So anyone here think Brandons article has NOTHING to do with not Holding .13 today?

[Newman]

Guys, if everyone had identical opinions, they would not be considered opinions would they? By the way: SiriusBuzz has a very clear disclaimer.

I disagree with Brandon's analysis on many aspects, but I do not bash him for having an opinion. If any of you would like to voice your opinion, go for it. Brandon has put in a lot of time and hard work both here at SiriusBuzz and other places to earn his place on the front page. If any of you wish to put in the blood, sweat, and tears on this stock and this website, perhaps you too will earn a spot on the front page.

sl62: Your letter to Mel Karmazin was simply an opinion peice. It did not have any facts or figures in there. It was very well written, but nothing more than opinion, just like Brandon's article.

edeyoung99: No personal attacks without facts to back it up. I don't care if you call me a F*&king idiot, as long as you tell me WHY im an idiot and explain to me why im wrong. Otherwize, you make YOURSELF look like a F*&king idiot, and your posts will be deleted or edited. In this case, your post would be outright deleted, because there is nothing to the post other than a personal attack. This is no the Yahoo/Google boards. If you want to post stuff like that, go over there. For ON TOPIC and CIVIL discussions, come back over here.

[Brandon Matthews]

What movie? Deep throat? LOL Are you they smoking guy on X Files? By the way Brandon, since your article has done zero more damage, I will not focus on your manipulation articles. I thank you again for having the balls to write that. It being read by even one person makes that person a better investor. Overall, you did good. Since that article didnt even get any momentum, or picked up on by more than the Fool, its water under the bridge now. Lets just hope we all learned something from this and we can move on.

I will be writing about the upcoming movie in a few days. I was contacted to be interviewed for it and during the course of the conversation I was made an associate producer. It will be a documentary on the merger, the manipulation, etc. If you would like to be considered for an interview, drop me a personal message so we can talk via phone. I know you have some very interesting theories of your own.

I have already made attempts to contact Mel and several analysts regarding their involvement in the film. I'd love to find Tony Wible of Citi if anyone has contact info...

[relmor2003]

I will be writing about the upcoming movie in a few days. I was contacted to be interviewed for it and during the course of the conversation I was made an associate producer. It will be a documentary on the merger, the manipulation, etc. If you would like to be considered for an interview, drop me a personal message so we can talk via phone. I know you have some very interesting theories of your own.

I have already made attempts to contact Mel and several analysts regarding their involvement in the film. I'd love to find Tony Wible of Citi if anyone has contact info...

That would actually work for me. I left you a private message. It would be a wonderful idea, and cover almost all aspects of how Wall Street really works.

[sl62]

Newman...

I know you're a venerable member of the SB community and as a newcomer here, I respect that position. And I know you are not necessarily slamming me. However my answer to your comment to me is simply "exactly". That letter was my opinion and I posted it on an electronic bulletin board not a news portal. As you say, Brandon's article was his opinion yet he submitted it (it was picked up, et al) to the masses under the guise of, assumed accurate financial reporting. IMHO, two very different animals. I have been fair to say to Brandon that he is always free to post his opinion here or on any other blog, etc.. When his "opinion" as you say goes out over national wires and portals (and is also accessible internationally), I feel entitled to have something to say about it and him (esp. if I vehemently disagree with his opinion)... IMHO, the gist of Brandon's article released on Thursday, March 5, 2009, was one man's negative interpretation of an already released SEC filing that was 3 days old. Where is the breaking news angle there?? Also in my opinion, the only writers of financial reportage to "disect" the contents of that negative filing were Brandon and one or two others who IMO, saw an great opportunity to exploit further negativity about the company..and writers who were notorious SIRI antagonists. Sorry but I am not going to stand by and just allow such a thing (and in the end, my position has been more than vindicated). So I did what I have been doing for some time. I exercised my right of free speech and went to some of the places I know pick up these "authored opinions", that unsuspecting people read and believe what they have just read because it looks so authoritatively presented with a headline, etc.. and I posted my contrary opinion..as did many other posters btw. As I wrote in many a rant since that release, how it takes someone 3 days time to digest a less than one page filing of a few legalese clauses, then decide they feel the need to save the poor investment community from themselves apparently (of course I'm being facetious), is beyond me. I'm sorry, but regardless of any of that, the true calamity of said article is/was that the author appeared directed to his own opinion by another poster right here at Sirius Buzz. That really bothers me the most and is the most heinous crime of all. And though I probably couldn't prove it in a courtroom, the evidence in a thread here is overwhelming (and good enough for me). Further, if what I say is not so and the author truely acted alone, why did it take the him 3 days to read a simple one page SEC document, formulate an opinion and then write that opinion in the manner of authoritative journalism. The delay there simply does not add up (assuming I take Brandon at his word that he felt his opinion on the 12b filing was just too important for "the people" not to read). And Brandon, I have to say, that one does NOT hold water with me. And yes that is my opinion.

