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To: basserdan who wrote (3917)10/10/2008 2:02:28 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Respond to of 5034
 
He's probably being quite honest. I suspect they are all executing Synthetic Short positions using options.

blogs.wsj.com

So technically, he's correct. But in actually, he's lying like a rug.

Hawk



To: basserdan who wrote (3917)10/10/2008 2:47:11 PM
From: scaram(o)uche3 Recommendations  Respond to of 5034
 
>> CNBC, which serves as a sort of seedy massage parlor to the short selling community, gave Chanos the usual treatment – lubrications and sweet nothings. <<

Kudlow used to lead his Hollywood Squares act, absolutely guffawing it up with Hank Greenberg et al. re. Byrne. Now, he wants Chris Cox on a skewer, just like us.

:-)

Message 23244176

It is bewildering that nobody at CNBC has the balls to take on this issue.