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The "good old days" ??
I think Tony may have peed in his coffee.![]()
Tony must have been doing one of his inside jokes on Pockrass, and Bob caught on. Do you feel the same way looking at that picture?
I think Tony may have peed in his coffee.![]()
Could be. The pic is somewhat odd.Tony must have been doing one of his inside jokes on Pockrass, and Bob caught on. Do you feel the same way looking at that picture?
Pockrass responded to Stewart's criticisms in an e-mail to USA TODAY Sports late Wednesday morning.
"I appreciate Tony acknowledging my work ethic," Pockrass wrote. "He also indicated that I aggressively pursue people involved in controversies to get comment. That's certainly something any journalist wouldn't apologize for doing as that is the staple for fair and accurate reporting. I do disagree with him that I focus solely on controversial topics, but realistically, people can go to the Sporting News website and decide for themselves."
Who the reporter is shouldn't have any determining factor at all. Kurt's got a long, well documented, history of issues when it comes to the media.
na$car prides itself on the access the media and fans have, more than any other sport. I know from experience that a driver doesn't want to talk immediately about a on track incident, at least give him a few minutes out of the car to collect his thoughts. But the media runs down pit road or to the garage and sticks a mike in their face. What kind of reaction do they expect considering his past? I'm not siding with busch but the media in general acts, acts he77 they are a bunch of azzes at times.
Exactly. Not only that, Kurt himself was the one that brought up the subject of his probation on the television interview. BP only asked a followup question to that.Kurt had TWO interviews prior to the Pockrass interview. He chose that interview, he was asked a standard question that he had to know coming. This is not the media's fault.... not even close.
Who the reporter is shouldn't have any determining factor at all. Kurt's got a long, well documented, history of issues when it comes to the media.
I have "limited" respect for the so-called media. Sensationalism Sells!
In the short-attention-span world of today, it's the headline that gets all the attention.
That's unfortunate but that's just how it is. Blame that on the consumers - and that is US.
Was Pockrass going for something "sensational" which he ended up getting? Obviously.
Did Kurt over-react to what he perceived to be an attempt by a reporter to grab a headline? Of course.
Who is really to blame here? Bob and Kurt share culpability equally, IMO.
Pockrass lives up to his name.
Kurt lives up to his reputation.
They are both in need of some serious mirror time.
And we, as consumers of such drivel, deserve exactly what we get.
Put aside Kurts mental state for a moment. If I was Finch I'd wonder if I could afford to keep Kurt. He keeps trying to run up front in cars that aren't capable of doing it. He's wrecked 14 cars this way. He's overdriving. Any driver knows to get the best finish your car will give you ,but you have to finish. He still thinks he's in a top tier ride that will take whatever he gives it. Now put that together with his wacko act and I think Finch is now beginning to realize he made a big mistake with Kurt.
Remember this move a couple of years ago?
Remember this move a couple of years ago?
Remember this move a couple of years ago?
There's a YouTube video someone posted earlier (that was uploaded before Daytona this year) that's an hour and a half of Kurt Busch douchebaggery. Like I said, I don't even think a Tony Stewart Greatest Hits DVD could last that long.
Fast forward to about the 59 minute mark (if I remember) and you can hear him cussing to Roger Penske on the radioI seen that on there but don't have the time to waste on the whole thing.LOL
Fast forward to about the 59 minute mark (if I remember) and you can hear him cussing to Roger Penske on the radio
Sensationalism? Kurt brought his probation up, not Pockrass. Kurt made statements about Allgaier. Kurt made statements about not being able to race since he's on probation. Pockrass followed up.
I'm with Andy on this one. 100% innocent, probably not, but Kurt was the one that brought up his probation first in the interview. So since Kurt brouht it up, should it not be off limits after that? And, it's a question that's been asked of others as well, plenty of times with other drivers that were on probation. And it's certainly not "certain members of the media" as just about all the reporters head the the whatever driver is involved in an incident. You're acting as though this is the oly interviewer that asked a pointed question (which, again, wasn't even really that poined since Kurt brought it up first.)Did I touch a nerve Andy?
Do you really want to go on record - as a member of "the media" - and say that in this sound-bite-is-king, instant-gratification, get-it-when-you-can world that we inhabit today, that certain members of THE MEDIA are above going for the quick hit, in the hopes of getting just the kind of reaction that Pockrass got??? Do you really think it was an "innocent" follow-up question??? REALLY?
Really not much more that can be said that hasn't been. Besides how long will it be before Kurt goes off and it starts all over again. We should start a pool.Can't we just lock the thread and move on? There's just nothing left to add, is there?
I say wait till Tuesday.Can't we just lock the thread and move on? There's just nothing left to add, is there?
Can't we just lock the thread and move on? There's just nothing left to add, is there?
Hard to believe Pockrass is getting credit for putting the voodoo on Busch, or that Kurt didn't approach the interview as a predetermined jerk.
Kurt IS a jerk. That has been well established over time. But please don't try to defend Pockrass, cause he knew exactly what he was stepping into when he asked that question. Kurt just obliged him - in his own inimitable fashion.
I don't feel like reading this whole thread but I think this whole thing is a joke.
To me this just continues the pussification of NASCAR. I'd rather see Kurt Busch threatening people instead of Carl Edwards being out of yet another race but making sure he mentions that he wants to eat a Subway sandwich.
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