I appreciate and respect your loyal defense of FSN. However, I feel compelled to explain in more detail my feelings. I too was a loyal follower, and in fact still listen to interviews of specific guests of interest. In that respect, I agree that the service offered free of charge by FSN is commendable.

However, my laundry list on the other side of the ledger is long and disconcerting, at least for me. Not in any particular order:

1) While I agree that he's been long gold and PMs all the way, I doubt anyone who listens to his podcasts have thought any differently. We listen to him BECAUSE we know and believe the gold story, not the other way around. The retiree with 60% in bonds doesn't tune in to hear Jim Puplava's take on that strategy. Only PM, energy, and "stuff" advocates do.

2) A reason besides his guests to listen and be loyal is potentially for his specific outlooks and recommendations. My example of his "years of the juniors" and his "oreo cookie" outlooks are prime examples of being wrong and strong. By that last phrase I mean he rarely, if ever, takes responsibilty for his bad calls. I have never heard him do so, at least. Contrast that with Ben Davies on KWN who in his last interview clearly admitted his regrets for getting the recent gold moves somewhat - not completely - wrong. IMO someone who does not admit mistakes is not someone to trust for investing advice.

3) On a personal note I sent a detailed email to him some time ago regarding a matter involving Tyhee, which was completely ignored and unanswered. There is an unwritten rule never to do that. Hey, my wife sent a note to the White House expressing her opinion on something and she received a response promptly. I don't necessarily expect Jim himself to respond to me directly, but at least have someone send a brief reply. Dave Webb responds, why can't FSN?

4) Here is my biggest issue. IMHO the amount of damage inflicted by FSN upon our SP is far larger than all of the cumulative bashing that occurs on other boards. Those thinly veiled remarks on several interviews are still stuck in my throat. We have no way to know whether he sold some or all of his shares on the way to seven cents, but those words hurt more than the proverbial sticks and stones in this case.

There, I feel better now.

Strike