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Pastimes : James Cramer Skeptic Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: James J. Cramer who wrote (187)	6/19/1998 2:21:00 PM
From: JEFF CHAPMAN	Respond to of 1254

Jim, I know you've talked about Herb and the fact that you have no idea what he's going to write about, etc.. But do you have an opinion on his stance on railing on CHS, a company that because of its international operations has a tax situation difficult to quantify, but still trades at a steep discount to other VAR's like Ingram and Tech Data... If Herb ever bashes a company you're long on in the future, do you plan on responding to his claims or are TSC journalists 'untouchable' to each other?

To: James J. Cramer who wrote (187)	6/19/1998 3:00:00 PM
From: purecntry5	Respond to of 1254

The famous line applies here..."Cant we all just get along?"... I have an idea for you to make friends here, tip us off just a couple of minutes prior to you and the troops pile into an issue. That would be a wonderful peace offering to the rabid SI members. Thats not asking for much now. €á (who might come across as sarcastic, but only wants to go look up "adhominem" in the dictionary"

To: James J. Cramer who wrote (187)	6/19/1998 4:00:00 PM
From: Dragonfly	Respond to of 1254

Hey- don't take this as an adhominem attack-- you seem to see them everywhere, though-- but you're not worth any more of my time. You can be assured of the fact that I wanted to subscribe to your service, but won't be doing so now. All you had to say was "thanks for your input, but I disagree" or "thanks for your input, I'll think about it" rather than calling my suggestions "absurd and libelous charges." Dragonfly PS- Next time you start dishing it out, don't act so suprised when you get it back.

To: James J. Cramer who wrote (187)	6/19/1998 7:22:00 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1254

James, I can sympatize with your desire to earn money by setting up your website. From your apearences on CNBC I may assume that you are mostly a momentum trader and tend to ignore FA. To be upfront: - I dislike your style and approach to trading/investing. No harm intended just my personal opinion. One of the best examples is your CD position and your appearance after this stock crashed to 20 only to recover and now return to the same level this week. In general I would like to comment on your way of presenting yourself on CNBC - I DO NOT LIKE IT and not because of bad advise but more for the way you present your case. This morning seeing you on CNBC, I cut the volume off. To your credit I would say that the little I heard about TXN you are right. In summary would appreciate if next time you are on CNBC be more courteous and nice, if posible. BTW I like very much Jimmy Rogers approach even if I disagree with him. For example he is down on Russia, but I bought Rostelecomn (ROS on the NYSE) around and below $14 and sold it around $15 1/4. So Jimmy is down on Russia but I made money. Hope you will take my remarks constructively, and BTW we are heading into a prolonged BEAR MARKET. BWDIK Haim

To: James J. Cramer who wrote (187)	6/20/1998 9:10:00 AM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1254

>>Dragonfly, don't accept this as an adhominem attack--you seem to see them everywhere, though--but when I wrote "agreed" I was being ironic. Don't bother. Dragonflea is renown for being invincibly ignorant. Example: she spent days, if not weeks, maintaining on another thread that Clinton won massive popular majorities when elected president, eclipsing RR for example. Even after being mugged by reality, she still has never admitted that Clinton is the first two-term president never to win a majority of votes cast. She also finds nothing wrong with nuclear proliferation, so long as she has an investment in a company that profits from doing so. In sum, Flea is someone who finds reality an obstacle to her daily malfunction, the spreading of ignorance far and wide. It's a badge of honor and distinction that she doesn't approve of you - Just keep up the good work!

To: James J. Cramer who wrote (187)	6/20/1998 11:36:00 AM
From: Pancho Villa	Respond to of 1254

Dear Mr. Cramer, after reading your piece on who Buffet's latest acquisition is a bull sign for the market, I realized the transaction is a stock based transaction: "Warren Buffett, Berkshire's chairman, decided to end his traditional reluctance to make a major acquisition. After the close of trading Friday, Berkshire announced a deal to purchase General Re, the largest U.S.-based reinsurance company, for $22 billion in stock. Berkshire offered about $284 a share for General Re, a 29% premium above its closing price of 220 3/4 Friday. General Re's stock promptly surged to 275 in after-hours trading." Doesn't this just mean that Mr. Buffett thinks he is getting a bargain price as he is paying with extremely inflated currency. IMO Buffett's move means nothing in terms of where this market may be headed next. What do you think about Berkshire as a short? pancho