Not sure why I find this so funny. Maybe because he gives so many people advice
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingne...edium=facebook
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Not sure why I find this so funny. Maybe because he gives so many people advice
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingne...edium=facebook
Because he's a sellout asshat shill, that will slap his name on anything for a buck?Quote:
Originally Posted by ghettodub
Never did make sense to me how he could be such a "consumer advocate" one moment, then hawking wares from some business or another the next. Always struck me as a conflict of interest.
those who can't do, teach.
It always pisses me off when a customer wants to know if I'm his list. I always say no, I don't have the $5,000 a month it takes to be on it. What a joke. What comes around goes around.
serious fraudster.
I applaud it finally happening. (now when buffet goes we can all celebrate)
seriously, did you read the article?
1.7mil in assets
79 MILLION in liabilities.
that's a 10x, as bad as the banksters.
Damn it you beat me to it!
Yeah the douche FINALLY got what was coming to him.. fuckin scam artist.
Exactly! The people that believe his crap are morons!Quote:
Originally Posted by TFOGGER
not sure why everyone hates him so much. everyone seems to have it in for those who succeed.
I was a martino preferred contractor for 7 years when i ran my remodeling company.
he does not shill for just any company. you have to be approved and the process is not easy. we did good work and for a fair price. we never had a complaint filed against us, but if we had believe me we would have had to step in line to stay on his list. being on his list was well worth it. the phone rang for first time about an hour after being posted and never stopped. there was more than one stretch where I stopped giving estimates cause we were booked 8 months in advance.
he makes the contractors on his list a lot of money and it was only $500 per month, not $5000, best advertising i ever had.
i don't know him personally, but i have had clients call his show and brag about my company and the work we did. you cannot buy that kind of advertising anywhere.
the reason his portfolio is so upside down is because most of it was in real estate. anyone heavily invested on the real estate side was hurt with the economy this last few years. especially in the commercial side.
say what you will, but Tom puts a lot of people to work employs a lot of people, his land developments employ everyone in the construction trades. he make donations to needy families through his foundation and get a lot of people back their money when they get screwed by a bad contractor or other business.
from what i understand he made his money the old fashioned way through hard work. as someone who has been self employed for going on 23 years now, i have to admire him and what he has accomplished. when a man can get on the air and admit to the whole world that he is in the dumps financially that takes guts.
I don't see why you would take glee in seeing someone losing a life's work.
JMHO
I don't know if I'm just reading it wrong or what but I don't believe your math adds upQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnTRourke
He had something others did not have. The drive to make money and success that brought that money. Jealousy is an ugly thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockhound
I catch his show on a regular basis and he has been saying he is bankrupt for a while. He has been totally up front about how and why it happened and been warning others to avoid his path. I don't think he is a bad guy. Just made a few bad choices with his money.
Winner, winner. Envy is green like baby shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmleadr03
I listen to Tom rarely, he's been teaming up with Pete around 9am for a little while now and they take calls and stuff for 10 or 20 minutes. I find Tom entertaining when he is with Pete.
What I find interesting (and I am not saying it is happening here) are the that the same people who complain about there not being any jobs are the same who cheer when someone who made money and employed lots of people crashes...Quote:
Originally Posted by roberth
Take Buffet. He goes under is going to do what to the jobs market? You think openings are just going to start popping up? More people out of work.
Hey ya'll are a bunch O' younguns the guy is a dick and I cheer the fact he has problems.
We been here for many years and he has always been a DICK.
I actually enjoy Tom Martino, and I like how he tears in to people and shitty companies some times.
My issue with him, and you can throw the BBB in there as well, is that you can pay either of them and then you're considered a better company. And I do look at BBB and Tom Martino quite a bit when selecting businesses, even knowing that, because sometimes I do believe that companies that spend that extra money do care about their business. But again, I don't think that they are accurate in which companies are "better." As an advertising tool, it's really a great idea.
just my .02
I actually met the guy after we delivered the second tub he got from a specific company for free, and he IS a dick. Someone had to wake him up at noon so I could show him how to use his hot tub. That's not my justification for calling him a dick, it was somewhat amusing. He was just a dick in general.
