tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post1055225897925386718..comments2023-11-02T12:10:41.494-04:00Comments on Awful Announcing: Internet Media Segment (Updated: Now With Less Comcast Reminders)DeROKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11989933780728785428noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-28193787763833596512008-11-04T00:52:00.000-05:002008-11-04T00:52:00.000-05:00Bissinger doesn't strike me as the kind of person ...Bissinger doesn't strike me as the kind of person who can form a rational unbiased opinion, which is exactly what is WRONG with 99% of the "journalism" in this country. He's a corporate shill just like the rest of his ilk. What a bone head (and a potty mouth).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-79741435774432952112008-05-02T12:33:00.000-04:002008-05-02T12:33:00.000-04:00come on AA, u gotta post the radio segment with ma...come on AA, u gotta post the radio segment with mad dog. I will be eternally grateful if you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-33939920209933182982008-05-01T05:14:00.000-04:002008-05-01T05:14:00.000-04:00I dont even understand what that argument is. Are ...I dont even understand what that argument is. Are people like Costas and Bissinger saying the only people who can report or even talk about sports are "Journalists" or people who work at newspapers. Talk about elitism. Costas will fit right in with the Chinese Government at the Olympics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-22473669155511128232008-04-30T23:10:00.000-04:002008-04-30T23:10:00.000-04:00Some people just don't get it. They don't like fre...Some people just don't get it. They don't like freedom of speech if they aren't allowed to regulate who can have it. Typical MSM. Costas' slanted questions were horrible. <BR/><BR/>http://sportslocker.blogspot.com/Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225609931029900229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-3299502208792073862008-04-30T22:07:00.000-04:002008-04-30T22:07:00.000-04:00Like, um, Will, like, um did a, um great, like, um...Like, um, Will, like, um did a, um great, like, um job representing blogges, um.<BR/><BR/>Will sounded even dumber on NPR when he tried to defend his obsession as a white guy telling black guys they're not black enough.<BR/><BR/>"it's um, like, well, um, the readers get it. Like, um, it's supposed to be funny."<BR/><BR/>Buzz was pissed but at least he didn't laugh out loud at<BR/>"Good luck Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-69220322980695057842008-04-30T21:44:00.000-04:002008-04-30T21:44:00.000-04:00Also, who is Furher Leitch accountable to? Who's h...<I>Also, who is Furher Leitch accountable to? Who's his boss? Who keeps him in check, Gawker Media? </I><BR/><BR/>His readers, that's who. Never mind that Leitch is not, and does not claim to be, a journalist, so the idea of comparing him to a traditional reporter is off base. Deadspin is a product, and if the quality slides people will stop reading. Thats the beauty of the internet, if I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-50516177188432461652008-04-30T21:06:00.000-04:002008-04-30T21:06:00.000-04:00Looks like Youtube took the videos down...Looks like Youtube took the videos down...Eddie Bajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494565377437295198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-64612043864193400552008-04-30T20:11:00.000-04:002008-04-30T20:11:00.000-04:00@anon:"Doesn't anyone realized that the blogger's ...@anon:<BR/><BR/><I>"Doesn't anyone realized that the blogger's merely are writing opionion in response to what someone else has already written? I would say 90% of stories on Deadspin have a link to some story from some newspaper somewhere, and then the bloggers put their own little twist on it. It's nearly plagurism (sp?) if you ask me." </I><BR/><BR/>Ummm, that's the point of blogging...you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-23922760126906227892008-04-30T19:49:00.000-04:002008-04-30T19:49:00.000-04:00New Word--Fred: What's up, you are all Buzz Bissin...New Word--<BR/><BR/><BR/>Fred: What's up, you are all Buzz Bissinger?<BR/><BR/>Tom: Sorry, had a rough day at work. My Bad<BR/><BR/><BR/>Danny<BR/>TheSportHump.comPoncho Sinatrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653131044585730658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-88325605256992922512008-04-30T19:47:00.000-04:002008-04-30T19:47:00.000-04:00I found it interesting that Mr. Costas used commen...I found it interesting that Mr. Costas used comments from DeadSpin to point out cruelty when there is some self-righteous filth on newspapers' comment sections. It's a problem that many editors are looking at today. You can't argue that the newspapers' article influence the tone. Sorry, there are just some sick folks out there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459651952572906297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-67702976894063062452008-04-30T19:04:00.000-04:002008-04-30T19:04:00.000-04:00were you planning on uploading the rest of the sho...were you planning on uploading the rest of the show? I thought you said you were, and I keep clicking back on the site every 5 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-1318214705319860912008-04-30T18:48:00.000-04:002008-04-30T18:48:00.000-04:00Anyone else find it ironic that Buzz criticizes th...Anyone else find it ironic that Buzz criticizes the language used in blogs but starts with "I think you're full of shit"?Colonel Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02383054175859012689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-78138455104172098852008-04-30T18:20:00.000-04:002008-04-30T18:20:00.000-04:00I think all you people have to stop slobbing on Wi...I think all you people have to stop slobbing on Will Leitch's Lispy Knob. Doesn't anyone realized that the blogger's merely are writing opionion in response to what someone else has already written? I would say 90% of stories on Deadspin have a link to some story from some newspaper somewhere, and then the bloggers put their own little twist on it. It's nearly plagurism (sp?) if you ask me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-37937869586827520332008-04-30T17:35:00.000-04:002008-04-30T17:35:00.000-04:00What boggles the mind is that