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To: Sandy who wrote (2069)	12/15/1998 7:54:00 AM
From: Redhead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Squawk Box has gained its following by not being the ordinary run of the mill financial news show....in my opinion, it would be a disservice to the spirit of the show if Cramer were not allowed to continue as a guest host...whether you agree with him or not, it is his right to expound his viewpoint...that is what the guest host is suppose to do...I don't hear the hue and cry when another host waxes philosophical on his viewpoint... Whether or not you like Cramer and his antics, he should be allowed to speak his mind....all sides of an issue give us food for thought...it opens our minds...I for one sent an email to Squawk Box stating I wished him to be kept on...I will be sending another one this morning.... When we try to muzzle free speech, we do a disservice to ourselves...I for one would not like to be told to keep my opinions to myself...this is after all, a free speech country.... My advice to the producers of Squawk Box would be to have someone on to debate Cramer on his stands....that would make far more sense to me.... Well, let us hope that the true spirit of Squawk Box continues to be allowed it's space.... Redhead

To: Sandy who wrote (2069)	12/15/1998 9:13:00 AM
From: Thomas G. Busillo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Sandy, I'll tune in @ 8 a.m. to see if Mark Haines has anything to say, after that I will definitely not watch for the remainder of the program. CNBC's apparent cowardice in the face of a cyber-lynching of one of its most popular guest-hosts gives me an opportunity to check out a competitor. Squawk Box gave me no compelling reason to "stray" to the competitors. Now whoever made the decision at CNBC has. Here... The link for Bloomberg Interactive is: bloomberg.com CNNfn doesn't appear to offer live feed. However, they do have a form to fill out if your cable operator doesn't offer it: cnnfn.com I'll fill out my CNNfn form tomorrow morning when I usually would be watching Cramer host Squawk Box. I will also call my cable operator and request CNNfn and Bloomberg when I usually would be watching Cramer host Squawk Box. Why should I continue to be loyal to CNBC (I'm critical, but I am a loyal viewer; IMHO part of being loyal involves telling someone when they have a piece of spinach in their teeth) if their policy appears to be to ban guests from the network when a company raises a loud stink? Does that do more to improve the candor of guests in the future or less? Does that lessening of candor do more for viewers or less? Tom