Dimension, I tell u every CEO has different attitude and different working style. If I would have been at his position I would have prefer non confrontational way of doing things. But keep in mind that the best CEOs in the world have been the ones with hot head. That is their way of working. You might have notice that b/c of this attitude he has achieved a stead fastness of his share holders.
With all the garbage that has been spilled here, has made the share holders more firm in their belief in RPH. It proves that there are still some people who have the capacity to stand up to the establishment. Do not underestimate his contribution to bringing into lime light the sicknning phenomenon of short selling. Hedge funds and all these so called established financial brokerages are thriving on the money the retail investors loses in the market every day. It is not that they steal the hard earned money of the reatil investors only but they kill the small emerging companies in the bud. That way they kill the future of this country too.