The media is at it again.

[Mark Padgett]

Can we all agree that "fiasco" is the most aptly named poster on this board? Or is that just a "sweeping generalization"?

[canuckrefguy]

Originally Posted by fiasco

Why am I not surprised. A bunch of "whistle boys" taking pot shots at and industry they know nothing about.

Lah, me

OK, lost me there, moron....enjoy the wrath

[Adam]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

Or 3, but it was more pleasure than business!!!!

You didn't use campaign funds to pay for the pleasure, did you?

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

You didn't use campaign funds to pay for the pleasure, did you?

Only when he stayed in Hackensack!

Oops...was that a sweeping generalization?? Sorry about that.

[Adam]

Bad rocky.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by fiasco

Why am I not surprised. A bunch of "whistle boys" taking pot shots at and industry they know nothing about.

Lah, me

It is clear to me that you have no point. It is clear to me that you do not want to address what has already been said or what was in my OP. I do not understand why your focus is a fan that will claim officials are cheating for some underhanded reason to a reporter that is in the information business where their job is to inform the public. My job is not to inform the public and I am talking on an officiating website where most people are officials. It is odd to me that you want to compare what we say about a fanboy (which BTW is an internet term to signify how unreasonable someone is about a team or subject). And it is not a pot shot to give a specific example about a very specific situation and give the person who is responsible for the criticism. I guess had been critical of politicians that get in legal trouble, it would have been wrong to talk about the Spitzer case in detail. I do not think you know what the term "general" means.

Peace

[Adam]

I think it's apparent that Fiasco is a frustrated journalist who doesn't like criticism. Perhaps it's Stephen Glass?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by fiasco

Why am I not surprised. A bunch of "whistle boys" taking pot shots at and industry they know nothing about.

Lah, me

Except you missed one very important point. The only area where we are criticizing them is in their coverage of our specific area of expertise. That is far different than criticizing them on their coverage of some activity we've seen on TV and maybe tried in our backyard.

[truerookie]

It very clear to me that fiasco is a journalist who frequent this forum to better understand the avocation.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by truerookie

It very clear to me that fiasco is a journalist who frequent this forum to better understand the avocation.

That is fine with me just be intellectually honest about it when you post your opinion. And if he does have a problem with what I said, where are his examples of good stories by the "media" that show they are being factual about rules or NBA hiring? Bob Delaney was all over ESPN when he wrote his book about being an undercover cop and he helped bring down the mob. You mean that someone at ESPN could not use Delaney has a source to find out how the NBA hires their official? You mean there is no one that can tell Doug Gottlieb what the rule is before he goes off about how the officials blew a call based on a rule? If what I had to say was unfair, give one example that debunks my point of view of this kind of story.

Peace

[SWMOzebra]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If what I had to say was unfair, give one example that debunks my point of view of this kind of story.

Since everything you've said in this thread has been very fair, I'd like to think you'd be waiting a long time for someone to come along and try to give you an example. But I think I know better.

To coin a phrase: Lah, me

[fullor30]

A proud member in good standing of the Whistle boys

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by fullor30

A proud member in good standing of the Whistle boys

Our leader:

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Our leader:

I thought of that one............ he is in a uniform........

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

But they don't really care about reporting, they just want to toss off snotty comments. This is nothing new, it's really simpler to say Busk is dumb,

But Busk really is dumb, isn't he?