U.S. Senator Fears for Life of CEO

"Dr. Byrne said that Orrin Hatch is fearful for Dr. Byrne's life. And said that he wanted Patrick to get out the message that he would move the earth to get whoever did it, should Patrick meet with an untimely end - hit by a car, plane goes down, chokes on a chicken bone, takes two slugs to the back of the head in a "suicide."

Bob O'Brien - "I'm sure that there are a few "journalists" who believe they know better than Intelligence Committee leaders, and believe that trying to expose my ID poses me no risk. I've had discussions with some that mock my fears. They take the tack that it is all silliness."

Mark Faulk - "This is no surprise. Someday I'll list all the veiled threats (and some not so subtle) that I've gotten since this began. I'm guessing everyone involved has similar stories to tell. PAY ATTENTION FOLKS!!!! These people are dangerous, these aren't just a bunch of rich guys annoyed because we're stepping on their money making schemes. They are dangerous, dangerous people. My name has been out there for years, and my only consolation is that Patch has been there even longer and he's still pissing off every crook in the country. I keep telling him that the reason I call him all the time is to make sure he's okay so I'll know if I need to go into the witness protection program."

Dr. Patrick Byrne - "Jim Cramer is as bent as they get. He says he's never heard of Gradient on his show, but there are emails between Becky Quick (CNBC) and Gradient where she is saying Jim loves the Gradient material."

"The system could experience vapor lock, and make 1929 look like a Sunday picnic."

Why do you insist on clouding the issue?

Buying on margin is not illegal shorting.....

Never said it was and your continuous efforts to misrepresent the facts is telling.

It is your inability to imagine that there might be a crook on Wall Street speaks volumes of your naivete'.

There is PROOF the SEC has been covering up crimes. Who do you think is committing those crimes.

To disregard that Overstock has been the Threshold list for nearly two years is pure foolishness. The stigma alone would be enough to frighten off the uninformed investor, and the lack of enforcement by the SEC is enough to frighen off the informed investor.

By the way, once again, your rationalization of the entire sector doing badly, which I cannot confirm, has nothing to do with the issue of ILLEGAL TRADING.

For someone holding themself so far above the rest of us, you do seem to have a major problem staying on subject.

What are you hiding?!

Why do you insist on clouding the issue?

What issue would that be? That Dr. B is brilliant? Even his father doubts that. Fighting "Sith Lords" is not what some imagine he should be focused on as his companies shares are dropping from 2004 highs.

There is PROOF the SEC has been covering up crimes. Who do you think is committing those crimes.

Crooks, no doubt.

To disregard that Overstock has been the Threshold list for nearly two years is pure foolishness

Not disregarding anything. Since going public the big O has not had one profitable year and forecasts slower growth this year still.The company keeps losing money and can't seem to manage profits as it's revenues grow - thats when investors sell short. In the start of 2006 the big O was the one of the heaviest shorted companies, possibly due to the high demand for shares to be borrowed and sold short. So, on the surface it would look like Dr. B. may have a point about naked shorts - but has no defense for his looney antics.

Hmmmmm, man he is a genius.

You disregard everything RELEVANT. Overstock's performance IS NOT THE ISSUE. Is that simple enough for your little mind?

Your comments do NOT address the issue of illegal trading.

Your comments do NOT address the issue that the SEC is covering up crime.

Your comments do NOT address the systemic risk in DTCC policy to allow naked short selling in the first place.

What you do is misinform, misrepresent, and defend criminals, which speaks volumes to your credibility.

Oh puh-leese. Off your meds? The article states , should Patrick meet with an untimely end - hit by a car, plane goes down, chokes on a chicken bone, takes two slugs to the back of the head in a "suicide."The rantings of the good Dr. is what the story is. Overstocks performance most definately is relevent to the issue at hand. If his company was doing well there would be no reason for him to not only cry wolf, but dive off the deep end of reason.

No one ever did plant drugs on the guy and that body never surfaced. I guess he outsmarted them ;)

I never once defended corruption at any level - in fact without your blinders you see I acknowledge crooks do bad deeds. It is just not likely in this case.

So shallow.

The story is not so much about Hatch's fear for Byrne's safety, but WHY he has those fears. You should have tried to read the entire article.

Hatch's fears are due to the corruption that Byrnes is uncovering. The crooks are very rich, powerful, and dangerous. The corruption is ILLEGAL NAKED SHORT SELLING.
(not margin trading, short selling, baseball cards, stamps,....)

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