Eammon, you state:
barge, because of these [law]suits I think it was foolish for you to
a) have lunch with SKS,
b) make statements that say SKS appeared to be making misleading/misdirecting statements and
c) claim that SKS "let slip" some inside info (inadvertently revealed too much???), but that you would keep it to yourself.
Eammon, did you read barge’s line:
“Therefore what you will read below is my own interpretive understanding of what he appeared to be revealing.”
a) Barge shouldn’t have lunch with SKS because of lawsuits? Are you serious? Is there anyone that you will allow to have lunch with Steven at this juncture?
Tony, this is so silly. Please reconsider and admit a moment of insanity. You are allowed. SKS is a big boy. The choice is Steven’s.
b) I read barge’s comments on misdirection as saying that SKS wouldn’t reveal all he knew. That’s all. Barge certainly didn’t expect him to… He was just appreciating the way that SKS dances. If you haven’t noticed, barge likes words and communication. SKS may give you info on the “space” but later you realize he never answered your question. Why? Well, because it wasn’t in the company’s interest. What’s to fault with that?
Do you really want a CEO to answer every question fully and directly? Hell no!!
Does Barge? … LOL!
c) My personal impression of “inadvertently revealed too much” was the type of intuitive reading that I would expect from barge, who I take to be very perceptive and/or intuitive regarding people and their subtext. I do not see a transgression by SKS, but more a nuance perceived. But, that was my read. If one is present, that is to say “paying attention!” it is very hard for people to hide much of anything. There are some very interesting studies in body languages that reveal the truth of this – some just see it in real time and don’t need the slo mo. We tell the truth in spite of ourselves.
Besides, if SKS revealed too much – it was on SKS, not barge. Barge isn’t trading on it. So … what is really ‘too much’…
As Mae West said, “Too much of a good thing… can be wonderful.”
I think we all need to lighten up on the “gotcha game”… “Gotcha” is not the same as critical discourse.
Stop parsing every sentence!
A message board, in my world view, should be like a conversation not a thesis. We should be allowed hyperbole and interjections and surmises and off the wall comments… and NOT intentional lies or liars. But then in my view all messages, as I’ve previously stated, should evaporate in six months. Like a conversation. Barge should be allowed his riffs. If some don’t want to take them in the spirit offered, it is a reflection on them… not their author. Move on, already.
UncleverName
And my question to barge is, “If SKS is Bugs/The Road Runner, and you are Mr Toad, and I am riding without a seat belt… Who is Elmer Fudd?”