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Author: bobo Created: 1/10/2006 10:09 AM
This blog is dedicated to Bob O'Brien's Sanity Check editorials, and discussions about the Market Reform Movement, the SEC, failing to deliver/naked shorting, etc. It was created so that his many detractors and fans can tell him that he is full of it, correct his mistakes, rant and rave, kowtow, preen, or whatever seems appropriate. The only sins are being boring, or inarticulate, or dim. Humorous pieces can be found in the new Funny Bunny Blog area above, for a lighter-hearted take on being a bunny. Older Bobo blogs can be viewed by selecting a month under the calendar to your right.

Bill Mann of Motley Fool fame goes after Bob O'Brien, and now a poster on the MF boards goes after Bill Mann
By bobo on 1/30/2006 11:48 PM
I have stayed out of this, primarily because I am far too cheap to pay to post on anyone's message board. But I am amused by the exchange from the MF board...
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How is Naked Short Selling Fraud?
By bobo on 1/29/2006 1:05 PM
Bobo works through the logic of the fraud argument, and arrives at a disturbing place...
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Keep It Simple, Stupid - Why Naked Short Selling Is Bad, Definitively, And The Markets Need To Be Reformed
By bobo on 1/27/2006 10:03 AM
Bobo, with his amazingly keen grasp of the obvious, examines the arguments advanced by the apologists for naked short selling, and shreds them to little bloody bits.
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My "Dear John" Letter to Gary Weiss
By bobo on 1/26/2006 2:57 PM
Gary Weiss has been wearing his little digits down to nubs writing about yours truly. In a spirit of hope for a restored friendship, the Easter Bunny tries to build bridges and mend fences. Follow along down the bunny trail as he spreads joy, as only he can do...
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Bush Bombshell - Links to Naked Short Selling, Hedge Funds, Crooked Lobbyists...Is that bad?
By bobo on 1/25/2006 9:12 AM
The NY Post broke a story today about a Bush family friend who was sanctioned by the NASD for naked short selling - and failed to mention it to the investors in his new HEDGE FUND, for which Marvin Bush gave him an endorsement with which to woo investers...
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The Spin Machine On Overdrive - The DTCC Spins the NASAA Forum Like a Top, and Bobo Asks "Why?"
By bobo on 1/24/2006 12:43 PM
The DTCC issued forth a variation of the Carol Remond article via Business Wire today, spinning the recent NASAA meeting as something it clearly wasn't, and proclaiming that there is no problem with naked short selling - by quoting carefully worded (one entirely invented, apparently, by the DTCC) official position statements from the regulators, and ignoring all the input from the authorities on the subject. Bobo examines all the rhetoric and translates for the cheap seats at home...
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"Author" Gary Weiss Celebrates Cretinism, Censorship, and Ignorance - And We Celebrate Him...
By bobo on 1/24/2006 7:35 AM
Former BW reporter Gary Weiss has contributed to the cyber clutter by creating his own blog, in which no dissenting opinion, contradictory facts or debunking are allowed. Needless to say this is as interesting as reading pharmaceutical pamphlets, and serve no purpose but to remind us all how dependent upon information control some segments of the press are...
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Another "Expert" Chimes in With a Lot Of Hat, But No Cattle
By bobo on 1/22/2006 9:10 PM
Author Gary Weiss has created a new blog, ostensibly to drum up interest for his forthcoming magnum opus, and in the best tradition of trying to make noise to get noticed, he sprays venom at Dr. Byrne and the Market Reform Movement - anyone that feels defrauding investors by never delivering what they paid for (naked short selling) is dubbed "The Baloney Brigade."
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Dr. Byrne’s “Dark Side of the Looking Glass” – Epilogue
By bobo on 1/20/2006 10:31 AM
Dr. Byrne discusses the ugly side of the story in very real world terms, and offers a scary glimpse of the scope of the problem using actual case studies.
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The Lies We Are Told, And Those Who Tell Them…
By bobo on 1/19/2006 4:47 PM
Carol is back with a tall tale of Reg SHO success that should really begin with "Once Upon A Time..." - so pull up a chair, grab a Gauloise and an apperitif, and enjoy her latest invention - she is quite a raconteur - an award winner, actually...
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Transfer Agents - They Knew It All Along
By bobo on 1/19/2006 9:40 AM
This piece from one of the larger transfer agents says it all.
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The Kindler, Gentler SEC At Work - A Slap In The Face With A Brick
By bobo on 1/17/2006 9:14 PM
Alan Newman was kind enough to send us the OSTK Freedom of Information Requests he sent to the SEC, along with their responses. Bobo has a thing or two to say about all this merriment...
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Of Feces, Whirling Blades, and Unbridled Greed and Corruption...
By bobo on 1/16/2006 11:05 PM
Shocking news just in: Big money buys power, votes, influence in Washington and with the press. Abramoff pleads guilty, and the poop starts hurtling towards the blur of the shimmying fan...
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Why I Stopped Using My Brain, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Wall Street
By bobo on 1/12/2006 2:30 PM
Bob O'Brien seeks to make friends and influence people by dissecting Tim Mullaney's emailed questions to Overstock.com and Dr. Byrne - a truly astounding little performance by our friends in the media, who Bob is a big fan of anyway...
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Why Are So Many "Lifers" Leaving The SEC?
By bobo on 1/10/2006 8:12 PM
High level enforcement folks are leaving the SEC faster than ever before. What's up with that?
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Is This The Miscreants' Exit in OSTK?
By bobo on 1/10/2006 7:55 PM
Bobo shares his take on the likely exit strategy for the miscreants in OSTK
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The Tipping Point - On Malcolm Gladwell, Viral Growth Models, and Market Reform
By bobo on 1/10/2006 11:42 AM
After a disastrous initial round with our blogging software, we were able to salvage this blog, although we lost over a hundred comments. Thanks for archiving it for us, Cutty.
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