08-27-2008, 06:30 PM | #1 | ||||
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The best resignation diss ever
So Jay Mariotti resigned from the Sun Times because he believes that the Web is the future of media, and that he will find equal or greater success there than from the comfort of his old media lodgings. At least one of which is probably true.* Which I could have sworn I saw a thread around here about, but 'search' says it ain't so.
Here's his Editor-in-Chief's response, sent out as a press release: Diss: Quote:
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*On the other hand, what happens if energy costs skyrocket and easy Internet access suddenly becomes unaffordable? Last edited by NoMyths : 08-27-2008 at 06:32 PM. |
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08-27-2008, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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Marriotti seems like a ginormous ass.
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08-27-2008, 06:49 PM | #3 |
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that's beautiful
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08-27-2008, 06:53 PM | #4 |
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Mariotti is a complete and utter douchebag. Hopefully this means he won't be on PTI as a guest host...
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08-27-2008, 06:57 PM | #5 | |
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You do realize that the energy industry has said that there would be plenty of electricity available if we were to see a substantial increase in the use of electric cars? |
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08-27-2008, 07:09 PM | #6 | |
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I do realize the energy industry has said that there would be plenty of electricity available. And while I hope they are correct, could they really say otherwise? |
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08-27-2008, 07:16 PM | #7 | |
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Yes, because it was in response to pressures from governmental and auto industry peoples to see if we can escalate the prototype and development of alternate fuel vehicles that would require electric recharging. As with all fuel sources (alternate or traditional), there are trade-offs and some have advocated not going down the road of electric vehicles, because of the increased demand for electric-generated power of all kinds (which was probably why ethanol took the lead, much to subsidized joy of corn producers). Anyway, the point was that if we have electric generation capabilities to power many more electric vehicles, then we certainly can power the servers and communications to run the internet. |
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08-27-2008, 07:19 PM | #8 |
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Worst. Threadjack. Ever.
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08-27-2008, 07:22 PM | #9 |
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oh, sorry.
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08-27-2008, 07:32 PM | #10 | |
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Fair enough -- I'll hope so. Now back to admiring Mr. Cooke's work. |
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08-27-2008, 09:04 PM | #11 |
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08-27-2008, 09:10 PM | #12 |
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What if the inter-tubes get clogged?
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08-27-2008, 11:00 PM | #13 |
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beautiful...
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08-27-2008, 11:19 PM | #14 |
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Very nicely done. I wish some of my current colleagues were leaving so I could steal that line.
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08-28-2008, 03:22 PM | #15 |
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I didn't mind Mariotti that much. His articles were usually well thought through and he'd have a good line or two in there. The "not personally, of course" is one of the greatest putdowns I've ever seen, however, and I could imagine the beat reporters at the Suntimes hated his guts. But think about how bad the situation must have become if Mariotti left the paper after signing a huge three-year contract with nothing else in the works. That floor must have been toxic.
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08-29-2008, 08:23 AM | #16 |
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And here's Roger Ebert's opinon on Mariotti leaving.
Jay the Rat :: rogerebert.com :: Commentary Jay the Rat BY ROGER EBERT / August 28, 2008 An open letter to sports columnist Jay Mariotti, who resigned from the Sun-Times and lashed out during a TV interview announcing that newspapers were dead: Dear Jay, What an ugly way to leave the Sun-Times. It does not speak well for you. Your timing was exquisite. You signed a new contract, waited until days after the newspaper had paid for your trip to Beijing at great cost, and then resigned with only an email. You saved your explanation for a local television station. As someone who was working here for 24 years before you arrived, I think you owed us more than that. You owed us decency. The fact that you saved your attack for TV only completes our portrait of you as a rat. Newspapers are not dead, Jay, although you predicted the death of the Sun-Times and the Tribune. Neither paper will die any time soon. Job-hunting tip: It is imprudent to go on TV and predict the collapse of a newspaper you might hope would hire you. Times are hard in the newspaper business, and for the economy as a whole. Did you only sign on for the luxury cruise? There's an old saying that you might have come across once or twice on the sports beat: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." Newspapers are not dead, Jay, because there are still readers who want the whole story, not a sound bite. If you only work on television, viewers may get a little weary of you shouting at them. You were a great shouter in print, that's for sure, stomping your feet when owners, coaches, players and fans didn't agree with you. It was an entertaining show. Good luck getting one of your 1,000-word rants on the air. The rest of us are still at work, still putting out the best paper we can. We believe in our profession, and in the future. And we believe in our Internet site, which you also whacked as you slithered out the door. I don't know how your column was doing, but we have the most popular sports section in Chicago. The reports and blog entries by our Washington editor Lynn Sweet have become a must-stop for millions of Americans in this election year. After a recent blog entry I wrote about the Beijing Olympics, I woke up at 5 a.m. one morning, when North America was asleep, and found that 40 percent of my 100 most recent visitors had been from China. I don't have any complaints about our Web site. So far this month my Web page page has been visited from virtually every country on earth, including one visit from the Vatican City. The Pope, no doubt. Hope you were doing as well. You have left us, Jay, at a time when the newspaper is once again in the hands of people who love newspapers and love producing them. You managed to stay here through the dark days of the thieves Conrad Black and David Radler. The paper lost millions. Incredibly, we are still paying Black's legal fees. I started here when Marshall Field and Jim Hoge were running the paper. I stayed through the Rupert Murdoch regime. I was asked, "How can you work for a Murdoch paper?" My reply was: "It's not his paper. It's my paper. He only owns it." That's the way I've always felt about the Sun-Times, and I still do. On your way out, don't let the door bang you on the ass. Your former colleague, Roger Ebert
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08-29-2008, 09:54 AM | #17 |
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Great. I've always loved Ebert.
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08-30-2008, 12:22 AM | #18 |
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08-30-2008, 12:50 AM | #19 |
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Not a big fan of Ebert, but that was classic.
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08-30-2008, 09:03 AM | #20 |
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I like Ebert, but that was cheesey..
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