Al Roker was the weatherman in New York City, and three years ago we had a blizzard. We were supposed to have, according to Al, 4 to 12 inches of snow. That's his prediction. We had 36 inches. Giving him the benefit of the doubt, he was two feet off. THAT'S NOT EVEN IN THE BALLPARK! If you were a roofer and you built a roof and it was two feet off, you'd still be in prison.
This is the reason Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of RIM (BlackBerry), was never sentenced for stock manipulation while he was running the company. All the incriminating evidence would be in his emails, which are encrypted on his BlackBerry and he has never agreed to decrypt them.
It’s not a point, it’s a (humorous) observation. No offense was intended with a public comment meant for everyone to read.