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To: Mike Buckley who wrote (53453)	1/20/2003 8:36:06 AM
From: JHP	Respond to of 54805

do you really have to ask what is his point? or do you know and are to embarrassed to state it yourself? is this the real fool board? <<Caxton, Pretty interesting that at least one of the authors of the GG is a sleaze ball lying cheat, no? I think the possibility (he hasn't been convicted yet) is pretty disgusting, not interesting. It was several years ago that Johnson became especially suspect by people around here and at the Motley Fool. What is your point?>>

To: Mike Buckley who wrote (53453)	1/20/2003 11:04:29 AM
From: Caxton Rhodes	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 54805

The point is that I find it very interesting that one of the authors of the GG turns out to be carnival barker, hyping stocks for his own benefit, selling books that fuel the mania, and doing illegal deals for pals, while all the time he knew that it was a mania bubble. In short, I find it interesting how much of all this stuff we thought was true, turned out to be a bunch of hype, lies, and criminal activity. The tech wreck has certainly made me a more intelligent and skeptical investor. It is quite obvious that investors should be skeptical of "experts" recommending investments and strategies in which they have self interest. What cracks me up is you can see the exact same thing reading the real estate sections in the bay area papers, the real estate industry and experts saying things are great, when the reality is that things are looking pretty bleak. I sure don't see this published on the front page of the Real Estate Section of the Chronicle: craigslist.org Caxton