Costas used commente...What boggles the mind is that Costas used commenter posts as examples of the low level of discourse on blogs. <BR/><BR/>Mister Costas, have you read reader comments on the political primary stories that appear daily at<I> The Washington Post</I> and the <I>New York Times</I>? There is more vicious invective hurled in a <I>single comment section</I> on one of those sites than appeared all last @Panger2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/04192104708707988009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-81230009699412369962008-04-30T16:59:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:59:00.000-04:00wow - what an ass. Good work on putting the video...wow - what an ass. Good work on putting the video together. <BR/><BR/>Lovely debate... Leitch could have won this one without saying anything. <BR/><BR/>In one sitting Buzz managed to destroy much of the credibility he gained in "his forty years perfecting the craft". His behavior was nothing short of despicable and I can no longer take anything he says or writes seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-32620251896663267362008-04-30T16:33:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:33:00.000-04:001) I also love NOFX. Maybe that's our problem?2) ...1) I also love NOFX. Maybe that's our problem?<BR/><BR/>2) Who the hell is this Buzz guy? I feel bad that he's the only person on that stage I have never heard of. I'm 32, fairly intellignet, raised a sports fan by a sports fan and have followe dsports actively since I was 8. Yet I have not heard of this guy. Maybe it's a fluke, but seriously pulitzer's are nice but they are the journalistictesting thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882014458283509104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-13600255183003188152008-04-30T16:32:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:32:00.000-04:00jay, I apologize. I scrolled down too quickly to ...jay, I apologize. I scrolled down too quickly to realize what I thought you wrote the big read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-67071232350180956852008-04-30T16:26:00.000-04:002008-04-30T16:26:00.000-04:00http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/04...http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/0430081tmz1.html<BR/><BR/>The above is a link to the Smoking Gun website reporting that TMZ (a BLOG) has a story of the 14 year old son of celebrity who is a possible victim of statutory rape. TMZ released the kids name, parents name AND PICTURE of the kid when he is 10 years old.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, TMZ - owned by Time Warner. Also owned by HBO. Salva73https://www.blogger.com/profile/14525256262055569471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-52468747433185518352008-04-30T15:48:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:48:00.000-04:00Buzz seems to have some anger issues.Buzz seems to have some anger issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-4696291384247139242008-04-30T15:43:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:43:00.000-04:00What lispy Will Leitch SHOULD have said as a respo...What lispy Will Leitch SHOULD have said as a response:<BR/><BR/>WL: Hey Buzz... Buzz... hey, old man, shut the fuck up for a second. Take your heart medication and chill the fuck out. Let me respond to your asinine comments about a medium you haven't spent a lick of time trying to understand. First off, you choose one entry from Deadspin to criticize? Is that journalistic due-diligence? Secondly,Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15313343844264043535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-25402911631656383092008-04-30T15:40:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:40:00.000-04:00Anon - Agree very much that Will handled himself v...Anon - Agree very much that Will handled himself very well amidst what amounted to Costas holding him down and Buzz kicking him. Costas and Buzz both have an extremely antiquated view of blogs, which would probably change if they read AA, Deadspin or Shysterball everyday. Its not all hatred, vulgarity and rumors. And by responding to blogs with angst, cursing and misinformation they just end up Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839022142066882411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-85127989154321070972008-04-30T15:29:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:29:00.000-04:00Jay, Will handled himself with class during the wh...Jay, Will handled himself with class during the whole mob mentality interrogation by both Bissinger and Costas. Pot meet kettle to both of them. As RT said, if anything the sports MSM is severely behind everyone else. I have yet to see a case of a blogger taking somebody's job at a MAJOR newspaper. If anything, its the newspapers that are buying out people left and right despite people like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-50303480318724430442008-04-30T15:21:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:21:00.000-04:00NOFX > CostasNowNOFX > CostasNowChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397006480160395372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-74471283201489847372008-04-30T15:20:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:20:00.000-04:00Thanks, the big read. I too am tired of commenters...Thanks, the big read. I too am tired of commenters taking a sheep approach to blog vs. MSM debates. There is a lot of glib drive-by judgment on blogs, and that needs to decrease. Not all of what Buzz said was wrong, although I wish it had come from someone who does NOT foam at the mouth.MCBiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158534411541450613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221516.post-41194854245645641272008-04-30T15:08:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:08:00.000-04:00All these comments prove Buzz's point. The posters...All these comments prove Buzz's point. The posters sound like sheep, declaring Buzz 100% bad and Will 100% good. Seriously, how about some good intelligent discourse? It's knee jerk reactions like these (when the blogoshere look like sheep) that makes people dismiss bloggers as infantile. Surely, people don't like everything Will has done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com