But Newman, to further address your comment to me., yes that was my opinion in my letter to Mel. Is there a problem there? It doesn't appear to me to be a missive that requires "facts," so I'm not sure of your point. And I stand by my opinion that Brandon ought to think about adding more of a disclaimer to his articles. If they truely are just his opinion, everyone should be able to understand that after reading every single one of his articles. I wrote that in another post to him earlier but got no response. CNBC disclaims Jim Cramer as those being ONLY HIS OPINIONS. What would be wrong with Brandon or even Tyler for that matter doing the same? A dislaimer of "Long Siri" just doesn't cut it in my book. And when an opinion is accompanied by a 16pt Headline and is published and hotlinked on national news portals, there had better be some kind of disclaimer for anyone reading who might confuse someones opinion with pure fact. The trouble is many people read these released articles and actually believe their contents to be fact and not opinion. And that's dangerous. Now, I do admit that there is a blur in the media of what is fact, conjecture, hype, opinion, confirmed, unconfirmed, et al. Facts and rumors are misconstrued and falsely reported all the time. But I also think it's every journalist's due diligence to disclaim their work as much as possible. If it's your opinion say it. If you are reporting unequivocal pure fact, say that too. But always be clear about your POV. What's wrong with that, I ask? IMVHO...


And ps.. Because I am fair, before I came to this thread to read your or Brandon's posts and then to write my reply, I had posted a reponse to his latest article on SIRI in what I believe to be a fair and honest way. I don't just go around bashing authors unecessarily. But when I see injustice or what I think is unfair reporting or POV, I will give that too..And I will give the author a piece of my mind so they hear me. I don't care who it is. You are welcome to censor me or kick me off of here if you wish, but I stand up for my beliefs and that's who I am. Most of the time you will find me a very affable guy who likes constructive debate and opinion sharing.

[Wirestripper]

s-162

I'm trying , or not trying to divert the topic based on this quote from you that I find directly related to a number of stocks but RAD taked the prize and the trophy for the largest MSM effort to destroy and demean.

" But when I see injustice or what I think is unfair reporting or POV, "

I was once a stock holder of RAD and I lost my butt and puked it up not once but twice.

The reporting on RAD makes brandon look like a piker and embarasses anyone in the media.

They report every crime within a city block of a Rite Aid Pharmacy. It's the wierdest thing I have ever seen!

Everyday there is a article about some schmo getting shot or his ass kicked within eyeball distance of a Rite Aid and nobody says a damn thing. Well, I just did....

There are no stories about violent crimes commited near any other pharmacy! I finally figured out that the media s out to kill this company and will not let it off the floormats.\

Anyhoo, compared to the negative reporting done on SIRI, the reporting done on RAD is the winner of the dumbass trophy and stock manipulator of the millenium.

Just saying, it could be worse......A lot worse.
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[trippingthespeculatingpos]

they put some of those rite aids IN the ghettoist places

[Wirestripper]

they put some of those rite aids and the ghettoist places

Yeah, I'll admit they got a lot of stores in crappy places when they bought numerous other drug chains,like Eckerds, but they closed a number of them.

The thing is, it seems like every crime commited had the symbols "RAD" in the story and it gets picked up by all the RSS feeds.

Not one other drug store ever makes the headlines.

There is definately something wrong with that......

[Newman]

sl62: (just for clarification, is it SL 62 or S 162 or what? Everyone posts your name differently)

GREAT response! I am glad that people here can debate well without degrading themselves to personal attacks. THIS is the kind of community that I want at SiriusBuzz.

Now, on to my response to you: You keep mentioning CNBC and their disclaimers for Cramer. But when someone picks up his comments, is the disclaimer there for all to read? No, it is not. Again, SiriusBuzz has a disclaimer. If other MSM do not pick up the disclaimer, is that SB's fault? I do not think so.

As far as "improper reporting" what are you refering to? Brandon's non-mention of retail subs? He has stated that he thinks retail adds will be negligible, meaning there is no need to mention them. What other improper reporting was there? The article was his OPINION on what the subscriber forcast for 2009 will be. He specifically stated what "his calculations" showed, gave "assumptions in [his] calculations", and even linked to opposing opinion from people that were challenging him in the forums. What other MSMs do you find giving this much information? I think that is pretty fair reporting, and remember, I said that I too do not agree with his numbers.

As far as "bashing authors" (your words, not mine), I have absolutely no problem with you doing that, as long as you do it EXACTLY the way you did it to me: In a rational, well thought out post/comment. If there is something that you disagree with, feel free to post your disagreement, why you disagree,what facts lead you to believe that the author is not correct, and your interpretation of what you believe to be true, and do so in a civilized mannor. If you do that, you will never be edited, deleted, banned, or any other negative reprecussion. As a matter of fact, you may be asked to present your argument as a guest peice on a front page article. That is how I started getting an occasional front page peice on SiriusBuzz.

[Newman]

By the way, here is the link to my very first contribution to SiriusBuzz which was posted by Tyler to the front page. It all started because of contributions to the forums here.

[MLSiri]

Hi, If you do a 360 your pointing in the same direction you started. You mean a 180 where you go the opposite direction
Dr. Technical

Mogami, Mr. Matthews went from no BK, to BK, back around to no BK (Sirius Finally Living Up To Its Name; March 7, 2009 (5:56 pm) Brandon Matthews).

That, my friend, is going full circle (aka: a 360 degree turnaround)! The beginning POV is the technical aspect; and yes, he ended up in the same direction he started!