It sounds like you had him pegged from the getgo
I will be the first to admit that I was one of the posters that liked PM at first. I thought he was on the up and up because he was one of the only members to buy shares using his own money way back when, long before he became CEO.
I am not easily fooled but he tricked me and I knew better, or at least I should have. I'm just glad that I am a trader and not a long. Any shares that I do have were bought with profits on mvis trades, but that really doesn't matter because money is money and this last trade is now underwater.
I broke several of my rules here, least of which is to never hold shares long through an earnings release. This one snuck up on me too fast and I was off my game.
Good luck to all.
White