I have no comment as to his financial situation, because I try not to speak that kind of evil... that crap can come back on you.
But like I said, since I HAVE ACTUALLY MET HIM, he is a dick.
However, whitest teeth I've ever seen.
And he's about the size of an oompa loompa.
I've not met him but I did have occasion to sit near him at a Rockies game when my wife worked at Hugh M Woods.
Arrogant prick to be sure. You could tell he just didn't think his shat stank.
I do enjoy listening. Between him calling folks out and some of the callers it is entertainment plus once in a while ya learn something.
As far as his economics it really puts "Rich" in perspective. It is a fleeting thing and win big-lose big.
I'd rather be broke and have few financial obligations than a shitton of green and the tremendous liabilities.
I can make my mortgage and truck payment.
Can he?
He needs a good BITCH Slapping.
One of the things he said on the show about the whole mess is if you have the money to pay off a house, it is better to get a loan and keep the money in fluid funds. Then if you want to you can pay it off, otherwise you have the money on hand for other things.Quote:
Originally Posted by BPTactical
The dude is an IDIOT, you wanna listen to him then you fall in the same catagory.
buffet employs almost nobody (something like a 100 people work at berkshire)Quote:
Originally Posted by tmleadr03
he's just a robber baron.
fuck him
fuck his everybody should pay more in taxes but me
fuck his i get special deals that aren't available to anyone else cuz I'm Warren.
fuck his laws don't apply to me or berkshire.
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Originally Posted by Mtn.man
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Originally Posted by Mtn.man
Okay... I'm not quite sure how you feel about Tom Martino... could you make it a little more clear? You're being a little wishy washy right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.man
[ROFL1]
OK he's a POS sellout pay me to promote you, wannabe MoFo ass kissing SOB TV ass.
The companies he does promote pay him a huge fee even if they are a POS service company.
I hope he sinks onto the dark sea and never resurfaces.
I seen him eating at Jack n' Grill once. I wanted to get a picture with him. Next time for sure.
Okay, so you DON'T like him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.man
I get it now.
Yes.
I could go either way with Martino. But I do not like the way he shops bankruptcy to the listerners. He never gets to, what got them there in the first place. I am sure with the press coverage, there will be more on the subject. Worth the listen just to hear him get his balls busted.
Remember... 303 MARTINO. :)
Only 100. Really. Try over a quarter of a million people.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnTRourke
Big +1. He is a loud mouthed asshole. Tells uninformed radio listeners that my competitors are awesome even if they are as crooked as a question mark.......all because they pay him. You think if you called his show with a complaint about one of the companys who sponsored him you would get on his show???????? I think not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.man
Good riddance
Mtn I wish you could be a little more clear in your post's. Your true intent is elusive. [Tooth]
I have heard people do just that, and he called the company up on the spot and grilled them on the air.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robby30-06
That could be, i sure hope so. Never could listen to him long enough to find out.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmleadr03
I try to hold back and be PC but it ain't in my blood.
I call em as I see em, experience em etc.
What is amazing is that with the income he has from the list he is hurting. I know he has a few employees and such but man. If it is 6K a year to be on the list, how many are on the list? If 1000 that is 600K a year. If 10k are on the list then you have 60 Mil a year. Probably somewhere in between. But wow, good business if you can swing it.
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Originally Posted by tmleadr03
for berkshire proper, which is just a holding company, something like a 100
all the companies that he controls, yes, they have a lot of employees, but directly employed? no
but those companies aren't going bust when he does when his stock market derivative bets go sour in a few years. of course that wrinkley old prune fuck will be dead by then adn he won't give a shit.
hell, he never has given a shit about anyone but himself and his money.
which is fine and dandy, until you act like you don't.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnTRourke
Maybe he can stick a Tom Martino approved Dildo up his ass...
At least we know he has a line or two on a bankruptcy lawyer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mtn.man
There is 2 companies Berkshire Hathaway A and B. Each share of A cost $100K plus. B can be had for under a $100.Quote:
Originally Posted by tmleadr03
According to this over a quarter of a million people are employed at that company.Quote:
Originally Posted by DOC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway
Can't seem to find a smaller Berkshire Hathaway.