Does a scrolling text area carry juice?

[LabadieAuto]

I'm seeing a lot of companies in my industry loading the homepage with text by using a scrolling text area.  Do the search engines see this as valid text or is it a cloaking method that carries less weight?

[tylerfraser]

I think these are usually iframes. Google can see them and I have been told they carry weight (http://www.wolf-howl.com/) , but they are also said to not carry any weight (bruce clay).

[LabadieAuto]

I just did a little deeper look into the code of the competitor websites.  They are using a css in the code:

This creates a scrolling text box on the homepage.  I've included the code on one of my home pages and we'll see if it effects my results at all.