Gugny Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, teef said: this is about as much fun as the local dentist that threw a juneteenth party this year. Are you doing this again next June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I always hated Sullivan and that part of the media. Guys who have never sniffed a field who just ask questions to get under players’ skins. And it happens in a lot of fields now. Just say crazy things to get attention, good or bad. that said, it is a part he plays. My mom’s boyfriend is good friends with him and he’s actually a pretty decent guy. But it was time for him to retire anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, Gugny said: Are you doing this again next June? the first party...did not go so well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, teef said: this is about as much fun as the local dentist that threw a juneteenth party this year. love having Juneteenth off now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 minute ago, RiotAct said: love having Juneteenth off now. you'll be able to come over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 minute ago, RiotAct said: love having Juneteenth off now. Just now, teef said: you'll be able to come over! I just looked and it's on a Monday next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 hours ago, newcam2012 said: Agree. The employer has every legal right to fire him. However, the punishment sure does feel extreme. A heart felt apology by Jerry should have been enough. Imho, it's an overaction. I always liked Jerry because he often asked questions or made comments that others were afraid to make. There is worth and value in that. Look at the 13 seconds and how that was pretty much swept under the rug. Never would have happened in a market like Chicago, NY, or Philly. Coach McD and others would have been pressed and pressed until the media was given some resemblance of a credible answer. With Jerry gone, now there will be a happy circle jerk for everyone . Times have really changed. I remember the days as a kid when there was a good old fashioned fist fight. Not anymore. Great take Newcam. I loved Sully's writing for years. The guy is sharp, knows sports real well and has a little bite and lots of wit. I remember when he was on the bills radio pregame show years ago. He was great. He got a little nuts being negative about women football fans. But I have heard a lot worse in my day. I still will always love his writing, like any sports fan should. Not a lot of good fist fights anymore. Although I did almost see a big fight at the Elbo Room on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Saturday nite. A gal started running her mouth after she bumped into a guy minding his business, and would not say excuse me, and it just sort of escalated from there. My girlfriend started chirping at the other chick, and it was one push from exploding. LOL That place is an old school party. A must see place for anyone visiting S Florida. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, teef said: you'll be able to come over! will there be hors d’ouerves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Einstein said: No. Im okay with him losing his job in this situation. Not just for this comment but his overall demeanor toward the teams he writes about. We need a journalist that will ask tough questions, but we dont need them to be a dick about it. In general (not Sullivans situation), I am lamenting a culture that allows no room for mistakes without life altering consequences. I am in favor of a society that helps rehabilitate people more than punish them. OK. How many (relatively impactful) mistakes in a professional context do you think employers should allow? Edited December 14, 2022 by Beck Water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Just now, Gugny said: I just looked and it's on a Monday next year! i'm making the gift bags as we speak! (the guy who threw the party did have gift bags!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 minute ago, Paup 1995MVP said: Great take Newcam. I loved Sully's writing for years. The guy is sharp, knows sports real well and has a little bite and lots of wit. I remember when he was on the bills radio pregame show years ago. He was great. He got a little nuts being negative about women football fans. But I have heard a lot worse in my day. I still will always love his writing, like any sports fan should. Not a lot of good fist fights anymore. Although I did almost see a big fight at the Elbo Room on Fort Lauderdale Beach on Saturday nite. A gal started running her mouth after she bumped into a guy minding his business, and would not say excuse me, and it just sort of escalated from there. My girlfriend started chirping at the other chick, and it was one push from exploding. LOL That place is an old school party. A must see place for anyone visiting S Florida. isn’t that where Bills fans hang out when they go down for Miami games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Just now, RiotAct said: will there be hors d’ouerves? oh yeah, and guess who will be serving them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 9 minutes ago, teef said: this is about as much fun as the local dentist that threw a juneteenth party this year. Was he a bit too eager that he didn't quite give you enough gas and you sat up to see him like this....? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Just now, Patrick Duffy said: Was he a bit too eager that he didn't quite give you enough gas and you sat up to see him like this....? that's what we wear after covid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Hooks Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, teef said: i'm making the gift bags as we speak! (the guy who threw the party did have gift bags!) You went to a party with gift bags and didn’t invite me?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 43 minutes ago, Beck Water said: Just a comment that I did not say the things quoted and attributed to me in your post. They were said by Einstein. I don't know how they wound up attributed to me, but for courtesy and to avoid confusion, I would be obliged if you could correct the attribution. You could edit your post to delete the quote and paste in this link instead. Thanks. I just quoted what was in the thread as your post....not sure I follow what you are saying attributing things to you? I just deleted the post anyway, no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 24 minutes ago, teef said: i'm making the gift bags as we speak! (the guy who threw the party did have gift bags!) And also was turfed from being the Amerks team dentist, and removed from the board of directors of Highland Hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Just now, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: And also was turfed from being the Amerks team dentist, and removed from the board of directors of Highland Hospital. and was kicked out of the clubs he was associated with. i heard about it first when a member of a dinner club where he was also a member asked me about him. they were planning to remove him even before it hit the news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyal2dagame Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BRH said: The First Amendment does not say what you think it says. It says exactly what i think it says, which is the same as what you think it says. He's safe in one situation pertaining to his stupidity, but not in another. The irony is he should know better due his profession. Edited December 14, 2022 by loyal2dagame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Logic said: It never ceases to amaze me how many people fail to comprehend what the first amendment actually says, and what it actually protects. There seems to be this notion that "free speech" means "protected from any and all potential consequences, including being let go by a privately owned business because you're hurting their bottom line". Any time a company says "you're not worth the trouble you're causing our company with your comments or actions, so we're letting you go", many conflate it with an "infringement on free speech" and scream about cancel culture. In actuality, it's just an example of free market capitalism in its purest form. No more, no less. Many of the people that scream the loudest about the constitution have never actually read it. It reminds me of when Hank Williams Jr. cited the 1st Amendment when he and all his rowdy friends got kicked off Monday Night. How'd that lawsuit go? