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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on June 9, 2011 at 4:04am

Who says dressing gay doesn't attract girls?  

 

I think that Waddle is a lost cause.  The shock jock type just feeds on the controversy.   It doesn't matter what brand of bozo (s)he is (politics, sports, current events, Dr. Laura BS..)  they are all the same.  The more letters this idiot gets the more ESPN is going to assume he has a HUGE audience.  There is no such thing as bad publicity when someone is a celebrity media talking head.   Look at that idiot wig-wearing douchebag Trump.   He's more popular now than he was 3 months ago.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 9, 2011 at 4:53am

i'm workin on a list of sponsors. james they arent shock jocks they are meat heads and those folks are dangerous. yesterday when he apologized he said he felt in danger behind the wheel of his big dog (he drives a huge suv) because of the actions of cyclists.

we'll send e-mails to the sponsors the show and corporate. i dont want him canned i want an real apology and evidence of corrective action. donation to something bike related, particpation in a bike event whatever.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew on June 9, 2011 at 5:43am

I look forward to engaging in some correspondence with the sponsors about this.

 

I really like the idea that's been raised of making a goal of the communications TW and MG's involvement in a biking event.  L.A.T.E. Ride seems like it could be ideal.

 

I'll admit to listening to sports radio, but I do not watch local television news.  Isn't MG a sportscaster for a local network affiliate?  I wonder if his bosses there would appreciate his comments and shouldn't be added to the list of folks that could receive an email relaying displeasure over what he said.

Gabe said:

i'm workin on a list of sponsors. james they arent shock jocks they are meat heads and those folks are dangerous. yesterday when he apologized he said he felt in danger behind the wheel of his big dog (he drives a huge suv) because of the actions of cyclists.

we'll send e-mails to the sponsors the show and corporate. i dont want him canned i want an real apology and evidence of corrective action. donation to something bike related, particpation in a bike event whatever.

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Permalink Reply by Brian on June 9, 2011 at 6:07am

People,

 

Don't you think that this is getting blown a little out of proportion?  I'm all for cycling rights and safety on the road, but an ignorant comment that some guy on the radio that the majority of the population doesn't listen to doesn't seem like something that requires this much of an uproar. Radio talks-people are historically known for these kind of comments - they get blasted for it then it all fizzels out when people realize that they don't really hold any sort of power in our community. What they say or don't say on the radio ultimately has no real effect on the freedom of decision of the public - lets give our fellow man a little credit.

 

My advice is pick your fights - wouldn't you consider proactive events sponsoring eduction for bike etiquette and road safety more productive than stringing up some sports enthusiast to show "oh we got him for saying that!".

 

Take it or leave it,

B

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Jason Figler on June 9, 2011 at 6:44am

Indeed a lot said...but I'll add my $.02...I think that most of us realize, that there is a small sub-section of the population that is: not bright, impressionable, has difficulty knowing right from wrong, could be swayed to do something irresponsible/stupid if cajoled by a fetishized-from-childhood celebrity.

 

That said, and considering that this act (dooring) has killed more than a few people, and injured scores more, it's incumbent upon these figures to exercise some due care-personal censorship, on what they say. Said another way, very not cool-

 

I ride to work everyday....winter, summer, rain, snow...(today sucked a little...got my new smartphone wet) and for anyone in a four or more wheeler to mock us, considering how dangerous being doored can be is pretty upsetting. For those of us who commute year-round, that's saying something...for those that sit in the comfort of a armored vehicle, with heat, AC, bumpers and really zero effort to get from place-to-place, that's also saying something (lazy is one I can think of).

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Permalink Reply by Jason Figler on June 9, 2011 at 6:47am

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 9, 2011 at 2:16pm

Yeah, Brian I've picked this as a battle. In his apology he said he "felt threatened while in his Big Dog by the behavior of cyclists." He drives a BIG SUV that he speaks about often on the show. He's also 6'something in the area of 200 lbs. Not only was it dumb comments about dooring, it was one of the worst, half assed, apologies I've heard. If you're gonna say sorry then follow it with a "but" then don't bother.

 

Andrew, jason, howard, eddie, et al. I had a list and left it in the truck...Yay me! I can recall, Home Depot, John Chico's mens wear, Jimmy Johns (pssst they do bike deliveries) I have a friend grabbing the list for me and will post it later this evening assuming he finds it ;-)

 

And Mark Giangreco is a sports reporter for Channel 7 (CBS?) it's the channel that's owned by ...ESPN. I have no qaulms with dropping a line to them as well.

 

more later. ;-) Also I have Monday off and wouldn't be averse to standing in front of the studio with a sign that says Tom Waddle Wants to Door You! or some such thing ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on June 9, 2011 at 4:14pm

Big difference between an intentionally tasteless comment about a pandering Presidential hopeful and someone who want's to inflict intentional bodily harm against a person legally riding a bike.

 

I didn't get to hear the episode, but in the beginning minutes they were going on about a d-bag cyclist that shouted to a group of breast cancer walkers to back to the suburbs.

Do cyclists brake some rules, yep and so do motorists,but in no case have I ever heard of a cyclist killing or seriously injuring someone inside a car.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on June 9, 2011 at 4:16pm

Mike, yep it was that story that eventually led to the dooring garbage. would be around 12 in the show podcast but from an earlier post it seems they may have deleted it.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on June 9, 2011 at 4:21pm

It's the fact that's they have this mentality whether 1 or 1000 people listen to it, especially someone who is a public figure. But hey I wish I could read a teleprompter and tell you what already happened in a game.

 

Like minds stick together, next thing you know a group of Frat boys/over testosteroned alpha males will actually do something like that as a prank then it will be a tragedy on the news as a man/woman was doored, in the hospital or dead.

Brian said:

People,

 

Don't you think that this is getting blown a little out of proportion?  I'm all for cycling rights and safety on the road, but an ignorant comment that some guy on the radio that the majority of the population doesn't listen to doesn't seem like something that requires this much of an uproar. Radio talks-people are historically known for these kind of comments - they get blasted for it then it all fizzels out when people realize that they don't really hold any sort of power in our community. What they say or don't say on the radio ultimately has no real effect on the freedom of decision of the public - lets give our fellow man a little credit.

 

My advice is pick your fights - wouldn't you consider proactive events sponsoring eduction for bike etiquette and road safety more productive than stringing up some sports enthusiast to show "oh we got him for saying that!".

 

Take it or leave it,

B

 

 

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Permalink Reply by pamela steiner on June 10, 2011 at 2:19am

done and done.  Sent them an email with my thoughts.

Idiots.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Chartier on June 10, 2011 at 3:11am

Email sent, FWIW:

 

On a recent Waddle and Silvy Show, Tom Waddle and Mark Giangreco joked for around 15 minutes about how great it would be to door cyclists.

Dooring can kill a cyclist, also known as "a fellow human being." Like: dead. No second take. Boom, gone. At the least, dooring can break appendages and severely damage the bike.

Dooring isn't funny. It's a serious danger in any city with citizens who are riding bikes and helping to do something about the problems of traffic and pollution. But the problem gets even worse when despicable media personalities joke to their large audiences that "sometimes it would just feel great" to door a cyclist.

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