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To: R.E.B. who wrote (1784)	9/25/1998 3:28:00 AM
From: BomboochaBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

R.E.B., i.e. Rectal Emphasis Boy Get a life! Sincerely B-Boy

To: R.E.B. who wrote (1784)	9/25/1998 9:22:00 AM
From: Gary M. Reed	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

REB, What's your problem with Kernan? He delivers the goods and does it in an entertaining fashion. The guy has been in the stock business, so he knows first-hand what is going on, and furthermore, his knowledge of biotechs is quite refreshing. The fact that he can make me laugh every morning is icing on the cake. Haines is anything BUT a market cheerleader. He is one of the most objective guys on the network. I want to puke when some of the others see the S&P futures down, say, 5 points, and they act like it's the end of the world. Haines, on the otherhand, just says "okay, S&P futures down 5 points, that means we'll be down slightly on the open..." and then he moves on. Him, Kernan and Faber are the biggest pros on the show. Jim Rogers is a joke. The guy has been bearish on stocks AND bonds non-stop for (at least) the last two years--need I say more? Always quick to toot his own horn, he'd be nauseating to listen to if he ever made a correct call--he would surely break his arm patting himself on the back. Kathleen Hays has picked up her game substantially over the last 6 months. The mere fact that she busts Jim Rogers' chops on-air at every opportunity justifies her existence. I agree with you that there is way too much coverage of the S&P 100 stocks. The producers would probably be surprised to find out that there are some of us viewers who have never owned one of these "me too" stocks and could care less about Cisco, IBM and Dell. You are correct in that Maria conducts herself professionally, although that whole "Money Honey" crap was a bit too much. Personally, I find Amanda Grove and Terry Keenan much "easier on the eyes." Here's a suggestion: I for one have heard more than I care to hear about this hedge fund going bust. But if CNBC is going to talk about it every 20 minutes, I would find it more interesting to hear about the positions that actually busted the fund. I don't think I've heard one person, either on CNBC or CNNfn, who has talked about what exactly was inside the fund that made it go bust. To me, that would be the only part of the story that would be even remotely interesting. Gary