Quote from flytiger:
Let's take a look back. Here is my first post on the OSTK CEO board:
http://elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53995&perpage=6&highlight=ostk ceo&pagenumber=3
On Aug 12, 2005, Patrick Bryne gave his famous "Miscreant's Ball" presentation. Most of what he said came true. He was mercilessly skewed for the 'Sith Lord" comment. There is a Sith Lord. It is not Milken. It was made to look like Milken. Hence, Milken's Star War's fixation, etc. OK. I could put a million more things up here to prove how right we were. Who cares? But look at the paragraph about us calling the authorities - the REAL authorities. Now, they call us. July 15, Cox knows right where to go to stop Bear raids on financials. Stop the Naked Shorting. Duh?
I consider what we've accomplished a contribution. After the close, I shouldn't even have taken this time, I'm going to look at the contributions of Waterboy.
Whatever happened to Jeff Matthews????
Now. Let's look at Waterboys contribution to this thread:
Boo hoo hoo!
Ready to face reality yet or still living in denial?
If you don't like it, DON'T PARTICIPATE! Market "regulation" has always been just smoke & mirrors to get the people to drop their guard and trust the same entities which are trying to get their money. BRILLIANT? NO? YOU CAN JUST FEEL THE EFFORT AND ANGST HE PUT IN TO DEVELOPING THIS POST.
Really, what makes you believe that Wall Street owes you a leveled playing field? I'D SAY 'THE LAW', BUT I'M QUIRKY THAT WAY.
You're the real moron and a laughing stock on the Street. Most ET members think you're quite the imbecile as well, only those who are naive, gullible or refuse to accept reality actually pay serious attention you.
What battle are you winning? Really, your naked shorting whining got what done? Shake out the weak players and grant the naked shorting priviliege officially to the big boys? Wow amazing, good job there, Mr. Clueless. Your sh*tty companies are still sh*tty and will be going Bankrupt anyway.
So STFU and go preach your nonsense & fairy tales somewhere else. You cry whether SEC does something or nothing, you cry when your Naked Shorting jihad gets attention while you cried before when it did not. At the end of the day, you're just a sad frustrated soul that can't bring himself to face reality and will, at any cost, try to hold on to this illussion of Wall Street being a happy playground where everyone is supernice, honorable, loyal, trustworthy and EVERYONE makes money in the markets. I'D SAY THE SHEAR VOLUME OF OPINIONS BY PITT, SHAPIRO, COX DECREE ON THE FINANCIALS, THE SENATE, THE CONGRESS, THE COMMITTEES - I'D SAY THAT IS PRETTY GOOD PROOF WE'RE WINNING.
None, they don't exist. That's the game, either you accept it or you keep living in denial. NO, WHAT YOU DO IS STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE BACKBONE TO DO THAT, YOU COULD HAVE THE DECENCY TO , HOW DO YOU SAY, STFU.
I don't know what rock you crawled from, but go back there. You stink the joint up with you ridiculous illogic and vitriole. It is you, my moronic minion, that is the laughing stock. For you have absolutely no self respect, and it shows. You are a very sad individual. But, you make my point for me. Whatever side you're on is the wrong one.