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Bobby Hooks said: You went to a party with gift bags and didn’t invite me?! i was not invited. neither was the black guy that the fire chief brought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zow2 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 All these snarky media types should take notice. One transgression online or on social media you could lose your career and everything else. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I don’t like Sullivan. He tries to ask gotcha question of the players and make himself the story. It got old for me a long time ago. I also don’t think what he said was a firing offense. People who are piling on and cheering his firing better remember that it might someday be them at the end of the mob’s pitchfork because of something they say. I think people should be able to acknowledge that someone said something stupid without demanding their destruction. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 49 minutes ago, teef said: this is about as much fun as the local dentist that threw a juneteenth party this year. My daughter and their son were classmates for a few years. The wife's press conference was a sight to behold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 26 pages in and I still care absolutely nothing about this other than to say I love that today's day and age provides an a media story from a media member. I don't care at all about him, this story, or everyone pretending it's a story. Not acting like I'm better than this story or it's beneath me or whatever the issue is or is not important enough for me. I just don't care what he has to say and only know it was about women from seeing some chatter. To me he's just some dude who has no significance in my life or the greater world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, boyst said: 26 pages in and I still care absolutely nothing about this other than to say I love that today's day and age provides an a media story from a media member. I don't care at all about him, this story, or everyone pretending it's a story. Not acting like I'm better than this story or it's beneath me or whatever the issue is or is not important enough for me. I just don't care what he has to say and only know it was about women from seeing some chatter. To me he's just some dude who has no significance in my life or the greater world. a whole lotta words for something you don't care at all about. lol. jk, man. 4 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 10 minutes ago, BRH said: My daughter and their son were classmates for a few years. The wife's press conference was a sight to behold. it was amazing wasn't it? i never met the guy, but i'm friends with a rep who called on him for years. the rep was shocked and said he was the nicest guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, zow2 said: All these snarky media types should take notice. One transgression online or on social media you could lose your career and everything else. Unless you're a successful NFL QB, in which case you can not only make comments against women but also be sexually abusive to them and STILL keep your job 5 hours ago, Einstein said: I do kinda agree with him on this point. It is unfortunate that one stupid and offensive comment can ruin all the positives a person has done. That’s what bothers me with mob rule. Every single person lambasting Sullivan for his stupid comment has undoubtably said something equally as stupid and offensive in their life as well. And 99% of them did not lose their livelihoods over it. "Some of my best friends are black" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBilliams Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 hours ago, Einstein said: I do kinda agree with him on this point. It is unfortunate that one stupid and offensive comment can ruin all the positives a person has done. That’s what bothers me with mob rule. Every single person lambasting Sullivan for his stupid comment has undoubtably said something equally as stupid and offensive in their life as well. And 99% of them did not lose their livelihoods over it. "I can drop the N bomb because I have black friends and have defended them." What is the difference between the two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Tim Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Jerry seems to think he was hired for his writing ability, he was hired for his willingness to look like an idiot and get people talking. His career is over when Josh responds "OK" because he is prepared for his stupidity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC in St. Louis Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I accidentally started another thread on this. I apologize. I flipped through the topics and whiffed. What a dumb thing for a sports reporter to say in a podcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 3 hours ago, RobbRiddick said: Unless you're a successful NFL QB, in which case you can not only make comments against women but also be sexually abusive to them and STILL keep your job Yet another case where The Onion was closer to reality than to satire: https://www.theonion.com/nation-forgives-harvey-weinstein-after-he-gets-really-g-1849876525 Quote Nation Forgives Harvey Weinstein After He Gets Really Good At Football LOS ANGELES—The American people have reportedly forgiven Harvey Weinstein Wednesday after discovering the disgraced mogul has gotten really good at football. “I don’t condone what Harvey did, but man, that guy can run like a demon,” said 38-year-old homemaker Sara Reese ... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Unfortunately I have seen a lot of this stuff (fortunately I’ve never been the subject of it). Where someone gets “cancelled” it is almost always a situation where everyone already had their knives out for the person and the transgression, however minor, was used as an opportunity to kill them off. Maybe unfair punishment for the particular event but usually a fair outcome for the individual. This strikes me as being in that category. The good guys get second chances (usually, not always). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 5 hours ago, teef said: it was amazing wasn't it? i never met the guy, but i'm friends with a rep who called on him for years. the rep was shocked and said he was the nicest guy. I mean, I didn’t know him well, and I don’t want to be that guy who says, “yeah, you could tell all along.” But living where I do, I know a lot of “country club nice” people who are well-mannered and friendly (as long as they get everything they want) but have troglodytic views and opinions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I mean... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Coot Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 When is a line not a line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Noggin Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Cut him some slack, people. He's probably salty about his daughter's very visible work out in Vegas. Seems like the uptight type who might let this kind of thing gnaw away at him, and then take it out on a family pet, or Josh Allen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said: Cut him some slack, people. He's probably salty about his daughter's very visible work out in Vegas. Seems like the uptight type who might let this kind of thing gnaw away at him, and then take it out on a family pet, or Josh Allen. Does she work at The Heart Attack Grill? The beatings those women give you if you don't finish the burger are no joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I could only imagine that if this board started cancelling posters for dumb misogynistic comments, what percentage that would be, let alone the people on this thread flaming away. I’m no fan of Sullivan’s brand of journalism and his comments were silly but the delight so many of us feel in others’ destruction is bizarre to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 10 hours ago, BRH said: The First Amendment does not say what you think it says. The First Amendment says the government can't limit your speech. It doesn't protect you from the consequences of your speech. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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