The Telegraph also alleged that Morris had a preference for “toe-sucking and dominance,” and that he regaled Rowlands with a version of “Popeye the Sailor Man,” performed in his underpants.

Dicky – the go-to guy for financial information.

Except:

1. Schiff was called on for his opinion and he gave it. Then he was ridiculed for not having the right opinion (by Fox hosts among others–Klassee!). So the snotty disdain was indeed unreasonable.

2. Schiff wasn’t especially lucky, he pretty laid out exactly what was going to happen, and got the timing pretty close.

And we saw this same pattern with those of us who were, ahem, proved fucking right, about the Iraq Invasion. First we were mocked for not marching in lockstep with Dear Leader, then we were dismissed for getting lucky (or “being right for the wrong reasons”–which is ludicrous). I’m going to go way out on a limb and guess that Max Udargo supported the Iraq Invasion, whole heartedly, for at least a couple of years, even if he’s changed his mind about it by now.

The biggest problem is no one is held accountable for their predictions.

I would love to see a host say, “But you claimed the housing bubble would never burst, so why should we listen to you now?”

I’m the last person on earth who would defend Ben Stein, who competes on a daily basis with Glenn Beck for the title of stupidest human alive, but here his snooty disdain is not unreasonable, even if Schiff was finally proven right.