No. You are not alone and I do not see him as a shyster either. But, as you say, he has cast "a whole butt-load of stones", and maybe he has been the wrong guy to cast them.
You know what? If one can afford to gamble big, and one wants to gamble big, I don't really care if that one gambles big. But this man gambled BIG, and people are going to want to know where the money came from and just who he was to be so critical of others.
Pwersonally, I always liked the guy.
Yes, you are alone. Thanks for asking.