[fml]

Patrick Byrnes is not only brilliant, he has the ability to converse intelligently enough (unlike you) to convince the Utah Governor to sign legislation forcing the prime brokers to divulge their complicit criminal activity.

How cute, and petty insults. I guess it depends on what your definition of brilliant is.

Away from the financial issues, Byrne has continued his pursuit of "a cabal" that he believes is out to destroy the Big O...

Byrne held an August conference call with financial analysts about this cabal that has since gone down in Wall Street history as perhaps the single most bizarre CEO moment of all time. During the session, Byrne admitted to making up stories about being gay and a coke-head in the hopes of uncovering a mysterious group short-sellers led by a "Sith Lord." These individuals allegedly engineered an intricate conspiracy to cripple Overstock. Part of the conspiracy included tapping Byrne's phone calls and apparently some kind of spy ring...

"I can tell you they are going to come after me in January," Byrne said..... You'll probably read a headline that I was stopped with drugs or a dead body."...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/29/overstock_stock_dip/page2.html

To repeat, shorting is legal.

[bryedge]

Too repeat, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT LEGAL SHORT SELLING! THE ISSUE IS ILLEGAL (SINCE 1934)NAKED SHORT SELLING The problem with all you (brokers?) is that you hate being exposed for the criminals you are. -lo When you continuosly misrepresent the issue, you expose your disingenuous nature, like brokers. I would hold a State Governor, a U.S. Senator, DTCC Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblowers, and countless EXPERTS, in much higher regard over the misinformation of a couple mudslinging ranters.