I have been skeptical about Alex since day one - you know when you are first confronted with something and your intuition sets off warning bells and whistles?  Well, I still get that feeling even though this was GREAT speech!  Had it been just about ANYONE else giving it, I would join in the standing ovation; but saying the right words with convincing conviction IS the 'bread and butter' of the Confidence Man.

He IS making an awful lot of money in this gig.

It has been said "You keep your friends close, but you keep your enemies closer..."  I'm not sure of the reason yet, but I am keeping a very close watch on this man.