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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (38151)	12/4/1998 10:55:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, there are places where the sheriffs would not only stand by and watch if you got lynched for burning the American flag, they'd gladly give a hand. On the other hand, the vast majority of citizens would feel outraged, and express their outrage, which, imho, is the biggest difference between here and China, and a number of other places. Power always corrupts, but here in America we accept that, and try to keep it under control. At least, that is one of our central tenets. With respect to the Chinese economy, I wonder what effect China's civil rights record has? I know a lot of people who refuse to buy anything made in China, because they don't want to support slave labor. CobaltBlue

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (38151)	12/5/1998 10:36:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

To All, I think we have now seen the peak in the Xmas lies. The sleazier cos. were all out touting last week, in conjunction with the Credit Suisse on Rye-First Beantown Tech Stock Conference in Arizona. More lies and exaggerations will certainly follow, but as we approach Xmas, they get fewer in number and tend to be more toned down. Also, it is nearly impossible to get a flock of portfolio managers all in one place between now and the first of the year, so these lies have to stick like velcro for awhile. Vacations, parties, tax planning, bonus brown-nosing, etc. call many away from their posts of duty. Which means, starting next week, on up days, should be a great time to start adding puts. I will post which ones I buy as I fill out my first third and move into my second third. And, yes, Tip, I will post symbols this time, though I like to make my advice a bit more variable than that. After all, I may be debating which strike or date to buy and a blip in the market makes the decision for me. The blip may go the other way by the time you look. MB MB