 - of course neglecting he left 20%+ more on the table (as that w/b truthful! ;-) so, to think brinker is purely an investment guy who make decisions based on a pure investment philosophy is naive. he's a marketing guy first and wants to cover all bases that could lead to a marketing coup. try to call his show and let them know you want to talk about one his piss poor calls. you'll be left alone with the dial tone. he wants to cover up truth that doesn't represent him in the best light. just like those "sharks." ho ho ho ho! ;-) he talks about his winners and ignores his losers.